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From YouTube: December 3, 2019 Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
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Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board Meeting
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B
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F
A
There
is
no
objection.
I
would
take
that
as
a
consent.
Consent
amendment
to
the
motion
to
approve
the
agenda.
Is
there
any
objection
to
adding
that
resolution?
Is
there
any
objection?
The
the
motion
on
the
floor
is
to
amend
the
agenda
with
those
two
items
from
admin
and
Finance
the
full
board
this
evening.
Is
there
any
further
discussion
on
the
agenda,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
of
the
agenda
with
the
two
additions
from
admin
and
finance,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
opposed
abstentions.
The
agenda
is
approved.
A
I
would
entertain
a
motion
for
the
approval
of
the
minutes
for
November
20th
2019.
Is
there
a
motion?
It's
been
moved.
Is
there
a
second,
it's
been
moved
and
seconded.
Is
there
any
discussion
on
the
minutes
of
xx,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
of
approval
of
the
minutes,
identify
by
saying
aye
opposed
abstentions?
The
minutes
are
approved
going
to
reports
of
officers,
superintendent,
bangarra,
thank.
G
You
president
Boren
commissioners,
and
welcome
everybody
I
want
to
start
with
a
quick
note
about
tonight's
broadcast.
The
NPR
be
December
for
2019
Board
of
Commissioners
meeting,
to
say,
of
course,
broadcasts
will
conflict
with
the
6:00
p.m.
city
of
Minneapolis
public
hearing.
As
a
result,
the
December
4th
Board
of
Commissioners
meeting
will
broadcast
live
on
city
of
Minneapolis,
Comcast
channel
8,
5,
9
and
CenturyLink
channel
eight
zero,
zero,
two
and
eight
five
zero,
two
so
also
the
December.
Today's
broadcast
will
also
be
at
the
six
o'clock
p.m.
G
city
of
Minneapolis
public
hearing,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
shared
that
with
this
with
the
group
here
of
the
change
with
the
broadcast.
So
with
that
I'll
just
start
with
athletics
and
aquatics
and
ice
arenas,
so
aquatics
for
the
last
one
lesson:
session
of
Foyle
aquatics
tot
201
principles
of
water
safety
and
swimming
skills.
Aquatic
staff
have
taught
2223
swim
lessons.
G
2118
of
them
were
youth,
so
fantastic
numbers
ice
arenas,
the
ice
the
arena's
are
busy
with
hockey
season.
During
the
Thanksgiving
holiday
week
we
hosted
two
high
school
hockey
games,
two
junior,
a
hockey
games
and
a
youth
hockey
tournament
I
think
we're
waiting
for
hopefully
visuals
to
come
up,
but
that's
okay,
I'll
keep
going
golf
cross-country.
Ski
ski
trails
are
now
groomed
at
theta,
Worth,
Columbia
and
Hiawatha.
Sledding
has
also
begun
with
many
users
over
the
holiday
weekend.
G
Recreation,
centers
and
programs.
Last
Wednesday
over
60
seniors
enjoyed
a
home
cook,
Thanksgiving
dinner,
prepared
by
the
NPR
B
staff
at
Nokomis
community
center.
After
dinner,
the
music
of
the
Commodores
filled
the
park
with
big
band
music.
I
wish
you
could
see
the
films
that
are
the
pictures
on
here,
because
it
was
a
wonderful,
great
turnout
and
what
a
wonderful
event.
So
thank
you
to
the
staff
and
Nokomis
Community
Center
youth
development.
G
The
youth
development
department
is
hosting
his
social
and
emotional
Learning
SEL
training
in
partnership
with
the
University
of
Minnesota
Extension
SEL
training
includes
learning
to
be
aware
of
and
manage
emotions
work
well
with
others
and
persevere
with
faced
with
challenges.
Youth
programs
developed
SEL
skills
by
creating
opportunities
for
young
people
to
engage
in
real-world
projects,
work
in
teams,
take
on
meaningful
roles,
face
challenges
and
experience
the
accompanying
emotional
ups
and
downs
along
the
way.
G
The
training
is
scheduled
for
two
dates:
Wednesday
December
4th,
which
is
today
and
Monday
December
16th
the
forestry
department,
forestry
crews,
receive
their
annual
line
clearance,
recertification
training
because
we
prune
trees,
trees
near
or
are
near
overhead
wires.
The
strain
teaches
our
arborist
how
to
do
the
work
safely,
maintenance
and
operations
equipment.
Seasonal
equipment
has
been
winterized
and
stored
for
the
winter
months.
The
equipment
shop
is
working
hard
to
keep
all
snow
removal
equipment
working
as
we
are
working
through
the
kinks
of
the
first
winter
storm
and
and
I
just
have
to
save
the
operation.
G
What
a
fantastic
job
they
did
during
our
first
storm
and
clearing
our
pathways.
I'm.
Also
proud
of
that
to
see
that
they're
all
scared.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
that
work.
Energy
management
December
1st
was
the
last
day
the
public
bolt
launches
were
open
epidemic,
Aska,
Lake,
Harriet
and
Lake
Lake
Nokomis
in
2019,
more
than
5,000
aquatic
invasive
species
inspections
were
conducted
at
the
launches
in
2019
through
mid-november.
In
addition
to
performing
inspections,
inspectors
interacted
with
more
than
one
thought
our
17,500
Park
patrons
at
their
information
booths.
G
In
addition
to
performing
inspections,
inspectors
interacted
with
more
than
I'm.
Sorry
repeat
the
same
thing.
We
are
happy
to
report
that
no
infestation
of
new
aquatic
invasive
species
were
found
in
Minneapolis
Lakes
this
year.
That's
just
fantastic
work
and
to
say
again
thank
you
for
all
the
hard
work
they've
done
all
summer
and
I
did
stop
by
several
times
to
say
hi
to
everybody
out
there,
but
what
a
wonderful
thing
to
hear
so
wonderful
work.
G
Also,
as
you
aware,
our
dedicated
environmental
management
staff
use
a
variety
of
techniques
to
search
for
zebra
mussels
in
our
Lakes
and
I
want
to
share
the
results
of
a
new
method
which
launched
this
past
summer.
So,
with
support
from
Hennepin
County
grant
staff
utilizes
utilized
a
cutting-edge
technique,
called
environmental
DNA,
monitoring
or
EDA
to
search
for
zebra
mussels
in
six
Minneapolis
lakes
in
2019,
using
a
DNA
monitoring
at
all
and
all
of
the
numerous
other
early
detection
tools
at
our
disposal.
G
G
While
this
is
good
news,
the
results
represent
a
test
taken
at
a
snapshot
in
time
and
we
still
treat
bday
McCaskill
Lake
Harriet
Lake
Nokomis,
as
if
they
are
infested
part
of
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Natural
Resources
official
designation,
additional
searches.
Additional
searching
for
zebra
mussels
will
occur
in
2020
and
beyond.
As
a
reminder,
since
the
program
began
in
2012,
staff
have
stopped
nearly
seventy
five
live's
zebra
mussels
from
entering
our
Lakes.
If
you
would
like
to
learn
more
about
our
MP
arby's
early
detection
efforts,
this
information
is
posted
under
a
newly
created.
G
A
is
early
detection
section
of
the
aquatic
invasive
species,
page
on
the
MPR
B
website
and
I
can't
say
how
much
this
is
just
wonderful
news
and
what
the
wonderful
work
that
we
do
so
again.
Thank
you
to
staff
for
just
as
fantastic
news.
Can
you
not
reach
the
Minneapolis?
International
Festival
will
take
place
on
Sunday
December,
8th
from
1:00
to
5:00
at
central
gym.
We
invite
you
to
come
celebrate
with
different
cultures
in
Minneapolis.
This
event
is
free
and
open
to
the
public.
G
It
will
feature
cultural
celebrations,
including
artistic
performances,
food
exhibits
and
booths,
Minneapolis,
Park
and
Recreation
Board
2021
comprehensive
plan.
The
first
Community
Advisory
Committee
CAC
meeting
for
parks
for
all
the
MPR
B
2021
comprehensive
plan
will
be
held
on
December
12th
from
6
o'clock
to
8
o'clock
p.m.
at
the
park
port
headquarters
in
the
board
room.
All
meetings
are
open
to
the
public,
dinner
will
be
served
and
children's
activities
will
be
offered.
We
hope
that
the
community
run
can
join
us
for
this
for
this
meeting.
G
So
the
next
thing
I'd
like
to
do
is
show
you
the
thing
called
parks
for
all
Comprehensive,
Plan
video,
so
I'll
give
a
quick
little
background
about
this,
and
then
we
will
then
show
the
video
and
then
acknowledge
these
wonderful
young
people
within
a
room
today
who
I
see
working
diligently
in
the
evenings,
down
the
planning,
room
and
I'm
so
impressed
them.
I
was
just
blown
away
when
I
saw
this
and
the
work
they
do
and
I
also
give
a
plug.
G
To
is
that
this
work
is
what
we
talk
about
technology
and
how
it
links
into
the
work
we
do,
and
so
we
talked
about
ideation
spaces,
innovation,
digital,
it
irsie
and
the
work.
This
is
a
prime
example
of
what
young
people
can
do
to
tell
a
story
in
using
technology,
and
this
is
some
of
the
work
that
I'm
looking
forward
to
next
year.
So
there
is
a
crew
of
youth
from
across
the
city
of
Minneapolis
that
are
working
as
staff
on
parks
for
all
the
NPR
B's
2021
comprehensive
plan
called
the
youth
design
team.
G
They
have
been
working
since
early
this
summer
on
the
project
to
ensure
that
youth
perspectives
are
included
in
the
guiding
vision,
imprint
and
policy
priorities
for
the
next
decade
of
the
Park
and
Recreation
system.
They
began
by
shadowing
departments
interviewing
staff
across
agency.
They
are
also
out
the
summer
supporting
the
parks
for
all
community
engagement
efforts
to
hear
directly
from
community
at
events
and
in
public
spaces.
They
have
engaged
other
youth
voices
through
creative
engagement
practices
and
have
made
policy
recommendations
all
along
the
way
to
NPR
be
this
fall.
G
H
I
J
The
Minneapolis
parks
are
located
on
traditional
ancestral
and
contemporary
Dakota
land.
They
are
the
original
stewards
of
the
land
we
walk
on,
play
on
and
enjoy.
They
are
removed
from
the
land
through
violence
and
have
fought
since
then
to
be
acknowledged
and
respected.
We
can
listen,
learn
and
act
to
honor
them
and
their
land
now
and
in
the
future
part.
K
L
M
G
G
I
would
say,
though,
I'm
so
impressed
like
ice
I've
stopped
down
there
several
times.
I
saw
you
guys,
work
and
I
mean
I.
Don't
I
can't
tell
you
any
hours.
You
worked
on
it,
but
I
know
it
was
a
lot
of
hours
right
and
you
did
such
a
wonderful
job.
And
so
thank
you
for
your
work.
I
know
you
guys
are
doing
some
really
amazing
things.
The
fact
that
you
use
that
kind
of
technology
to
show
and
tell
your
story
is
so
impressive,
and
so
thank
you
for
your
work,
really
impressed
with
you
and
I'm.
G
G
So
with
that,
with
a
couple
of
things
tower
side,
it's
a
great
news,
though
this
weekend,
prb
is
purchasing
a
new
complete
park
on
4th
Street,
southeast
and
29th
Avenue
southeast
the
project
was
a
multi-year
collaborative
effort
with
NPR,
be
the
Mississippi
watershed
management
organization
and
the
local
development
developer.
Frostbite
part
properties.
The
park
was
constructed.
This
fall
and
includes
a
community
garden,
flexible,
green
space,
irrigation
system
that
is
fed
by
filtered
stormwater
and
native
planting,
a
Boulder's
seating
area,
bike
racks
and
a
picnic
pavilion.
G
The
n
MW
ml
district
stormwater
site
is
also
adjacent
to
the
park
and
will
offer
additional
public
space
for
park
users.
The
park
has
been
a
dream
of
the
local
neighborhood
for
over
a
decade
and
the
park
was
master-planned
as
part
of
the
east
of
the
river
park
master
plan.
The
purchase
of
the
improved
park
was
funded
through
park,
dedication
fees
from
the
Prospect
Park
neighborhood,
so
and
wonderful.
O
G
Wonderful
wonderful,
so
the
last
thing
is
a
Pearl
Harbor
terminal
open
house.
Please
plan
to
attend
the
open
house
for
upper
harbour
terminal
from
11
o'clock
to
3
o'clock
p.m.
on
Saturday
December,
7th
at
North
Cubs
park,
family
friendly
food
site
tours
activities
for
kids
and
to
get
an
update
and
weigh
in
on
the
park.
We
start
designing
very
soon
so
with
that
president
Boren
commissioners,
thank
you
and
appreciate
the
time
Thank.
A
You
superintendent
before
I
go
on
to
Commissioner
comments
and
questions
I'm,
just
wondering
if
the
the
members
of
Youth
Advisory
Committee
would
take
a
quick
photo
with
the
would
be
willing
to
take
a
quick
photo
with
the
superintendent
and
board.
Absolutely
what
if
I'm
Don
Summers
will
tell
everybody
where
to
stand.
D
You
president
born
superintendent,
in
your
update,
you
noted
that
Hiawatha
been
groomed
and
was
open,
so
I
found
that
kind
of
curious,
because
the
lopat
website
has
no
information
whatsoever
about
any
location
other
than
Theodore
worth
in
terms
of
what's
open
and
being
groomed.
So
thank
you
for
sharing
that
with
us.
Is
it
possible
to
get
them
to
provide
information
about
all
the
sites
that
they're
responsible
for
grooming
on
their
website?
Yes,.
