2021-11 CSCRICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION
DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC.REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
AND JOINT MEETING WITH PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Municipal Center (Bartholomew Room)
PRESENT
CSC: Ralston Sacco, Lisa Rudolph, Meredith Bruzek, Kevin Wendt, Heather MacDonald, Brooke Nelson, Stephanie Nwaudo
PC: Kathryn Quam, Brendan Kennealy, Bryan Pynn, James Rudolph, Brett Stursa
CITY STAFF: Amy Markle (Recreation Director), John Evans (Secretary) Melissa Poehlman (Community Development)
OTHERS: Lisa Austin (MnDOT), Andrew Lutaya (MnDOT), Karl Weissenborn (SEH)
COUNCIL: Mary Supple
ABSENT
CSC: Jenna Hanson, David Benson OTHERS: Crystal Brakke (school board) </COUNCIL: Ben Whalen
Call to Order/Approval of Agenda & Minutes
Chair Wendt called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm. The 11/16 agenda and 10/19 regular meeting minutes were approved by consensus.
Discussion Items
Place-Making Project with MnDOT
Austin (MnDOT), Lutaya (MnDOT) and Weissenborn (Short Elliott Hendrickson) presented the place-making initiative with the I-494 Corridor Reconstruction Project and the Visual Quality
Advisory Committee formed to help compile a Visual Quality Manual with recommendations for aesthetic elements for the project. The presenters collected input from commission members.
Winter Food Drive
MacDonald provided an update on the Winter Food Drive.
Commission Member Recruitment
Applications due at the end of December.
Staff Reports
Recreation Services Updates
Recreation Services Director Markle reported on the following:
Warming houses will open this winter. Staff is getting things up and running, hiring staff.
Winter/Spring brochure is almost ready to mail.
Wood Lake building project: input will be needed from CSC members.
Holiday Lights Parade coming up December 16.
Action Items
Friends of Wood Lake Board Appointment
Devon Lundy was appointed by consensus to the FOWL Board.
Committee Reports
TRANSPORTATION: Wendt. FOWL: Bruzek. PLANNING: Nwaudo. ARTS: Rudolph. FRIENDSHIP: Sacco. SUSTAINABILITY: Markle. HAVM: Markle.
Next Meeting/Adjournment
Regular January Meeting: Tuesday, January 18, 7:00 pm, Municipal Center
Adjournment: Meeting adjourned by consensus at 8:29 pm.
November 16, 2021