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Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board meeting
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Actually,
president
vito
and
commissioner
meyer
absolutely
as
we
continue
to
work
with
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
the
watershed
district
to
come
to
a
more
amenable
solution
regarding
operations
and
maintenance
than
what
we
have
in
the
current
agreement.
We've
been
talking
with
them
fairly
consistently
over
the
last
two
weeks
and
would
like
to
have
more
time
to
be
able
to
fully
address
that.
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J
J
J
It's
really
good
to
get
reports
in
of
all
the
wonderful
things
that
we're
doing
the
park
system
so
use
youth
sports
youth,
like
football
and
soccer
games,
begin
this
weekend
with
52
teams
in
flag
football
and
137
teams
in
soccer
really
impressive,
adult
sports
fall,
softball
and
kickball
is
up
and
running
with
102
teams
participating
registration
for
fall
session.
2
is
underway
with
79
teams
currently
registered
for
softball
and
kickball
recreation.
J
Volunteers,
77
youth,
volunteer,
coaches
were
certified
to
coach
like
football
and
soccer
in
aquatics,
the
minneapolis
public
schools,
swim
team
began
practicing
at
phillips
aquatic
center.
This
past
monday,
there
are
40
girls
on
this
competitive,
swim,
team,
ice
arenas,
athletics
and
aquatics
staff,
teamed
up
with
the
ice
arena
staff
last
week
to
do
much-needed
landscaping
and
cleanups
at
parade
and
northeast
ice
below
is
a
before
and
after
I'm
not
sure
if
the
screen
is
changing.
So
I.
J
J
J
Another
25
will
open
for
programming
focusing
on
youth
beginning
as
soon
as
september.
21St
recreation
staff
are
excited
to
begin
offering
inside
programming
for
the
children
of
minneapolis.
Once
again,
if
you
look
at
all
the
things
that
are
happening,
we
are
kind
of
getting
back
into
a
little
bit
sense
of
normal,
which
is
really
exciting.
J
Youth
development,
phyllis
parks,
language
and
cultural
learning
program
has
been
offered
in
partnership
with
concordia
language
villages.
Since
1998
due
to
spatial
distancing
requirements,
the
program
will
begin
in
the
fall
of
this
year.
Accepting
applications
now
through
october,
9th
rather
than
in
february,
and
it
will
continue
to
june
2021
youth
ages,
14
to
17,
will
do
both
virtual
and
spatially
distant
activities.
At
martin
luther
king,
northeast
and
north
commons,
full
service
community
school
update,
bethune
community
school,
hosted
back-to-school
events
for
the
start
of
the
2020-2021
school
year.
J
We
hosted
an
in-person
open
house
in
the
school
parking
lot
150
of
families
attended
and
were
able
to
meet
their
students.
Teachers
pick
up
class
materials
and
receive
school
supplies.
They
also
were
able
to
receive
informational
from
partners
about
fall
program.
Opportunities.
Bethune
is
also
launching
a
community
participatory
evaluation
team.
This
week
they
will
be
a
team
comprised
of
bethune
parents
and
family
members.
J
J
Great
work
by
that
team.
Environmental
management,
as
of
tuesday
september
8th,
the
bidet
makaska
lake
area
and
lake
nokomis
boat
launches,
are
open
to
the
public
from
6
am
to
9
o'clock
pm
daily
boat
launch
hours.
Will
change
to
7
o'clock,
am
to
8
o'clock
p.m,
daily.
On
october
13th,
which
marks
the
start
of
the
all-on-call
program
that
coincides
with
the
yearly
removal
of
all
bullied,
sailboats
launches
will
close
for
the
season.
On
december
1st,
it
has
been
a
record-breaking
year
for
the
ais
inspection.
J
This
year
the
mtrb's
watercraft
inspectors
have
performed
8077
aquatic
invasive
species.
Inspections
between
may
1st
and
labor
day
as
a
comparison
inspectors
performed
a
total
of
5
304
inspections.
During
the
entire
may
1st
to
december
1st
season
last
year,
that's
over
3
000,
more
inspections.
So
congratulations,
the
tireless
work
and
those
guys
do
a
fantastic
job
out
there.
So
thank
you
to
our
ais
inspectors
and
keeping
our
our
lake
safe,
great
work,
seed,
riverside
recreation
center
redesign,
our
pre-design,
the
cedar
riverside
community
advisory
committee.
J
Meeting
number
five
is
scheduled
for
tuesday
september
22nd
from
four
to
six
o'clock
p.m.
Via
zoom
staff
will
release
a
draft
of
the
pre-designed
report
and
answer
any
cat
and
public
questions
related
to
the
project.
At
this
time,
cedar
isles
master
plan
the
cedar
isles
community
advisory
committee
held
two
public
meetings
in
july
in
august
to
discuss
how
to
proceed
forward
with
the
community
advisory
committee,
cac
for
the
cedar
lake
cedar
lake
lake
of
the
island
master
plan.
Amidst
over
19
other
challenges
our
city
has
been
facing
this
year.
J
It
was
decided
that
the
project
will
proceed
forward
with
the
first
series
of
cac
meetings
and
engagement,
this
fall
and
winter.
The
first
cac
meeting
discussion
access
will
be
held
on
tuesday
september
29th
at
six
o'clock
p.m.
Please
look
for
meeting
details
on
the
mtrb
webpage
under
master
plans.
Peter
isles
felt
playground
renovation
work
is
continuing
on
the
renovation
of
the
playground
at
phelps
field
park,
new
playground,
equipment
and
play
area
play
area
surfacing
is
being
installed,
including
over
the
mound
shown
in
the
photograph.
