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public
meetings
and
hearings
are
authorized
to
be
remote
under
minnesota
statute.
Commissioners
are
calling
into
the
meeting.
It
is
viewable
via
live
webcast
and
television
options.
Video
of
the
meeting
will
also
be
posted
on
the
website.
Usually
two
days
after
the
meeting
I'll
ask
the
secretary
to
please.
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Yes,
let
it
be
noted
that
we'll
be
bringing
up
admin
resolution
2021
to
33
and
recreation
resolution
2021-230
or
from
committee
to
the
full
board
for
voting
on
this
evening.
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K
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
commissioners
and
president
colgall.
Thank
you.
It's
good
to
see
everybody.
Let's
start
with
ice
arenas,
youth
summer
camps
at
parade
started
on
monday
june
14th.
The
new
zamboni
is
up
and
running
at
parade.
It
has
a
life
of
its
own
in
character,
so
but
there's
the
new
zamboni.
So
it's
great
to
see
it.
K
Aquatics
saturday
june
12th
was
the
kickoff
to
the
season
for
our
water
parks,
beaches
and
weber,
pool
our
natural
swimming
pool.
Attendance
was
strong
opening
weekend
with
the
warm
weather
check
the
website
for
specific
information
about
the
season
schedule
and
which
beaches
are
guarded.
Our
programs
continue
to
grow
swim.
Lessons,
583,
registered
participants,
open
swim
club,
982,
registered
participants
and
sailing
255
registered
participants.
K
Those
are
excellent
numbers,
and
so
it's
great
to
see
everybody
started
using
our
system.
Adult
athletics
summer
league
started
this
month.
Adult
sports
registrations
are
approaching
or
exceeding
pre-pandemic
numbers
summer.
League
registration
has
been
has
been
strong.
Golf
golf
continues
to
progress
on
projects
at
columbia,
columbia
and
gross,
and
although
the
hot
weather
has
slowed
some
casual
play,
the
last
weeks
to
10
days,
numbers
have
been
consistent.
K
Courses
are
beginning
to
feel
the
effects
of
the
heat
wave
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
a
few
days
of
some
rain
and
we
hope
we
get
some
rain
soon.
Youth
sports
track
and
field
track
season
is
halfway
through
the
season.
Youth
have
been
dedicated
to
their
sport
and
last
week
ran
in
temps
near
99
degrees
staff
did
a
great
job
of
spacing
the
races
out,
as
well
as
providing
water
to
all
the
participants.
K
This
thursday
june
17th
at
roosevelt
high
school
qualifiers
from
the
meet
will
participate
at
the
city
finals
scheduled
for
thursday
june
24th,
and
I
would
welcome
any
commissioners
all
to
come
see
what
an
amazing
program
that
is
so,
hopefully
we
can
see
you
there,
baseball,
18u,
rbi
baseball
kicked
off
the
season.
This
past
monday
june
14th,
finding
umpires
to
cover
games,
has
been
extremely
challenging
this
year
and
is
a
problem
nationwide
in
parks
and
recreation.
K
Thanks
to
aaron,
flanders,
who
jumped
right
in
and
umpired
games
at
hiawatha
after
the
empire
did
not
show
up,
and
that's
aaron
right
there
behind
the
plate.
Oh,
it
says
it
here
is
aaron
at
the
ears
aaron
in
action.
If
you
know
anyone
who
is
interested
in
being
an
official,
please
apply
at
www.minneapolisparks.org
and
thank
you
aaron
for
just
showing
up-
and
I
know
they
love.
K
K
Lauren
park
is
hosting
a
gardening
and
healthy
eating
program
for
adults
every
other
thursday
at
nine
o'clock.
Am
this
program
will
give
participants
the
knowledge
to
learn
how
to
plant
maintain
and
harvest
from
the
local
community
garden,
as
well
as
share
the
learned,
recipes
recipes
and
healthy
eating
fantastic
stewart
park.
K
Stewart
park
has
an
adult,
badminton
league
or
games
every
thursday
from
six
o'clock
to
eight
o'clock
p.m.
Lindell
farmstead
play
to
grow
preschool,
linda
farmstead
had
its
annual
graduation
end
of
the
year
celebration.
The
kids
perform
songs
in
both
english
and
sign
language,
they're,
just
absolutely
adorable.
That's
incredible!
K
K
So
this
is
the
creativity
of
these
young
people
and
it's
really
great
to
see
and
nothing
slowed
them
down
to
having
fun
out
in
the
at
the
park
and
having
a
water
feature.
So
that
is
just
wonderful,
so
wonderful
interval,
potter
park
presents
the
all
things
powderhorn
podcast,
using
a
using
the
creative
art
studio.
Space
kids
can
record
this
summer's
theater
session
performance
to
share
with
a
much
broader
network.
K
K
They
will
be
recorded
throughout
the
summer.
Courtesy
of
the
walt
diesek
grant
check
us
out
on
itunes
and
look
for
look
for
our
icon.
The
colorful
part
is
the
roof
of
the
tea
house
on
the
far
side
of
the
pond,
so
great
work
on
that.
That's
really
exciting
east
phillips
park.
Kids
beat
the
heat
this
past
week
by
playing
water
hose
limbo,
another
great
event
to
stay
cool
reverend
dr
king
jr
park.
K
A
line
of
health
is
helping
more
kids
embrace
the
activity
of
biking
by
donating
more
than
240
bikes
and
bike
helmets
to
the
minneapolis
park
and
recreation
board.
The
night
of
the
donated
bikes
will
be
used
in
minneapolis
park
and
recreation
bike
programs
throughout
the
city,
the
bikes
were,
the
bikes
were
collected
by
a
line
of
health
and
free
bikes
for
kids
at
the
annual
bike
collection
event
last
october.
K
Since
then,
the
bikes
have
been
cleaned
repaired
and
are
ready
for
riding
bikes,
a
riding
by
kids
in
need
of
bikes,
and
I'm
extremely
excited
about
this,
because
it's
one
of
the
pillars
I've
been
talking
about
cycling
in
our
parks,
and
I'm
just
so
so
pleased
by
this,
and
can't
thank
enough
a
line
of
health
and
really
excited
about
this.
So
thank
you.
Rec
plus
rec
plus,
has
about
567
children
enrolled
this
summer.
Whoever
rec
plus
has
37
children
enrolled
with
an
average
of
25
to
29
attending
daily
of
scholarships.
K
Harrison
red
plus
has
10
enrolled
with
an
average
of
8
attending
daily.
There
are
still
openings
as
many
sites
throughout
the
city.
So
please,
if
you
are
in
need
of
daycare,
we
welcome
you
and
yeah
register
anytime.
So
we're
excited
to
have
you
creation
spaces,
we're
so
excited
about
the
energy
that
is
developing
in
the
creation
space.
At
a
few
months
ago,
we
launched
potahor
news.
K
L
K
Bangor,
I'm
the
superintendent
for
the
minneapolis
park
and
recreation
board,
and
it's
really
great
to
be
with
you
here
jane.
It's.
K
Well,
as
far
as
it
opening
up
this
year,
it's
to
be
we're
going
to
have
it
open
and
people.
In
fact,
we
should
be
open
up
here
really
soon
so,
but
the
water
park
is
going
to
be
fully
functional.
It's
going
to
be
running.
We
have
some
areas
that
we
still
have
to
fix
it's
an
older
water
park,
but
it's
going
to
be
open
and
fully
utilized
this
summer.
K
As
you
know,
we
have
a
new
park,
that's
going
to
be
hopefully
coming
soon
as
part
of
our
bonding
bill,
but
north
commons
is
going
to
transform
into
a
whole
new
water
park
a
brand
new
four
new
gyms,
a
new
field
in
there.
So
it's
gonna
be
pretty
incredible.
That's.
L
K
That's
a
tough
question,
I
would
say
it's
it's
it's
it's
difficult,
but
I
would
say
the
best
thing
is
being
able
to
create
things,
be
able
to
kind
of
open
up
avenues
of
opportunities
for
a
young
person
like
yourself
sitting
here
today,
right
in
this
space.
That
excites
me,
because
the
more
that
we
can
do
in
recreation
and
what
we
do
to
help
improve
your
life
and
to
give
you
opportunities
to
do
these
kind
of
things,
learn
about
technology
and
athletics
and
art
and
all
these
kind
of
things.
That's
what
excites
me.
K
K
We
have
to
hear
what
you
need
right.
We
have
to
hear
your
voice,
I
think
a
lot
of
times
we
as
adults,
we
sit
in
spaces
and
rooms
and
we
hear
things
and
we
think
we
know
what
we're
saying
what
we
want
to
provide
for
you.
But
we
need
to
hear
from
you,
so
our
commitment
has
to
be
truly
you
right.
It
can't
be.
K
I
think
this
is
what
I
like
or
or
is
me
as
an
adult
like
I'm
running
a
facility
and
for
me
to
say
I
only
like
to
do
this,
because
this
is
what
I
know.
I
can't
do
that
right.
I
have
to
know
what
you
want
and
what
you
want
to
see
happen.
K
So
you
you,
the
community
is
the
boss
right.
Then
you
hire
the
commissioners
or
you
elect
the
commissioners
and
then
I'm
the
superintendent
who
is
appointed
by
the
board.
But
the
board
is
the
people,
and
so
the
people
you
own
this
park
system.
This
is
your
park
system
and
your
voice
is
powerful
and
our
young
voices
are
really
powerful.
So
we
need
to
hear
more
from
you.
K
Coke
that
was
easy:
coke
yeah
yeah
there's
something
about
coke.
You
like
pepsi
yeah,
oh
man,
no,
it's
good.
I
don't
drink
a
lot
of
coke,
but
that's
a
good
question
and
I,
like,
I
think,
coke,
but
I
don't
care
I'll
drink
pepsi.
If
I
go
like,
I
think,
taco
bell
only
does
I
think
pepsi.
K
K
Peace,
well,
thank
you
for
that.
That
was
a
a
really
great
day
for
me
to
be
there
with
that
young
man
and
we
have
such
wonderful
kids
in
our
parks.
They're
doing
some
really
amazing
things,
and
so
it
was
an
honor
to
be
sitting
with
him
and
I
really
enjoyed
it
and
it's
it's
part
of
the
job
that
really
excites
me
and
to
see
these
young
people
growing
so
really
proud
of
not
only
jayden
but
also
proud
of,
what's
happening
down
at
powderhorn
creation
space.
K
It
was
a
great
opportunity
and
it
was
great
to
be
with
him.
So
with
that
we'll
keep
moving
on
june
team
customer
service.
Community
events
in
collaboration
with
the
juneteenth
communi
community
board,
are
excited
to
offer
a
series
of
juneteenth
activities
throughout
this
week.
Activities
include
story:
strolls
provided
by
hennepin
county
libraries
at
theater
wars
park,
martin,
the
reverend
martin
luther
king
jr
king
park
and
north
commons
park.
The
drive-in
movie
42
was
a
success
last
night
in
the
headquarters
parking
lot.
K
A
virtual
panel
discussion
entitled
bridging
the
gap
will
be
broadcast
in
collaboration
with
the
insight
news.
A
slight
of
family
activities
presented
in
collaboration
with
the
shingle
creek
neighborhood
association,
are
scheduled
for
friday
evening
at
creek
park
from
seven
o'clock
to
ten
o'clock
p.m,
followed
by
an
outdoor
showing
of
the
movie.
The
great
debaters
the
week
will
conclude
on
saturday
june
19th
with
three
featured
activities,
a
second
virtual
panel
discussion.
K
Where
do
we
go
from
here
again
in
collaboration
with
insight,
news
music
in
the
park
from
one
o'clock
to
three
o'clock
p.m:
at
bethune
park
featuring
dj,
dime,
giovanti
paddy
and
the
royal
family
music
group
and
outdoor
showing
of
the
movie
jumanji
the
next
level.
The
next
level,
however,
park
at
dusk
so
very
excited
about
that
I'll,
be
attending
those
along
with
deputy
superintendent,
ringgold
and
we'll
be
showing
up
and
having
a
great
time,
and
we
encourage
everyone
to
attend.
K
I
look
forward
to
seeing,
of
course,
any
commissioner
that
can
be
there
we'd
like
to
see
you.
So
I
look
forward
to
the
wonderful
events
during
juneteenth
celebration:
forestry,
the
mprb
forestry
park.
We
partnered
with
the
basic
creek
volunteered
to
plant
trees
in
the
woodland
area
of
basset
creek
park
over
60
volunteers
spent
the
saturday
morning,
planting
180
new
trees.
The
trees
are
planted
in
plastic
tubes
with
which
function
as
miniature
greenhouses
the
tubes
improve
survival
by
stopping
damage
from
wildlife
and
preventing
competition
from
surrounding
vegetation.