A
D
A
B
A
A
A
P
Like
to
move
resolution,
2019
391
a
resolution
agreeing
to
accept
assignment
of
the
City
Minneapolis
interest
in
the
interim
lease
agreement
between
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
Northstar
community
Ryan
for
river
access
operation
of
a
seasonal
roan
program
to
benefit
disadvantaged
youth
and
adolescents
and
adults
with
physical
disabilities
at
the
upper
harbour
terminal.
If
the
Minneapolis,
Park
and
Recreation
Board
requires
all
or
a
portion
of
the
property
subject
to
the
interim
lease
agreement
prior
to
October,
31st
2021,.
B
B
D
You
president
born
so
I
went
back
through
board
history
and
I
was
looking
for
other
examples
of
conservation,
easements
and
I
I
didn't
see
them,
and
so
this
is
kind
of
a
special
thing
that
we're
having
an
agreement
put
in
place
for
to
this
evening
and
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
say
thank
you
to
the
parties
of
Firefly
woods,
LLC
for
their
foresight
and
gift
to
the
people
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis
in
terms
of
granting
the
public
access
to
this
land
and
giving
wilderness
just
that
little
bit
extra
bit
of
land
to
exist
on
it's.
A
B
R
I've
had
some
opportunity
to
reflect
on
this
resolution
and
I
feel
that
it's
loaded
with
unintended
consequences
and
so
I
will
be
voting
against
it
and
I
would
strongly
encourage
my
colleagues
to
do
the
same.
I
feel
that
we
are
setting
ourselves
up
for
more
problems
as
a
result
of
changing
our
rules
on
this
and
would
advise
people
that
it's
best
for
us
not
to
be
supporting
this
resolution.
R
B
Commissioner,
music,
no
Commissioner,
kogyo,
Commissioner,
Severson,
Commissioner
Meyer,
our
Commissioner
Vita,
no
Commissioner,
French
High.
A
U
A
Time
being
533
reconvene
in
regular
meeting
the
board
to
go
into
open
time
for
the
board,
Thank
You
council
race
every
every
evening
at
5:30,
the
Minneapolis
Park
board
takes
public
testimony
on
pretty
much
any
topic
that
the
community
would
like
to
bring
the
board's
attention
to.
We
have
a
couple
of
requests
during
open
time.
We
don't
hear
public
comment
on
litigation.
Are
personnel
issues
the
Minneapolis
Park
Board
does
not
tolerate
harassing
or
discriminatory
common
swords
anyone.
So
we
ask
for
folks
to
eat
that
in
mind
when
you're
delivering
your
cumbria.
A
During
open
timer
on
pending
litigation
and
personnel
issues,
we
would
like
to
hear
from
constituents
on
those
but
the
best
and
most
appropriate
way
to
do
that
is
through
reaching
commissioners
and
our
executives.
After
directly.
All
of
our
contact
information
is
on
Minneapolis
parts.
Org
I
have
three
three
folks
signed
up
for
folks
signed
up
to
speak
this
evening,
and
I
will
allocate
up
to
two
minutes
per
speaker
when
I
call
your
name.
A
If
you
can
come
forward
state
your
name
and
if
you're
comfortable
your
address
for
the
public
record,
and
then
the
secretary
will
start
the
clock,
so
my
first
speaker
is
Valerie.
Salome
Jeff's
is
Valerie
here
this
evening
is
Erik's
elohim's
here
this
evening,
I'll
check
back
with
your
names
before
we
close
the
open
time.
My
next
speaker
is
I
believe
Mary
Anderson.
Is
there
a
Mary
Anderson?
E
President
barn,
Commissioner,
cordial
and
commissioners,
my
name
is
Marla
Sanderson
I'm,
a
resident
of
the
Elliott
Park
neighborhood
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
residents
of
Elliott
Park,
in
support
of
our
request
for
additional
funding
for
the
Elliott
park
lighting
project,
a
critical
element
for
our
neighborhood.
Thanks
to
the
hard
work,
a
project
manager,
Andy
Schilling
in
the
Minneapolis
Park
Board
staff,
a
lighting
package
was
put
out
for
bid
and,
unfortunately,
due
to
high
construction
costs,
the
lowest
bid
exceeded
our
original
dollar
amount.
E
A
A
M
Right,
my
name
is
Tessie
bundok
and
I
am
a
tour
guide
at
the
theatre.
Workhouse
I
play
mrs.
worth
so
I
would
I
would
like
to
say
greetings
to
the
commissioners.
Mr.
president,
mr.
superintendent,
and
what
I'm
here
for
today
is
to
promote
a
tour
we're
doing
on
this
Sunday
December
8th
from
noon
to
4:00,
and
we
would
love
love
love
for
all
of
you
to
come.
M
All
of
you
and
and
I
have
these
little
Flyers
here
for
you
to
look
at
and
we
have
such
a
good
time
doing
these
tours
and
I
think
the
public
just
loves
them.
At
least
the
commentary
is
good.
After
the
tours
there
are
about
an
hour
to
75
minutes.
You
learn
a
lot
about
how
our
park
system
was
designed
because,
as
you
well
know,
the
parks
were
designed
in
the
basement
of
that
house
on
Bryant
Avenue.
So
we
tell
people
that,
and
many
many
people
don't
know
anything
about
it.
M
A
You
for
your
hospitality,
mrs.
Wirth
I
am
going
to
direct
you
to
I
to
Don
summers.
She
can
take
the
Flyers
and
make
sure
that
the
board
gets
them
and
she
might
even
be
able
to
help
you
with
a
social
media
invitation
for
the
tour
as
well
for
the
Minneapolis
Park
Board.
Thank
you,
our
our
Valerie's
solo
of
jobs
or
Eric's
solo
jobs.
P
B
P
V
R
A
Cheikh
resident
boy
your
Vita
I
could
address
the
please
address
the
comment.
I'm
really
I'm
exceedingly
proud
to
say
that
last
year
we
had
one
of
the
cleanest
audits
in
the
history
of
the
minneapolis
park
board
because
of
the
leadership
of
a
superintendent
merrill
and
her
staff
I
believe
superintendent
Bangor
is
on
the
same
route
for
next
year.
We
have
had
folks
will
remember
the
last
couple
of
years,
we're
currently
in
the
middle
of
the
Minneapolis
Park
Board
did
not
follow
appropriate
bidding
procedures
with
in
regards
to
a
FEMA
disaster
grant.
A
A
Coach
Tate
had
also
spoke
in
favor
of
the
board,
taking
a
closer
look
at
all
of
our
professional
service
agreements,
to
make
sure
that
it
is
gated
that
the
near
30
million
dollars
of
contracts
in
130
million
dollar
Minneapolis
park
board
budget
get
the
level
of
scrutiny
that
is
deserved
by
the
taxpayers
of
Minneapolis.
So
I'm
incredibly
proud
that
superintendent,
mayoral
staff
ran
us
through
an
incredibly
clean
audit.
There
have
been
issues
in
the
past
and
nearly
every
Commissioner
on
this
board
has
brought
up
some
concerns
around
professional
service
agreements.
R
I,
don't
understand
why
we
would
be
doing
that
and
particularly
taking
out
of
the
process,
the
one
thing
that
has
been,
which
we
say,
the
moderating
influence
and
that
is
going
through
the
civil
service
process,
so
I
I'm
having
a
great
deal
of
difficulty
and
understanding.
You
know
why
we
would
lower
the
amount
of.
R
R
Taking
us
away
from
governance,
but
instead
dealing
with
day-to-day
operations
during
I,
believe
the
past
or
maybe
used
with
two
terms
ago.
Commissioners
voted
to
raise
the
amount
to
the
$100,000
and
so
to
be.
Lowering
the
amount
to
me
puts
us
further
into
management,
which
that
I
do
not
see
as
our
role
that
I,
don't
believe,
is
what
I
was
voted
in
to
do
and
I
guess.
The
thing
that's
also
very
disconcerting
about
this
is
that
it
will
lengthen
the
time
that
these
professional
service
agreements
can
be
passed
and
who
will
be
hurt.
R
It
is
a
protracted
amount
of
time
that
it
will
incur,
and
you
know
if
we
are
sincere
about
our
target
marketing
like
I,
say
I,
believe
that
this
is
going
to
unduly
impede
the
process
for
those
who
need
the
opportunity
is
the
most
so
I
could
say
I'm
it's
in
committee,
but
I
would
encourage
people
to
not
vote
in
favor
of
this.
Thank
you.
P
C
Move
resolution
2019
400
resolution
awarding
a
construction
contract
to
Kilmer
electric
company,
incorporated
in
the
amount
of
four
hundred
and
forty
three
thousand
six
hundred
and
ninety
dollars
for
Elliot
Park
Phase,
two
field
and
pedestrian
lighting
improvements
per
bid
event;
number
six,
zero,
nine,
pending
approval
by
city
of
Minneapolis
procurement,
division
and
civil
rights
department
and
authorizing
an
administrative
use
about
10
percent
construction.
Contingency
up
to
four
hundred
forty
four
thousand
three
hundred
and
sixty
nine
dollars
for
necessary
construction
change.
C
C
Just
say
that
I
think
this
is
a
welcome
improvement.
I
appreciate
staff
working
on
this
I
think
it's
a
good
use
of
parkland
dedication
fees
in
this
location
as
more
and
more
folks
move
into
the
Elliot
Park
neighborhood.
It's
exciting
to
see
that
we're,
including
ending
in
expanding
the
improvements
of
this
park
that
is
used
morning
tonight,
especially
that
field
space,
and
this
is
this-
is
great
to
see.
C
One
thing
that
I
did
want
to
note
is
see
that
there's
movement
of
a
transformer
and
those
big
transformers
are
very
ugly
and
I
have
mentioned
this
to
staff,
but
I
just
want
to
say
it
again.
It
would
be
great
if
we
could
figure
out
a
way
to
make
them
less
ugly.
A
lot
of
neighborhoods
have
you
know
transformer
wrapping
programs
where
they
do
art
or
whatever
and
other
city
has
a
program,
but
maybe
we
could
do
our
own
special
thing
on
that
big
metal
box.
That's
all
emphasized
thanks.
P
D
O
P
P
O
C
Continuing
right
along
I'll
move
resolution
2019
for
zero
to
a
resolution.
Approving
amendment
number
three
to
professional
services;
agreement
numbers
C
for
one
one:
six,
one
with
Damon
Farber,
Associates
related
to
the
waterworks
mezzanine
phased
in
the
amount
of
one
hundred
and
ninety
thousand
four
hundred
and
fifteen
dollars
for
a
new
contract,
total
of
three
million
six
hundred
and
forty
eight
thousand
eight
hundred
and
three
dollars
and
two
cents.
P
P
T
Resolution
2019
403
resolution
approving
a
boat
docking
agreement
with
paradise
charter
cruises
and
Minneapolis
Queen
for
the
term,
beginning
on
January,
1st
2022
December,
31st
2029
for
a
fee,
beginning
at
thirty,
nine
thousand
four
hundred.
Sixteen
thousand
thirty
nine
cent
and
increasing
by
two
percent
each
year
of
the
agreement.
Commissioner.
C
You
chair
of
Utah
I'd,
like
to
make
a
friendly
amendment
that
staff
has
said,
would
work
in
the
interest
of
breaking
up
this
contract.
So
we
could
revisit
it
again
in
five
years
and
that
amendment
is
to
change
the
language
starting
at
a
term
beginning
on
January,
1st
2020
through
September
31st
2024,
with
one
five
year,
renewal
clause
for
a
fee,
beginning
at
thirty,
nine
thousand
four
hundred
sixteen
dollars
and
thirty
nine
cents
and
increasing
by
two
percent.
Each
year
of
the
agreement.
P
All
those
in
favor
of
the
amendment
to
the
resolution
to
resolution
2019
403,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed
any
abstentions.
The
motion
the
president
of
the
amendment
passes
so
I
would
add.
The
amended
resolution
passes
and
we
so
with
the
amendment
I
would
ask
for
approval
of
resolution.
2019
403,
all
of
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
any
opposed
any
abstentions
passes
as
amended.
S
P
P
O
A
You
commissioner
Vita
and
Thank
You
commissioner
French
for
introducing
a
set
of
amendments
that
I'm
going
to
be
passing
out
to
the
board
and
to
members
of
the
public.
This
is
a
I
think,
that's
roughly
half
each
way.
This
is
from
I'm
bringing
forward
a
slate
of
amendments
to
the
budget,
based
on
conversations
that
this
board
has
had
in
subsequent
budget
retreats
after
the
superintendent's
recommended
budget.
I
believe
that
this
reflects
largely
the
will
of
this
board
and
our
work
after
facing
a
denial
in
our
youth
fund
increase.
A
This
board
was
committed
to
putting
more
funding
towards
our
city's
youth.
In
spite
of
that,
there
are
some
hard
and
difficult.
There
are
some
hard
and
difficult
challenges
in
this
budget
and
amendments
in
this
budget.
I'll
walk
through
them
at
a
very
high
level,
I'm
happy
to
take
questions
on
either
of
them.
I
appreciate
Commissioner
French's
help
on
drafting
these
amendments.
A
That
I
think
will
serve
the
youth
of
our
city
in
a
better
way
than
we're
currently
doing
today
and
I
just
want
to
thank
our
staff
and
superintendent
for
putting
incredible
amount
of
work
into
the
budget.
This
far
I
think
that
this
is
just
brings
it
a
little
bit
farther
towards
our
towards
our
current
goals.
You'll
see
in
the
first
section,
there
are
a
series
of
general
fund
revenue
amendments,
largely
speaking.
These
are
denying
the
staffs
recommended
budgets
for
in
fees
for
fee
increases
to
youth
services,
premier
primarily
denying
the
summary
premiere
field.
A
Youth
increase,
the
non
Association
field,
rental
increase,
the
rec
plus
fee
increases
the
fee
increase
on
the
worth
pavilion.
It
moves
on
to
increase
adult
recreation
fees
by
5%.
It
goes
on
to
increase
parkway
use
fees,
wedding
permits
and
filming
photo
fees
by
5%
construction
and
heavy
equipment
use
fees
by
5%
equipment.