J
One
of
my
favorites,
I
love
tennis.
So
this
is
good
to
hear
after
more
than
two
years
attempting
different
math
is
achieving
a
contract
for
improvements.
The
morgan
avenue
tennis
courts
located
within
the
minnehaha
creek
regional
trail
are
finally
under
construction
support.
The
courts,
a
frequent
partner
of
the
nprb
focused
on
rehabilitation
of
the
tennis
courts,
has
a
contract
for
construction
of
the
playing
surface
and
nprb
resources
are
being
directed
to
removals,
grading,
fencing
and
other
finish
work.
J
The
course
will
be
ready
for
play
in
spring
of
2021
and
I
will
be
on
those
courts.
I
still
have
to
get
to
fall
wall,
though
so
great
to
hear
that
plank
trail
under
construction
plank
trail.
Construction
on
the
riverside
only
is
underway.
This
year's
work
with
places
approximately
392
lineal
feet
of
planks.
J
J
Great
work
there
so
crine
hot
crown,
hydro
llc
on
tuesday
legal
counsel
for
the
nprd
filed
a
motion
to
intervene
in
crime
crown
hydro,
llc
versus
federal
energy
regulatory
commission,
allowing
the
park
board
to
be
considered
a
party
to
the
case
and
its
positions
to
be
heard
before
any
proceedings.
In
the
case,
the
city
of
minneapolis
joined
in
the
park
board's
motion
since
1995
the
park
board
has
opposed
the
introduction
of
crown
hydro's
electrical
generation
facility
at
various
locations
around
the
falls
of
saint
anthony.
J
Crown's
latest
proposal
would
locate
hydroelectric
facilities
on
core
of
engineers
property,
but
would
negatively
impact
the
aesthetics,
recreation
and
historic
interpretations
of
the
central
river
mississippi
riverfront
regional
park,
as
well
as
the
economic
development
and
the
potential
of
areas
surrounding
the
park.
Put
simply
brown's
project
is
not
compatible
with
the
plans
for
the
park
board
and
the
city
of
minneapolis.
J
The
action
currently
under
consideration
is
an
appeal
by
crown
hydro,
after
the
after
ferc
rejected
crown's
proposed
financing
plan
and
dismissal
of
an
amendment
offered.
By
crown,
the
parkward
and
the
city
continued
to
oppose
brown's
plans
with
an
ongoing
but
unrealized
effort
competing
plans
to
continue
improving
the
park
and
other
public
amenities
in
the
area
memorial
to
survival
of
sexual
violence.
Construction
of
boom
island
on
the
nation's
first
permanent
public
memorial
to
honor
survival
of
sexual
violence
is
almost
complete.
J
This
public
art
memorial
space
was
proposed
by
the
nonprofit
company,
break
the
silence
and
was
approved
by
this
board
in
2017.
More
than
one
thousand
individuals
and
organizations
donated
to
fundraising
efforts
to
make
this
memorial
reality.
Planning
staff
have
partnered
with
break
the
silence
to
design
and
construct
memorial,
which
includes
a
circle
of
benches
surrounding
a
small
gathering,
space,
new
trees
and
landscaping,
and
three
monuments
with
mosaic
art
by
local
artist,
lori
green,
the
memorial
depicts
two
prominent
metaphors
mosaic
and
the
ripple
effect.
J
The
mosaic
represents
that
even
broken
pieces
can
be
put
together
to
create
something
whole
and
beautiful.
The
ripple
effect
represents
the
multiplying
power
of
breaking
the
silence.
By
telling
our
stories,
we
unconsciously
give
other
survivors
permission
to
tell
theirs
a
dedication
to
the
memorial
is
planned
for
next
weekend.
In
order
to
maintain
social
distancing
and
to
respect
social
gathering
restrictions,
the
dedication
will
be
filmed
and
then
streamed
publicly
via
facebook
live
on
saturday
october.
10Th
10
o'clock
am
learn,
learn
more
at
www
dot.
J
K
Thank
you,
superintendent,
bangora
good
evening
acting
president
vita
and
commissioners,
I'm
here
to
provide
you
with
my
monthly
2020
financial
update,
and
I
have
a
lot
of
changes
to
happily
report
at
this
time.
So
if
you
can
advance
the
slides
for
the
general
fund,
the
biggest
changes
are
now
coming
forward
through
the
federal
federal
and
state
of
emergency
response
funds
and
coveted
response
funds
and
cares
act
so
you'll
see
that
the
city
of
minneapolis-
or
we
understand
that
the
city
of
minneapolis
received
32.2
million
dollars
of
cares,
act
federal
funding.
K
K
If
you
advance
the
slide
so
on
the
other
operations,
youth
and
events
permitting
again
we're
bringing
in
smaller
amounts
of
revenue
for
small
events
that
comply
with
the
covid
restrictions,
concessions
is
bringing
in
revenue,
but
at
a
slower
pace
and
at
a
lower
level
than
last
year,
due
to
covid
parking
revenues,
we
saw
some
significant
reductions.
We
received
a
report
today
that
shows
that
august
and
so
far
in
september,
that
parking
revenues
seem
to
be
stabilizing.
K
J
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A
Okay,
okay.
Thank
you.
I
also
want
to
say
that
president
coghill
is
attending
a
bet
meeting
the
board
of
estimated
taxation,
and
that
is
why
I'm
presiding
over
tonight's
meeting.
I'm
sorry.
I
didn't
say
that
when
we
opened
the
meeting,
but
he
should
be
joining
us
sometime,
I'm
not
sure
when,
but
he
will
be
joining
in.