K
It's
fantastic
environmental
management
and
natural
resources
and
the
conservation
corps
program,
update
conservation
corps
of
minnesota
and
iowa's
youth
outdoors,
the
ccmi,
yo
or
yo,
and
started
their
2021
work
with
environmental
management's,
natural
resources
work
group.
In
early
april
this
year
we
began
the
spring
season
with
one
crew
of
three
young
adults.
K
K
Most
of
the
youth
in
the
ccmi
wyo
program
are
from
the
north
side,
and
worth
park
was
the
best
location
for
them
to
perform.
The
natural
resources
work
great
to
see
them.
Congratulations
early
june,
the
second
ccmi
crew
joined
us,
and
we
now
have
two
young
adult
crews,
totaling
eight
people
working
in
the
parks.
These
two
crews
will
work
from
june
through
the
end
of
august
in
managed
natural
areas
throughout
the
park
system.
K
Most
of
their
work
will
involve
buckthorn
and
invasive
species
removal
and
they
will
assist
with
volunteer
projects,
we're
hoping
for
a
typical
fall
youth
term,
starting
after
labor
day
where
youth
crews
will
be
able
to
be
transported
to
different
parks
to
diversify
their
work
and
learning
experiences
really
fantastic.
So
thank
you.
K
The
process
involves
using
two
mechanical
harvesting
machines.
Staff
will
remove
plant
material
from
cedar
lake
lake,
the
isles
but
macaska
and
lake
harriet
during
the
summer
months,
due
to
their
relatively
isolated
areas
of
nuanced
plant
growth
worth
lake
and
lake
nokomis
are
harvested
by
contractors
using
scuba,
diving
staff
are
taking
precautions
to
ensure
that
harvesting
equipment
does
not
transport,
zebra,
mussel
or
other
aquatic
evasive.
Invasive
species
from
lake
to
lake
equipment
services
recently
received
a
new
truck
for
the
mprb
gardening
division.
Andrew
cowboy,
an
nprb
gardening
crew
leader
was
assigned
to
this
new
vehicle.
K
On
additional
note,
this
may
be
one
of
the
last
trucks
that
the
nprb
will
be
able
to
receive
for
the
near
future.
Due
to
notification
received
that
many
vehicle
manufacturers
are
facing
a
shortage
of
computer
chips,
this
means
a
large
delay
of
ordering
and
receiving
new
vehicles.
Currently,
mprb
has
18
vehicles
that
need
replacing
for
2021.
K
K
South
side
operations
center
really
excited
to
see
that
it
was
a
pleasure
being
done
with
the
team
at
this
at
this
station,
so
very
happy
to
see
that
happening
so
and
we'll
continue
to
keep
building
upon
that
ipm
work.
The
horticulture
team
continues
to
explore
non-chemical
management
approaching
when
tackling
insect,
weed
and
disease
issues
in
2020,
the
horticultural
team
found
that
the
alpine
current
hedges
had
a
mildew
issue.
An
organic
fungicide
was
used
to
try
to
control
the
fungus
with
limited
results
for
2021
the
team
decided
to
take
a
different
approach.
K
K
It's
a
great
work
on
that.
Thank
you,
volunteers.
The
horticultural
team
hosted
10
volunteer
events
in
may,
including
the
volunteer
open
house
this
year,
gardner's
john
rabe,
jacob
deever
and
andrew
gabo
supported
the
event
andrew
provided
volunteer
tours
at
the
gardens
at
lindow
farmstead,
while
john
and
jacob
helped
greet
volunteers
while
handing
out
snacks
and
giveaways
a
big
thank
you
to
the
environmental
stewardship
volunteer
coordinator,
sherry
brooks
for
putting
this
event
together
and
continuing
to
recruit
and
retain
high
quality
garden
volunteers.
K
Wonderful,
let's
see
what
do
we
have
next,
I
believe
curry
park
improvement
is
next.
Yes.
Thank
you.
Early
last
week,
mprb
hosted
a
ribbon-cutting
ceremony
for
the
new
improvements
at
curry
park
in
the
sea.
Riverside
neighborhood
in
attendance
with
it
in
attendance
with
me
were
president
colgall
hennepin
county
commissioner
connolly
city
councilman
osman,
the
ceremony
celebrated
the
completion
of
the
2.5
year
project
or
two
and
a
half
year
project
which
was
built
using
3.3
million
in
mpp
20
funds.
K
The
single
largest
mpp
20
contribution
to
a
neighborhood
park
to
date,
improvements
included
a
new
splash
lab
a
new
restroom
building,
a
new
full
court
basketball
court,
along
with
a
trail
lighting
and
playground
improvements.
Later
this
fall,
a
mosaic
mural
will
be
installed
on
the
restroom
building
through
the
city's
arts
and
public
places
program,
so
excited
to
see
it.
K
It
was
a
wonderful
day
being
out
there,
with
course,
with
president
coghill
and
commissioner
connolly
and,
of
course,
customer
osmond
and
all
the
residents
and
community
who
are
there
to
support
and
really
enjoy
this
incredible
feature.
So
thank
you
for
that
and
it
was.
It
was
a
great
day,
kenny
park
playground
and,
of
course,
I
want
to
thank
dan
elias
who's
been
doing
a
great
job
on
that.
K
Thank
you,
dan
and
moving
that
project
kenny
park,
playground,
improvement,
project
and
individuals
are
welcome
to
review
the
draft
concept
plan
for
player
improvements
at
kenny
park
and
submit
their
comments
at
a
public
hearing
on
wednesday
july
7th
at
6
00
p.m.
The
hearing
takes
place
during
a
regularly
scheduled
meeting
at
the
minneapolis
park
and
recreation
board.
Of
course,
you
can
visit
the
project
page
to
submit
your
comments
and
if
you
go
to
minneapolis
park,
recreation,
page
backslash,
park
care
and
improvements,
backslash
current
projects
to
find
this
project.
K
We
look
forward
to
your
comments
and
I
think
with
that,
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
real
quickly
to
director
weissman
for
a
financial
update
and
coronavirus
pandemic
covet
19
update.
M
M
We
can
see
that
in
june
we
will
be
able
to
report
out
on
the
first
half
of
property
taxes
that
will
get
up,
give
us
a
good
sense
of
where
we're
sitting
on
the
property
tax
side,
and
you
can
see
that
fees,
fines
and
other
revenues
are
reporting
at
a
higher
level
than
they
were
at
this
time.
Last
year,
last
year
we
lost
about
five
million
dollars
this
year.
M
We
are
projecting
a
loss
of
three
million
dollars,
so
we
do
expect
this
to
increase
throughout
the
year
and
we
will
be
monitoring
it
further
and
then
you'll
see
on
the
expenditure
side
that
we
are
below
our
budget,
we're
at
35
percent
collected
our
own
expense.
Next
slide.
Please.
M
So
we
have
available
fund
balance
audited,
fund
balance
of
just
under
9.4
million,
of
which
4.
almost
4.5
million
is
our
requirement
to
retain
per
our
financial
management
policy.
We
have
prior
year
excess
fund
balance
allocations,
and
then
we
have
the
new
allocation
that
was
adopted
by
this
board
in
2021,
and
that
leaves
a
remaining
available
access.
General
fund
balance
of
1.7
million
next
slide.
Please
in
the
enterprise
fund
area
for
golf,
we
still
show
through
may
31st
an
increase
in
our
rounds
of
golf
as
well
as
an
increase
in
revenue.
M
I
will
point
out
that
columbia
golf
course
now
is
reflecting
reflecting
a
decrease
in
rounds
between
this
time
last
year
and
this
time
this
year,
and
that
is
due
to
the
construction
that
is
taking
place
at
columbia.
But
overall,
our
rounds
of
golf
are
still
up
by
over
23
000
rounds
in
total.
We
will
see
at
the
end
of
june
how
the
impact
of
the
heat
has.
We
do
know
it's
impacted
some
afternoon
play
and
we
will
see
how
that
impacts
our
total
rounds
when
we
report
out
next
month
next
slide.
Please.
M
M
For
ice
arenas
that
is
rebounding
quite
nicely,
so
I
like
to
see
the
revenue
has
increased
and
the
expenditures
are
decreasing
next
slide,
please,
and
so.
Overall,
in
the
enterprise
fund,
we
do
expect
to
use
some
reserve
balance
and
again.
That
is
because
of
the
dame
acosta
concession
building,
as
construction
will
begin,
and
we
will
utilize
fund
reserves
that
we
received
from
property
insurance
for
for
that
in
2021,
and
that's
the
end
of
my
presentation.
A
A
Very
good:
are
there
questions
from
commissioners
regarding
any
of
the
presentations?
Commissioner
severson,
I.
N
Don't
have
a
question,
commissioner,
or
excuse
me,
president
kobiel,
but
I
I
heard
that
we
have
a
badminton
program
going
at
stuart
park
and
I'm
extremely
happy
to
hear
that
as
we
try
to
increase
non-traditional
sports
in
our
communities.
Badminton,
I'm
not
sure
people
know
this
in
the
twin
cities
is
kind
of
a
big
thing
for
our
girls.
N
The
twin
cities
makes
up
probably
most
of
the
teams
in
minnesota.
As
far
as
high
schools
going,
they
compete
in
the
minnesota
state,
high
school
league
so
kudos
to
whoever
the
director
is
there.
I
hope
we
can
get
more
kids
involved
and
engaged.
I
truly
believe
it
might
perhaps
be
the
most
diverse
showing
in
any
of
our
sports
as
well
so
kudos
to
whoever
the
director
as
steward
is
and
and
great
job.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Severson.
That's
super
cool
to
hear
any
other
questions
from
commissioners.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner,
music,
for
that
reminder,
the
time
being
just
after
5
30
p.m.
It
is
our
time
for
open
time.
This
is
our
opportunity
to
hear
from
the
public,
and
I
will
provide
hello
two
minutes
for
each
speaker
this
evening.
A
A
A
Yes,
we
have
seven
speakers
this
evening
again
I'll
allocate
two
minutes
per
speaker
and
I'll
remind
speakers
once
you're
unmuted,
you
may
go
ahead,
state
your
name
and
if
you're
comfortable
your
address
for
the
record,
and
you
can
speak
on
any
topic,
we
just
ask
that
you
refrain
from
speaking
on
any
pending
personnel
matters
as
well
as
ensuring
that
you.
A
Don't
use
any
discriminatory
or
harassing
language
with
that
I'll
ask
our
staff
here
we
have
our
first
speaker
on
the
line.
That's
pat
sulak
is
pat
on
the
line.
A
Okay,
I'll
go
to
our
next
speaker
on
the
list
here.
That's
mario
vargas
is
mario
on
the
line.
O
Two
minutes:
okay,
said
three:
I'm
calling
on
behalf
of
the
small
business
owners
of
the
sheridan
neighborhood,
who
have
been
negatively
impacted
as
well
as
the
residents
and
the
children
who
are
having
issues
with
safety
regarding
the
homeless
encampment
that
is
partially
on
park
land
at
13th
and
water
street.
O
It
is
not
a
positive
recreation
experience
that
prevents
crime
they're
using
alcohol
and
tobacco
on
your
property,
there's
continuous
presence
of
drug
paraphernalia,
used
condoms,
prostitution,
drug
dealing
and
other
unsafe
practices.
You
guys
put
all
that
time
and
effort
into
building
that
beautiful
playground
and
basketball,
court
and
biking
trails
and
people
are
not
feeling
safe
to
use
that
the
owner
of
bunny's,
bar
and
grill
has
had
a
huge
drop
in
business,
and
I
spoke
with
commissioner
meyer
about
this,
and
he
said
that
he
was.
O
He
had
no
intention
of
intervening
with
any
of
this
stuff
and
under
vision.
Team,
4
intervention
and
communication
reduces
safety.
Concerns
will
he's
in
violation
of
of
that
sentence
right
there,
and
he
even
said
that
if
they
put
in
for
a
permit
to
have
a
legal
encampment
there,
he
would
vote
to
approve
it
and
in
doing
so
is
voting
to
approve
diminished
public
safety,
children
being
exposed
to
drug
dealers
and
prostitution
and
predators.
O
People
vomiting
on
your
park,
land
using
using
condoms
and
disposing
of
them
within
50
feet
of
where
children
are
playing.
That's
what
chris
is
actually
saying
he
would
vote
for
and
if
all
of
you
are
behind
promoting
this
activity
on
your
parkland.
O
That
is
a
very
serious
concern
to
public
safety,
communities,
public
and
private
partners
and
staff
cooperate
to
promote
safety.