Construction
permits
by
5
all
off-leash
dog
park
licenses
by
10%,
an
increase
in
5%
to
all
adult
winter
recreation
activities.
It
removes
funding
from
from
the
superintendent's
recommended
budget
that
is
promised,
but
so
far,
not
materialized
from
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
A
For
the
forestry
preservation
position,
there's
a
one-time
transfer
from
the
internal
service
fund
to
the
general
fund
for
the
wall,
T
SiC,
Innovation
Fund
for
programming
focused
for
Somali
youth
in
and
around
the
Cedar
Riverside
area.
There's
a
transfer
of
up
to
75
thousand
there's
a
transfer
of
75
thousand
dollars
on
going
from
the
enterprise
fund
to
the
general
fund
for
the
purposes
of
the
board
directed
youth
initiatives,
as
well
as
a
Main
Street
pedestrian
parking
study.
A
That
brings
the
general
fund
this
section
to
a
positive
revenue,
balance
of
seventy
five
thousand
two
hundred
and
twenty
eight.
The
next
section
is
a
series
of
general
fund
expenditure
amendments,
there's
a
denied
the
first
one
as
a
denying
the
staffs
recommended
cut
and
lifeguards
on
our
beaches,
increasing
the
Walt
e-cig
fund
by
another
forty
nine
thousand
dollars
the
one-time
transfer
from
the
internal
service
fund
in
fourteen
for
forty
nine
thousand
dollars
to
cover
that
for
one
year.
So
to
be
clear,
a
one
hundred
thousand
dollar
increase
in
the
wall,
t-took
Innovation
Fund.
A
A
Lord
had
requested
in
budget
retreats
to
have
a
pilot
universal
day
care
program
through
rec
plus
and
an
ornate
near
North
Minneapolis
site
that
was
not
delivered
in
the
recommended
budget,
but
instead
an
alternative
was
presented
to
do
after-school
activities
around
the
city.
This
realigns
those
two
items
to
bring
the
recs
wrecked,
plus
universal
daycare
site
to
North
Minneapolis,
there's
an
a
a
line
item
to
added
an
additional
60
youth
to
our
teen
theme,
works
and
youth
employment
programs.
In
the
city,
there
is
a
denial
of
the
Park
Police
Department's
enhanced
cadet
program.
A
There
is
the
funding
of
the
financial
and
performance
analysis
position
and
eliminating
the
contracted
funding
analysis.
There's
the
denial
of
a
conversion
of
to
Park
time,
Park,
Patrol
agents
to
full
time,
there's
a
denying
increase
in
park
time,
Park,
Patrol
agents,
there's
the
elimination
of
a
vacant,
Park
Police
Officer
position
with
compare
comparable
increase
in
overtime.
A
We
are
conditionally
funding
the
forestry
outreach
coordinator
from
one-time
funds
for
2020.
We
are
conditionally
funding
the
tree
preservation
coordinator
with
one-time
funds
for
2020.
There's
the
conversion
of
one
seat
of
one
seasonal
gardener
to
one
full-time
gardener:
there's
a
Main,
Street
pedestrian,
only
pilot
study
for
2020
and
through
the
policies
that
we
pass
tonight
and
the
revisions
to
our
professional
services
agreements.
A
I've
talked
to
the
superintendent
and
our
finance
staff,
they're,
confident
that,
through
increased
oversight
on
the
board,
there
is
at
least
forty
seven
thousand
four
hundred
eighty
eight
dollars
in
savings
from
taking
a
closer
eye
to
those
professional
service
agreements
that
brings
our
general
fund
balance
to
zero.
Moving
on
there
I
have
a
series
of
recommendations
for
general
fund
excess
balances.
A
The
first
one
is
to
deny
the
staff
recommended
list
in
the
staff
recommended
budget
of
311
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
one
time
expenses
there
is
the
conditional
funding
of
the
tree
preservation
coordinator
using
one-time
funds
in
2020.
The
superintendent
and
staff
are
working
on
a
funding
agreement
to
make
sure
that
this
position
is
funded
and
the
city
is
paying
their
fair
share
of
that.
Folks
know
that
for
the
last
three
years,
the
city
has
not
paid
their
fair
share.
Of
that
everybody
thinks
this
position
is
valuable,
but
we
all
need
to
pay
our
own
way.
A
There
is
the
conditional
funding
of
the
forestry
outreach
coordinator
from
one-time
funds.
There
is
a
resolution
directing
staff
to
transfer
fifty
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
and
unspent
general
fund
balances
from
last
year
from
failing
to
hire
our
second
Conservation
Corps
and
putting
that
in
a
fund
for
a
twenty
twenty
one,
Conservation
Corps
crew.
There's
a
resolution
directing
staff
to
transfer
another.
Fifty
thousand
five
hundred
in
unspent
general
funds
from
from
vacancies
to
fund
another
twenty
twenty
one,
Conservation
Corps
crew.
A
The
changes
to
that
CIP
is,
it
removes
all
of
the
undeveloped
park,
spaces
from
the
CIP
and
then
I
have
a
series
of
cost.
I'm
almost
done
have
a
series
of
three
budget
neutral,
just
staff
directions.
One
is
to
add
a
department
budget
goal
for
the
implementation
of
an
ambassador
program
for
dog
parks.
D
Contrary
to
tradition,
not
all
commissioners
were
appointed
to
this
committee
today
and
given
an
opportunity
to
voice
some
amendments,
while
we
were
here
on
TV
under
the
supervision
of
the
public.
So
I
just
would
like
to
make
clear
to
my
constituents
that
I
do
not
intend
to
make
any
amendments
to
the
superintendent's
budget
at
the
session
that
will
be
held,
not
televised
at
City
Hall
next
week.
I
also
would
just
like
to
note
that
I
don't
believe
that
I'll
be
able
to
support
any
of
the
amendments
that
are
being
proposed
by
President,
born
via
mr.
D
D
We
had
I
thought
committed
to
fighting
climate
change
and
trying
to
adapt
to
climate
change
and
working
to
serve
young
people
and
treating
people
in
this
city
with
respect
and
compassion
and
finding
a
way
to
remove
politics
from
the
way
money
gets
allocated
in
the
city
and
tried
to
find
ways
to
use
metrics
and
data
to
really
drive
where
we're
putting
money.
A
lot
of
these
amendments
read
like
pork
to
me
read
like
political
favoritism
it.
D
It's
not
really
the
way
that
I
want
to
see
government
happening,
in
particular
a
topic
that
I've
brought
up
many
many
times,
I'm
dismayed
to
see
that
we're
again
talking
about
saying
that
undeveloped
parks,
which
is
kind
of
a
made-up
term,
are
not
going
to
get
funded.
There's
an
ordinance
in
place
that
says
that
we
are
going
to
utilize
data-driven
metrics
to
allocate
our
capital
funds.
If
we
were
to
pass
this
budget
amendment,
we
are
in
violation
of
that
ordinance,
so
I'm
not
entirely
sure
how
we
go
about
doing
that
without
breaking
the
law.
D
I'm
very
dismayed
about
the
forestry
position.
The
years
I
served
on
the
Minneapolis
tree,
Advisory
Commission
a
passion
that
people
bring
through
their
volunteerism
to
trying
to
get
the
urban
forests
the
attention
it
deserves,
because
we
are
not
putting
enough
money
into
it
and
it
is.
It
is
what
allows
our
children
to
breathe.
D
I,
don't
know
how
many
of
you
saw
the
Washington
Post
article
that
compares
the
air
pollution
in
Minneapolis
to
other
cities
around
the
world,
but
we
have
a
large
number
of
days
in
the
city
where
air
pollution
is
dangerous
for
people
that
are
impaired,
many
many
children
have
asthma,
more
and
more
children
will
have
asthma.
We
can
help
fight
those
things
by
caring
for
the
forest
and
allowing
it
to
be
successful.
D
The
fact
that
we're
saying
we
don't
need
to
do
it
because
someone
else
didn't
pay
the
bill
or
you
know
the
smoke
and
mirrors
of
its
gonna
happen
some
other
way,
I,
don't
believe
that
we
haven't
found
a
way
to
do
it.
This
was
our
solution
for
not
hiring
more
and
more
forestry
crews.
It
was
to
leverage
the
public
for
their
labor,
their
free
labor.
D
To
do
the
work
that
our
staff
doesn't
have
time
to
do
because
they're
dealing
with
the
crisis
of
losing
our
canopy
to
emerald
ash,
borer
and
oak
wilt
and
Dutch
elm
disease,
to
name
a
couple
of
things
that
are
confronting
our
urban
forests
and
its
ability
to
succeed.
So
since
I
didn't
have
a
chance
to
really
review
any
of
these
in
advance
and
I
just
got
this
document.
I.
Don't
have
any
additional
comments
at
this
time.
I
may
at
our
next
meeting,
but.
T
Just
want
to
say
we
asked
staff
and
we
asked
commissioner
I
mean
we
asked
our
superintendent
Bangor
to
make
some
tough
decisions
and
we
made
some
tough
decisions
and
we
prioritized
what
we
wanted
to
spend
resources
on.
Hundreds
of
kids
that
get
turned
away
every
year
for
youth
unemployment.
To
me
is
is,
is
a
priority.
C
You
chair
Vita,
I'm
gonna
say
that
I
am
generally
supportive
of
these
amendments
and
to
echo
Commissioner
French.
The
the
refrain
that
I
have
made
for
since
I
got
on
this
board
is
that
the
proportion
of
dollars
that
are
going
to
investment
in
youth
needs
to
increase
and
without
cutting
physicians,
people
that
are
at
the
park
board.
What
we're
doing
here
is
saying
that
that's
a
priority
and
that
we're
gonna
have
to
increase
fees
in
certain
places
and
not
enhance
other
kinds
of
programs
to
do
that.
C
Regarding
the
tree,
investment
I
too
AM
disappointed
that
it's
not
a
lot
ongoing
investment.
We're
gonna
have
to
look
at
that
again
next
year.
I
think
it
is
a
shared
priority
between
us
and
the
city
to
ensure
that
those
positions
are
ongoing
and
I'm
happy
to
see
that
they
are
funded
this
year,
which
gives
us
some
time
to
continue
to
build
our
capacity
and
relationships
around
that.
C
U
U
The
the
question
when
it
arrived
and
in
looking
at
the
ordinance
in
and
of
itself
on
its
face,
that's
the
recommendation
that
the
superintendent's
obligated
to
bring,
and
it
would
appear
that
that's
something
that
the
board
by
ordinance
has
said
should
be
funded.
It
gets
a
bit
complicated
when
you
look
at
the
city
charter,
however,
under
article
9,
which
gives
this
board
the
authority
to
set
an
actual
budget
and
there's
some
case
law
out
there.
C
R
R
R
R
Second
of
all,
to
completely
disregard
all
of
the
Park
Police
initiatives
to
me
after
we
had
what
two
or
three
community
groups
come
and
plead
with
us
to
not
reduce
our
Park
Police
and
how
important
for
our
youth
it
is
to
have
that
protects.
Those
protections
to
me
negates
if
you
feel
that
your
number
one
priority
is
youth.
Why
would
you
then
provide
them
parks
that
are
unsafe,
not
having
the
protection?
So
I'm,
just
fundamentally
distraught
by
this
and
I
think
that
Commissioner
message
nailed
it
that
you
know
to
me.
R
It
is
totally
a
political
favoritism
I
think
she
nailed
it,
you
know
perfectly
and
the
Innovation
Fund,
those
are
one-shot
things
and,
and
they
don't
the
amount
of
time
that
it
takes
for
our
staff
to
supervise
these
innovation
programs
is
huge,
so
you
know
you're
cutting
off
one
end,
you
know
and
then
increase
in
another
and
and
I
just
feel
like
we're
setting
everybody
up
for
failure
by
this
imbalance.
You
know
this
is
a
huge
system
that
is
multifaceted,
and
it
is
not
purely
and
absolutely
about
youth.
That
doesn't
mean
that
youth
is
not
important.
R
R
Cannot
vote
on
this
VM
and
on
the
committee,
but
we're
gonna
have
an
extra-long
meeting,
apparently
at
City
Hall
next
year.
What?
Next,
to
what
two
weeks
from
now
and
a
week
from
now?
Whatever
thank
you
man,
as
commissioner
mr.
said,
and
it
will
not
be
televised
so
I
hope
that
the
public
will
come
and
hold
us
accountable
to
this
Thank.
Q
You
I'm
generally
supportive
of
the
amendments
presented,
did
have
a
couple
questions
just
about
the
Innovation
Fund
I'm,
generally
supportive
of
of
increasing
that
but
I'm
concerned
about
doing
it
with
one-time
payments
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that,
like
the
people
presenting
the
amendment
for
that
like
are
we
prepared
to
close
those
programs
once
they
started
like
I,
feel
like
one
of
the
issues
that
we're
going
to
have
with
the
Innovation
Fund
like
at
a
previous
meeting.
You
know
one
of
the
recipients
of
the
Innovation
Fund.
Q
You
asked
for
a
significant
increase
in
those
funds
and
I
feel
like
that's
something
that
we're
going
to
to
see
a
lot
of
as
we
try
these
different
things
and
I.
Just
wonder
if
we're
going
to
be
able
to
follow
through
and
like
you
know,
do
this
for
just
one
year
and
then
and
then
cancel
it
after
that.
So
I
don't
know.
If
anyone
wants
to
speak
to
that,
but
questioner
French
is
gone
or
sorry.
A
You
cheer,
Peeta
and
Commissioner
Meyer
I
can
speak
to
that
I
believe
in
general,
we
are
presented
with
a
scenario
of
false
scarcity
this
year
and
the
Minneapolis
Park
Board
has
had
to
make
some
very
difficult
decisions.
I
the
kids
of
Minneapolis
deserve
this
$50,000.