G
E
I'll
just
insert
that,
thank
you,
finance
department.
Those
are
wonderful,
wonderful
accomplishments.
It's
a
sigh
of
relief
that
we're
doing
a
lot
better
that
I
think
all
of
us
a
few
months
ago
thought
we
were
going
to
go.
You
know,
thank
goodness,
for
all
these
other
resources
of
the
federal,
the
state
hennepin
county.
It's
just
wow,
a
sigh
of
relief.
So
thank
you
on
director
weisman
for
your
your
amazing
work
and
staff's
amazing
work.
I
Thank
you
asking
president.
I
just
had
a
quick
question
that
I'm
hoping
can
get
answered
at
the
next
executive
update.
You
had
noted
that
we'd
had
over
8
000
inspections
from
may
1st
to
labor
day
at
our
boat
launches
and
I'd
be
interested
in
knowing
of
those
how
many
of
those
boats
were
found
to
have
ais
present
on
them
and
what
the
process
was
for,
addressing
that
to
ensure
that
the
lake
stay
safe.
But
I
realized
president
have
the
information
today,
but
if
you
could
include
it
in
a
future
update
that
would
be
lovely.
A
A
G
G
We
have
no
individuals
here
at
headquarters
this
evening
to
testify,
and
we
have
two
speakers
calling
in
so
I
will
get
that
started
here
in
a
moment.
First
I'll
just
mention
to
the
speakers
who
were
signed
up
and
are
called
in
that
we
are.
As
I
mentioned,
this
is
open
time.
It's
an
opportunity
for
the
board
of
commissioners
to
hear
from
the
public.
G
G
G
H
H
G
M
Great
yeah,
my
name
is
paula
chesley
and
I
live
in
east
isles.
I'm
calling
to
speak
about
the
issue
of
female
toplessness.
I
ask
that
you
repeal
the
parks
board
ordinance,
pb
2-2-1,
banning
female
toplessness
in
its
entirety
for
all
parks.
On
july
10th,
I
was
cited
for
toplessness
in
theodore
wurst
park.
I
was
surrounded
by
five
or
six
police
officers,
all
of
whom
were
men
except
one,
and
I
just
like
to
share
some
personal
memories
that
this
for
me
kind
of
stands
in
a
long
line
of.
So
when
I
was
four.
M
C
M
M
It's
a
small
week
from
my
father's
words
to
the
park's
board
ordinance
this
cycle
perpetuates
shame,
fear,
rape,
culture
and
a
whole
host
of
physical
issues
that
women
and
trans
folks
must
deal
with
disproportionately
for
me
being
topless
flies
in
the
face
of
all
of
that
it
says
I
am
equal
to
everyone
and
everyone
is
equal
to
me.
I
would.
M
G
N
F
N
G
B
Dear
commissioners,
I
request
that
you
join
the
growing
number
of
organizations
and
agencies
that
retro
ritually
recognize
the
indigenous
people
upon
whose
homeland
our
minneapolis
park
system
exists.
For
example,
the
minneapolis
park
and
recreation
board
respectfully
acknowledge
acknowledges
that
we
are
on
the
sacred
traditional
land
of
the
dakota
people,
an
honor
with
gratitude,
the
land
itself
and
the
dakota
ojibwe
and
other
indigenous
people
in
minneapolis
who
have
stewarded
this
land
throughout
the
generations.
B
It's
about
getting
people
to
think
critically
about
where
they
stand
said:
dwayne,
dutch,
the
second
executive
director
of
native
governance
center,
the
saint
paul
nonprofit,
recently
published
a
guide
to
creating
a
respectful,
accurate
land
acknowledgement,
and
then
that
is
the
link
is
provided.
Thank
you
for
considering
this
request.
B
Buyer,
I'm
a
parent
of
hope,
a
cat
of
a
hope,
academy,
student
and
I
live
in
north
minneapolis.
Our
school
serves
under-resourced
students
and
their
families.
Our
school
community
wants
to
be
good
neighbors
in
our
location
and
we
care
about
the
well-being
of
all
the
folks
who
are
currently
encamped
at
pv
park.
We
know
these
folks
need
long-term
solutions
to
the
host
of
challenges
that
bring
them
to
homelessness,
and
we
also
are
troubled
to
see
that
the
encampment
at
the
park
has
been
a
site
of
gunfire
violent
assault
and
other
safety
problems.
In
recent
weeks.
B
B
I
am
a
parent
of
hope
of
a
hope.
Academy
student
pv
park
is
a
beautiful
and
public
park
shared
by
the
community
in
hope
academy.
This
brings
challenges,
including
the
recent
homeless,
encampment
and
gathering
of
protesters
within
the
pavilion.
I
am
asking
that
you
please
follow
through
on
the
relocation
of
the
pv
park
homeless,
encampment.
I
am
asking
that
the
encampment
and
protesters
be
relocated
in
a
peaceful
manner
that
respects
the
dignity
of
people
experiencing
homelessness
and
supports
the
safety
of
the
park
for
hope,
academy,
students
and
the
entire
community.
B
I
implore
you
to
have
the
encampment
relocated
as
soon
as
possible
as
in-person
classes
resume
september.
2Nd.
My
kids,
as
well
as
all
k-12
students
in
hold
academy,
are
also
doing
their
regular
outdoor
recess
because
are
not
doing
their
regular
outdoor
recess
because
you
are
of
your
inability
to
follow
through
with
this.
I
don't
believe
this
would
happen
in
a
wealthier
neighborhood.