So
you
need
to
either
remove
that
entire
section
from
your
website
or
remove
the
encampment.
Otherwise
I
will
definitely
be
mobilizing
the
community
on
a
much
greater
level
in
consuming
your
resources
until
you
do.
A
We
can
direct
you
to
our
community
connections
and
violence
prevention
team
who
can
follow
up
on
our
our
work
at
parkland.
I
do
believe
the
encampment
space
that
you
are
referring
to
is
not
on
parkland
but
I'll
direct
you
to
our
community
connections
and
violence
prevention
team
to
follow
up
our.
A
They
will
contact
you
rich,
our
next
speaker,
okay,
our
next
speaker
is
pull
it
up
here,
david
crary.
Do
we
have
david
online?
Yes,
very
good
david!
You,
you
can
hear
me.
You
have
two
minutes
to
address
the
board.
A
I
H
I
Of
a
parks
committee
for
the
north
loop,
I
believe
commissioners
cowgirl
and
stevenson
received.
I
We
estimate
are
going
to
show
over
10
to
12
000
people
living
in
the
north,
duke
it's
a
pretty
fast
growing
neighborhood,
because
of
that,
our
growth
over
90
percent
of
the
cost
of
this
new
park
is
coming
from
our
park.
Dedication
fee
less
than
about
small
single
digits
percentage
needs
to
come
from
the
capital
outlay
fund.
I
It
is
my
understanding
that
timing
is
a
very
important
for
the
purchase
of
this
park
and
that
we
need
the
authorization
of
this
money
tonight
to
make
this
part
the
possibility
possible.
I
The
north
loop
has
always
been
mostly
concrete
buildings
and
it's
park.
Space
is
very
much
needed.
It's
also
expensive,
but
it's
also
very
precious.
This
new
park
will
provide
some
much
needed
green
space
for
the
north
roof.
It
will
also
go
a
long
way
in
meeting
the
goal
of
the
city
that
everybody
live
within
10-minute
walk
of
a
park
which
is
currently
not
the
case
in
the
north
loop.
I
A
A
Thank
you,
mr
query.
Curry,
for
your
comments
greatly
appreciated.
Our
next
speaker
is
jim
vanna.
Warden
is
jim
on
the
line.
Yes,
sir,
very
good
jim.
If
you
can
hear
me
you,
you
have
two
minutes.
J
My
wife
and
I
bought
our
house
at
99.
A
Is
is
the
speaker
still
on
the
line.
D
A
Well,
we
will
come
back
to
jim.
Hopefully
he
comes
back
on
here
in
a
moment,
and
I
will
now
go
to
our
next
final
sign.
Up.
Diane
grieve
is
diane
on
the
line.
Yes,.
P
A
P
Thank
you,
I
am
diane
grieve
and
I
live
at
4300
west
river
parkway
and
I
am
the
board
president
for
the
danish
american
center
at
3030
west
river
parkway.
I'm
pleased
to
see
resolution
2020
167
on
the
agenda
again
tonight,
after
being
recommended
by
the
planning
committee.
This
was
tabled
by
the
board
over
a
year
ago,
and
our
organization
has
waited
for
clarity.
P
Our
request
is
for
a
15
square
foot
encroachment
permit
to
keep
a
sign
in
front
of
our
building
on
the
parkway.
I
see
no
ordinance
that
suggests
we
cannot
have
a
sign
on
the
park
board
land
that
informs
the
public.
What
is
in
our
building,
moving
it
up
and
onto
our
property,
makes
it
much
harder
for
people
going
by
to
see
it.
I
ask
you
to
vote
to
remove
it
from
the
table
and
vote
this
up
or
down.
P
Of
course
we
want
permission
to
have
it
remain
where
it
was
for
at
least
30
years
before
it
was
stolen.
Two
years
ago
we
have
been
partners
with
the
city
and
the
park
board
for
nearly
a
hundred
years,
and
we
ask
you
to
consider
this
request
on
an
individual
basis
in
keeping
with
ordinance
six
point,
seven
point
a
that
states
requests
will
be
taken
under
consideration
by
the
board
on
an
individual
basis.
P
I
will
listen
to
your
discussion
tonight
and
I
am
available
for
questions
if
I
can
be
more
assistant
again,
thank
you
for
this
and
I'm
glad
you're
going
to
look
at
it
again.
Thank
you.
A
A
Yes,
oh
very
good,
let's
hear
from
mario.
Q
A
You're
you're
on
you're
on
the
meeting,
and
you
have
two
minutes
to
address
the
board.
You
can
go
ahead
now.
Q
And
I'm
with
the
wyndham
community
council,
I'm
the
administrator.
Thank
you
all
for
giving
us
the
opportunity
to
speak
this
after
this
evening.
It
is
late
this
afternoon.
I'll
be
brief.
President.
Q
I
the
the
purpose
of
the
call
and
the
purpose
of
me
addressing
the
council
leadership.
The
board
leadership
today
is
more
than
anything
a
plea
on
behalf
of
the
windham
community
council
board
for
the
reopening
of
the
south
park
windham
south
park
facility.
Q
Q
We
have
dozens
of
families
that
have
been
affected
and
potentially
several
hundred
residents
in
in
the
in
the
immediate
area
that
have
been
affected,
and
so
the
plea
on
behalf
of
the
board
is
for
this
council
to
consider,
including
our
district
six
representative,
to
reconsider
and
and
in
keeping
the
court.
That's
part
because
the
summer
is
is
a
very
important
time.
Q
In
fact,
we
have
seen
our
youth,
particularly
our
our
ethnic
youth,
from
the
apartments
who
utilize
the
the
park
on
a
daily
basis,
come
knocking
on
doors,
asking
staff
running
around
in
the
neighborhood
without
much
to
do
a
lot
of
them.
This
is
a
safe
haven,
and
so
it
is
critical
for
for
this
and
this
board
of
commissioners
to
consider
this
and
and
to
to
reopen
the
park.
So
that's
that's
the
purpose
of
my
call
and
and
and
the
purpose
of
our
play.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
Moving
back
to
mr
van
iwarden
is
is
jim
back
on
the
line:
yeah
yeah,
oh
very
good,
jim
I'll!
Let
you
start
over
here.
You
have
two
minutes
to
address
the
board:
go
ahead.
J
Okay,
thank
you
so
much.
My
name
is
jim
van
iworten,
my
wife
ellen,
and
I
bought
our
99
year
old
house
at
2833
east
lake
of
the
isles
parkway
in
2017,
and
we've
been
working
on
a
number
of
maintenance
items.
Since
then,
one
of
those
is
to
replace
the
crumbling
stairs
and
porch,
which
requires
an
encroachment
permit
for
the
bottom
few
steps.
Next
to
the
sidewalk,
we
want
to
thank
park
staff
for
their
help
and
the
planning
committee
for
recommending
approval
for
this
evening's
board.
J
J
Interest
as
our
property
borders
on
the
parks
when
we
bought
the
house
and
for
many
years
before
runoff
from
the
roof
and
yard,
was
being
discharged
directly
onto
the
public
sidewalk.
This
created
icing
problems.
Every
winter
melt,
water
froze
on
the
public
sidewalk
and
created
dangerous
conditions
for
everyone
walking
by
last
year
we
redirected
the
runoff
to
a
dry
well
on
our
property
and
it
solved
the
problem
solved
the
icing
problem.
Last
winter
we
will
continue
to
work
with
parkour
staff
to
monitor
the
system.
A
D
A
Thank
you
very
much,
I'm
not
seeing
any
others.
So
thank
you
to
our
speaker
return
to
the
regular
meeting
of
the
board.
Yes
I'll
return
to
the
regular
meeting
of
the
board.
I'm
not
seeing
any
of
their
hands
raised
regarding
the
superintendent's
report
just
check
one
more
time
here,
seeing
any
other
hands
raised.
A
Thank
you,
superintendent.
Thank
you,
director,
wiseman
and
we'll
move
on
with
our
agenda.
Our
next
business
is
consent.
We
have
one
item.
D
D
R
A
Commissioner
bourne
the
resolution
2021-229
is
a
resolution
awarding
a
construction
contract
to
sun
ram
construction
incorporated
in
the
amount
of
387
638
for
the
saint
anthony
parkway
trail,
improvements
forbid
event,
id
1499
and
pending
approval
city,
minneapolis,
purchasing
division,
department
of
civil
rights
and
authority,
rising
administrative
use
of
a
10
construction
contingency
up
to
38
764
dollars.
S
All
right,
thank
you,
we're
having
a
little
technical
difficulty
here
so
so
bear
with
me,
commissioner.
Bourne.
A
That
carries
moving
into
reports
of
standing
committees,
chair
meyer.
D
F
Yeah,
I
just
want
to
say
that
you
know
I've
been
accused
of
sporting
a
sweetheart
deal
with
this.
It's
a
baseless
accusation,
but
I
have
been
accused
of
it,
so
I'll
be
abstaining
on
this
vote.
Thank
you.
R
Bourne,
thank
you,
president
kogil.
Can
we
just
get
a
little
bit
of
background
on
the.
D
R
I
think
I
might
be
mixing
this
up
with
a
previous
resolution
that
everybody
voted
on,
allowing
parking
in
in
the
first
district
for
the
for
the?
U.
R
D
T
A
letter
of
agreement-
and
that
was
addressed
by
the
board
a
couple
of
minutes
ago.
This
is
for
the
former
shriners
hospital,
which
is
now
going
to
be
the
masonic
institute
for
the
developing
brain,
where
there
was
an
encroachment
for
parking
and
service
access
to
fraser
hall.
This
is
for
two
existing
driveways
that
exist
that
existed
on
the
property,
since
the
hospital
was
first
constructed.
D
T
President
kogo
commissioner
bourne
one
of
the
things
that
might
help
with
this
is
that
leslie
krieger,
the
assistant
vice
president
for
planning,
space
and
real
estate
for
the
university
of
minnesota
is
attending
this
meeting
tonight
and
she
could
probably
best
speak
to
the
facility
and
what
it's
intended
to
do.
Yes,.
A
V
Have
thank
you,
commissioners,
president
cogel
and
commissioners.
I
am
leslie
krieger,
I'm
assistant
vice
president
for
planning
space
and
real
estate
at
the
university
of
minnesota.
I
appreciate
the
time
this
evening
and
the
consideration
of
our
request
for
an
encroachment
permit.
V
The
masonic
institute
for
the
developing
brain
is
a
proposed
use
that
the
university
has
been
working
on
for
a
number
of
years
and
we
acquired
the
shriners
property
in
january
of
2020
for
this
purpose,
and
this
is
a
unique
opportunity
for
us
to
come,
implement
a
groundbreaking
vision
for
developmental
brain
health,
and
what
I
mean
by
that
is
what
we
have.
The
opportunity
to
do
in
this
facility
is
bring
together.
V
Experts
from
behavioral
pediatrics,
child
neurology,
child
psychiatry,
child
psychology,
as
well
as
our
and
those
are
all
within
our
medical
school,
along
with
our
college
of
educational
education
and
human
development,
who
specializes
in
educational
policy
and
direct
services
to
families
and
children
with
brain
health
issues.
So
we're
talking
about
children
with
developmental
disabilities,
depression,
autism,
epilepsy,
adhd,
strokes,
anything
that
deals
with
the
brain
and
particularly
at
two
key
points
in
a
child's
development.
V
We
have
an
opportunity,
unique
in
the
united
states
and
even
the
world,
to
really
think
about
all
of
the
issues
that
that
face
children
with
and
families
with
brain
health
issues,
and
so
we're
where
I
think
we're
respecting
the
original
mission
of
the
shriners
for
serving
children
at
this
property,
but
then
taking
it
to
the
next
level
and
really
thinking
about.
V
How
does
this
support
the
children
and
families
of
minnesota
in
terms
of
really
advancing
the
research,
as
well
as
the
treatment
for
children
with
brain
health
issues
on
the
site?
And
so
the
encroachment
permit,
as
assistant
superintendent
schroeder
mentioned,
is
for
ex
pre-existing
driveways
that
have
been
in
operation
and
since
19.
V
Since
the
park
board
approved
the
original
resolution
in
1924
for
the
hospital
at
the
time
and
then
were
reinforced
in
the
1980s
as
part
of
the
a
quick
claim
deed
with
the
wit
between
the
park
board
and
shriners
hospital
at
the
time
as
well,
and
when
they
reconstructed
the
hospital
on
the
site
and
so
their
existing
conditions
and
we're
proposing
to
repair
those
there's
a
new
sidewalk
that
we're
proposing
we're
proposing
to
replace
some
of
the
panels
along
the
parkway
as
well
as
deal
with
some
of
the
disability.
