2025-01 CSCRICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION
DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC.REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave)
PRESENT
CSC: Grace McCarthy, David Vrieze Daniels, Kris Anderson, BJ Skoog, Jim Reilly, Tessa Johanson, Hayley Tompkins, Mike Devane, Jessica Johnson Kreps
STAFF: Karl Huemiller (Recreation Director), John Evans (Analyst/Recording Secretary)
OTHERS: Susie Luttenegger, David Sperling, Tom Godfrey
ABSENT
CSC: BJ Skoog, Adam Kerekes, Jeff Klein,
CALL TO ORDER/COMMENTS
Chair Johanson called the meeting to order at 7:04.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Anderson moved, seconded by McCarthy, to approve the minutes of the regular November meeting. Approved.
STAFF REPORTS
Recreation Services
Director Huemiller reported on the following:
Wood Lake design plans are nearing completion. Construction bids will be opened tomorrow; presentation will be given to Council about the exhibits at Wood Lake.
Nature play area design is being finalized for the Wood Lake Building Project. Two options were shown to the group for feedback.
Urban Wildland course is being redesigned because of construction activity at Wood Lake. New course will be re-certified by USATF.
Donaldson Park redevelopment design will be presented to Council on February 11. He presented the design for feedback.
Recreation brochure is being revamped and expanded for the Spring/Summer issue.
Veterans Park: working on RFP for pool and park updates, with arena updates as a second phase.
Wood Lake and other Local Sales Tax-related projects will be updated on the Our Legacy, Our Future website.
The City’s legislative priority items were reviewed.
Huemiller asked the group what topics they may like to discuss and facilities they’d like to visit in 2025.
ACTION ITEMS
Friends of Wood Lake Member Appointments
Johanson moved, seconded by Johnson-Kreps, to appoint Santwana Dasgupta to a three-year term on the Friends of Wood Lake Board. Approved by consensus.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
FOWL: Johnson-Kreps, Planning: Huemiller, Sustainability: Anderson
OTHER/NEXT MEETING/ADJOURNMENT
Departing Members: Mike Devane and Adam Kerekes
Regular February Meeting: Tuesday, February 18, 7:00 pm, Municipal Center
Adjournment: Meeting adjourned by consensus at 7:56 pm.
January 21, 2025