2023-06 CSCRICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION
DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC.REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Wood Lake Nature Center
PRESENT
CSC: Brooke Nelson, Jenna Hanson, Adam Kerekes, BJ Skoog, Hayley Tompkins, Tessa Johanson, Jessica Johnson-Kreps
STAFF: Amy Markle (Recreation Director), John Evans (Secretary), Kris Weiby (Pool/Arena Mgr), Paul Smithson (Wood Lake Manager) </COUNCIL: Ben Whalen
ABSENT
CSC:, David Vrieze Daniels, Mike Devane Meredith Bruzek OTHERS: Crystal Brakke (school board) <
Call to Order/Approval of Minutes
Chair Johanson called to order at 7:05. The regular minutes of the May meeting were approved, 7-0.
Staff Reports
Juneteenth Celebration
Skoog provided the report.
Recreation Services
Director Markle reported on the following legislative and recreation updates:
The full bonding request for the Wood Lake Nature Center project was approved by the MN Legislature, as was the referendum for a local sales tax, which will be on the ballot for the
2024 election.
Staff finished revising our mission, vision, and values statements.
Summer programs have begun and are seeing great attendance.
Discussion Items
Splash Pad Project: Public Engagement and Design Options
Weiby showed the two options being considered by staff for the new splash pad to be constructed adjacent to the Outdoor Pool. He invited the CSC members to cast their vote for the design
they prefer. He said that staff hosted an engagement event before the meeting from 3:30-5:30 pm, where people voted on their favorite.
Wood Lake Nature Center Building Project
Markle reported that full bonding request for the Wood Lake Nature Center project was approved by the MN Legislature, as was the referendum for a local sales tax, which will be on the
ballot for the 2024 election.
Committee Reports
FOWL: Markle / PLANNING: Kerekes / SUSTAINABILITY: Whalen
Next Meeting/Adjournment
Regular July Meeting: Tuesday, July 18, 7:00 pm, Community Center
Adjournment: Meeting adjourned by consensus at 8:19 pm.
June 20, 2023