V
R
Commissioner,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
presentation,
as
somebody
that
doesn't
work
in
the
healthcare
field,
I'm
still
trying
to
understand
this
a
little
bit
better.
Is
this
a
facility
where
patients
will
go
to
and
may
be
using
that
driveway
to
be
dropped
off,
or
is
this
a
research
facility.
V
So
it
is
both
a
clinical
facility
and
a
research
facility,
as
you
know,
as
we're
with
covid
we've
seen
an
addict
change
of
how
mental
health
services
are
there's
a
lot
of
telehealth
that
will
be
provided
as
part
of
this,
so
some
some
patients
will
not
actually
be
seen
at
the
facility,
but
will
actually
be
serviced
through
telehealth
as
well.
So
it's
an
opportunity
for
service
throughout.
R
No,
that
that's
that's
really
helpful,
so
so
for
somebody
like
me
that
doesn't
know
a
lot
about
this.
This
is
reasonable
to
assume
that
a
patient
that
is
in
great
need
that
may
have
some
mobility
issues,
maybe
being
transported
to
the
facility
and
could
get
just
a
little
bit
closer
to
the
entrance
doors
to
see
their
health
care
provider.
If
we
approved
these,
this
encroachment
that's
fair
to
assume.
V
President
cogill
commissioner
born
that
is
correct,
so
we
have
patients,
for
example,
for
the
child
psychiatry
clinic
that
currently
are
seen
on
the
west
bank,
and
if
anybody
has
visited
any
of
the
facilities,
medical
facilities
on
the
west
bank
campus,
you
know
that
it's
kind
of
difficult
to
maneuver
and
figure
out
where
you're
going
and
and
where
what
entrance
is
and
where
to
park.
In
all
of
this,
for
these
families
that
are
that
have
children
who
are
facing
severe
developmental
disabilities,
brain
health,
epilepsy,
as
well
as
physical
disabilities.
V
This
is
really
this
environment
is
such
a
welcoming
environment,
and
this
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
were
so
excited
when
this
site
came
on
the
the
market,
because
it
really
does
provide
just
a
much
better
environment
for
families
and
who
are
facing
some
significant
challenges
either.
You
know
and
many
of
those
physical,
as
well
as
mental
health
issues
that
we'll
be
able
to
get
get
that
service
in
a
much
more
a
peaceful
and
conducive
environment
for
these
people.
R
Well,
that's
certainly
that's
certainly
admirable
work
and
if
we
can
help
some
kids
get
a
little
bit
closer
to
their
service
providers
when
they're
going
through
some
trauma,
I'm
happy
to
help
with
that.
I
think
just
based
on
the
the
u
of
m
and
park
board
relationship.
I
know
some
commissioners,
myself
included,
had
some
reservations
when
this
came
up.
R
It
was
brought
forward
through
through
committee,
with
a
request
that
would
be
approved
the
same
evening.
I'm
sitting
here
learning
about
the
project
tonight,
so
we
don't.
We
normally
have
a
pro.
We
normally
have
a
process
where
something
goes
through
committee.
R
R
We're
we're
great
partners,
and
we
want
to
preserve
that.
But
that's
not
a
compelling
reason
to
to
circumvent
public
process
for
folks
that
may
have
had
questions.
There's
other
folks.
That
probably
know
as
little
about
this
as
I
do,
and
so
thank
you
for
helping
educate
the
public
tonight
I
do
know
I
mean
it's
really
disappointing
that
I
know
fraser
hall,
we
just
approved
a
letter
of
understanding
to
preserve
some
parking
there
and
I
think
it
was
unanimously
approved,
and
I
I
don't
think
it
was
for
as
virtuous
and
and.
R
A
F
Time,
I'd
like.
D
A
V
President
cogill
commissioner
board-
I
did
want
to
just
clarify
one
thing
with
the
fraser
hall
request
that
that
was
a
letter
of
agreement
that
was
just
to
allow
us
to,
for
our
building
code
official
to
begin
the
process
of
issuing
permits.
If
the
state
legislature
provides
bond
finance
bond
funding
as
part
of
the
legislative
session,
which
is,
is
pretty
unlikely
at
this
point.
But
we
will
be
coming
back
to
you
for
a
request
for
an
easement
for
that
and
the
parking
we're
actually
going
to
be
reducing
the
parking
lot.
That's
look.
V
That's
currently
located
there
and
providing
it's
more
for
service,
as
well
as
for
disabled
accessibility
for
the
the
area,
but
we
we
do
agree
that
there
are
a
lot
of
opportunity
areas
for
the
university
and
the
park
board
to
be
working
together,
and
one
of
the
components
of
that
letter
of
agreement
was
to
be
working
on
some
land
spot
issues
over
the
next
few
years
and
that's
something
that
we're
really
committed
to
in
terms
of
jointly
exploring
those
opportunities
for
where
you
know.
V
We
have
a
lot
of
land
between
the
the
university
and
the
park
board
that
abuts
each
other
and
we
really
look
forward
to
working
with
park
board
staff
as
we
explore
some
of
those
opportunities
for
mutual
benefits.
So.
R
The
second
time,
if
nobody
else
is
you're
gonna.
A
You're
gonna
have
to
wait.
Commissioner
bourne,
commissioner.
A
F
Ahead,
thank
you.
She
clarified
some
of
the
things
that
I
wanted
to
say
about
fraser
hall,
which
was
a
significant
reduction
in
the
amount
of
parking.
My
understanding
was
that
it
was
10
or
11.
If
you
counted
like
a
loading
area
of
parking
spots
that
are
there
now
and
the
agreement
that
we
have
brings
it
down
to
approximately
two.
You
know
which
is
basically
their
loading
area.
F
They
have
like
buy
rights,
they
they
they
have
to
have
access
at
some
place
so
like
that
that
was
a
significant
reduction
in
overall
parking
seems
to
fit
with
my
standards.
Commissioner
bourne,
if
you
have
an
alternative
suggestion.
First
of
all,
I
wonder
why
you
didn't
mention
it
to
anybody.
F
No
one
brought
up
any
dissent
during
committee
or
the
full
board,
but
it
is
just
a
letter
of
agreement.
I
we
could.
First
of
all,
I
choose
to
revoke
the
agreement
if
you'd
like
to
bring
that
onto
the
agenda
or
when
it
comes
forward
to
the
actual
proposal,
and
we
could
reject
it
at
that
time.
So
I
am
open
to
hearing
whatever
you
might
have
to
say,
but
you
know
for
this
one
on
the
agenda
tonight
I
just
can't
win.
F
D
A
If
that
concludes
your
top
comments
on
the
topic
of
the
resolution
before
us
I'll
go
to
commissioner
bourne.
For
the
second
time.
R
Thank
you,
president
I'll,
be
brief
and
try
to
go
and
try
to
stay
on
topic.
R
W
D
W
R
Back
to
like
that,
that
was
the
process
that
I
personally
like
to
see
the
as
as
a
partner.
You
came
forward
and
said:
hey
we
want
to
do
this,
we're
going
to
be
asking
you
for
it,
and
here's.
R
R
No,
I
I
will
so
I
I
mean
I
for
this
for
this
one,
I
would
encourage
all
my
like.
If,
if
we're
going
to
vote
to
preserve
parking
for
loading
docks,
I
would
encourage
all
of
my
all
my
colleagues
to
vote
to
preserve
a
driveway
for
patients
to
get
into
a
into
a
health
facility
and
it's
a
yeah.
I
do
stand
by
the
fact
that
it's,
I
think
it
would
be
a
little
bit
gross
than
anybody
would
have
seen.
R
A
E
Q
F
P
A
B
A
A
X
No
discussion-
I
just
wanted
to
say
thanks
to
my
colleagues,
for
your
support
on
this.
I'm
super
excited
about
our
legislative
agenda
and
look
forward
to
some
great
projects
being
funded
and
getting
done
so.
Thank
you
all.
A
That
carries
we
have
two
items
before
us
in
unfinished
business.
The
first
is
a
resolution.
2021-230
resolution
authorizing
the
use
of
175
989
from
the
2021
general
fund
budget
appropriation
for
capital
outlay
for
the
acquisition
and
improvement
of
a
park
site
in
the
north.
D
N
A
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Steverson
vice
president
vita.
X
Yes,
I
this
is
super
exciting
lots
of
folks
have
reached
out
and
doing
great
work
in
this
area
to
grow
in
population
growing
area
with
the
least
bit
of
parks
in
our
city.
So
I'm
excited
to
see
this
move
forward
and
hope
that
we
support
it.
Thank
you.
A
R
D
A
Very
good
that
carries
our
last
item
on
unfinished
business.
Is
resolution
2020
167
a
resolution
that
the
board
take
from
the
table
resolution
2020
167,
approving
encroachment
permit
for
use
of
15
square
feet
of
land
in
front
of
the
subject:
property
at
30,
30,
west
river
parkway,
encroaching
upon
parkland
at
west
river
parkway
within
the
mississippi
gorge
regional
park
and
collecting
appropriate
fees
associated
with
this
encroachment.
A
F
Thank
you.
I
would
urge
commissioners
to
vote
against
this.
I
do
think
it's
appropriate.
You
know
that
they
have
requested
an
up
or
down
vote
to
get
a
verdict.
One
way
the
other,
but
I
think
it
should
be.
The
answer
should
be
no,
because
park
board
ordinance.
F
Two
two
iphone
seven
is
no
person,
shall
po
post
paste,
fasten
paint
or
fix
any
placard
bill
notice
or
sign
on
any
structure,
tree
stone,
fence
thing
or
enclosure
within
any
any
park
or
parkway,
and
the
the
general
thing
that
I
would
really
like
to
avoid
is
is
to
avoid
you
know
our
parkways
being
turned
into
a
strip
mall
of
parking,
lots
and
billboards.
I
I
think
you
know
we
we
should.
F
You
know,
try
to
avoid
that
happening,
and
if
we,
you
know
actively
approve
this,
we
will
invite
other
applications
throughout
the
system
to
have
their
signs
approved
as
well.
If
there
are
other
signs
elsewhere
that
are
not
authorized,
then
staff
should
revisit
those,
and
if
commissioners
disagree
and
think
that
something
like
this
should
be
approved,
then
we
should
have
a
policy
with
guidelines
about
what
type
of
signs.
F
C
Thank
you,
yeah,
okay.
I
thought
it
was
so
new.
I
was
in
favor
of
this
and
after
hearing
of
our
ordinance-
and
I
I
guess
I
am
agreement
with
on
the
ordinance
that
we
I'm
sorry,
I
don't
think
we're
going
to
be
seeing
any
strip
malls
or
that
type
of
thing,
but
I
I
do
have
difficulty
in
authorizing
signage
and
that's
just
a
general
rule
that
I
believe
that
we
should
adhere
to.
C
I
believe,
as
the
commissioner
meyer
indicated,
that
there
might
be
some
places
where
we
already
have
allowed
it
and
everything
like
that
and
it
possibly
should
be
revisited,
but
encroachments
are
sensitive
things
and
signage.
I
know
well,
commissioner
meyer,
and
I
have
both
been
on
the
planning
commission
that
it
it's
always
very
dicey
whether
you
have
a
flag.
C
You
know
whether
all
the
various
ways
that
you
can
do
signage
and
I
think
that
we
should
adhere
to
our
awardness
and
I
I
would
hope
that
the
danish
center
could
find
an
alternative
way
to
identify
their
facility.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner
forney.
I
have
just
noted
that
we
we
do
need
to
vote
to
take
this
from
the
table,
so
I
will.
That
is
what
what
has
just
moved.
So
I
will
ask
the
secretary
to
take
the
role
on
taking
the
resolution.
2020
167
from
the.
B
P
A
Thank
you
that
carries
and
the
resolution
has
been
taken
from
the
table.
I
will
now
turn
it
over
to
commissioner
music,
who
has
her
hand
raised.
H
Thank
you,
president
cogail.
I
just
I'd
be
interested
in
understanding
from
staff.
Whether
or
not
this
is
a
new
sign
or
the
replacement
of
a
sign
that
has
been
in
this
location
since
the
establishment
of
the
danish
american
center.
A
T
President,
if
I
might
start,
I
think,
council
rights
may
have
some
additional
insights
to
offer
this.
Commissioner
music.
This
was
a
sign
that
we
understand
was
stolen.
It
had
been
in
place
for
some
time.
We
don't
actually
have
a
record
of
when
it
was
first
installed,
so
so
this
is
a
sign
that
they
have,
that
they
are
trying
to
replace
in
the
location
where
it
was
stolen
from.
T
But
I
think
importantly,
I
do
want
to
note
that
as
staff
as
we're
going
through
this,
we
have
certain
criteria.