The
kids
of
Minneapolis
deserve
this
to
be
an
ongoing
$50,000
next
year.
A
I
will
be
fighting
for
funding
for
that
$50,000
to
stay
ongoing
in
the
same
way,
I'll
be
fighting
for
the
tree
coordinators
to
stay
going,
but
we
are
in
an
issue
that
we're
in
an
environment
of
fall
scarcity
where
we
are
in
an
economic
boom.
The
city
of
Minneapolis
is
enjoying
the
largest
general.
The
second
largest
general
fund
increase
I
believe
in
two
decades,
with
significant
one-time
funds.
The
at
the
start
of
at
the
start
of
this
term
about
eight
cents
of
every
dollar
was
spent
on
Minneapolis
parks.
A
Today,
that
number
is
closer
to
seven
cents.
Out
of
every
property.
Tax
dollar
is
spent
on
Minneapolis
parks,
the
Minneapolis
parks
are
being
slowly
strangled
and
we
have
all
the
while
we
have
increasing
and
increasing
needs.
So
it's
my
intent
to
fight
to
fight.
Like
hell
to
keep
that
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
next
year,
this
in
in
my
series
of
amendments
this
year,
this
is
as
close
as
I
could
get
with
a
and
keep
a
financially
responsible
and
balanced
budget.
A
Q
P
A
Chair
vita,
commissioner
meyer,
I
think
we
have
an
obligation
be
up
front
with
everybody
that
we
run
and
transparent
with
everybody
that
we
engage
with.
There
are
often
times
I
work
in
nonprofit
fundraising,
there
are
oftentimes
one-time
pools
of
money
for
organizations
to
apply
for
most
of
these
folks
that
apply
through
these
funds
and
organizations
are
in
that
nonprofit
sphere
and
I
think
they
just
like.
We
are
forced
to
do
I'm.
Just
one
point
of
clarification,
I
think
Commissioner
Meyer
you're,
aware
that
of
the
approximately
one
hundred
thousand
dollar
increase
of
the
DC
Innovation
Fund.
A
A
Q
You
know
it
is
really
important
to
me
to
adequately
fund
our
forestry
department,
but
I
agree
with
president
Boren.
They
you
know
we
need
to
ask
the
city
to
pay
their
fair
share.
For
that.
So
ii
mean
it's
not
a
matter
of
choosing
one
over
the
other.
It's
just
a
matter
of
getting
the
city
to
help
us
out.
I'm
excited
about
the
increases
in
youth
programming
and
about
the
ideation
centers
in
particular.
Q
I
would
really
like
to
see
one
of
those
be
at
Luxton,
Park,
I,
think
that
is
a
particularly
good
location,
especially
for
all
the
youth
who
live
there,
who
don't
have
anything
like
this
nearby
it?
Some
people
have
said
that
that
would
be
duplicating
efforts
elsewhere.
That
certainly
wouldn't
be
true
for
for
Luxton
I'm.
Q
Q
D
Thank
You,
chair,
Pete,
I,
appreciate
being
given
a
second
opportunity
to
speak.
I'd
have
a
couple
of
follow-up
questions
for
council
rice
to
clarify.
You
had
said
as
part
of
your
response
to
Commissioner
kögel
that
no
other
board
can
determine
how
the
me
apples,
Park
and
Recreation
Board
spends
its
capital
funds,
but
the
ordinance
in
question
is
our
own.
So
how
is
it
that
another?
How
is
that
another
board
dictating
how
we
spend
our
funds.
U
U
U
Chair
commissioner,
music,
that's
the
question
and,
as
I
said,
it's
a
it's
one
that
I
have
not
faced
before.
I've
talked
to
the
City
Attorney's
office.
It's
a
very
interesting
question
where
you'd
have
the
ordinance
on
its
face.
That
appears
to
say
in
that
that
says:
you'll
use
a
metric
to
determine
spending
allocations.
Now,
there's
even
some
argument
about
how
to
read
that
ordinance
and
reasonable
people
could
differ
on
that.
But
if,
assuming
that
the
ordinance
says
that
you
have
that
ordinance,
then
that
runs
up
against
the
charter
provision.
U
That
says
the
board
is
the
one
that
sets
its
budget
and
sets
its
levy
and
at
that
point,
there's
a
potential
conflict
between
the
two
and
that's
where
you
have
to
look
at
stead
or
principles
of
interpretation
to
try
to
resolve
that,
and
one
very
strong
theme
that
you
find
is
that
you
having
a
prior
board
make
a
spending
decision
for
a
future
board
is
one
that
the
courts
and
just
public
policy
doesn't
look
kindly
on
I
mean
otherwise.
You
could
have
a
decision
that
was
made
a
hundred
years
ago
that
you're
otherwise
I'm.
U
D
D
I
had
one
more
question:
the
Innovation
Fund
assistant,
superintendent,
Cox.
When
this
was
implemented,
my
understanding
was,
it
was
not
meant
to
be
an
ongoing
source
of
funding
for
any
program
in
particular,
but
instead
was
meant
to
be
a
catalyst
for
exploring
programming
that
is
not
currently
provided
within
the
system.
Thus,
it's
a
way
for
us
to
try
out
things
that
are
new
and
if
they
work
they
can
be
continued
by
that
rec
center
or
by
different
rec
centers
throughout
the
city,
and
if
it
doesn't
work,
then
it
is
not.
Continued.
V
Commissioner
usage
that
is
correct.
The
innovation
dollars
were
intended
just
for
that
to
encourage
rec
centers
to
try
things
without
concern
for
programmatic
risk.
This
really
wasn't
to
encourage
them
to
say,
let's
just
kind
of
roll.
The
dice
on
some
things
that
sound
cool,
but
we
haven't
done
before
and
I,
don't
know
that
the
practice
has
said
that
you
can't
be
funded
for
a
second
time.
If
you
do
some
slight
modifications,
perhaps
if
you
change
the
demographics
or
change
the
okay
jumping
in.
W
Chair
veto
and
commissioner
mu,
such
the
grant
and
donation
committee
actually
administers
the
program
around
the
wealthy
tech
innovation
funds
and
how
we
have
designed.
It
is
exactly
a
way
the
assistant
superintendent
Cox
has
has
talked
about.
However,
we
are
allowing
parks
to
apply
for
and
receive
this
funding
for
up
to
three
years,
understanding
that
it
usually
takes
a
couple
of
years
to
get
a
program
going
and
see
if
it
can
be
grown
and
become
into
fruition.
W
But,
yes,
the
intent
would
be
if
a
program
is
something
that
the
part
wants
to
keep
permanently,
that
it
would
become
part
of
their
programming
options
when
they
are
looking
at
which
programs
they
might
be
phasing
out
and
new
programs.
They
want
to
be
phasing
in
or
could
it
potentially
become
a
budget
request
in
a
future
year
to
continue
that
program
going
forwards?
W
D
So
if,
if
the
rec
centers
said
hey
a
lot
of
these
Innovation
Fund
programs
are
really
working
well,
they
could
come
to
the
board.
Apparently
isn't
listening
could
come
to
the
board
and
they
could
say
we
would
like
you
to
increase
the
budgets
for
rec
centers
by
X
number
of
dollars,
because
we
really
see
a
value
in
increasing
the
amount
of
programming
we
offer.
But
the
public
is
unable
to
pay
the
fees
that
are
required
to
sustain
that
or
whatever.
A
Thank
you,
cheer
Vita,
council
I
have
some
questions
about
my
amendment
to
the
CIP
and
my
interpretation
of
PB
17
for
in
particular,
I
think,
there's
a
paragraph
that
all
of
us
have
different
interpretations
of
I
think
reasonable
people
can
interpret
language
differently
and
I.
Think
most
people
would
look
at
this
reasonable
interpretation
that
I
put
forward
and
coupled
with
the
fact
that
I
agree
with
your
argument
that
previous
policy
boards
cannot
spend
the
dollars
of
current
policy
boards.
A
So
I'm
looking
at
PB
17
for
the
last
paragraph
says
the
superintendent
shall
direct
staff
to
produce
an
ordered
ranking
of
neighborhood
parks
by
combining
each
parks
characteristic
annually.
Such
ordered
ranking
shall
be
included
in
the
superintendent's
recommended
budget
to
the
Board
of
Commissioners,
and
the
final
budget
recommendations
shall
be
included
in
an
annual
report.
A
A
Warned
so
the
ordinance
that
I
believe
we
were
following
was
saying
that
the
superintendent
shall
direct
staff
to
include
undeveloped
to
include
an
ordered
ranking
of
all
parks.
Did
you
do
that?
Correct?
Yes,
okay,
prison
board,
yes,
and
my
question
is
I-
think
the
first
year
council
race.
When
did
this
ordinance
passed,
26
2016?
It.
A
N
A
I
guess
my
concern
would
be
is,
if
that's
the
case,
it
sounds
like
with
commissioner
music's
interpretation.
We
were
breaking
the
law
in
2017
and
2018
and
they
weren't
sued.
My
my
reasonable
interpretation
of
this
is
moving
on
as
the
superintendent
did
comply
and
our
staff
did
comply
and
they
brought
forward
recommendations.
That's
there
it's
the
requirement
to
recommend
the
next
part
of
the
ordinance
council
race.
Are
you?
A
Do
you
have
the
paragraph
that
I'm
referencing
I
believe
so
so
the
last
part
of
the
paragraph
says
this
ordered
ranking
will
be
used
to
determine
equitable
distribution
of
capital
rehab
funding
on
a
rolling
basis
for
the
20-year
plan,
the
I'm
not
seeing
that
this
I'm
not
seeing
the
language
and
I
helped
draft
this
language
and
I
voted
on
this
language.
I'm
not
seeing
the
language.
This
ordered
ranking
will
be
exclusively
used.
A
Thank
you,
council,
rice
and
Thank
You
superintendent
for
complying
with
the
ordinance
and
Thank
You
staff
for
complying
with
the
ordinance.
This
is
a
tool
that
we
have
used.
We
are
also
using
our
judgment
that
the
people
of
Minneapolis
voted
us
into
office
to
use
when
we
pass
our
annual
budget
council
race
on
its
face.
Is
that
a
reasonable
interpretation
of
that
ordinance.
A
S
Thank
You
Commissioner
of
Utah,
well,
I,
think
this
is
a
clear
resolution
and
it's
I
mean
some
of
my
colleagues
can
argue
that
you
know
investing
in
youth
and
discriminating
based
on
their
race.
It's
okay,
but
it's
not
okay
and
obviously,
as
the
Commissioner
you
can
say
dusk.
You
know
this
group
or
this
youth,
but
for
you
to
pick
Somali
youth
and
for
the
first
time
that
they
give
their
fair
share
as
taxpayers.
S
S
S
Because
the
people
in
you
apples
used
the
right
people
to
serve
them
and
I'm
proud
to
be
one
of
those
people,
I
mean
you
can
choose
the
wrong
direction
and
some
of
my
cars
also
decided
to
go
with
the
mayor
of
Minneapolis
and
instead
of
standing
with
the
colleagues
who
were
planning
to
invest
and
koona
tax
levy
for
our
youth.
And
now
when
we
came
up
with
a
tough
decision,
this
is
what's
happening.
I
just
learned
from
Amsterdam
right
now,
just
three
at
3:00
p.m.
today.
S
S
S
S
S
This
part
port
is
for
everyone
that
lives
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
If
you're,
if
you
can
make
a
hard
decision
or
a
tough
decision,
you
might
just
assign
them,
so
we
could
have
a
better
person
to
serve
this
board
before
those
people.
You
know
for
some
of
my
colleagues
to
go
along
and
delay
our
work
that
you've
been
elected
to
or
discriminable
based
on
the
race.
Just
disgusting
thing
to
do.
P
P
There
are
some
things
here
that
I
think
I
could
support,
but
there
are
some
things
here
that
I
just
cannot
support.
I.
Think
that
having
adequate
park,
police
staff
is
very
important.
I'm,
not
sure
who
other
commissioners
are
being
reached
out
to
by.
But
me
personally,
I
have
people
in
neighborhoods
that
have
higher
crime
rates.
Have
I
have
lots
of
parents
reaching
out
to
me
asking
for
more
policing
in
the
parks
that
their
children
are
playing
sports
in
I
have
not
had
a
parent
approach
me
and
say
this
park
is
over
police.
P
What
I
have
had
parents
say
is
the
Park
Police
shouldn't
drive
on
the
grass
it
could
be
intimidating.
There
are
things
like
that,
but
I
have
never
had
anyone.
North
Cedar
Riverside
any
of
the
areas
where
we're
struggling
with
crime
and
Parks
come
to
me
and
say:
I
want
to
see
less
police
in
the
park.
It's
quite
the
opposite.
They
want
to
see
more
more
Park,
Police
and
in
the
parks,
and
so
therefore
I
couldn't
support
us
not
having
an
adequate
staffing
for
Park
Police
I
also
can't
support
cutting
forestry
position
during
our
previous
session.
P
I
talked
about
starting
an
ambassador
program
with
youth
for
the
dog
parks.
I
would
like
to
see
that
happen
before
we
increase
the
fees
for
the
dog
parks.
A
part
of
the
reason
why
I
suggested
we
started
Youth
Ambassador
Park
dog
park
program
is
because
I
think
the
people
of
Minneapolis
need
to
understand
how
to
use
the
dog
parks
better
before
we
ensue
feeds
on
them.
P
You
know,
without
giving
them
the
opportunity
to
even
understand
how
to
utilize
the
dog
park
and
I
said
in
that
previous
meeting
that
our
dog
park
fees
attached
to
a
city
dog
park
fee.
That
is
a
lot
of
money.
I
also
think
increasing.
These
fees
are
gonna,
isolate
some
of
our
low-income
communities
from
safely
using
the
dog
park,
so
I
think
we
need
to
give
people
time.
We
need
to
provide
some
type
of
education
campaign
to
the
people
of
Minneapolis.
