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From YouTube: April 6, 2020 Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
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Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board Meeting
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A
The
resolution
has
been
moved
and
seconded
I
think
that
it
would
behoove
us
to
have
a
quick
overview
of
what
this
resolution
entails
and
I.
Suppose
I
would
like,
perhaps
for
council,
to
provide
a
short
explanation
of
the
process
that
he
took
to
develop.
This
resolution
and
I
can
certainly
add
some
context
as
well.
A
The
first
thing
that
I
will
note
before
I
hand
it
over
to
Council
is
that
this
resolution
provides
really
seven
key
areas
of
additional
or
expanded
Authority
for
the
superintendent
subject
to
the
consent
of
the
president
of
the
board,
that
being
in
there
to
ensure
that
the
people
of
Minneapolis,
the
voters
are
able
to
hold
an
elected
official
account
accountable
for
any
actions
that
are
taken
with
this
additional
emergency.
Authority
and
I
will
turn
it
over
to
Council
to
provide
a
little
bit
of
additional
context.
Oh
thank.
G
You,
mr.
president,
and
end
commissioners
resolution
2020
180
was
an
action
that
was
directed
at
the
last
regular
meeting
of
the
board
by
resolution.
That
council
prepare
a
resolution
granting
certain
given
the
covet
outbreak
and
in
response
to
that
certain
authority
to
the
superintendent
to
undertake
certain
actions.
G
There
are
seven
specified
areas
that
it
would
do
so
and
I'll
just
go
through
those
first.
It
would
be
to
enter
into
contracts
and
incur
obligations
necessary
to
combat
Cova
19
and
protect
the
health
and
safety
of
persons
and
property
without
formal
competitive
solicitation
for
Kerman
procedures
for
amounts
up
to
$100,000.
G
H
G
Board
of
Commissioners
under
Minnesota
Statutes,
twelve
point
three
three
one
regarding
local
assistance
between
political
subdivisions.
To
be
clear.
On
that
point,
twelve
point:
one:
three:
three
one
is
to
joint
powers
agreement
between
parties.
It
could
concern
things
like
policing,
operational
things.
G
Perhaps
I
should
have
said
this
a
beginning
that
those
powers
could
be
exercised
by
the
superintendent,
but
the
resolve
clause
reads:
the
Board
of
Commissioners
hereby
approves
the
emergency
declaration,
delegating
the
following
third
of
the
superintendent
subject
to
the
consent
of
the
president
of
the
board.
So
in
each
of
these
seven
areas
the
superintendent
could
basically
proposed
to
take
action.
But,
as
I
read
this,
the
superintendent
would
essentially
have
to
talk
to
the
president
before
he
took
any
action
and
either
get
his
consent
or
approval
to
undertake
any
one
of
the
measures.
G
E
G
G
So
there
would
be
two
sets
of
reports.
Basically,
I
would
envision
this
that
if
the
Commissioner
or
the
superintendent
was
undertaking
any
action,
first
he'd
have
to
get
the
consent
or
approval
of
the
board.
President
he'd
also
have
to
provide
a
report
then
to
the
board
president
on
some
regular
basis,
as
well
as
individual
commissioners
and
commissioners
at
large
on
manners
concerning
their
districts
and
then
at
regular
meetings
throughout
the
duration
of
the
emergency.
The
superintendent
would
have
to
report
to
the
board
what
he's
been
doing,
if
anything,
with
these
seven
specific
authorities.
G
The
budgetary
implications
of
the
same
and
number
four
is
a
less
detailing
the
enforcement
of
current
laws
and
regulations
than
how
those
are
being
prioritized
to
address
public
health,
safety
and
welfare,
and
also
five,
would
be
that
if
the
board
is
providing
assistance
to
other
agencies,
he
would
have
to
advise
the
board.
The
superintendent
commissioners
with
respect
to
those
activities.
A
I
I
Veto-
and
so
it's
been
I-
think
that
the
this
is
spelled
out
pretty
well
and
I.
I
do
believe
that
it
meets
the
especially
during
this
time
of
this
pandemic
and
emergency
I
think
it
meets
what
I
need
working,
of
course,
with
with
presidents
with
you,
president
kögel
I
think
it
meets
everything
that
I'm
looking
forward
to
to
execute
my
duties
and
responsibilities
to
to
the
organization
and
to
the
board.
J
J
If
President
Cowgill
could
have
closed
all
of
the
parkways
I
believe
the
north
side
would
be
pretty
upset
and
that's
probably
something
that
without
a
voice
on
the
north
side
statement,
we
don't
want
something
like
that
that
it
probably
could
have
happened
so
this
evening,
I'm
going
to
be
voting
all
for
pretty
much.
All
of
this
I
believe
we
were
elected
officials
to
do
a
job
and
represent
our
constituents
from
our
specific
communities.
So,
if
all
due
respect,
I
would
encourage
other
commissioners
to
also
vote
no.