We
look
at
for
certain
kinds
of
encroachments,
and
since
this
was
first
brought
to
the
board,
we've
been
a
discussion
with
legal
counsel
about
what
happens
with
signs
on
parkland,
and
I
think
it
would
be
appropriate
for
the
commissioners
to
hear
from
council
rice
on
this
subject.
T
U
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Yes,
this
matters
been
before
the
board
for
close
to
a
year.
The
sign
has
been
there
for
a
long
time
as
we
as
your
staff
and
planning
staff,
has
worked
on
these
issues
of
encroachments
on
park
property.
I
think
you're,
seeing
us
the
first
type
you've
seen.
Are
these
alley
or
access
ways
that
you've
approved
for
the
university
and
you
approved
on
the
drain,
pipe
where
at
least
the
driveway
access
is
one
that
you've
looked
at
before,
where
the
board
has
a
policy
of?
U
If
there's
no
other
feasible,
appropriate
access
to
property,
will
you
allow
people
to
transverse
your
property?
The
board
does
not
want
those
recorded.
They
do
collect
a
fee,
as
you
had
in
the
university
as
well
as
improvements
betterments,
the
matter
before
the
board
now
under
resolution.
2020
167
is
a
request
by
danabo
to
permit
the
sign,
which
is
on
your
the
park
board
property.
The
I
think
commissioner
meyer
has
correctly
stated.
The
board
does
have
an
ordinance
2.7
which
prohibits
signage
on
property.
U
We
also
think,
as
we've
examined
this,
my
partner,
ann
walther,
has
done
a
lot
of
work
in
the
first
amendment
area.
Signs
inherently
can
be
directed
at
speech
and
make
a
statement
that
implicates
the
first
amendment
right
and
I
think
the
board
becomes
an
arbiter
if
you
start
allowing
signs
what
type
of
signs
and
if
you
approve
this
sign,
which
has
many
commendable
reasons
to
do
it,
history,
possibly
being
one
of
them.
U
But
if
you
approve
this
sign
you're
now
opening
yourself
up
for
someone
else
to
come
along
and
ask
for
another
type
of
sign,
and
then
the
board
has
to
start
choosing
what
types
of
signs,
so
you
could
have
a
ukrainian
center
or
another
national
center.
You
might
even
be
asked
to
put
up
signs
for
religious
institutions
or
other
types
of
signs
and,
as
we've
learned,
sometimes
through
bitter
experience,
the
board
really
needs
to
be
content
neutral.
U
U
The
policy
has
been
to
bring
these
matters
for
the
board
for
adjudication
or
resolution,
and
so
we
do
think
it's
appropriate
that
this
request
now
be
brought
before
the
board
and
the
merits
be
stated,
but
I
would
agree
with
commissioner
meyer's
line
of
arguments
as
well
as
what
assistant
superintendent
schroeder
is
saying.
U
I
think,
to
grant
this
permit
sets
the
board
up
to
have
to
potentially
be
faced
with
doing
it
in
other
cases,
and
so
for
that
reason
I
think
the
better
choice
on
the
board
is
to
deny
this
request.
H
Thank
you
for
that
additional
clarification,
council
race
so,
along
this
section
of
parkway,
there's
a
number
of
really
large
signs
being
for
minnehaha
academy
and
beckett
wood
are
those
on
private
property?
Are
those
placed
on
parkland.
T
President
cogill,
commissioner
music-
I
checked
that
this
afternoon,
in
fact,
and
it
would
appear
that
the
sign
for
mia
academy
encroaches
about
30
feet
up
to
parkland
and
a
sign
for
beckett.
Wood
encroaches
about
60
feet
onto
parkland,
so
as
as
consul
rice
was
stating,
we
don't
typically
take
those
up
unless
there
is
some
modification
or
reconstruction
or
some
other
element
that
would
change
them.
T
The
board,
of
course,
could
direct
us
to
be
more
actively
pursuing
these.
It
does
take
some
time
and
resources,
but,
commissioner
music,
you
are
correct.
There
are
other
signs
that
are
encroaching
onto
parkland
in
the
proximity
of
the
one.
That's
the
subject
of
2020-167.
U
I
learned
something
new
in
the
last
30
seconds.
I'm
not
aware
of
the
minnehaha
sign.
I'm
aware
that
the
signs
existed
in
becketwood,
I
didn't
know
they
were
on
the
park
board
property,
and
I
think
now
that
we're
aware
of
it.
H
A
A
Okay,
thank
you,
commissioner
music
commissioner
siverson,
followed
by
commissioner.
N
T
Stolen
president
kokel
president,
commissioner
severson,
we
don't
know
exactly
when
it
was
stolen,
but
we
haven't.
We
presume
it
was
in
in
the
months
before
this
was
originally
brought
to
the
board.
So
I've
imagined
that
sometimes
during
2020
that
it
was
somewhat
stolen
or
some
other
way
of
being
being
lost
to
the
site.
T
And
then
pusher
severson,
I'm
not
aware
that
it
was
originally
approved
in
1924..
Maybe
christine
downey
could
clarify
that.
E
President
coghill,
commissioner
stevenson,
I
think
you
may
be
mixing
this
up
with
the
other
encroachment.
This
was
never
approved
by
board
of
commissioners
at
the
park
board,
so
there
was
a
question
of
whether
the
department
was
ever
given
by
the
park,
but
this
actually
was
never.
There
was
never
an
encroachment
permit
granted
by
the
park
board
for
this
sign.
N
Good,
that's
good
to
know
so
with
with,
and
I
I
really
appreciate
commercial
research,
his
comments
and
that
are
our
questions
because
that's
kind
of
where
I
was
going,
I
mean
I,
I
have
serious
valid
concerns
that
I
mean
did
minnie
get
a
permit
minnehaha
academy:
do
they
have
a
permit
to
be
on
our
property
with
our
signage
president.
T
Coco,
commissioner
severson
we've
only
looked
into
that
just
within
the
last
few
hours
and
we
don't
have
an
answer
for
you,
but
we
can
get
an
answer
for
you.
I
can't
tell
you
that
they
have
or
have
not,
for
either
that
or
for
beckett
wood.
N
If
somebody
were
to
have
a
sign,
how
often
would
they
have
to?
Is
it
just
a
one-time
deal
that
they
would
have
to
get
a
permit
to
put
a
sign
up,
or
is
it
like
a
renewal?
What
does
that
look
like.
T
President
kobo,
mr
severson,
it's
a
permanent
one-time
for
the
for
the
presence
of
that
facility
that
they'd
be
placing
on
parkland.
N
So
can
signs
is,
can
signs
be
removed
at
any
time
at
the
will
of
this
board.
T
N
Yeah,
so
I
you
know,
I
have
real
concerns
about
this
and
I
absolutely
hate
saying
this,
but
you
know
again,
I
think
we
may
need
to
table
this
until
we
figure
out
the
situation
with
minnehaha
academy
and
and
the
other
I
mentioned,
I
I
didn't
catch
it,
who
else
had
a
sign
on
her
property,
but
I
mean
this
is
this:
is
most
uncertainly
could
be
viewed
as
unfair
or
biased,
and-
and
so
I
I
mean
I
I
just
have
I-
I
just
don't
think
it's
fair-
that
you
know
other
agencies,
our
other
organizations,
have
signs
and
and
this
organization
can't.
N
So
I
think
we
need
to
go
one
way
or
go
the
other
and
and
sending
letters
out
today
I
mean
that's
great,
I
think
that's
the
right
idea,
but
in
the
meantime,
I'd
hate
to
tell
these
people
know
if
we're
allowing
other
organizations
to
have
signage
on
our
property.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner
steverson.
I
I
would
encourage
commissioners.
N
A
If,
if
I
could,
I
would
like
to
say
I
would
encourage
commissioners
to
consider
voting
on
on
the
resolution
itself.
I
think
that
that
consideration
is
valid.
As
I
understand
it,
it
is
not
a
proactive
allowance
of
this,
the
signage,
but
just
a
lack
of
resources
to
identify
and
reach
out
to
those
other
organizations.
I
would
hope
that
our
staff
could
now
do
that,
given
this
particular
issue
being
brought
up
at
this
time.
C
Thank
you
very
much.
I
I
hear
what
everybody's
saying
that
oh
we
got
this
we've
got
that
as
far
as
people
who
are
not
in
compliance
with
our
ordinance,
I'm
not
aware
that
our
staff
is
proactively
going
out
looking
for
encroachments
and
now
what
I'm
speaking
of
is.
C
We
all
know
about
the
ferris
wheel,
and
I
don't
believe
that
staff
was
proactively
looking
for
whatever,
but
I
I
just
I'm
sure
there
are
lots
and
lots
and
lots
of
encroachments
of
different
sorts
where
somebody's
sidewalk
or
retaining
wall
or
whatever
is
coming
into
our
property,
and
if
we
would
like
to
put
staff,
you
know
full
throttle
on
looking
for
those
encroachments.
Okay,
you
know
we
better
budget
for
it.
I
I
hope
that
we
don't
turn
our
staff
into
those
types
of
policing
and
everything.
C
This
is
an
isolated
situation
that
I
think
we
should
deal
with,
and
I
believe
that
council,
rice's
advisors-
and
I
think
he
brings
up
some
incredibly
valid
points-
number
one.
We
have
an
ordinance
and
we
should
be
observing
it
and
I,
I
totally
feel
for
you
know
this
particular
situation,
but
I
I
think
that
we
need
to
adhere
and
whether
or
not
forward
we
start
proactively
doing
these
things,
like
I
say,
there's
lots
and
lots
of
encroachments
throughout
this
system,
and
I
mean
like
realtor
signs.
C
You
know
you
can't
put
up
an
open
house
sign.
You
know
you
can't
put
up
any
of
those
types
of
things,
but
you
know
staff
isn't
out
there
every
you
know
day.
Looking
for
those
types
of
encroachments,
you
know,
so
please
be
careful
what
you
asked
for.
A
R
With
all
due
respect,
commissioner
forney
and
commissioner
meyer
are
just
being
silly
here
and
that
this
is.
This
is
an
example
of
where
the
park
board
picks
on
the
little
guy
or
the
little
institution.
Here
we
have
a
tiny
little
non-profit
that
is
trying
to
follow
the
rules
the
and
they
had
something
stolen.
That's
been
there,
for
god,.
R
And
do
a
little
bit
of
community
good
in
the
world,
and
then
they
had
something
stolen
from
them,
they're
trying
to
follow
the
rules
to
replace
it.
They
interacted
with
the
government
and
now
the
government's
kind
of
jerking
them
around.
While
too,
I
hate
to
say
it,
but
to
commissioner
music's
point
down
the
road.
We've
got
charter
schools
with
signs
going
on
to
park
property
that
we're
probably
not
going
to
do
anything
about
the
and
to
commissioner
forney's
point
like
there
are
some
folks
that
live
not
too
far
away
from
her
that,
like
have.
D
R
D
R
J
R
Powerful
and
the
and
the
rich,
we
that
the
u
of
m,
gets
to
preserve
20
of
their
parking
spaces
at
frasier
hall,
and
we
frame
that
as
a
reduction
and
when
we
have
the
opportunity
to
eliminate
it.
We've
got
private
docks
in
that
we've
got
private
docs
in
the
system.
This
is
a
tiny
little
non-profit.
That
wants
to
put
up
a
tiny
little
sign
like.
Can
we
just
let
them
do
this?
Please,
like
this
is
just
the
like:
they've
been
trying
to
follow
the
rules
for
a
year.
R
P
R
All
over
the
park
system,
the
it's
just,
let's
just
stop
being
silly
here,
and
I
would
encourage
my
colleagues
to
support
this
resolution
for
this
tiny
little
group
and
let's
stop
picking
on
them.
We
just
have
this
really
long
track
record
of
taking
on
folks
that
don't
have
a
lot
of
power.
Picking
on
folks
that
are
trying
to
follow
the
rules
like
how
many
times
have
folks
from
the
mosque
come
and
say
that
they've
got
some
safety
issues,
we're
trying
to
follow
the
rules,
we're
picking
on
them,
picking
on
them,
picking
on
them.
R
R
F
I
mean
I'll
just
let
the
commissioner
born
know
that
the
sign
is
already
there,
so
that
is
already
done.
But
to
my
awareness
there
are
so
they're
the
two
others
at
beccawood
at
minnehaha.
All
three
of
those
institutions
could
put
their
signs
further
back
on
their
own
property,
and
that
is
what
we
should
ask
them
to
do
so
that
we
stay
consistent
and
don't
get
ourselves
into
a
really
terrible
situation
of
being
basically
forced,
for
first
amendment
reasons
and
other
reasons
to
allow
signs
all
over
the
grand
rounds.