I'm
disappointed
and
angry.
G
K
K
K
G
J
J
Yesterday,
I
provided
commissioners
with
an
update
on
progress
towards
moving
encampment
moving
encampment
occupants
into
shelter
and
housing
suitable
for
winter
conditions.
As
directed
in
resolution
2020-267,
the
update
has
been
posted
on
our
encampment
webpage
at
www.minneapolisparks.org
backslash
encampments.
J
J
J
The
minnesota
interagency
council
of
homelessness
has
several
state
activities
underway
that
support
expanded,
shelter
and
housing
capacity,
including
millions
of
dollars
in
state
funding
to
support
new
protective
spaces.
Outreach,
staffing
and
supplies,
as
well
as
hotel
to
home
models,
are
still
currently
I'm
sorry,
as
well
as
hotel
to
home
opportunities
in
the
twin
cities.
Applications
for
funding
supporting
the
hotel,
the
home
model,
are
still
currently
available
for
qualified
providers.
J
J
J
The
pool
of
available
opportunities
is
growing,
more
limited
as
the
weather
becomes
colder.
On
september,
8th
following
the
first
cold
weather
of
the
season,
hennepin
county
reported
that
there
were
no
beds
for
single
adult
males,
12
beds,
available
for
single
adult
women
and
21
family
shelter
rooms
available
numbers
vary
from
day
to
day.
As
of
this
afternoon,
hennepin
county
reports,
14
single
adult
beds
for
men,
15,
single
adult
beds
for
women
and
39
family
rooms
for
those
with
children
resolution
202267
states
sheltering
homeless
people.
J
Minneapolis
parks
is
not
a
safe,
proper
or
dignified
form
of
housing
and
is
at
best
a
temporary
solution
for
encampment
individuals
before
cold
weather
arrives.
Complicating
the
shortage
of
available
shelter
opportunities
is
the
anticipated
date
of
opening
of
cold
weather
shelters,
which
is
typically
in
december.
According
to
our
partners
from
the
perspective
of
park
park
encampments,
the
cold
weather
noted
above
is
already
present
and
leaves
encamped
individuals
exposed
to
the
cold
weather
for
at
least
10
weeks.
J
Home
weather
pose
is
a
threat
to
those
experiencing
homelessness.
Even
when
temperatures
seem
mild,
hypothermia
can
set
in
when
temperatures
drop
below
50
degrees,
but
many
shelters
don't
open
until
it's
much
colder.
According
to
information
provided
by
the
national
health
care
for
the
homeless
homeless,
council
complicating
the
current
situation,
the
nprb
does
not
allow
open
fires
or
the
use
of
propane
as
a
fuel
as
a
fuel
for
a
fire
in
parks.
J
The
use
of
firewood
poses
a
similar
danger,
not
only
for
the
risk
of
fire,
but
also,
but
also
introducing
diseased
wood
into
park
areas.
One
common
way
to
spread
diseases
which
affect
trees
is
through
the
use
of
firewood.
The
park
board
spends
millions
of
dollars
each
year
to
protect
the
urban
forest
and
firewood
is
a
real
and
direct
threat
to
that
asset.
B
Thank
you,
superintendent
bangora,
so
as
we
have
for
the
last
several
meetings,
we'd
like
to
give
you
an
update
on
what
we're
hearing
and
how
kind
of
what
what's
coming
in
for
staff
to
respond
to
in
terms
of
public
comment,
so
I
won't
repeat
the
items
from
september
that
came
on
or
before
the
second
of
september,
but
I
will
focus
in
on
the
items
that
we've
received
since
that
time.
We've
received
158
comments
about
homeless,
encampments,
156
of
those
are
received
by
customer
service
staff,
and
two
of
them
came
into
our
open
time.
B
B
Temporary
encampment
permit
update.
We
do
have
15
active
permits.
I'll
show
you
a
map
in
just
a
moment,
but
it
includes
beltrami
bf
nelson
boom,
island
bracket,
franklin,
steel
lake
harriet
lake
nakomis,
logan
lindale,
farmstead
marshall,
terrace,
minnehaha
reverend
dr
martin
luther
king
jr
riverside
and
then
the
annie
young
portion
of
riverside
in
the
mall
superintendent.
Bangor
mentioned
this
as
well.
But
here
are
the
numbers
of
current
vacancies.
B
O
O
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
we
have
an
overlay
with
the
permitted
sites
and
the
non-permanent,
and
what
I
would
note
is
that
when
we've
referenced
it
as
lake
harriet,
other
lake
nokomis
other
mlk
other,
that's
recognizing
that
we
have
a
permanent
encampment,
but
we
also
have
temps
outside
of
the
designated
area,
and
so
we
have
gotten
this
to
the
15
permitted
parts
and
seven
parts
with
without
permits,
and
I
believe
that
is
the
end
of
this,
and
I
turn
it
over
to
finance.
Yes.
K
K
We
have
a
third
request
that
we
will
be
submitting
for
85
000
that
will
cover
expenses
through
the
end
of
september.
On
the
expenditure
side,
we
have
wages,
infringe
of
a
hundred
and
five
thousand
and
again
that
is,
maintenance
costs
associated
with
the
encampments
and
that
is
being
reimbursed
through
the
minnesota
emergency
response
funds.
We
have
material
and
supplies
fists
and
washing
stations.
K
Those
are
also
being
submitted
for
reimbursement
through
the
emergency
response
funds.
At
this
point,
we
have
contractual
services
for
associated
with
the
encampments
that
includes
the
mad
dad's
contract
as
well,
along
with
legal
fees
that
we
are
incurring
due
to
encampments
and
then
the
site,
restoration
costs.