K
The
I
share
some
of
commissioners
see
worsens
concerns
it.
It
sounds
like
the
way
that
this
is
written
now
that
board
members
are
abdicate
their
authority
to
the
president
of
the
board
and
not
the
superintendent
of
the
parks.
I
I,
don't
have
reservation
with
most
of
the
language
in
this
and
I
think
most
of
the
languages
prudent.
My
two
points
of
concern
I'm
having
trouble
with
the
interface
with
having
zoom
open
at
the
same
time
here
when
we
try
to
get
back
to
this.
K
The
the
two
points
of
concern
that
I
have
are
are
the
first
resolved
clause
with
consent
to
the
president
of
the
board.
These
are
most
of
these
are
emergency
contractual
powers
that
were
that
we're
giving
so
at
this
point,
in
some
cases,
were
actually
limiting
the
superintendent's
authority
with
that
provision
under
under
the
first
Clause.
The
superintendent
already
has
the
authority
to
enter
into
contracts
and
incur
obligations
necessary
to
under
his
general
authority
for
contracts
up
to
a
$100,000.
K
Now,
by
having
this
consent
of
the
president
of
the
board
clause
that
actually
slows
down
the
superintendent's
ability
to
act,
the
superintendent
can
execute
any
contract
that
she
or
he
wants
right
now
up
to
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
without
consent
of
the
president
of
the
board.
I
do
also
have
some
concern.
Number
six
and
I
think
that's
echoing
Commissioner
C
worsens
concern
with
all
due
respect.
K
I
think
we've
I
think
we've
the
board
has
taken
action
on
parkways
and
we
had
a
split
vote
on
that
at,
but
I
think
the
board
came
to
a
conclusion
for
now
on
parkways
and
I.
Don't
know
if
I'm
interested
in
having
the
prison
having
president
kögel
be
the
arbiter
of
what
parkways
are
open
and
closed
throughout
throughout
this
crisis.
L
L
About
giving
extra
powers
to
our
superintendent,
which
I
have
total
confidence
in
I'm,
just
really
a
big
mission
of
power
that
was
keeping
those
butter
voters
in
Minneapolis.
If
you
can
get
something
with
the
president,
you
should
meet
you
something
with
the
whole
board.
So
if
you
really,
if
we're
really
going
to
get
my
powers,
actually
be
able
to
do
the
job
that
you
want
him
to
do
without
him,
there
is
I.
Don't
understand
why
he
hasn't
said,
then
why
ask
him
some
of
the
president
and
that's
an
old
board.
He
doesn't
think
since
to.
M
C
F
N
A
The
difference
and
council
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
the
the
key
phrase
in
that
item
is
without
formal,
competitive,
solicitations
and
procurement
procedures,
which
allows
the
superintendent
to
more
swiftly
make
enter
into
contracts
and
in
corroborations.
That
would
be
necessary
to
protect
the
health
and
safety
of
our
staff
and
property
in
the
system
as
things
swiftly
change
during
this
pandemic,
and
that
is
the
purpose
of
having
the
first
item
got.
N
N
C
N
He
decides
that
there's
a
pronounced
provides
consent
so
that
now
we're
not
abdicating
all
that
authority.
I
would
be
receptive
if
people
want
to
add
to
the
end
of
that
sentence.
For
item
number
six,
you
know
with
the
consent
of
the
district
commissioner
in
which
the
given
Parkway
is
located
like
that.
N
A
L
O
L
N
A
Thank
You
Commissioner,
Myer
and
Commissioner
French
on
this
item.
No
I
was
a
couple
things
I'm
fine
with
the
amendment.
It
is
really
the
only
item
within
the
seven
that
pertains
to
geographical
issues
within
the
system,
specifically
it
fit
depending
how
it's
played
out
and
I
would
on
just
the
general
conversation
here
remind
folks
that
this
is
the
superintendent
who
would
be
making
these
decisions
subject
to
the
consent
of
the
president
of
board.
The
president
of
the
board
is
the
liaison
to
the
superintendent
that
is
in
our
board
rules.
A
It
would
be
certainly
a
major
responsibility,
as
it
already
is
to
be
ensuring
that
the
board
is
aware
of
and
well
communicating
with,
the
board
president
on
any
of
the
potential
uses
of
this
additional
authority.
I
also
point
to
a
second
resolve
clause,
which
provides
guidance
on
how
superintendent,
the
superintendent's
decisions
and
additional
activity
will
be
reported
to
the
board
on
a
regular
basis
and
to
individual
commissioners.
L
G
Commissioner,
French
I
think
your
question
was:
how
does
this
resolution
compared
to
what
the
City
Council
has
done
with
respect
to
mayor?
The
authorities
that
have
been
invested
in
the
mayor
Frey?