N
I
mean
this
is
this
is
interesting.
This
is
a
good
conversation,
but
I
don't
think
we
ask
people.
I
think
we
tell
them
to
remove
their
their
property
off
of
our
property.
If
that
this
is
the
case.
This
brings
up
some
interesting
questions.
N
I
have
about
the
last
high
school
because
I
know
they
have
lots
of
signage,
perhaps
on
our
property
and
I'm
really
concerned
about
commissioner
forney
sentiment,
I
mean
I
I'm
not
interested
in
supporting
million
dollar
privileged
organizations
to
get
passes
where
the
everyday
ordinary
folks
are
held
to
account.
I
I
personally
the
way
I
grew
up
where
I
come
from.
I
have
issues
with
that.
That
is,
that
is
typically
how
government
works.
That's
typically
how
wealthy
white
privilege
works,
and
I'm
not
interested
in
that.
N
I
grew
up
differently,
so
I
either
we
hold
everybody
into
account
or
or
we
don't
so.
I
I'm
gonna
vote
for
this
tonight
until
all
the
other
signs
are
taken
off
of
our
property
and
we
do
have
the
staff
to
do
it
and
and
I'm
interested
in
giving
board
direction.
If
that's,
what
is
needed,
but
I'm
going
to
support
them
getting
their
sign
tonight
are
leaving
their
sign
there
until
we
have
everybody
else
assigned
or
until
there's
more
definitive
direction.
N
A
H
Thank
you,
president
cogill.
I
have
a
question
for
council
rice
about
the
issuance
of
encroachments.
H
U
I
I
believe
I
don't
have
the
actual
encroachment
document
in
front
of
me.
Perhaps
christine
could
look
at
it.
I
typically
the
boards
reserve
the
right
to
revoke
any
permit
that
they
have,
but
I
would
think
if,
if
the
board
is
going
to
issue
it
today
and
say
within
a
matter
of
weeks
or
months
revoke
it,
I'm
not
sure,
that's
the
intent
of
the
provision.
Mr
schroeder,
do
you
have
the
language
of.
A
U
T
H
T
President
coco
efficient
message:
I'm
going
to
defer
to
that.
I
believe
we
have,
but
I'm
going
to
defer
that
to
christine
downey.
E
I'm
sorry,
president
colgail,
commissioner
music,
we
do
send
out
violation
letters
to
those
persons
who
have
encouragements
online
know
in
this
instance
with
the
people
for
the
parties
that
apply
for
this
encroachment
per
permit
because
it
had
been
tabled
and
they
didn't
have
an
encroachment
permit.
We
then
had
to
send
out
a
letter
asking
them
to
remove
the
items
from
the
land
and
gave
them
a
date.
E
E
We
give
them
a
date
and
ask,
and
we
give
them
plenty
of
time
in
most
cases,
especially
if
there's
a
seasonal
issue,
you
know
as
in
winter,
but
in
most
cases
we
give
them
a
month
or
month
and
a
half
to
remove
it
and
restore
the
property
back
to
its
normal
stat
status,
but
in
in
this
case,
yes,
we
can
ask
them
to
restore
them
land.
I'm
sorry.
D
H
Thank
you
answer
your
question
that
answered
my
question.
Thank
you.
So
I
guess.
If
this
fails
this
evening,
I
would
like
to
see
us
extend
the
time
period
in
which
they
are
given
to
remove
their
sign
to
match
whatever
the
timeline
is
that
we
are
providing
to
other
entities
that
are
encroaching
on
parkland
in
this
segment
of
the
parks
so
that
people
are
being
treated
fairly.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Music
council
rice
is
this
item.
Could
you
provide
a
little
bit
more
context
regarding
notice,
sure.
U
Yeah,
I
think
christine
was
back.
I
believe
that
dan
brown's
been
notified.
U
They
had
until
july
15th,
I
think,
to
extend
the
sign,
or
rather
that
the
staff
has
given
an
extension
so
that
this
matter
can
come
before
the
board,
so
that
the
sign
doesn't
come
down
and
then
gets
put
back
up,
and
I
do
think
the
staff
has
tried
to
be
put
people
on
notice
who
are
on
park
board
land
that,
in
order
to
be
on
public
land,
they
need
to
have
permission
by
the
board
and
that
it's
not
automatic
and
that
people
cannot
claim
they
have
a
right
to
be
on
park
board
land.
U
I
think
there
is
a
courtesy
matter
here
that
these
signs
are
not
inexpensive,
they're
important
to
the
institutions
that
one
of
places
signs
up
as
they
show
pride
and
the
this
sign
that
they
put
up
is
a
very
attractive
sign
that
dan
boyz,
the
other
ones,
are
I'm
sure.
But
at
some
point
the
board
has
to
look
at
its
ordinance
and
its
policies
and
make
a
decision.
U
I
think
the
staff
has
used
a
fair
amount
of
discretion
is
not
you
know,
just
run
out
and
take
things
down,
and
the
fact
that
property
owners
are
put
on
notice
that
they
need
a
permit
low,
get
removes
any
expectation
or
sense
of
proprietary
right.
They
might
have
to
be
on
our
land.
R
It
it
thanks,
president
colgalla,
it
was
actually
a
point
of
a
point
of
inquiry.
The
I'm
hearing,
some
conflicting
information,
and
maybe
the
applicant
could
best
answer.
This
question
is
the
sign
up
right
now
or
not.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner
bourne.
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
the
sign
is
up.
T
President
coghill
and
finisher
board-
I'm
hoping
christine
downey,
can
help
answer
this.
It's
confusing
because
I
understood
that
the
or
the
the
post
for
certain
still
remained,
and
at
one
point
I
thought
they
were
in
process
of
fabricating
a
new
replacement
sign
and
that
sign
might
exist
but
is
not
in
place,
but
maybe
miss
downloading
could
help
us
understand
that
condition.
A
Thank
you
for
that
with
that,
I
would
ask
for
a
a
motion
on
resolution.
2020
167
approving
like
the
floor
per.
R
A
I
can't
raise
my
hand
for
the
company
do
not
have
the
floor
at
the
moment.
Approving
encroachment
permit
for
use
of
15
square
feet
of
land
in
front
of
the
subject:
property
at
30,
30,
west
river
parkway,
encroaching
upon
parkland
at
west
river
parkway
within
the
mississippi
gorge
regional
park
and
collecting
appropriate
fees
associated
with
this
encroachment.
Do
I
have
a
motion.
A
R
R
Encroachment
in
front
like
there's
a
giant
dock
in
the
water
on
our
right-of-way
at
cedar
lake
in
president
colgill's
district,
and
before
that
president
tap's
district,
and
before
that,
commissioner
nordstrom
and
commissioner,
and
how
many?
R
I
don't
remember
a
board
direction,
looking
to
find
the
looking
to
find
the
danish
american
institute
sign
and
give
that
give
them
a
removal,
but
the
board
does
have
direction
to
follow
up
on
the
approachments
on
cedar
lakes.
I'm
just
wondering
if
this
doesn't
pass
tonight
assistant
to
superintendent
schroeder.
U
R
D
T
President
coghill,
commissioner
bourne
frankly,
I
don't
think
it
was
a
very
fair
question,
because
now
it's
been
made
public
and
people
will
be
criticizing
staff
for
not
pursuing
it.
Based
on
basically
the
very
question
you're
asking,
I
will
say
that
there
are
that
we
have
no
accurate
count
on
the
number
of
undocumented
encroachments
that
exist
throughout
parkland
and
they
exist
in
any
number
of
conditions
on
any
number
of
types.
R
R
T
E
D
R
In
trouble,
okay,
if,
if
I
sent,
if
I
went
around
and
we.
R
A
R
Exact
issue
yeah,
I
mean
we
bet
we
have
been
talking
about
that
for
for
12
years
and
for
12
summers.
So
it's
like
those
really
wealthy
powerful
folks
have
had
private
docs
on
the
lake
and
there's
a
tiny
little
nonprofit
that
tried
to
follow
the
rules.
I
I
don't,
I
don't
see
any
permits
coming
in
for
private
docks
on
the
lake,
and
I
mean
here's
a
tiny
little
non-profit,
trying
to
follow
the
rules.
R
A
Thank
you,
commissioner
bourne.
It
is
in
fact,
the
item
being
considered
before
us
right
now.
It
has
been
moved
and
seconded,
and
I
I
do
hope
that
we
will
soon
be
able
to
vote.
Commissioner
steverson.
D
N
I
mean
this
is
going
to
open
a
can
of
worms
and-
and
I
I
frankly
disagree
with
you,
president
colville,
then
doc
so
very
tremendous.
What
we're
talking
about
right
now,
because
it's
an
encroachment
on
our
property,
which
these
signs
are
an
encroachment
on
our
property.
N
So
I
I'm
just
going
to
say
I
mean
you
know
if
this
was
north
minneapolis
I
mean
we,
we
would
get
just
steamrolled
on
this
and
and
everyone
would
go
along
with
it,
but
now
it's
gonna,
be
I
just.
I
have
real
concerns
and,
yes,
I
believe
a
letter
needs
to
be
sent
to
every
individual,
that's
approaching
on
our
property
period.
If
that's
the
route,
we're
taking.
Let's
take
that
wrong.
Now
I
want
to
support
council
because
it's
council's
recommendation,
because
I
respect
council
and
he
is
brilliant
and
his
memory
is.
N
I
just
want
half
of
what
his
memory
is.
Okay,
so
either
we're
going
to
do
this
or
we're
not
going
to
do
this
and,
like
I
said
either
we
support
this
or
we
tell
them
hey,
you
guys
can
have
your
signs
out
until
august
21st
or
whatever
date
you
we're
going
to
ask
everybody
else
to
remove
their
docs
off
of
our
properties
and
remove
our
their
signs
off
our
properties
like
this.
Is
I
mean
if
we're
going
to
do
it?
N
Let's
do
it
right,
let's
not
have
step
and
allow
you
know
the
privileged
and
the
extreme
wealthy
to
get
away
with
government
as
they
they
typically
do.
U
U
Pete
commissioners
do
make
arguments
trying
to
persuade
their
colleagues,
and
I
guess
how
far
it
goes
is
matter
to
the
the
president's
under
the
rules.
I
believe
this
president
has,
on
a
couple
of
occasions,
asked
commissioners
to
find
their
remarks
to
the
matter
before
the
body,
but.
A
F
J
A
A
Resolution
does
not
carry
I'm
now
going
to
recess
the
full
board
and
move
into
committee.
I'm
going
to
start
with
the
recreation
committee.
Then
I
will
go
to
the
administration
and
finance
committee.
Then
we'll
come
back
to
the
full
board
to
close
out
the
two
items
that
are
coming
up
from
consideration
this
evening,
chair
french.
G
G
I'd
like
to
here,
president
sorry,
give
me.
G
I'd
like
to
approve
the
minutes
and
the
agenda
for
the
for
this
committee,
someone
secretary,
please
take
care.
G
G
G
Can
somebody
move
this
motion,
so
let
me
move
this
resolution.
N
N
I
I
applaud,
commissioner
of
french
for
putting
this
on
the
agenda
and,
having
this
conversation,
we
need
as
many
kids
and
programming
in
north
minneapolis
as
absolute
possible.
We
need
to
break
down
any
barriers
for
those
programs.
N
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
conversations
of
what
this
could
look
like
the
former
representative
from
district
2,
commissioner
olson
and
I
have
had
many
conversations
on
what
recreation
looks
like
and
who
benefits
from
it,
and
I
want
to
continue
to
support
his
legacy
and
making
sure
that
all
of
our
kids
have
the
opportunity
to
cool
off,
learn
how
to
swim
and
just
have
pools
accessible.
Thank
you.
G
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Sivasin.
I'm
not
quite
sure
who
was
first
vice
president
vita
or
commissioner's
music.
X
I
don't
know
I'll
go
I'll
go
next.
I
was
actually
before
severson
as
well,
but
so
I
have
I'm
gonna
support
this
resolution
tonight,
but
I
I
will
say
that
I
have
some
concerns.
X
Some
of
my
concerns
are
around
the
use
of
this
once
folks
realize
that
north
commons
is
now
a
free
water
park
like
will
we
start
to
get
more
usage
and
will
we
have
enough
staff
to
handle
it
and
will
the
pool
be
able
to
handle
you
know
influx
and
folks
using
it?
X
I
I
have
friends
that
come
from
surrounding
suburbs
that
have
the
money
to
pay
for
north
commons
pool
for
their
children
and
they
use
it
because
it's
close
to
their
house
so
now
they'll
get
to
use
the
pool
for
free.