P
Before
we
talk
about
increase
in
fees
and
again,
I
would
like
to
see
the
ambassador
program
I,
suggested
implemented
before
we
change
those
things
and
I
think
Commissioner
Meyer
said
it.
You
know
we
keep
having
this
back
and
forth.
You
like
trees,
you,
like
kids,
guess
what
I
like
them,
both
I,
like
kids
I
like
trees,
the
problem
I'm
having
is
is
that
if
you
don't
support
youth
in
the
way
that
is
suggested,
then
it
means
you're,
anti
kid.
P
I
love
young
people,
I've
worked,
my
entire
adult
career
has
been
based
around
young
people,
teaching
them
policy
systems
and
environmental
change,
but
the
difference
in
the
work
that
I
do
and
what
I'm
seeing
here
at
this
board
is
I've,
never
heard
anyone
talk
about
actually
talking
to
a
young
person.
We
keep
making
decisions
for
young
people
without
talking
to
them.
I
have
not
heard
a
young
person
say
they
want
a
ideation
laughs.
I
keep
suggesting
we
do
a
recreation
survey.
P
I
have
not
how
young
people
say:
I
want
more
money
in
the
innovation
fund.
What
I
have
her
young
people
say
is
I
want
to
be
working
on
climate
change
in
our
parks,
I've,
her
young
people
say
we
need
more
girl
and
black
kids
programming
in
North
Minneapolis
and
that's
not
reflected
and
the
suggested
amendment
of
our
budget.
We
have
people
who
come
here
constantly
telling
us
more
girls,
programming,
more
programming
for
kids
in
North
Minneapolis.
Yet
if
you
say
you
want
something
additional
you're,
a
racist,
because
it
suggested
that
Somali
kids
get
dollars.
P
I
did
not
sign
up
to
support
some
kids
I
signed
up
to
support
all
kids.
Every
single
young
person
who
wants
to
be
served
in
our
parks
do
I
believe
the
Somali
community
is
underserved
absolutely,
but
so
is
the
african-american
community
descendant
of
slaves.
I
should
say
also
I
believe
that
girls
are
underserved
in
our
parks,
all
girls
and
I,
don't
should
say
I,
believe
it
I
know
it
because
they
tell
me
I
see
it
with
my
own
two
eyes.
P
So
I
can't
suggest
I
can't
support
us
just
giving
money
to
one
group
of
young
people.
We
need
to
give
money
to
all
of
our
young
people.
I
get
it.
We
didn't
get
what
we
wanted
from
the
mayor.
You
know
I
supported
the
mayor,
but
it's
still
no
reason
for
us
to
not
be
able
to
compromise
and
make
things
work
for
this
board
and
work
for
the
people
of
Minneapolis.
That's
what
they
voted
for
us,
for
it
has
nothing
to
do
with
who
supported
the
mayor
or
who
didn't
it's
about
us
coming
together.
P
P
A
youth
program
he
showed
us
a
video
I'm,
pretty
sure
we
listened
to
him
for
about
45
minutes.
He
talked
about
how
great
his
work
was
in
a
particular
community.
He
didn't
call
on
one
specific
group
of
kids.
He
showed
us
images
of
all
kids
using
his
program
benefiting
from
it.
So
that's
what
I
think
innovation
is
about.
Innovation
is
not
about
just
calling
out
a
specific
group
of
people.
It's
about
trying
to
focus
our
efforts,
our
innovative
efforts
on
our
kids
in
Minneapolis.
P
B
W
You
have
in
front
of
you
the
Commissioner
questions
and
attachments
document.
I
want
to
point
out
that
there
is
unquestioned
number
six.
There
is
a
staff
request
to
amend
the
2020
to
2025
capital
improvement
program
to
add
two
projects
to
the
2020
CIP,
so
staff
is
respectfully
requesting
that
the
commissioners
would
forward
an
amendment
for
these
two
projects.
W
The
first
one
is
to
add
a
project
at
above
the
Falls
Regional
Park
for
the
Graco
Park
plan
implementation
and
want
to
share
addition:
implementation
funded
with
four
million
eight
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
outside
funds
and
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
park
dedication
funds
for
a
total
of
five
million
dollars.
The
second
project
would
be
to
add
a
project
at
Hiawatha,
school
Park
for
amphitheater
and
outdoor
classrooms,
funded
with
$25,000
in
park
dedications
funds.
This
is
a
community
lead
project
and
is
in
line
with
the
bat
parks
master
plan.
A
Thank
you,
cheer,
Vita,
I'm,
sorry
I'm,
not
on
this
committee
I'm,
certainly
supportive
of
the
great
momentum
Amendment
when
it
comes
forward
at
dovetailed
with
the
language
that
I
put
into
my
set
of
amendments.
I
do
have
some
questions
about
the
Hiawatha
school
Park.
This
is
the
first
time
or
the
Hiawatha
school
project.
X
Invariably
there
are
projects
that
we
are
in
conversation
with
community
about
pretty
regularly
neighborhoods
and
in
this
case,
PTA
are
aware
of
the
park.
Dedication
funds
they're
aware
of
the
master
plans,
so
they
start
conversations
with
us
and
sometimes
there's
just
you
know
that
the
timing
is
such
that
things
happen
in
the
middle
of
our
processes.
Had
these
conversations
that
I've
recently
had
with
the
PTA
at
the
school
come
forward
in
July
I
think
this
is
something
that
would
have
been
in
the
CIP
that
we
presented
as
the
draft.
X
It's
just
something
that
came
up
in
the
middle
of
the
process
on
mending
the
CIP.
Now
is
the
easiest
way
to
move
this
project
forward
next
year.
There
is
community
desire
for
this,
and
they
actually
just
today
submitted
some
of
their
own
designs
to
me
that
we'll
be
reviewing.
So
it
really
is
a
community
driven
project.
X
I
had
a
conversation
about
this
project
with
the
district
commissioner
prior
to
bringing
this
amendment
forward,
and
it
just
is
something
that
feels
reasonable,
that
we
can
begin
some
implementation
of
this
master
plan
and
also
utilize
some
of
the
park.
Dedications
money
that
is
accruing
in
that
neighborhood
thank.
D
You
chair
veto
I
just
like
to
provide
my
colleagues
a
little
bit
more
color
on
the
Hiawatha
school
request.
The
school
is
looking
to
have
an
outdoor
teaching
space
that
is
in
the
master
plan
that
they
would
like
to
get
the
kids
out
of
the
building
and
into
the
outdoors
as
part
of
their
curriculum.
There's
also
a
desire
to
see
the
community
gardens
component
of
the
master
plan
implemented,
which
would
help
us
in
achieving
our
goal
as
a
board
to
implement
the
community
gardens
policy
and
plan.
D
Y
T
P
U
P
C
P
B
P
P
P
C
P
W
Thank
oh
all,
right,
chair
veto
and
commissioners
good
evening.
I
am
here
to
present
the
third
quarter
financial
status
report.
This
board
actually
approved
the
receiving
and
filing
of
this
report.
At
the
last
regular
board
meeting
the
finance
department
prepares
financial
status
reports
for
the
second
third
and
fourth
quarters
of
each
year.
This
is
the
first
time
that
I'm
formally
reporting
this
report
out
to
the
administration
and
Finance
Committee,
the
quarterly
financial
status
report
reports,
the
operations
of
the
general
fund
enterprise
fund,
tree
preservation,
forestation
fund
and
the
internal
service
funds.
W
It
is
a
plutonic
preliminary
budgetary
basis
report
a
cash
basis.
It
is
unreported
we
we
have
actuals
through
September
30th
and
we
use
those
actuals
and
then
historical
terms
to
project
out
how
we
feel
we
will
end
at
the
end
of
the
years.
So,
of
course,
the
report
contains
estimates
and
things
like
blizzards
and
other
unforeseen
circumstances
can
impact
those
final
results
when
we
do
get
to
the
end
of
the
year.
W
In
our
general
fund,
our
major
categories
of
revenues,
you
will
note
that
so
75%
of
the
year
has
elapsed,
you'll
note
that
both
property
taxes
and
local
government
aid-
our
actuals-
are
at
around
50%.
That
is
because
for
both
property
taxes
and
local
government
aid,
we
receive
those
payments
in
two
installments
and
the
second
of
those
installments
is
received
in
the
fourth
quarter:
fees,
fines
and
other
revenue.
W
We
are
experiencing
an
increase
in
actual
of
revenue
compared
to
2018,
and
that
is
largely
due
to
the
Commons
park
and
the
transfer
of
three
hundred
and
seventy-five
thousand
dollars
of
city
funds
to
fund
the
contract
with
green
Minneapolis
on
the
expenditures
side,
our
percentage
is
down
in
Seoul
for
salaries
and
fringe
were
very
close
to
our
seventy-five
percent.
In
other
revenues,
our
percentage
is
down
from
last
year,
and
that
is
actually
due
to
some
timing
of
capital.
W
The
pay,
as
you
go
capital
transfers
into
the
capital
project
funds
which
will
be
reflected
on
the
next
slide.
You
will
see
that
sixty
nine
percent
of
our
expenses
are
related
to
personnel
costs.
Thirty
one
percent,
our
other
operating
expenditures.
This
is
a
chart
that
reflects
our
operations
by
division,
division
and
department.
You
will
notice
fluctuations
within
the
divisions
and
departments
and
that
is
dependent
on
seasonal
cycles
and
mento
means
of
fees
and
charges
in
the
superintendent's
office.
It
is
slightly
above
the
75%
that
is
due
to
Superman
superintendent
search
costs.
W
Asset
management
we
are
seeing,
expenditures
are
actually
percentage-wise
are
lower
than
last
year,
and
that
is
a
good
sign
for
us,
but
there
is
stronger
oversight
of
the
spending
in
the
asset
management
area,
environmental
management
and
then
the
planning
division
are
below
below
and
those
are
due
to
vacancy
savings
and
strategic
planning.
You
will
see
a
larger
cost
and
that's
due
to
the
perks
for
all
Community
Engagement,
that's
going
on,
and
then
here
on
this
side,
you
will
see
that
again,
you'll
see
the
actuals
for
the
pay-as-you-go
rehabilitation
is
at
3%.
W
The
appropriation
adjustments
are
made
when
authorized
and
needed
so
in
20
in
2018
we
authorize
the
use
of
general
fund
fund
Barriss,
just
as
you
are
considering
that
same
situation
for
the
2020
budget.
So
a
couple
of
those
items
again,
we
had
to
increase
our
appropriation
based
both
on
the
revenue
side
and
the
expense
side
due
to
the
legal
legal
ruling
and
on
the
employee
survey
and
the
youth
program
evaluation.
Those
were
both
authorized
by
board
adoption
in
2019.
W
We
have
our
percent
requirement
that
would
leave
a
fund
balance
in
excess
of
the
requirement
of
three
of
a
practice
amount,
only
three
hundred
and
sixty
seven
thousand
dollars,
and
to
tie
that
again
to
the
2020
budget
process.
That's
the
number
that
we
were
looking
at
when
the
superintendent
recommended
the
use
of
three
hundred
and
eleven
thousand
dollars
in
one-time
one-time
expenses
moving
into
the
enterprise
operations.
W
You'll
see
that
that
Gulf
revenues
are
down
from
what
we
had
projected
in
our
budget
and
they're
down
from
this
time.
This
time,
last
year,
again,
we
were
impacted
by
a
rainy
year
which
caused
temporary
course
closures
due
to
flooding
and
then
expenditures
are
estimated
to
be
about
at
the
same
level
as
they
were
for
2018,
and
our
loss
is
expected
to
be
slightly
greater
than
what
we
anticipated.
W
We
are
completing
the
parade
parking
lot.
The
new
parking
lot
at
Minnehaha
Park
and
improvements
at
worth
and
gross
golf
golf
courses
and
flowing
at
parade
and
northeast
ice
recommended
fund
reserves
is
approximately
two
million
dollars,
and
so
so
there
are
excess
fund
reserves
estimating
to
be
available
in
the
enterprise
fund.
W
We'll
look
at
the
internal
service
funds,
our
equipment
purchases
being
mowed
this
year
that
this
board
approved
the
allocation
and
the
use
of
up
to
1
million
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
reserves.
So
you'll
see
that
we
are
expecting
to
utilize
those
reserves
in
information
technology
services,
hardware
purchases-
our
expenses
are
low
right
now,
because
we
haven't
made
our
our
hardware
purchases
and
we
are
expecting
that
those
will
be
made
in
the
fourth
quarter.
And
then
our
self
insurance
fund
is
expected.
W
Expenditures
are
expected
to
be
lower
than
revenue
and
we're
expecting
to
increase
fund
reserves
again
this
year,
and
this
slide
shows
the
working
capital
for
these
three
areas.
So
again,
the
equipment
fund
reserve
balances
have
been
building
year
by
year
and
in
2019
we
expect
to
use
about
a
million
dollars
of
those
reap
those
reserves.
So
I'm
going
to
open
it
up
to
questions.
Q
You
mentioned
that
conference
expenses
were
higher
than
expected.
I
didn't
see
that
on
the
list,
so
I
was
just
going
to
request
a
breakdown
of
that.
If
you
don't
have
it
tonight,
you
can
send
it
to
me
and
I'd
know.
That
was
something
the
Commissioner
for
Nene
and
I
had
both
previously
the
expressions
interest
in
taking
a
closer
look
at
I.
U
R
B
C
C
Y
R
Okay,
then,
all
of
those
in
favor
of
the
approval
of
the
amended
agenda,
please
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed
abstentions,
so
mood
I'll.
Take
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
that
you
know:
moved
okay
for
Wednesday
November,
the
6th
and
for
Wednesday
November
20th.
All
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye.
Q
R
Any
discussion
or
you'd
like
a
presentation
on
this
anybody
pretty
straightforward:
well:
okay,
then
Dan
you're
off
the
hook
court
and
Christine.