K
G
H
H
H
the
easement
to
columbia,
golf
course
when
we,
when
we
spoke
last
in
front
of
the
board,
there
was
some
question
about
the
timing
of
bids
that
had
already
gone
out,
and
it
sounded
like
this
evening
was.
The
last
was
the
last
meeting
that
we
would
have
to
approve
that
in
order
to
meet
those
bid,
those
bids
before
they
expired,
I'm
wondering
superintendent.
If
there's
somebody
on
your
staff,
that
can
is
that
still
accurate
or
is
there
still
time
to
meet?
H
J
F
President
coco
and
commissioner
board,
I
spoke
with
doug
snyder
of
the
watershed
district
yesterday,
they've
already
taken
bids,
and
they
have
the
capacity
to
award
the
bids
without
having
this
agreement
finally
in
place.
So
they
have
we've
learned
that
we
have
sufficient
time
to
be
able
to
develop
a
solution
that
is
more
resonant
with
some
of
the
concerns
we've
heard
from
the
board
over
the
last
several
meetings
so
and
that
new
direction
for
us.
F
D
H
F
When
that
was
drafted,
we
had
a
response
from
city
staff
indicating
that
rezoning
would
not
be
favored,
and
I
posed
the
question
of
a
conditional
use
permit,
which
they
also
indicated,
would
not
be
favored.
It
seemed
to
me
in
after
that
document
was
crafted
that
the
conditional
use
permit
is
a
more
likely
process
that
would
allow
us
to
get
to
achieve
that.
I
did
place
a
call
to
a
city
council
member.
I
sent
an
email
to
council
member
fletcher's
and
his
staff
to
see
if
I
could
review
that
with
process
with
them.
F
H
President
colgan
wondering
if
we
can
have
a
follow-up
discussion
item
on
getting
at
our
next
meeting
on
I'm
just
continuing
to
move
that
issue
forward.
There
might
be
a
there
might
be
a
few
other
pathways
that
we
can
look
at
as
well.
If
the
city,
if
the
conditional
permit
or
conditional
use
permit
route,
isn't
being
advanced.
H
So
I'm
wondering
if
that
issue
may
need
to
come
to
the
board
to
provide
some
additional
additional
clarity
and
direction
and
then
superintendent.
I
I
think
my
last
question
on
reports
of
officers
is
a
is
a
request
on
the
financial
report
for
the
homeless
encampments,
and
I
I
don't
need
an
answer
tonight,
but
I'm
hoping
that
director
wiseman
after
after
the
conversations
last
week
about
a
difference
of
opinion
of
how
that
94,
000
easement
was
being
allocated.
H
I
I'd
like
to
not
see
I'd
like
to
see
a
separate
chart
of
accounts
for
what
what's
being
charged
to
that
94,
000
versus,
what's
being
what's
being
charged
to
the
to
the
other
funds
of
that,
if
that's
possible.
But
I
don't
need
a
response
tonight.
So
if
we
can,
if
we
can
maybe
have
that
for
the
next
meeting,
that
would
be
great.
Thank
you.
I
Thank
you,
president
colgail.
I
have
some
questions
from
the
superintendent
regarding
the
letter
that
was
sent
by
the
governor
and
also
about
some
enchantments
in
my
district.
A
couple
of
questions,
so
the
governor
is
saying
that
is,
is
the
governor
saying
that
funds
are
available
and
that
the
county
and
city
are
not
requesting
them
for
emergency
shelter,
capacity,
expansion.
J
J
So
there
are
agencies
that
lift
up
like
we
could
say
like
a
vevo,
or
you
know
some
of
these,
these
organizations
that
support
unsheltered
homeless
people
that
can
then
take
them
and
provide
24
hours,
seven
day
a
week,
kind
of
care
or
resources
or
whatever
the
needs
that
unsheltering.
How
unhoused
people
have
there's
requests
for
money,
but
there's
a
lot
of
money.
That's
out
there,
but
not
enough
people
to
provide
those
services
so.
I
I
We've
got
people
with
serious
addiction
problems
living
in
our
parks
that
are
preventing
people
from
feeling
safe
in
them.
We
have
like
a
general
sense
of
lawlessness,
because
people
are
being
told,
I'm
gonna,
stop
you
from
doing
something.
Yet
a
couple
hundred
feet
away
from
them.
There
are
people
camping
in
the
park.
There
are
people
drinking
in
the
park.
There
are
people
smoking
in
the
parks.
There
are
people
that
are
clearly
violating
park
ordinances
where
that's
just
acceptable.
I
So
I
would
like
to
understand
what
the
city
and
county
who
are
able
to
apply
for
these
funds
are
doing
to
ramp
up
their
ability
to
properly
shelter
people,
so
the
parks
can
go
back
to
being
parks
and
we
can
demonstrate
to
the
people
of
the
city
that,
if
you're
going
to
utilize
the
park,
you
need
to
do
so
in
a
way
that
complies
with
with
the
rules
and
regulations
that
we
put
around.
That
experience
is
that
a
conversation
that
that
that
you
are
having
with
our
partners.
J
J
J
This
is
really
a
challenge.
We
are
working
with
them
every
day,
we're
talking
to
state
we're
talking
to
the
county,
we're
talking
to
the
city.
I
know
the
last
time
I
heard
that
this
the
county-
I
can't
remember
the
number,
but
they
ramped
up
a
number
of
people
that
they're
employing
and
bringing
into
the
county
resources.