X
I
again
I'm
gonna
support
this,
but
I
really
wish
we
would
have
looked
at
ways
to
utilize
our
scholarship
dollars
that
we
have
put
aside,
because
the
other
thing
is,
I
think,
northside
kids
should
have
the
opportunity
to
go
use
other
pools
in
our
system
like
lupia
and
maybe,
if
they
apply
for
a
scholarship,
the
families
could
get
funds
to
use,
lupine
and
or
north
commons
or
phillips
or
whatever
pools
we
have
available
versus,
assuming
that
north
commons
is
the
pool
that
they
all
want
to
use.
X
So
those
are
my
concerns,
I'll
be
supporting
this.
I
would
also
like
to
know
from
staff
how
much
money
north
commons
pool
makes.
If
someone
could
answer
that
question
tonight,
if
not,
I
can
follow
up
at
a
later
date.
Thank
you
chair,
frank.
G
My
apologies
vice
president
utah
for
not
calling
on
you
first.
I
can't.
G
Z
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
chair
fan,
chair
french
commissioner
music.
We
budget
for
about
38
000
per
year
for
revenue
for
north
commons.
However,
north
commons
does
not
typically
operate
in
the
black.
We
typically
run
in
a
deficit
for
that
park,
but
it
makes
about
thirty
eight
thousand
dollars
a
year.
H
Okay,
thank
you,
but
did
you
have
additional
questions
that
you
didn't
get
answered,
commissioner
vita?
Before
I
start,
I
I
that
was
the
only
one.
I
remember
right
off
the
top
of
my.
X
H
X
I
think
my
thank
you
for
making
sure
that
my
questions
get
answered.
I
think
mine
with
more
comments
and
concerns
outside
of
how
much
revenue
we
generate
for
north
commons
park.
H
Okay,
thank
you
so
assistant
superintendent
cox,
thanks
for
being
here
with
us
tonight.
The
the
questions
I
have
around
this
change
is
just
as
part
of
our
budgeting
process.
We
have
staff
recommend
to
us
the
fees
that
are
associated
with
their
activities
and
other
pay
for
service
options
within
the
system.
H
When
this
decision
or
when
this
request
came
forward
from
commissioner
french,
was
it
just
we're
going
to
do
this,
or
was
there
more
of
a
discussion
around?
What's
the
best
option
for
us
to
be
doing
moving
forward
in
terms
of
reducing
fees,
to
increase
access
and
allow
people
that
may
otherwise
not
have
the
ability
to
utilize
some
of
the
cooling
options
in
the
city
to
have
better
access.
Z
I'm
sorry,
commissioner
music,
could
you
restate
I'm
not
sure
I
understand
you're.
Z
Chair
french
commissioner
music-
I
personally
did
not
have
a
conversation
about
this,
in
particular
at
the
top
of
our
budget
process.
However,
I
do
recognize
that
we
are
in
a
pretty
unique
circumstance,
given
the
unfortunate
experience
that
the
young
man
had
at
north
north
commons
a
a
week
or
two
ago,
and
also
the
unusual
heat
that
we're
experiencing
for
this
time
of
the
season.
We
typically
don't
reach
these
temperatures
until
later
in
the
season.
So
I
hope
that
answers
your
question.
Z
I
did
not
have
a
conversation
at
the
top
of
the
budget
sees
budget
process,
but
this
is
we're
in
unique
circumstances.
I
would
also
like
to
to
say
that
perhaps,
if
there
are
other
questions,
maybe
you
the
the
board
would
like
to
see
a
presentation
on
some
of
the
thoughts
that
that
staff
have
related
to
this.
Would
that
be
helpful
or
do?
Would
you
like
to
just
continue
to
ask
a
few
questions?
I
think.
H
Z
Thank
you,
so
I
will
ask
that
director
free
lead
us
through
a
presentation
and
then
both
of
us
will
stand
for.
K
Make
sure
you're
just
facing
towards
the
screen,
because
we
hear
you
better
when
you
do
that,
as
opposed
to
turning
away.
Y
Y
So,
a
little
bit
on
the
fee
history
at
north
commons
water
park,
the
for
example
in
2019
we
removed
and
reduced
fees
due
to
opening
late
with
major
mechanical
issues.
Y
Y
Typically,
currently,
the
water
park
is
open,
seven
days
a
week,
one
to
seven
pm
and
then
late
season.
We
are
open
four
to
seven
on
fridays
and
one
to
seven
saturdays
and
sundays.
Y
Next
slide
please
and
the
programs
we
offer.
There
are
open,
swim,
lap,
swimming
water,
walking
swimming
lessons,
and
we
also
have
a
swim
camp
there
as
well.
Next
slide.
Y
This
is
the
capacity
of
647
swimmers,
so
about
650
people
can
be
in
the
gates
at
any
one
time.
Our
average
attendance
for
open
swimmer
general
time
is
a
couple
hundred
people
per
day,
obviously
on
warmer
days,
it's
higher
than
that
on
cooler
days.
It's
less
than
that,
and
you
see
our
total
guests
over
the
past
few
years.
Y
Y
And
these
are
our
current
fees
for
the
the
water
park,
so
42,
inches
and
taller
is
five
dollars,
42
inches
and
under
it's
three
we
have
reduced
rates
after
five
o'clock
and
then
we
have
season
pass
rates
for
singles
or
family
members
or
depending
on
how
big
your
family
is
next
slide.
Y
And
this
is
a
revenue
in
expenses
over
the
past
few
years
at
north
commons
water
park.
So
if
you
look
lat
in
2019,
obviously
with
the
reduced
fees
in
the
late
opening,
there
was
not
as
much
revenue,
2018
and
2019.
We
averaged
around.
You
know
44
000
or
so
a
year
with
expenses
around
210
dollars
per
year.
Y
And
this
is
kind
of
our
current
normal
staffing
model.
For
a
day
there
we
typically
have
eight
lifeguards
scheduled
seven
attendance
schedules,
doing
various
various
things
throughout
the
water
park,
one
impact
of
potentially
the
water
park
being
free
with
increased
attendance.
Y
We
do
lifeguard
the
pool
every
day
as
a
capacity,
so
we
always
have
enough
lifeguards
there.
So
we
never
would
have
to
not
let
people
in
the
pool
we
would
probably
have
to
up
our
numbers
of
attendance
to
deal
with.
You
know
the
additional
bodies
and
people
on
the
deck
additional
admissions
people
etc.
Y
So
when
we
in
an
ideal
world,
we
would
have
240
lifeguards
throughout
the
system
that
would
allow
us
to
not
have
to
have
everyone.
Working
we'd
have
a
lot
more
flexibility
in
our
scheduling.
We
could
guard
all
of
our
beaches.
All
of
our
water
parks
be
able
to
deal
no
problem
with
sick
days
vacations
or
anything
else
like
that.
Y
As
as
it
happened
this
year
we
had
149
people,
we
put
through
water
safety,
training
of
those
149
people.
We
offered
jobs
to
135
of
them.
47
did
not
accept
positions,
and
there
were
others
as
well
that
already
had
found
employment
outside
of
the
system
we
are
able
to
right.
Now
we
have
83
lifeguards
on
staff.
Y
D
Y
Please
is
just
some
ways
that
we,
our
recruitment
for
lifeguards,
who
we've
advertised
to
the
classes
that
we,
the
classes
that
we
taught
and
just
other
general
information
about
our
recruitment
of
lifeguards
next
slide.
Y
G
H
Hear
you
I'm
needed
sorry
about
that.
I
do
have
more
questions,
so
if
I,
if
I
can
still
speak,
that
would
be
great,
but
if
you
wanted
to
recognize
superintendent
angora
first,
I
think
he's
got
something
to
say
about
the
presentation.
G
I'm
gonna
recognize
commissioner
severson
didn't
recognize.
Commissioner,
I
mean.
H
Okay,
thank
you.
So
thank
you
for
the
presentation
that
the
rationale
that
I'm
hearing
for
lowering
the
fees
is
to
increase
access
because
of
the
intense
heat
and
the
need
to
give
kids
things
to
do
so,
understanding
that
do
we
need
to,
as
a
body,
consider
changing
the
fees
for
our
other
pay
to
access
aquatic
facilities,
and
that's
a
question
for
director
humphrey
or
assistant
superintendent
cox
like
as
part
of
our
budgeting.
H
Y
H
H
Y
Chair
french
commissioner
music.
As
far
as
lifeguarding
goes,
it
would
not
be.
It
would
not
have
a
major
impact
on
lifeguarding
at
other
facilities
that
we're
currently
guarding.
We
would
need
additional
attendance
staff
at
north
commons
to
to
work
with
the
potentially
larger
crowds.
H
So,
are
you
telling
me
that
we
would
restrict
access
to
the
number
of
people
we're
able
to
safely
accommodate
with
the
lifeguarding
staff
and
available
attendance.
Y
Well,
we're
current
we're
currently
staff.
We
lifeguard
the
pool
right
now
to
max
capacity,
so
we
could
take
the
max
capacity
that
is
allowed
in
the
pool
which
I
believe
is
647
people.
We
stab.
We
lifeguard
that
to
that
now
we
would
add
additional
attendance
through
the
rotations
at
north
commons
to
deal
with
potentially
larger
crowds,
but
there
wouldn't
be
a
plan
to
restrict
access
unless
we
got
to
acidic
pool
and
we'd
have
to
do
labs,
we
do
at
lubiant
or
at
weber
or
any
other
facility
at
capacity.
D
Y
Chair
french,
commissioner
music,
we
would
have
to
probably
do
a
little
bit
of
juggling
initially,
for
example,
if
the.
If
the
board
adopted
this
and
it
went
into
effect,
say
tomorrow,
we
would
have
to
do
some
some
quick
juggling.
We
do
our
aquatics
manager
and
myself
after
conversation
with
her
and
some
of
the
guards.
D
Y
C
N
Z
So
yeah,
okay,
commissioner
music,
I
I
actually
agree
with
director
umphrey.
I
think
that
is
a
philosophical
question
that
perhaps
the
board
should
wrestle
with
a
bit.
Z
Yes,
it
is
hot
everywhere,
but
if,
if
the
the
focus
of
this
resolution
is
to
ensure
that
we
have
that
we
create
greater
access
in
the
part
of
the
city,
that
is
underrepresented,
then
I
I
don't
know
in
this
moment
that
director
umphrey
and
I
are
able
to
say
that
we
should
or
shouldn't
I
think
we'd
have
to
do
a
little
bit
more
a
little
bit
more
research.
G
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Severson.
N
Thank
you,
chair
french.
Oh
lots
of
lots
of
frustration
right
through
my
head
with
some
of
these
questions.
Again.
I'd
like
to
remind
my
colleagues.
One
thing
that
I
was
reminded
of
from
commissioner
olsen
was
the
fact
that
south
minneapolis
has
all
the
lakes
and
every
they
people
got
some
capri
over
there.
North
minneapolis
doesn't
have
that.
N
So
I
mean
we're
overthinking
this.
This
is
the
easiest
thing
in
the
world
to
do,
and
this
is
not
a
new
phenomenon.
I'm
going
to
give
you
some
examples
of
my
life
and
the
people
that
grew
up
in
my
neighborhood.
What
we
did,
we
didn't
have
the
money
to
go
swimming.
So,
while
kids
had
money
to
go
swimming,
they
got
to
go
to
weber
north
commons
park.
We
hung
out
with
our
friends,
and
some
of
us
went
to
weber,
swimming
pool
and
guess
where
the
rest
of
us
went.
N
We
went
and
swam
in
the
creek
with
nails
and
rust
and
and
crazy
stuff,
but
you
know
what
we
would
get
together
a
couple
hours
later,
while
my
other
friends
got
to
swim
in,
you
know
the
pool,
I
got
to
swim
in
the
creek
with
my
other
friends,
and
let
me
tell
you
racially:
it
was
pretty
divided
right.
Most
of
the
time
the
white
kids
got
to
go
into
the
the
swimming
pool,
and
then
me
and
my
other
friends,
you
know
we
would
go
into
the
creek.
N
Not
only
did
we
go
into
the
creek,
we
went
into
the
mississippi
river,
we
jumped
off
the
the
doggone
train
tracks
right
by
the
park
board.
We
did
that
because
we
didn't
have
accessible
swimming
pools
because
we
didn't
have
the
money
to
pay
to
get
in
them.
Did
our
parents
know
we
were
doing
this?
Absolutely
not,
but
do
kids
find
things
to
get
into
absolutely
absolutely.
N
This
is
not
new.
Can
anybody
answer?
Does
anybody
know
the
last
time
north
commons
was
free,
because
I
remember
as
a
kid
growing
up,
someone
must
have
thought
to
themselves.