Okay,
all
those
in
favor
of
the
resolution,
please
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed
abstentions,
so
moved
okay.
We
have
another
resolution.
If
we
would
like
to
have
that
read
please
I'm.
Y
Y
You
Commissioner
forney
excuse
me,
chair,
Forney
I
was
wondering
if
yes,
mr.
schulder
could
come
up.
Excuse
me,
assistant,
superintendents
order
could
come
up
and
help.
My
colleagues
understand
his
thinking
behind
this
of.
N
Course,
Sheriff
morning
mr.
Severson,
at
the
last
Planning
Commission
meeting
in
the
20th
of
November,
the
committee
considered
a
resolution
to
approve
a
concept
plan
at
Victory.
Park
and
staff
had
proceeded
through
that
process,
recognizing
the
master
plan
had
had
included
a
splash
pad
and
that
no
Commissioner
at
that
times
was
able
to
get
support
for
amendment
28
B,
which
would
have
substitute
a
a
wading
pool
for
the
splash
pad
going
through
that
process.
Then,
and
recognizing
where
we
are
at
today.
N
We
are
stalled
in
a
project
at
a
place
where
waiting
pool
was
removed
from
from
a
park
at
a
school,
and
we
don't
have
any
quick
way
of
replacing
that.
So
if
we
were
to
go
through
the
process
of
trying
to
amend
the
master
plan
and
restarting
this,
we
may
not
have
a
project
to
place
on
that
park
until
probably
2022.
If
we
go
through
this
process
and
simply
as
the
resolution
states
bring
back
to
you
a
process
of
more
engagement,
basically
with
the
community.
N
So
we
can
better
understand
some
of
the
nuances
of
what
people
are
saying
between
a
splash
pad
and
a
wading
pool
at
that
site.
We
might
still
be
able
to
move
through
a
process
quickly
enough
where
we
get
some
work
started
on
this
in
2020.
We
had
originally
intended
to
deliver
the
improvement
by
August
of
2020
I.
Think
if
we
can
move
through
this
quickly,
enough
we'd
still
be
in
a
position
where
we
may
be
able
to
deliver
something
by
the
late
summer
of
2020
and
and
and
to
be
fair.
N
We
recognize
that
there
are
some
disparate
opinions
about
the
water
play
feature
here,
but
what
we
really
want
to
do
is
make
certain
that
we
do
not
leave
the
park
and
the
community
without
an
asset
here
until
such
time
as
we
could
bring
this
back
into
the
CIP.
So
this
is
really
about
trying
to
advance
us
in
the
interests
of
serving
the
community
in
the
Victory
Park
neighborhood.
B
R
Thank
you
and
sorry
Michael.
It's
just
a
couple
of
questions.
So,
if
I
understand
correctly
that,
if,
through
this
community,
your
proposal
of
maybe
more
in
community
engagement,
if
it
would
need
to
be
changed
up
to
a
wading
pool,
what
is
the
process
that
would
need
to
be
done
to
would
we
have
to
amend
the
service
area
master
plan
sheriff.
N
Or
if
we
would
and-
and
it's
it's
an
interesting
when
you
look
at
the
water
play
features
and
how
we
have
looked
across
the
service
areas
at
their
kind
of
a
proper
distribution,
that's
the
piece
that
we
want
to
look
at
and
I've
mentioned
to
several
commissioners.
If
this
was
a
question
of
enlarged
and
a
basketball
court
from
a
half
court
to
a
full
court,
that
would
not
require
such
an
extensive
process,
but
because
we
have
distributed
in
the
north
service
area,
water
play
facilities
according
to
a
certain
pattern.
N
We'd
want
to
make
certain
that
we
re-examine
that
pattern
and
make
certain
that
people
who
are
have
been
expecting
that
pattern
to
be
implemented
can
be
rican
Sultan
in
this
process.
What
we
may
be
trying
to
do
is
if,
as
we
move
through
this
through
this
process
of
re-engaged
in
the
community,
is
try
to
overlay
those
two
processes
more
directly,
so
that
we
can
get
something
started
at
the
Victory
Park
site
sooner.
N
R
You
any
other
comments
or
questions
about
it.
Okay,
I
just
want
to
add
that
I
appreciate
you,
you
know
finding
a
potential
solution
for
this
and
I
would
HIGHLY
encourage
that
those
who
voted
against
this
project
two
weeks
ago
and
everything
if
you
still
have
continuing
concerns
please
go
to
one
of
the
CAC
meetings.
Go
to.
You
know
what
is
going
to
be
proposed,
because
that
is
the
best
place
to
intervene
on
this.
Instead
of
coming
to
our
committee
meeting
and
stalling
it.
So
I
appreciate
that.
R
X
Good
evening,
chair
Forney
commissioners,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
tonight
about
parkland
dedication.
It
was
requested
that
I
come
before
you
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
where
we
are
with
parkland
dedication.
As
we
begin
to
kind
of
close
out
another
year,
it's
a
probably
good
opportunity
to
do
that.
So
tonight,
I'm
going
to
really
cover
four
things
and
then
obviously
have
time
for
questions.
X
If
you
have
them
I'm
going
to
talk
about
the
and
dedication
basics,
I
know
it's
a
bit
of
a
101,
so
I'll
go
through
it
quickly,
but
we
do
still
get
a
lot
of
questions.
It's
a
complicated
ordinance,
so
I
want
to
just
recover
some
of
that.
I
do
want
to
talk
about
current
funding
levels
in
the
Park
dedication,
parkland
dedication,
ordinance
and
then
talk
primarily
about
how
we
select
projects
that
go
into
the
CIP
and
then
also
talk
about
some
considerations
for
the
future.
X
I
want
to
put
a
couple
things
on
the
table,
to
kind
of
have
you
hold
in
mind
or
to
ask
some
questions
about
an
awesome
discussion
about
so
Portland
dedication,
basics,
the
Parkland
dedication
ordinance
took
took
effect
in
2014
and
beginning
at
that
time.
All
developments
within
the
city,
residential
industrial,
commercial.
They
have
to
provide
Park
dedication
in
some
form.
Affordable
housing
units
and
government
entities
are
exempt,
affordable
housing
units
were
originally
exempt
and
government
entities
were
made
exempt
by
the
to
date,
only
ordinance
to
the
parkland
dedication
ordinance.
X
X
Sometimes
developers
say:
oh
we'll
just
pay
the
fee
and
actually
that's
really
only
permitted
if
the
park
board
says.
Ok,
we
don't
want
land
99%
of
the
projects
in
the
city.
We
don't
want
land.
We
would
end
up
with
a
lot
little
parcels.
So
most
of
the
time
we
take
a
fee,
we
have
developed
a
very
strong
relationship
with
the
city
of
Minneapolis
in
order
to
ensure
that
these
sort
of
three-step
downs
are
followed.
So
the
cpad
staff
in
particular
Brad
Carter,
is
there
very
familiar
with
our
planning.
X
To
date
we
are
the
the
park
board
has
approved
for
non-fee
Park
dedications
and
in
addition,
there
is
one
that
is
in
negotiation
and
we
expect
it
will
come
before
the
board
soon.
I
just
want
to
map
these
for
you
really
quickly.
One
of
those
is
the
Hiawatha
trail
link.
This
is
a
small
piece
of
trail
that
connects
a
neighborhood
to
a
major
trail
facility.
It's
in
association
with
the
development
at
Bessemer
at
Seward.
This
project
went
dormant,
went
quiet
for
about
two
and
a
half
years,
but
it
looks
like
it
now
will
be
built.
X
We
have
the
second
Street
to
River
connection,
which
is
also
known
as
the
vulner.
This
was
the
first
one
and
it
is
constructed
on.
That
is
a
fully
public
space
that
will
connect
the
downtown
neighborhoods
to
waterworks
once
it's
completed,
and
then
we
have
three
projects
that
are
associated
with
the
eighth
Avenue
stream
scape,
that
was
envisioned
in
the
downtown
service
area
master
plan,
the
eighth
or
ninth
stream
scape
has
actually
come
to
fruition
or
is
coming
to
fruition
faster
than
we
ever
thought.
X
It
would
in
consultation
with
developers,
and
those
three
are
one
right
here
on
James
Ellis
Parkway
with
the
development
that's
happening
at
Plymouth,
they
will
provide
a
trail
way
from
the
river
into
the
North
Loop.
So
that's
a
key
connection
and
then
the
Nordic
site,
right
next
to
the
free
house,
is
providing
a
connection
across
that
super
block.
And
then
the
tractor
works
site
which
bridges
another
super
block,
and
that's
the
one
that's
pending
that
I
expect
that
you
will
see
shortly,
possibly
even
in
a
couple
of
weeks.
X
We
have
a
public
facing
map
that
is
a
great
resource
on
a
park.
Dedication
page
of
our
website
that
shows
every
Park
dedicate
that
has
been
a
fee
paid
or
a
project
done,
and
you
can
also
click
on
a
neighborhood
area
to
see
how
much
funding
is
available
in
that
particular
neighborhood
area.
So
it's
a
really
good
interactive
map,
but
without
good
information,
I
get
a
lot
of
community
calls
asking
you.
Why
isn't
this
particular
dot
on
the
map?
I
see
a
big
hole
in
the
ground
in
my
neighborhood?
X
Surely
they've
paid
a
fee,
so
I
do
want
to
say
that
the
fees
do
accrue
when
a
developer
pulls
a
building
permit
when
they
pull
a
building
permit
and
the
city
transfers
those
funds
monthly.
So
sometimes,
though,
we
update
that
map
every
month,
sometimes
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
lag,
and
it's
actually
possible
for
a
developer
to
pull
an
excavation
permit
and
make
a
big
hole
in
the
ground
and
not
pull
a
building
permit
for
some
months
after
that.
X
So
it
may
look
like
there's
something
going
on,
but
if
that
developer
has
not
pulled
a
building
permit,
they
have
not
paid
a
park.
Dedication
fee
just
yet.
So
just
know
that
if
you
hear
from
constituents
about
that
big
hole
in
the
ground
and
why
haven't
they
paid
a
fee,
they
may
soon
key
to
the
park.
Dedication
ordinance
is
that
fees
must
be
spent
in
the
neighborhood
in
which
they
were
paid.
This
is
called
the
geographic
Nexus.
It
is
critical
to
all
park,
dedications
ordinances
and
kind
of
all
developer
user
fees
for
real.
X
You
have
to
benefit
the
people
that
are
very
near
by
the
development,
and
so
our
ordinance
uses
the
86
neighborhood
boundaries
in
the
city
Minneapolis,
as
that
nexus
fees
also
have
to
be
spent
on
new
park
elements
or
service
expansion
of
some
kind.
The
way
I
explain
it
to
community
groups
is
that
new
people
have
moved
into
a
neighborhood
and
they
need
new
Park
elements
or
expanded
capacity
in
order
to
serve
them.
X
We
cannot
use
this
money
for
rehabilitation,
so
repaving
a
basketball
court
would
not
be
permitted,
but
in
building
a
larger
playground
would
and
also
fees
can
be
spent
on
any
type
of
parkland,
regional
or
neighborhood,
or
even
connections
to
parks
current
funding
levels.
This
is
a
kind
of
money
piece,
and
this
is
up-to-date
as
of
just
the
beginning
of
last
month.
X
Right
now,
developers
are
paying
just
a
little
over
16
poor
residential
unit,
obviously
not
affordable
units,
but
per
residential
unit,
and
about
two
hundred
and
fifteen
dollars
per
employee
when
they
are
doing
commercial
and
industrial
projects.
Those
fees
are
adjusted
annually
and
it
is
possible
for
a
development
to
include
both
kinds
of
fees.
So,
if
you
have
retail
or
office
on
a
ground
floor,
say
and
then
you've
got
residential
above
there
will
be
a
couple
of
different
kinds
of
fees.
The
city
of
Minneapolis
calculates
all
these
fees.
X
X
The
total
amount
collected
since
2014
is
19
million
four
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollars.
So
that's
significant
and
the
total
amount
that
has
been
allocated
to
projects
in
CIPS,
including
the
CIP
that
is
technically
still
draft
to
the
passed
out
of
committee,
but
has
not
gone
to
the
full
board.
Yet
so
I've
included
that
in
these
numbers
we
have
allocated
almost
nine
million
dollars
of
park
dedication
fees
to
projects.
X
X
Sixty
three
percent
of
them
have
less
than
50
thousand
dollars
available
and
that
fifty
thousand
dollars
I
used
that
as
a
threshold,
because
it's
hard
for
us
to
actually
get
a
project
going
for
much
less
than
that.
So
you'll
notice
that
there's
a
lot
of
neighborhood
areas
that
do
not
have.
We
would
consider
significant
money
for
part
dedication
expenditures
currently
in
the
CIP.
X
So
we're
doing
okay,
we're
trying
to
we're
trying
to
get
as
many
projects
in
the
CIP
as
we
can
as
we
can
there
and
a
couple
of
examples
that
I
just
want
to
mention,
and
they
happen
at
a
variety
of
different
scales
at
the
food
park
after
consultation
with
Newark,
we
added
additional
equipment
there,
because
it
was
playground,
was
looking
a
little
sparse.
So
we
brought
in
some
more
playground
equipment
at
Curry
Park.
There
was
a
major
contribution
toward
the
phase
1
improvements
that
are
taking
place.
X
There
there's
a
lot
of
new
amenities
that
are
planned
and
so
we're
using
Park
dedication
for
some
of
that
new
restroom
building,
which
will
also
be
a
portal
to
the
sports
dome
later
Longfellow
Park
recently
had
a
playground
improved.
There
was
only
about
10,000
dollars
of
park
dedication,
but
we
were
able
to
put
in
more
elements
into
that
playground
than
we
would
have
and
that
were
there
before.
So
we
can
enhance
that
playground
with
a
relatively
small
influx
of
money.