I
can't
give
an
exact
number,
but
I
know
there
was
this
effort
to
bring
more
people
on
board
to
the
county.
J
It
seems
that
there
it's
almost
as
if
there
was
a
provider,
then
there
becomes
available
housing
or
available
shelter
with
no
provider.
Then
there's
not
the
push
to
get
the
shelter
right,
it's
kind
of
a
vicious
circle,
so
the
state
was
clear
on
what
they
were
offering.
The
state
is
clear
that
they're,
the
providers
and
the
resource,
the
county
and
the
city
are
really
the
ones
that
the
pass-through
happens,
that
we
then
get.
J
You
know
the
conversation
around.
What
we
can
do
is
the
park
system
and
also
throughout
the
city.
I
mean
we're
not
just
it's
not
just
the
parks.
It's
also,
of
course,
county
the
city
that
are
looking
for
places
to
be
able
to
put
and
get
people
into
shelter
over
the
winter.
We
hear
that
there's
a
lot
of
options
that
are
that
they're
working
through
they're
looking
at
different
places
and
housing
and
buildings,
and
but
we're
at
the
we
are
at
the
mercy
of
that
decision
and
that
work,
and
so
we
are
working
them
every
day.
J
I
Okay,
well,
I'm
hopeful
at
our
next
meeting
that
you're
able
to
tell
us
that
that
they've
found
a
way
to
to
do
something
to
help
these
people.
It's
I'm
just
appalled,
I'm
appalled
that
people
have
not.
This
has
been
a
problem
all
summer
we
have
had
months
as
a
community
to
figure
out
how
to
deal
with
this
in
a
way
that
doesn't
involve
people
living
in
parks
and
that
it
hasn't
happened
yet
that
you're
still
being
told
essentially
the
same
thing
you
were
told
back
in
april,
just
makes
absolutely
no
sense
to
me.
J
C
I
I
J
B
Thank
you,
superintendent,
bangora,
president
coghill
and
commissioner
music.
So
we
do
technically
have
two
permits
at
lake
nokomis.
We
have
a
north
one
and
what
we
would
call
a
west
one,
the
one
that's
the
west,
that
the
one
is,
the
one
that
is
visible
and
you
can
see.
We
had
attempted
to
move
that
to
a
different
location
and
after
further
consideration
and
kind
of
consideration
of
the
type
of
flood
zone,
it's
in
and
assistant
superintendent
schroeder
may
have
additional
input.
B
He
wants
to
have
there
and
the
time
of
year
it
is,
and
in
consultation
with
the
county,
about
kind
of
the
relative
stability
of
that
encampment.
We
have
we
recommend
and
we've
and
we've
moved
forward
with
allowing
that
encampment
to
stay
where
it
is,
especially
since
these
permits
are
temporary
in
nature.
B
If
this
were
something
that
was
intended
to
be
more
long-term
or
to
extend
into
a
typical
flood
time
of
year,
we
might
have
a
different
consideration
for
it,
but
considering
the
temporary
nature
of
it
and
the
intention
of
the
resolution
approved
by
the
board
for
encampments
not
to
go
into
cold
weather,
it
seemed
it.
It
seemed
like
a
reasonable
next
step
to
leave
it
where
it
is.
B
Today
we
did
notice
two
tents
moved
into
another
location,
so
we're
now
working
through
the
permit
hole
with
the
permit
holder
to
understand
if
those
tents
are
part
of
their
permit
or
if
it
would
be
considered
a
non-permitted
area.
So
we
just
have
some
additional
work
to
do
there
with
that.
Permit
holder.
B
I
J
B
Superintendent
bangora
president
coghill,
commissioner
music,
so
our
outreach
staff
has
been
working
very
closely
at
minnehaha.
There
are
a
couple
of
things
that
we've
noticed
when
kind
of
there
was
a
kind
of
a
larger
movement
of
individuals
who
are
encampments
in
general
to
move
over
to
the
wall
of
forgotten
natives.
We
did
see
a
decrease
in
the
number
of
tents
in
that
location,
and
we
especially
saw
a
decrease
in
the
number
of
tents
that
were
outside
of
the
encampment
area.
B
The
permit
holder
is
working
earnestly
with
our
outreach
staff
has
recently
requested
that
the
encampment
area
be
delineated
by
a
fence
to
help
them
be
able
to
enforce
here's
where
our
encampment
is,
and
then
also
to
provide
guidance
for
our
staff
to
be
able
to
help
assist
them
with
removing
tents
that
are
not
within
that
encampment
area.
The
permit
holder
is
firmly
aware
of
concerns.
We've
had
around
harassment
and
other
issues
in
the
area
and.
C
P
B
J
J
P
J
J
Homeless,
earth,
it's
called
shelter
to
home
vouchers
that
they're
providing
for
the
wall
and
for
the
folks
that
are
there,
I'm
not
sure
many
people
are
going
to
be
able
to
receive
that
they're
going
to
work
there,
but
I
don't
have
a
specific
number
of
people
that
have
left
our
parks
and
have
moved
over
to
that
location,
and
I
would
ask
assistant
superintendent
there.
How
often
do
we
get
our
numbers
again
that
are
reported
from
roberta?
I
don't
remember
the
exact
dates
that
we
received.
I
think
we
received
one
yesterday
correct
every
week.
O
But
in
terms
of
tracking
individuals-
and
you
know
the
attempts
and
if
the
tent
moves
from
one
place
to
another,
we're
not
tracking
it.
At
that
level,
we
did
notice
a
decrease
in
the
number
at
least
I
did
anecdotally
and
driving
by
the
many
aha
encampment
frequently
to
and
from
my
home.
