2021-01 CSCRICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION
DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC.REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
WebEx Meeting
PRESENT
CSC: Lisa Rudolph, Heather MacDonald, David Benson, Joseph Miller, Stephanie Nwaudo, Anne Flake
STAFF: Amy Markle (Recreation Director), John Evans (Secretary), Brianna Rodgers (Wood Lake Naturalist) OTHERS: Lesley Farnham (Honoring All Vets Memorial)
ABSENT
CSC: Dan Smieja, Mejbah Ahmed, Art Felgate, Kevin Wendt OTHERS: Crystal Brakke (school board)
Call to Order
Chair Rudolph called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm.
Approval of Minutes
Benson moved to approve the minutes of the 11/17 regular meeting minutes. Approved, ayes all.
Staff Reports
Recreation Services,
Recreation Services Director Markle reported on the following:
Programs have pivoted with some loosening of COVID regulations.
Arena has been busy with open skating and hockey. Wood Lake has been renting snowhoes and skis.
Outdoor rinks are groomed and open.
Staff is working with haulers to propose organized hauling.
Wrapped up our programs that were funded by the Hennepin County Save Our Summer Grant. Finished the year with the Holiday Lights Parade. Next year will see hammock stations built.
Hoping to reopen the pool and book performances for the band shell for 2021 in some capacity.
Discussion Items
Round Up for Richfield Parks: All-Terrain Wheelchairs at Wood Lake
Wood Lake Naturalist Rodgers talked about the Grit Freedom all-terrain wheelchair and said that staff is hoping to purchase two of them to be used by Wood Lake visitors.
Honoring All Veterans Memorial
Lesley Farnham, HAVM Board Member, talked about the origin of the Memorial and invited members of the CSC to get involved and attend a the board meetings.
Community Center Feasibility
Markle said that the American Legion on Portland Avenue is selling their property and Council Members asked for a study to determine the feasibility of the land being purchased by the
City for the construction of a community center. Markle said that research was done to determine the feasibility and it was determined that the cost of the construction and operation
of a community center would be prohibitive for the City at this time. She said that she presented the findings to the City Council and the group discussed the needs that would be met
by a new community center. Markle said that some of the needs may be met in conjunction with the construction of a new nature center building at Wood Lake.
Committee Reports/Other
No commission meetings were held in December
MacDonald recapped the Richfield Food Drive in December, which was a great success with well over 4,000 pounds of food and personal items.
Next Meeting/Adjournment
Regular February Meeting: <Tuesday, February 16, 7:00 pm, WebEx or Municipal Center
Adjournment: < Meeting adjourned at 8:19 pm
January 19, 2021