X
But,
of
course
it
matters
to
Longfellow,
Park
users,
South
cedar
Beach
was
part
dedication,
funds
matched
with
neighborhood
dollars
to
reconstruct
that
entire
Beach,
and
it
was
an
interesting
project
and
it
needed
that
match
because,
as
I
said,
Park
dedication
can
only
do
new
stuff.
There
was
already
a
beach
there,
so
he
had
to
use
the
park
dedication
for
the
new
things
like
the
restroom
enclosure,
the
plazas
and
the
neighborhood
money
went
to
the
rehabilitation
stuff
of
the
beach,
the
North
Loop
parks.
X
The
CIP
has
a
couple
of
allocations
for
actual
acquisition
of
parks
in
the
North
Loop
central
gym,
athletic
field
expansion,
the
Elliot
Park
field
lighting,
which
you
passed
again
tonight
and
added
some
additional
money
to
that
was
a
neighborhood
priority.
In
the
previous
year
a
significant
I
went
to
Sheridan
Park
across
the
river
to
match
our
federal
money
there.
X
So
that
comes
to
a
thing,
I'll,
just
sort
of
make
sure
that
it's
clear
about
about
selecting
projects,
how
we
select
projects,
you
see
a
draft
CIP
that
me
and
my
staff
prepare
each
year
and
it
has
CIP
projects
or
it
has
parkland
dedication
funded
projects
in
it
and
I
want
to
get
a
little
overview
of
how
we
put
those
in
there.
First
of
all,
I
do
want
to
stress
that,
though
the
city
calculates
the
fee,
as
I
mentioned,
they
pass
a
check
to
the
park
board
every
month
and
all
parkland
dedication.
X
X
X
If
we
have
a
timing
issue
or
if
something
comes
up
in
the
middle
of
the
year,
so
the
elliott
lighting
tonight
included
an
inny
or
CIP
that
adjusted
the
2019,
but
we
try
to
do
more
of
the
bringing
it
right
into
the
CIP,
unlike
the
NRP
funding
that
everyone's
familiar
with-
and
this
is
a
conversation-
I
have
a
lot
with
neighborhood
organizations.
Unlike
the
NRP
funding,
neighborhood
organizations
do
not
decide
how
fees
are
spent,
even
though
the
neighborhood
boundary
is
the
Nexus.
It
is
the
park
board.
X
Because
there's
a
very
wide
range
of
fee
amounts
throughout
the
neighborhood
areas:
I've
developed
a
little
process,
a
little
system
for
how
how
we
expend
that
money
and
how
we
bring
it
into
the
CIP,
and
it's
really
based
on
asking
three
basic
questions.
The
first
question
is
how
much
money
is
available
in
that
neighborhood
area
and
again
that
$50,000
breakdown
kind
of
says
to
me:
are
we
talking
about
significant
money
where
we
could
initiate
a
brand-new
project,
or
is
it
really
a
lot
of
money
so
how
much
money
is
available?
X
How
many
parks
are
in
the
neighborhood?
Are
there
more
than
one
park?
If
there's
only
one
park
in
the
neighborhood,
we
have
limited
choices
where
we're
going
to
spend
that
money,
but
if
there's
more
than
one
then
we
need
to.
We
need
to
balance
that
and
then
the
last
question
is:
is
there
a
capital
project
soon,
so
I
asked
those
three
questions
and
based
on
their
answers,
I
sort
of
classify
each
neighborhood
area
and
then
that's
what
helps
me
decide
what
to
do
when
proposing
projects
to
you.
X
So,
for
instance,
if
we
have
one
scenario
where
there
is
not
more
than
$50,000,
so
these
are
all
the
small
numbers,
the
less
than
50,000
the
$1,500,
the
$10,000
and
also,
if
we
don't
have
a
capital
project
very
soon,
it
actually
kind
of
doesn't
matter
how
many
parks
are
in
the
neighborhood.
That's
what
I
call
a
type-0
and
I'll
get
to
what
I
do
with
that
in
a
minute.
X
X
And
if
we
have
more
than
one
park
in
that
neighborhood,
it
also
then
really
doesn't
matter.
If
we
have
a
capital
project
or
not.
Those
are
big.
Complicated
potential
expenditures
and
I
call
that
a
type
two
so
there's
three
basic
types
of
neighborhood
areas
as
they're
getting
classified.
These
are
not
types
of
parks.
These
are
types
of
neighborhood
areas
based
on
those
three
questions,
the
type
zero
ones.
Unfortunately,
we
have
to
wait.
It's
really
hard
for
us
to
start
a
ten
thousand
dollar
project
somewhere.
X
So
for
the
most
part
we
kind
of
have
to
wait
other
than
some
rare
circumstances,
but
that's
typically
what
happens
a
type
one.
We
typically
add
this
to
a
capital
project,
so
this
is
what
has
happened
in
in
a
couple
of
parks
were
like
Longfellow,
as
I
mentioned.
Recently,
we
had
a
playground
project.
We
were
revamping
that
playground
Longfellow
that
neighborhood,
it's
actually
the
how
neighborhood
had
about
twelve
thousand
dollars
in
it.
So
if
we
don't
add
it
to
that
capital
project,
we're
gonna
have
a
really
hard
time
spending
that
money.
X
So
we
went
ahead
and
did
that
and
makes
the
project
much
more
efficient
and
those
number
two
those
type
two
projects.
That's
when
we
consult
with
the
community,
so
I
do
go
around
to
neighborhood
organizations.
I
meet
with
them,
I
talk
to
them
about
what
their
priorities
might
be.
I
help
them
understand,
what's
allowed,
what's
not
allowed
under
the
ordinance,
and
sometimes
they
report
back
with
very
detailed
lists
of
what
the
itemization
might
be
for
those
things.
X
So,
for
instance,
the
project's
the
trail
projects
that
nicola
island
east
bank
has
proposed,
that
is
in
the
CIP
before
you,
that
was
their
number
one
priority
after
consultation
with
the
community.
There's
a
project
in
the
draft
CIP
right
now
at
Dickman
Park
to
do
pickleball
courts
and
enhanced
picnicking
areas.
X
The
Stano
neighborhood
did
significant
community
engagement
on
their
own
and
those
were
the
priorities
that
came
to
the
top
and
they
presented
those
to
me,
and
so
then
that
goes
into
the
CIP
again.
Those
are
type
2
projects
where
they're
a
larger
and
there
may
be
multiple
parks.
Dino
has
both
the
front
and
Dickman
park
and
a
couple
of
triangles.
So
we
wanted
to
consult
with
them
on
that,
so
just
for
reference,
and
this
continue
continues
to
change
as
the
numbers
change.
X
X
So
a
couple
of
considerations
for
the
future
as
we
go
through
all
this
and
then
this
is
the
second
to
last
slide
and
then
I'll
open
for
discussion
and
questions,
and
these
again
are
just
sort
of
fats
as
I
operate
the
program
that
if
you
have
ideas
now
great,
if
it's
something
to
mull
over,
we
can
continue
the
conversation
about
it.
Art
dedication,
ordinance
isn't
going
anywhere.
So
we
have
some
time
to
continue
to
talk
about
this.
Currently
more
funds
do
come
in
annually
than
are
allocated
to
projects.
X
At
the
same
rate
as
it's
coming
in
and
part
of
the
reason
is
that
areas
with
the
largest
fund
availability,
our
areas
without
capital
projects,
so
that
means
that
spending
funds
would
require
the
startup
of
new
projects
in
most
cases,
in
addition
to
our
CIP
commitments,
so
we
don't
have
to
add
brand-new
projects
to
the
CIP,
and
we
do
you
see
new
projects
come
into
the
CIP
each
year.
Dickman
Park
is
an
example
this
year,
but
we
have
to
be
judicious
about
that.
X
Some
community
members
have
been
expressing
have
begun,
expressing
concern
to
me
as
I
go
around
and
meet
with
neighborhood
groups
about
the
inequitable
distribution
of
funds
across
the
city.
Potentially,
so,
though,
it's
not
Universal
right
now.
It
is
true
that
areas
with
large
fund
availability
are
not
those
where
the
Park
equity
metrics
are
the
highest.
X
There
are
some
exceptions
to
that,
but
in
most
cases,
if
you
have
a
high
equity
ranking
in
those
parks,
you
probably
have
low
availability
of
park,
dedications
funds
that
provides
a
potential
balance
in
our
CIP
now,
but
it
could
result
later
in
a
doubling
down
in
certain
areas
that
are
already
seeing
a
lot
of
benefit.
However,
as
I
mentioned,
the
geographic
Nexus
is
pretty
critical,
so
I
don't
know
how
we
get
around
this,
but
it's
something
that
people
are
starting
to
notice,
including.
X
I'm,
just
noting
this
as
a
consideration
that
I'm
hearing
from
the
community
some
affordable
housing
rule
changes,
might
necessitate
also
some
ordinance
changes.
So
there's
a
couple
of
things
that
are
coming
forward.
Most
notably,
there
are
some
new
federal
calculations
around
fordable
housing,
and
then
the
cities
include
inclusionary.
X
Zoning
initiatives
which
are
coming
forward
could
change
how
the
ordinance
reads
around
affordable
housing
and
then
the
last
thing
I'd
just
note
and
throw
out
there
is
that
parkland
dedication
funds
don't
expire,
but
we
do
have
to
consider
what
is
the
expectation
of
the
community
and
also,
what
is
the
expectation
of
developers
that
the
funds
that
that
they
have
paid
are
going
to
benefit
the
residents
and
users
that
are
coming
into
their
into
their
areas
and
for
the
record
I'm
not
suggesting
that
we
need
to
change
the
Nexus
in
some
way.
I'm.
X
R
R
Q
You
I
have
three,
so
was
there
a
change
with
regard
to
governments
being
exempted
because
I
recall
it?
This
was
a
controversy
with
Hennepin
County
in
particular,
and
I
feel
it
was
pretty
recent
like
we
just
had
to
approve
the
arrangement
for
their
facility
at
Lake
in
Hiawatha
right
so
I
I
didn't
know
that
there
was
a
change.
Can
you
expand
on
that
chair.
X
For
knee
Commissioner
Mary,
yes,
the
the
ordinance
has
been
amended
one
time
to
date
and
it
was.
It
was
amended
to
exempt
government
entities
from
paying
the
park
dedications
fee.
That
was
not
originally
included
in
the
ordinance,
but
the
ordinance
has
been
amended
to
exempt
government
agencies
and.
Q
X
X
So
there
may
be
some
housekeeping
that
has
to
take
place
in
order
to
continue
to
exempt
affordable
housing
and-
and
there
are
some
better
experts
than
me
at
the
city
around
this
who
are
beginning
to
have
conversations
about
what
the
effect
on
the
ordinance
might
be
and
I
think
you
can
expect
that
there
may
be
some
dialog
coming
forward
to
you
about
exactly
this
with
a
lot
more
detail
than
I'm
able
to
provide
right
now.
Okay,.
Q
O
Q
Q
So
you
know
it
says,
on
the
map
that
it
was
at
last
updated,
remember
forth,
but
it
still
has
is
lacking
lots
of
changes
that
we've
made,
for
example
in
my
districts,
and
we've
allocated
a
lot
of
funds
and
Prospect
Park
neighborhood
for
the
park.
That
is
temporarily
called
tower
site.
But
that's
not
reflected
on
there.
Q
Unite's
talk
about
this.
You
know
months
ago,
when
I
had
to
ask
clarification
because
I
was
I
was
giving
the
wrong
numbers
to
neighborhoods,
based
on
what
I
saw
here,
and
you
know
seeing
the
last
updated
dates
on
there.
So
I
I
guess
I'm
just
asking
your
staff
to
update
that
more
frequently,
so
that
and
make
sure
everything's
in
there,
so
that
we're
getting
the
right
numbers
out
to
people,
because
I
was
telling
people
that
there
was
a
lot
more
money
available
and
not
realizing
that
much
of
it
had
already
been
allocated.
C
You,
chair
Forney,
thank
you
for
this
overview.
It's
really
helpful
and
exciting
to
see
that
half
of
the
dollars
have
been
allocated
to
date.
I
have
a
few
questions
and
thoughts.
The
point
that
you
were
making
about
the
potential
of
double
dipping
kind
of,
because
we're
investing
more
capital
dollars
in
certain
areas.
C
Are
you
suggesting
that,
in
the
future
there
might
be
some
sort
of
reconsideration
of
our
equity
matrix
based
upon
some
of
those
allocated
dollars
like
so,
for
example,
if
there
are
dollars
that
are
additionally
spent
in
my
like
East
aisles,
neighbor
Larry
Hill,
that
that
would
impact
other
kinds
of
allocations?
Is
that
you're
going
chair.
X
Dedication,
investment,
which
means
that
it
will
come
layer
in
our
CIP.
So
there's
a
little
bit
of
an
offsetting
piece
in
that
the
investment
apart.
Dedication
does
ultimately
result
in
other
parks
being
prioritized
above
it
that
did
not
get
that
investment,
but
it
still
is
something
that
that
community
members
have
started
to
ask
about
and
wonder
about.
That's.
C
What
I'm
thinking
about
is
is
what,
when
this,
if
you
could
maybe
take
me
back
at
all
to
when
this
started,
what
was
the
thinking
around
dedication
fees
being
used
to
kind
of
glom
on
to
larger
projects
versus
ensuring
that
dedication
fees
were
used
on
specific
projects
without
outside
dollars?
What
was
that
was
that
a
consideration
or
well.
X
C
X
Forney
Commissioner,
kögel
I
think
under
certain
conditions
that
might
be
possible.
We,
it
would
have
to
still
fulfill
the
requirements
of
the
ordinance,
and
we
do
have
one
example
on
nickel
Island,
the
funds
of
Mississippi
River
were
doing
some
restoration
work
and
our
master
plan
called
for
a
gravel
surface
trail
through
that
restoration
area,
and
they
actually
brought
that
to
our
attention
and
said
hey.