I
did
notice
that
when
the
wall
became
an
encampment,
the
number
of
attempts
seemed
to
decrease
at
minnehaha.
P
J
President
coghill,
commissioner,
french,
I'm
not
sure
exactly
the
specifics
around
it,
but
it
is
around
more
of
the
indigenous
or
native
population.
So
it's
like
red
lake,
so
it's
not
is.
If
anybody
could
go
there
and
provide
services,
I
think
it's
very
specific
to
the
provider
that
is
then
doing
the
work
with
a
particular
population.
J
P
P
I
know
there's
difference
in
different
parks
and
different
places
in
our
city,
but
pb
park
has
always
been
a
catalyst
for
some
of
these
activities
that
we've,
you
know,
we've
tried
for
years
and
years
to
to
to
just
to
stop
it.
We
put
lights
out
there
and
we
reach
out
in
the
park.
So
I'm
just.
I
just
want
to
know
why
now
why
this
year,
why
why?
All
of
a
sudden?
J
Thank
you,
commissioner
friends,
president
coley,
commissioner,
french,
if
you
would,
I
know
that
this
board
we've
been
pretty
clear
that
crime,
stats
and
statistics
you've
noticed
we
didn't
bring
forward
today,
if
you'd
like
for
us
to
give
specifics
around
incidents
that
occur
within
the
encampment.
We
can
share
that
with
you
yeah,
because
you're
right
there
are,
there
are
I'm
sure
things
that
I'm
sorry.
J
We
can
give
yeah,
commissioner,
french,
we
can
give
specifics
around
what
we
know.
That's
happening
within
the
encampment
or
what's
happening
around
the
encampment.
I
know
there
was
a
couple
incidents
just
happened
recently,
where
a
woman
overdosed,
I
think
she
was
in
the
encampment.
Obviously
I
don't
know
her
current
current
status,
but
she
was
in
bad
condition.
I
think
sometimes,
like
you
said,
you
know
they
happen
there,
but
that
could
happen.
J
P
J
P
J
Jerry
commissioner,
french
yeah,
like
I
said,
that's
why
I
was
only
giving
you
specifics
that
I
know
that
have
happened
this
year
in
the
encampment.
I
can
tell
you
that
we
can
look
at
what's
happened
previously
in
the
park
or
around
the
community,
so
we
can
maybe
share
some
information
with
you
and
give
you
some
context.
J
P
N
N
P
P
N
We've
actually
remodeled
our
staffing
provide
dedicated
coverage
downtown
and
within
phillips,
so
that
you
know
in
years.
Past
pb
park
was
just
part
of
the
entire
south
minneapolis
piece,
which
is
a
very
large
geography
for
one
or
two
officers
to
cover.
So
we've
made
adjustments
there,
but
besides
police
intervention,
you
know
we
continue
to
work
with
activating
the
park
in
coordination
with
recreation
staff
at
bell,
who
runs
that
recreation
center
with
our
community
partners
with
the
neighborhood
group
ventura
village,
there
there
are
cameras
within
tv
park
that
the
neighborhood
has
purchased.
E
E
If
we
have
the
the
crime
report
or
not
have
the
crime
report,
but
the
fact
that
crime
is
an
integral
part
of
this
and
everything
you
know
hearing
that
there
was
an
overdose
and
particularly
hearing
that
those
who
found
the
person
refused
to
bring
in
authorities
paramedics
whatever
to
to
deal
with
the
woman
who
overdosed
the
same
thing
happened.
That
powderhorn
was
the
young
girl
who
was
raped
anyway.
To
me,
I
I.
E
E
So
I
I'm
trying
to
see
you
know
whatever
patterns,
I
guess
is
maybe
what
I'm
looking
for,
and
I
appreciate,
commissioner,
french,
bringing
that
up
just
a
curious
question
at
lake
of
the
isles
was
indicated
that
there's
7
10.
Are
these
tents
down
at
the
south
end
adjacent
to
the
the
midtown
greenway.
E
And
the
reason
why
I'm
bringing
that
up
is
that
I
have
noticed
over
the
years
that
there
usually
is
a
tent
or
two
that
is
there
and
so
wondering
whether
or
not
these
are
repeat
patterns
we're
finding
out
throughout
the
city
that
there's
repeat
patterns
of
places
and
everything
and
how
we
can
make
those
various
safe
stones
for
whomever
for
whether
or
not
happens
to
be
unsheltered
anyway.
I
just
wanted
to.
C
E
That
we
are,
as
I
indicated
repeat,
patterns
and
I'm
so
concerned
about
the
crime
and
about
the
safety
of
our
unsheltered,
and
that's
the
fact
that
we
have
people
intervening
and
not
allowing
people
with
professional
skills
to
be
there
for
them.
So
thank
you
all.
I
think,
probably
the
most
critical
thing
that
I
heard
or
whether
it
was
in
the
report
that
superintendent
van
gogh
sent
out
earlier
the
fact
that
the
staff
capacity
has
been
maximized
and
we
need
to
resolve
this
issue.
E
G
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Forney
I'm
seeing
no
other
hands
raised.
Thank
you
superintendent,
for
the
report
and
thank
you
all
for
the
questions.
Certainly
the
the
work
of
our
of
our
board
and
our
staff
in
addressing
the
unhoused
in
our
parks
is
not
over.
I
did
feel
heartened
with
the
conversation
that
the
superintendent
and
I
and
other
staff
had
on
friday
last
week
with
the
governor's
office.