Is
that
correct,
yeah
I
have
not
exactly
done
a
comparison
between
the
two
I
think
that
in
general,
given
the
size
and
the
scope
of
the
city,
I
think
his
emergency
powers
were
somewhat
greater.
Given
the
you
know,
the
number
of
areas
that
the
city
would
deal
with
a
I've
had
a
lot
to
do
with
Commerce
and
regulatory
things
in
the
city.
G
You
are
the
elected
body,
you
are
the
park
board
and
you
by
charter
and
in
most
cases
unless
you've
delegated
the
power
are
the
decision
makers
and
it's
your
power
to
control
and
make
certain
decisions
on,
and
in
this
case,
I
guess
depends
on
how
the
board
looks
at
this
and
what
they
feel
our
duties
that
you
might
not
be
able
to
exercise
between
meetings
that
you
want
to
invest
the
superintendent
with
the
authority
to
make
certain
decisions.
So
that's
I
think
that's
how
I
would
look
at
it.
G
A
E
You,
commissioner,
music
and
person
and
Coco
yes,
I
appreciate
the
discussion
about
you
know
what
other
levels
the
government
are
doing.
I
do
not
find
that
the
resolution
as
it's
being
written
or
the
States,
is
any
different
than
what
I
have
reviewed
with,
in
particular
the
City
Council
of
the
mayor
and
so
I
appreciate.
You
know
the
way
it's
written.
As
is
I,
hear
that
you
know
the
possibility
of
you
know
allowing
district
commissioners
to
have
the
oversight
excuse
Elaine
to.
G
E
K
You
president
kögel,
for
the
second
time,
just
as
a
reminder
why
I
think
that
this
is
important,
that
I
appreciate
Commissioner,
Meyers
recognition
of
the
importance
of
includes
including
district
commissioners
and
on
this
decision
the
president
talked
about
the
necessity
for
communicating
with
the
board
and
making
sure
that
district
commissioners
were
aware
of
items
that
were
happening
in
their
district.
I'll
remind
board
members
at
the
I
mentioned
last
week,
a
point
of
frustration
around
Minnehaha,
Parkway
or
excuse
me
at
Lake
area.
K
Parkway
closure
was
I
learned
about
that
through
reading
the
Southwest
Journal
and
somewhere
along
the
line.
The
board
president
and
I
think
the
superintendent
had
time
to
talk
to
members
of
the
press
about
that
closure,
but
did
not
have
time
to
inform
the
district
commissioner
of
that,
so
there
there
does
need
to
be
a
and
frankly
I
trust
the
superintendent
to
make
some
of
the
to
make
some
of
these
decisions.
But
I,
don't
I.
Think
it's
really
important
if
Commissioner
is
involved
in
that
that
it
at
least
be
the
district
commissioner
around
the
Iranian.
That.
K
The
area
where
the
amenity
is
located
us
I
think
the
amendments
suggested
by
Commissioner
Myer
that
I
moved
makes
a
lot
of
sense,
so
I
would
ask,
regardless
of
how
commissioners
feel
about
the
overall
resolution.
I
would
ask
commissioners
to
please
support
this
amendment
offered
by
myself
and
Commissioner
my.
A
J
I'm,
sorry,
can
you
hear
me
yep?
Thank
you
appreciate
it
I
to
share
concerns
about
this
issue.
Again.
I
was
not
aware
that
we
were
closing
Rice,
Parkway
or
West
River
Parkway.
However,
you
want
to
phrase
it
sometimes
I
believe
people
even
on
this
commission
does
don't
believe
that
the
North
Loop
is
located
in
district
2,
which
represents
North
Minneapolis,
including
the
North
Loop.
It's
a
huge
frustration
and
getting
many
emails
and
phone
calls
about
that
parkway
being
closed,
so
I
would
ask
that
we
both
for
this
amendment.
Thank
you.
C
C
K
Thank
you
to
the
motion
make,
or
am
I
understanding
it
right,
Commissioner
French
that
this
would
read
something
to
the
effect
of
to
under
number
six
to
authorize
temporary
changes
to
the
Minneapolis
Park
to
Minneapolis
Park
use,
including,
but
not
limited
to
Parkway
and
Parkway
closures,
subject
to
a
period
of
time
determined
by
the
superintendent
to
be
necessary,
subject
to
approval
of
the
district
commissioner
and
chair
of
the
Recreation
Committee
in
the
impacted
area
and
then
continue
with
the
Gov
delivery
state.
My
understanding
that
right,
oh
good,.
A
A
K
A
L
L
We're
not
gonna
be
imputed
in
the
kids
who
have
nothing
to
do
right
now,
so
that
and
that's
that's
really.
My
real
big
rationale
behind
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
can
have
some
wherever
the
right
chair
is
and
have
some
input
about.
What's
going
on
on
our
playgrounds
in
our
Park,
so
I
really
like
if
other
commissioners
but
I
give
a
back
chair
and.