We
should
probably
build
this
at
the
same
time,
so
we're
not
wrecking
the
Prairie
later.
Do
you
have
any
money
that
might
go
toward
that?
X
Being
that
that's
a
new
facility,
a
new
trail,
we
consulted
with
the
neighborhood
organization
to
see
if
we
should
spend
that
park
dedication
money,
it
was
put
into
the
CIP
that
was
brought
before
you
to
do
that
and
then
FMR
built
that
trail
and
then
invoiced
us
for
the
work
and
then
they
were
paid
out
of
the
park.
Dedication
fund
so
I
think
that
there
are
situations
where
that
would
be
possible,
but
it's
probably
really
a
case-by-case
basis.
Okay,.
C
So
that's
that's
possible,
I!
Guess
all
those
questions
are
to
get
to
the
point
that
I
I
feel
as
though
there
is
an
opportunity
with
both
the
fact
that
the
funds
need
to
be
spent
in
the
neighborhoods
themselves
and
that
we
are
already
have
this
practice
of
connecting
with
neighborhood
organizations
that
we
could
potentially
provide
a
more
community
driven
participatory
process
and
experience
for
for
communities
to
think
about
how
they
spend
those
dollars.
C
And
the
reason
I'm
asking
about
whether
or
not
grants
could
be
put
together
would
mean
that
perhaps
there
wouldn't
be
as
much
extensive
staff
time
devoted
to
allocating
the
dollars.
It
would
require
staff
to
give
up
some
of
the
control
over
those
dollars,
but
I
think
that
it
would
be
something
to
consider,
especially
for
smaller
projects.
I
have
asked
on
a
couple
of
occasions
here
and
just
staff
generally.
C
C
I
would
encourage
that
that
thinking
to
happen,
partly
because
I
think
one
of
the
benefits
of
having
this
program
first
is
to
see
the
dollar
spent
and
to
be
able
to
point
to
something
and
say
that
you
know
this
is
the
asset
that
the
development
got
and
when
we
are
often
putting
the
dollars
into
larger
projects.
It's
harder
to
necessarily
point
to
those
things.
C
It's
also
an
opportunity
to
give
to
develop
neighborhood
participation,
sense
of
ownership
over
projects
in
a
way,
that's
larger
than
consultation
now,
certainly
I
believe
that
it's
very
important
that
the
board
approves
these
projects
and
that
we
have
a
role
in
this
and
that
certainly
staff
has
a
role
in
it.
But
it
seems
to
me
that
we
have
this
great
opportunity
with
these
this
particular
program
to
really
get
community
ownership
over
assets.
Just
some
thoughts.
X
Cheer
for
name
Mei,
yes,
you're
funny,
Chris
Jericho
go.
These
are
great
ideas
and
I
definitely
agreed
that
I
think
there's
different
ways
of
delivery.
Of
this,
the
I
will
say
for
the
record.
I
think
the
art
is
still
an
open
question
for
me,
whether
that
really
is
an
increase
in
park
capacity
and
therefore
eligible
I'm
willing
to
continue
have
the
conversation
about
that,
but
the
the
Hiawatha
school
project
that
was
mentioned
earlier
tonight,
the
community
is
doing
the
design
work
on
that
and
I
was
just
delivered.
Some
sketches
today.
X
So
that's
a
project
that
it
is
a
relatively
low
cost
project
and
we
expect
that
they're
going
to
do
most
of
the
design
work
it,
maybe
even
something
that
gets
laid
out
in
the
field,
we're
not
sure
how
it
gets
constructed.
We
may
use
internal
forces
to
construct
it
we're
just
beginning
to
have
those
conversations,
but
I
think
it's
something
that
there's
a
clear
opportunity
for
ownership
there
through
both
the
design
and
possibly
implementation.
X
So
I
like
that
way
of
thinking-
and
if
you
hear
ideas
from
the
community
about
that
any
of
any
of
you
do
I'd
love
you
to
bring
them
forward
to
me,
because
I
think
we
do
want
to
begin
to
spend
this
fund
down
more
aggressively
and
the
more
efficiently.
We
can
do
that
in
terms
of
staff.
Time
would
be
great.
A
Thank
You,
chair,
Forney,
yeah,
I
I,
agree
with
quite
a
bit
of
what
Commissioner
kögel
with
the
Commissioner
kögel's
feedback
and
I
I
appreciate
the
economy
of
scale
of
plugging
some
things
into
bigger
projects,
but
I
have
some
of
the
exact
same
problems.
If
I
go
to
the
Kingfield
neighborhood
right
now,
where
MLK
Park
isn't
slated
for
repair
in
until
I,
don't
know
when
is
their
last
major
project
was
done
before
the
ordinance
was
created.
They
have
enough
money
to
build
a.
A
They
have
enough
money
to
add
a
second
drinking
fountain
or
maybe
do
a
modest
shade
structure,
and
it's
it's
really
hard
to
go.
Tell
some
of
these
neighborhoods
like
no,
because
you
didn't
the
say,
I,
don't
I
think
in
particular
with
some
of
these
smaller
projects.
I'd
like
to
that
I
would
like
us
to
think
creatively
about
how
very
similar
to
what
we've
done
with
the
with
the
lopat
in
the
past
or
with
or
with
some
of
our
tennis
court.
Rehabs
here
is
a
grant
with
some
grant
conditions.
A
You
return
us
an
amenity
in
completed
form
and
we'll
reimburse
and
will
either
reimburse
you
for
that
or
have
some
sort
of
mechanism
for
that
to
just
receive
the
completed
amenity.
It's
a
like
if
I
look
at
the
Windham
neighborhood
that
has
like
$20,000
I'm
gonna
be
telling
them
to
wait
until
for
maybe
a
generation,
and
then
those
folks
that
have
those
developments
are
you,
like
are
usually
kind
of
clustered.
A
The
neighbors
are
usually
kind
of
frustrated
by
what's
what's
going
in
the
the
new
neighbors
that
are
moving
in
are
adding
adding
additional
pressure
to
to
a
park
system,
so
I
I'm,
pretty
supportive
of
when
there's
opportunity
to
tie
projects
together,
but
we
do
need
to
find
a
creative
solution
for
these
for
these
neighborhoods
that
will
likely
be
sitting
on
dollars
for
a
long
time
that
can
really
have
a
lot
of
good
community
will
towards
towards
the
park
board
and
make
a
lot
of
very
needed
amenities.
So
what
John
said
I
guess?
R
Thank
You
Adam
for
this
presentation,
the
Parkland
application
fee
has
been
something
that's
been
very
exciting
for
me,
knowing
that
so
many
communities
adjacent
to
us
have
had
it
for
years
and
what
took
us,
something
like
12
years
to
get
the
city
to
allow
us
to
have
it
here
to
see
it.
You
know
actually
being
implemented,
is
very
exciting
and
I
appreciate
your
presentation
about
it.
R
It's
not
really,
you
know
what
community
is
it
in
and
there
we
are
straddling,
and
you
know
who
is
it
benefiting
and
and
that
type
of
thing,
and
yet
this
is
an
area
that
has
I'm
assuming
I,
haven't
looked
on
the
map
and
everything
like
that.
But
I
would
imagine
that
all
of
those
adjacent
communities
have
a
collective
amount
of
dedication
fees
that
could
bridge
literally
figuratively
anyway.
R
So
many
needs
in
that
area.
Being
West
Calhoun
is
where
I
live
and
I
was
on
that
board.
They
and
Sydnor
talked
about
actually
having
a
physical
bridge
going
over
Lake,
Street
and
Excelsior
to
make
that
into
a
more
well
a
safer
connection.
Okay
in
the
problem
with
West
Calhoun,
of
course,
is
that
they
don't
have
any
neighborhood
parks,
so
you
know
how
maybe
we
can
make
those
things
work.
It
doesn't
seem
like
the
ordinance
shall
I
say,
allows
it
because
of
this
divide
of
the
the
neighborhood
communities.
R
I
know
that
we
did
do
the
one
exception
of
around
the
communities
around
the
Commons
to
accumulate
funds.
For
that
so
I
guess
you
know:
I
was
concerned
a
little
bit
about
council
rice
saying:
well,
you
can't
change
the
ordinance,
but
you
know
it
sounds
to
me
like
we
have
been
tweaking
it
when
we
find
out
that
there
are.
You
know,
issues
with
things
and
so
I'm
just
trying
to
get
a
sense
of
how
much
flexibility
there
is
and
how
to
adieu
it's
one
of
many
questions.
I
guess
I
happen
to
me.
U
U
It
took
a
long
time
because
we
had
to
go
through
the
City
Council.
The
legislature
go
through
some
imperfections
but
and
I'm
glad
that
the
board
here
and
listening
to
this,
the
ordinance
can
be
changed,
but
the
money
that's
paid
into
these
accounts.
It
has
a
legal
concept,
that's
gone
all
the
way
to
the
United
States
Supreme
Court
called
Nexus,
and
this
is
not
general
tax
money.
These
are
fees
that
property
owners
have
paid
to
receive
a
benefit
and
the
benefit
has
to
be
almost
tangible
and
that
they
can
touch
and
look
at
it's.
U
It's
designed
it's
it's
not.
Unlike
the
issue
that
we
had
just
last
meeting
on
the
special
assessment
for
Easter
day
of
mikasa
Parkway
you,
we
have
to
show
a
real,
tangible
benefit
to
the
property
owner
that
paid
this
fee,
and
if
we
don't
do
that,
the
whole
ordinance
could
go
down
and
poof
the
money's
gone
and
and
glad
this
has
been
brought
up
and
I
apologize
to
mr.
Arvidsson.
But
if
there's
any
citizen
out
there
in
a
committee
looking
at
this
ten
million
dollars
as
if,
though
it's
theirs,
it's
not.
U
The
money
was
paid
pursuant
to
the
city
ordinance
and
the
cardboard
ornaments,
with
some
extremely
short
and
tight
leashes
on
it.
The
money
has
to
be
spent
in
the
immediate
area
where
it
was
collected
to
benefit
the
property
owners
who
paid
the
fee,
and
it
has
to
be
a
certain
type
of
investment
in
terms
of
hard
capital
assets,
not
only
by
the
terms
of
the
ordinance
itself,
but
by
a
whole
body
of
constitutional
law
that
backs
it
up
and
and
I
think.
The
other
thing
that's
good
about
it.
U
This
money's
around,
but
basically
this
board
has
sounds
like
ten
million
dollars
so
far.
That
hasn't
been
allocated
and
everyone
who
paid
this
fee
paid
it
with
the
expectation
that
they
were
getting
it
to
the
government
in
return
for
which
they
would
get
some
immediate
or
tangible
benefit
to
their
property.
And
that's
a
lot
of
benefit
out
there
that
a
a
person
who
paid
the
fee
could
say:
I
paid
it
and
what
am
I
getting
for,
and
at
this
point
some
people
could
say
nothing.
D
X
Commissioner,
chair
forney,
commissioner
usage,
there's
a
couple
of
themes
that
have
risen
up
and
I've
actually
heard,
in
particular
on
the
east
bank.
There's
a
group
of
neighborhoods
there
that
have
specifically
asked
me
about
pooling
their
money
to
do
certain
things
and
I
have
told
them
that
that's
not
allowed
under
the
ordinance,
and
so
that's
one
thing
that
has
been
raised
and
discussed.
X
The
other
thing
that
comes
up
is
actually
neighborhoods,
in
which
there
is
a
significant
amount
of
money
have
raised
concerns
about
those
neighborhoods
that
do
not
have
funds
and
wondering
if
they
could
move
some
of
their
funds
to
other
neighborhoods
to
even
out
the
playing
field.
A
bit
it's
very
well
intentioned,
but
I've
also
told
them
that
that
would
not
permitted
under
the
ordinance,
and
it's.
D
D
D
D
R
You
baby,
like
I,
said
that's
my
one
conundrum.
It
happens
to
be.
You
know
these
communities
that
are
abutting
each
other
and
and
yet
you
know
there
is
a
shared
goal
and
how
do
we
deal
with
that?
That
that's
been
one
of
those
things?
I
mean
I'm.
Thinking
about
like
the
land
bridge,
you
know,
potentially
at
the
upper
Hart
herb
adjacent
to
the
upper
Harbor
terminal.
R
X
For
me,
I
think,
there's
been
some
very
isolated
conversations
about
the
lines,
the
neighborhood
lines,
but
that's
it
doesn't
come
up
a
whole
lot,
I
think
most
of
the
areas
that
we
consult
with
to
think
about
projects.
You
know
there
is
a
neighborhood
park,
most
of
the
time
solidly
in
the
middle
of
a
neighborhood
and
that's
what
we
make
improvements
to
I
know.
There
are
a
few
rare
instances
where
there's
that
you
know
what
neighborhood
is
this
in?
What
neighborhood
does
it
benefit,
but
those
are
those
are
rare.
Those
are
more
rare,
okay,.
R
But
they're
there
at
least-
and
you
know
how
we
approach
that
and
everything
you
know.
If
we
need
adjustments
here
and
there
I
appreciate
you
know
it's
keeping
us
informed
of
what
is
needed
there.
Well
I.
Thank
you,
I
can't
think
see
any
other
lights
and
everything
so
I
will
take
a
motion
to
adjourn
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
opposed
abstentions.
We
are
adjourned.
P
Improving
change
order
number
one
with
J
PMI
construction
contract,
CE,
o
m0,
zero,
zero,
zero,
nine,
zero,
nine
for
the
word;
chalet
water
intrusion,
remediation
project
at
Theodore,
Worth,
Regional
Park
in
the
total
not
to
exceed
the
amount
of
119
thousand
six
hundred
twenty
six
dollars
for
a
new
contract.
Total
of
three
hundred
forty
seven
thousand
six
hundred
twenty
six
dollars.
Son.