G
However,
we
we
still
are
seeing
a
gap
in
the
number
of
spaces
available
for
folks
to
go
in
terms
of
shelter
and
the
number
of
folks
that
are
actually
unhoused
both
in
minneapolis
and
the
entire
region.
So
certainly
more
work
needs
to
be
done
and
I
look
forward
to
doing
that.
Work
in
collaboration
with
all
the
commissioners
on
the
board.
G
E
G
C
C
P
D
G
E
Thank
you
on
behalf
of
the
admin
and
finance
committee,
I'd
like
to
move
resolution,
2020
300,
a
resolution
approving
a
rapid
ratification
of
exclusive
rights
agreement,
including
expanded
language
related
to
the
second
amendment
with
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
the
development
team
led
by
united
property
for
collaborative
efforts
related
to
creating
a
coordinated
plan
for
the
upper
harbor
terminal.
Thank
you.
G
C
D
C
G
H
H
G
P
Yeah
I
wanted
to
drop
touch
on
two
different
things:
one
one
of
them
went
to
mira,
commissioner
commissioner,
commissioner
bourne
and
his
co
in
his
in
his
effort
to
advocate
for
their
fairness.
When
it
comes
to
labor
disputes.
I
think
the
park
board
has
been
a
place
where
folks,
who
can
have
a
job
and
raise
a
family
and
have
good
galleries
and
good
benefits.
P
E
Thank
you,
president
coquille.
Yes,
I'd
like
to
report,
I
think
I
might
have
mentioned
this
before,
but
people
for
parks
had
been
officially
brought
into
the
minneapolis
parks
foundation.
I'm
very
excited
about
that.
You
know
I
was
on
it
some
years
ago.
This
is
a
really
unbelievably
viable
organization
and
the
fact
that
they're
collaborating,
I
think,
is
very
commendable
on
the
foundation's
behalf.
E
And
it
was
very
successful
at
that,
and
that
will
be
basically
covering
their
overhead
types
of
things.
They
are
what
just
a
little
bit
over
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
shy
of
completing
the
waterworks
of
fundraising,
pura
hara.
Thank
you
for
all
those
efforts
and
any
way
we
can
anybody
can
push.
You
know
that
the
finish
line
would
be
marvelous.
E
Also,
people
for
parks
received
a
bequest
of
some
four
hundred
thousand
dollars.
It's
very
what's
donor
intent
is
very
directive
is
very
specific,
but
it's
amazing.
It's
just
it
just
warms
me
to
know
that
people
are
continuing
to
believe
in
our
parks
and
putting
as
their
legacy
the
woman
with
marianne
feldman,
who
was
the
she
authored
all
of
the
music
notes
for
the
minnesota
orchestra.
So
who
would
have
thought
that
you
know
somebody
who
is
her?
E
Music
was
her
passion
and
everything
would
be
leaving
something
still
instrumental
you
know
for
our
park
system
and
then.
Lastly,
I
wanted
to
fyi
everybody
that
the
annual
posters
per
parks
fundraiser
is
going
to
be
on.
Excuse
me
october
yeah
october
17th
from
seven
to
eight,
it's
going
to
be
a
zoom
event
and
everything
so
please
put
it
on
your
calendar
and
participate
in
it.
You
can
believe
beforehand.
If
you
would
like
to
purchase
any
posters,
you
can
do
that
ahead
of
time.
E
A
Thank
you,
president
cogill.
I
just
wanted
to
speak
to
a
matter
that
so
originally
there
was
some
information
put
out
there
that
wasn't
correct,
but
has
since
been
corrected
around
park
board
leadership.
Speaking
to
the
naacp,
at
the
request
for
a
meeting,
I
just
want
to
go
on
public
record,
saying
that
president
coghill
myself
and
the
superintendent
met
with
president
leslie
redman
and
other
leadership
from
the
naacp
this
previous
friday.
A
I
think
we
had
a
very
productive
meeting.
Speaking
for
myself,
I
was
confused
at
what
the
meeting
was
about,
because
the
email
that
I
received
talked
about
things
that
possibly
took
place
before.
I
was
a
board
member,
and
so
I
was
happy
to
have
conversations
with
the
naap.
Did
this
naacp
about
the
work
that
is
currently
happening
at
the
minneapolis
park
board
and
more
than
excited
to
work
with
them
about
moving
forward
around
the
issues
of
equity
and
inclusion
with
the
naacp
at
the
park
boards
table.
A
It
was
just
really
talking
through
where
we
are
right
now,
yeah,
so
that
that
was
the
first
thing
definitely
wanted
to
clear
that
up
and
then
also
I
received
the
certified
letter
at
around
4
30
today
from
tony
kelly
and
I
reached
out
to
him
and
asked
for
a
meeting
to
get
a
better
understanding
of
what
he's
referring
to
directly
in
the
letter.
So
I'm
hoping
to
meet
with
him
really
soon
and
talk
to
my
colleagues
on
the
board
or
staff
or
whoever
I
need
to
after
the
meeting
with
him.
G
E
C
C
E
E
O
A
E
I
L
E
Okay
well-
and
you
answered
all
the
questions,
so
I
just
you
know
to
affirm
that
you
know
this
is
already
all
of
this
work
is
being
done,
and
so
it
will
be.
You
know
an
add-on
to
the
the
greater
project,
and
I
appreciate
thank
you,
blake
schools
or,
as
I
know
them
northrop
anyway,
for
your
donation,
so
secretary,
would
you
please
call
the
roll
vice
president,
I'm
assuming?
Commissioner
french?
You
didn't
have
to
give
me
more
to
say
your
hand's
still
up.
Okay,
sorry.