Let's
make
these
pools
accessible
because
guests
who
got
to
access
the
pools
when
they
were
free.
I
did
all
of
my
friends
in
north
minneapolis
that
I
grew
up
with
got
to
access
these
pools
because
they
were
free.
N
I
don't
think
we're
trying
to
make
a
whole
bunch
of
money
off
these
tools.
I
think
we're
trying
to
program
keep
teenagers
busy
in
an
area
that
has
very
extreme
high
rates,
not
just
in
the
state
of
minnesota,
but
perhaps
in
the
midwest
of
youth
violence.
This
is
not
a
hard
decision
to
make
in
this.
I
appreciate
having
conversation
around
it,
but
I'm
just
really
concerned
I'm
not
interested
in
in
suburban
families
coming
down
and
using
our.
N
That's
that
that's
where
I'm
at,
how
do
we
get
the
people
from
ours
in
our
community
into
the
pool
at
north
commons?
Right?
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
we
just
took
the
pool
over.
We
took
the
pool
back
north
commons
pool
back
over
from
the
ymc
on
broadway,
because
the
parkour
didn't
want
to
deal
with
it.
Is
there
anyone
here
with
enough
historical
knowledge
or
context
to
to
verify?
If
that
was
true.
U
Yeah,
I
think
what
commissioner
steverson
said
is
true.
Yes,
it
is
at
one
point
we
did
have.
U
The
ymca
operate
the
pool,
but
I
would
defer
to
staff
about
the
mechanics
of
that.
This
happened
yeah,
probably
15
years
ago,
and
I
I
don't
have
the
operational
details
that
I'm
sure
the
staff
has
on
it.
N
Y
I'm
sorry
the
ymca
did
run
the
pool
for
multiple
years.
I
believe
the
park
took
it
back
over
a
few
years
ago.
I
will
and
it
hasn't
been
an
extremely
long
time.
I
can
get
that
information
from
for
you
and
get
it
to
you
sometime
tomorrow.
N
Can
you
can
you
also?
Let
me
know
the
last
time
north
commons
was
a
free
park,
for
our
swimming
pool
is
free
for
our
kids
and
families.
Yes,
I
can
look
that
up
for
you,
okay.
Last
but
not
least,
I'm
I
was
happy
with
that
presentation.
I
have
a
very
huge
concern,
but
I'm
gonna
ask
questions
first,
so
I
don't
assume:
where
did
this
height
cost
come
up
with.
N
Z
Chair
french
commissioner
severson,
it
is
not
uncommon
that
let's
say
amusement
parks
use
a
similar
kind
of
approach,
recognizing
that,
if
you
are
above
this
height
more
often
than
not,
you
are
of
a
particular
age
and
that
is
to
help
increa
help
to
increase
accessibility
and
recognize
families
right.
So
a
family
who
has
big
kids
and
little
kids
tried
to
help
balance
out
the
cost.
So
it's
not
uncommon
for
amusement
parks.
N
I
I
appreciate
that
super
assistant
duper
teddy
cox.
I
I
would
highly
advise
us
to
go
away
from
that
model.
We
know
scientifically
that
most
girls
hit
puberty
before
boys
and
what
this
model
will
show
me
is
that
we're
gonna
charge
girls
more
money
than
we're
gonna
charge
boys
because
they
hit
puberty
and
grew
before
the
boys
did
this.
This
model
is
very
inequitable
and
unfair.
N
I
I
just
really
want
to
say
that
I
think
this
is
a
really
bad
idea
and
I
would
highly
encourage
us
to
look
at
a
different
model,
because
this
one
it
to
me,
you
know
just
working
in
the
health
education
field
for
years.
I
it
to
me
that
that's
not
healthy.
Last
but
not
least,
I
would
encourage
all
my
my
colleagues
to
support
this
night.
Thank
you
for
the
time,
dear
friends,
thank
you.
K
Cheer
cheer
french
I'm
gonna
step
back
for
a
moment
until
I
I
know
there's
several
hands
are
still
up
and
I
think
the
the
one
thing
I
would
say
is
just
a
clarification
on
fees
that
we're
looking
at
probably
about
50
some
about
50
plus
thousand
dollars
because
of
maintenance
and
staffing.
So
just
a
little
bit
of
feed
difference
there.
As
far
as
supporting
it,
we
are
I'm
sure,
able
to
support
those
fees
this
year.
K
I
would
also
say
that
we
will
receive
this
on
friday,
which
midday
friday
or
mid
afternoon
on
friday.
It's
a
we
understand.
The
importance
of
it.
Staff
would
have
had
more
time
that
we
could
have
brought
forward
to
this
board.
What
you
see
before
even
larry
and
everybody
went.
They
went
immediately
back
and
started
to
present
and
bring
forward
some
understanding.
K
We
could
have
as
staff
bring
to
this
board
a
resolution
that
would
have
fit
the
needs
and
had
a
thoughtful,
thoughtful
response
to
you
all,
whether
it's
in
scholarships
or
in
ways
that
we
could
take
care
of
and
respond
to
the
fees
and
do
a
real,
quick
analysis
around
how
we
could
present
this
to
his
boards
that
today,
the
confusion
around
all
this
discussion
would
have
been
done
by
staff.
We
could
have
brought
this
forward
to
to
you
as
commissioners.
Unfortunately,
we
have
a
lot
of
time.
K
We
had
to
put
this
before
before
five
o'clock,
and
so
we're
answering
the
best
we
can
on
questions.
We
only
have
a
few
days
a
few
days
to
respond
to
we'll
do
their
best
to
respond.
K
We
realize
the
importance
of
this
we're
not
disagreeing
upon
that
at
all.
But
again,
I
want
to
state
that
we
can,
through
our
budget
in
general
fund.
We
can
support
this.
It
will
be
a
little
bit
more
than
the
38
000.
It
could
be
somewhere
around
50,
some
thousand
dollars,
but
again
we
we're
trying
to
give
the
best
information
we
can
on
a
short
amount
of
time.
That
was
brought
forward
to
us
and
again
I
would
have.
K
I
would
have
directed
staff
prior
to
this,
coming
forward,
to
really
bring
forward
to
this
board.
More
comprehensive
response
to
what
you're
hearing
today
is
at
least
open
a
lot
of
questions
for
this
board
than
to
ask
that
we
only
have
a
short
amount
of
time
to
respond
to
you.
So
with
that
I'll
step
back.
G
Thank
you,
superintendent.
Vice
president
vito.
X
Thank
you,
chair
french.
I
would
agree
with
commissioner
severson
about
the
height
discrimination
as
a
young
girl.
I
was
10
years
old
at
this
height
and
a
lot
taller
than
my
boy,
cousins
who
could
get
into
parks
for
free
because
they
were
a
lot
shorter
than
me.
So
I
would
agree
with
that,
but
I
just
want.
I
wanted
to
say
that,
like
we
have
to
remember
that
access
is
one
thing,
but
capability
is
another.
X
This
community
that
we're
talking
about
a
lot
of
these
kids,
don't
swim,
and
so
I
I
want
us
to
put
some
energy
in
to
swim
lessons
as
well,
so
we
open
up
access
to
this
park,
but
then
we
have
a
lot
of
kids
who
are
not
swimmers
or
have
not
been
trained
to
swim
and
we
open
up
the
doors
to
potential
drownings
or
you
know
them
being
upset
that
they
can't
go
somewhere.
X
G
Thank
you
vice
president
vital
commissioner,
did
you
have
another
question
that
you
want
to
ask.
H
I
do
have
a
couple,
so
thank
you
for
recognizing
me.
H
There's
been
a
number
of
things
that
have
been
brought
up
during
this
discussion
that
are
tangential
to
what's
being
discussed
tonight,
and
I
think
it
might
be
helpful
for
us,
as
a
committee,
to
have
a
discussion
item
on
a
future
agenda
to
talk
through
barriers
to
swimming
access
across
the
city
and
how
we
come
to
the
decisions
around
pricing
and
what
other,
what
other
things
might
be
preventing
people
from
accessing
our
aquatics
facilities,
because
I,
I
would
like
us
to
be
a
little
bit
more
deliberate
about
how
we
make
decisions
like
this
in
the
future,
so
that
we're
not
leaving
out
people
in
other
parts
of
the
city
that
that
don't
have
access
to
lakes
like
everyone
in
northeast
minneapolis
as
well.
H
So
if
we
could,
we
could
have
something
on
a
future
agenda
to
discuss
aquatics
and
access
to
swimming
lessons
and
pools
and
lakes
just
voting
in
general.
That
would
be
great.
H
G
Are
you
offering
an
amendment
commission
usage.
H
I'm
not
offering
an
amendment
quite
yet.
I'd
just
like
to
hear
from
my
colleagues
if
they're
interested
in
looking
at
that
as
well.
Definitely.
G
Entertain
them
as
such
vice
president
vital,
is
your
hand
up
again.
N
Seriously,
thank
you.
I
I
was
just
aware
that
my
system
had
had
a
technical
glitch
and
a
questioning
about
what
I
was
saying
about
the
suburbs.
N
So
I
just
want
to
be
clear
that
I'm
not
really
interested
in
what
folks
that
are
coming
into
our
pools
from
the
suburbs
are
interested
in
I'm
more
interested
in
the
folks
that
live
in
north
minneapolis
and
may
not
have
the
opportunity
to
get
to
the
swimming
pools
or
if
financing
is
a
barrier,
how
we
make
sure
that
that
folks,
that
live
in
north
one
minneapolis
have
access
to
our
pools,
but
the
other
thing
I
I
I
had
a
conversation
and
why
north
commons
is
a
great
pool
for
this.
N
In
my
earnest
opinion
and
correct
me,
if
I'm
wrong
a
super
assistant,
superintendent
cox,
it's
a
four
foot
pool
and-
and
I
understand
that
you
can
drown
at
any
time
in
in
two
inches
of
water-
I
think
is-
is
the
roamer
that
I've
heard
many
times
in
my
life,
but
it's
a
four
foot
pool.
So
it's
not
a
six
foot
pool
a
seven
foot
pool,
so
it's
a
place
where
kids
can
bounce
around
that.
N
Obviously,
they're
over
that
height
but
still
feel
safe,
because
they
can
touch
the
bottom
and
they
can
be
comfortable
with
water
along
with
the
slide,
and
I
believe
the
slide
is
is
under
that
as
well.
N
You
know
I
I
would
encourage
I
I
don't
know
how
many
commissioners
have
been
to
that
water
park,
but
I
would
encourage
you
to
go
so
you
have
a
better
understanding
of
what
that
park
looks
like
what
the
feel
of
it
is
how
deep
it
is
in
areas
and
the
opportunities
that
are
there
for
kids,
particularly
to
swim.
Thank
you.
G
Thank
you
vice
chair
see
you
soon
any
other
questions
comments,
concerns
from
any
other
commissioners.
Z
Chair
french,
may
I
may
I
add
a
little
context.
Z
So
the
deepest
part
of
the
north
commons
pool
is
five
five
foot
seven
and,
while
that
is
that
is
still
relatively
shallow
for
some
of
our
some
of
our
older
kids
and
bigger
kids.
What
we
really
want
to
get
to
is
developing
a
level
of
competency
around
swimming.
We
want
kids
to
both
be
confident
and
competent.
We
want
to
teach
kids
to
swim,
so
I
would
love
it
if
we
could
continue
the
conversation
about
how
to
drive
kids,
particularly
north
minneapolis
kids,
to
taking
swim
lessons
that
way.
G
Thank
you,
assistant,
supergiant
cox.
Okay,
last
last
week
we
had
an
extreme
extreme
extreme
amount
of
heat,
nothing
agreed
by
the
four
or
five
days
straight.
We
we
have
a.
We
have
a
beautiful.
G
The
reason
that
the
reason
north
carolina
is
one
of
our
people
is
because
I
just
I
just
I
remember
myself
as
a
little
kid
what
I
wanted
to
go
to
somewhere.
G
I
was
thought
it
was
like
four
or
five
bucks
to
get
your
comments
and
that's
a
lot
of
money
for
sometimes
and
if
we
can
have
this
place
open
and
have
some
place
where
keeping
the
gold
that
can
be
supervised
by
adults.
I
mean
it
has
several
different
bones:
several
different
components.
You
can
add
to
this:
you
can
reduce
violence
and
just
being
around
water.
G
I
think
that
should
be
enjoyed
by
folks
who
you
know
normally
don't
get
it
and
I'm
open
to
all
the
tools,
though
I'm
not
I'm
not
like
against.
You
know,
lubia
being
free,
I'm
not
against
any
other
other
people
being
free.
I
just
thought
about
north
commons.
G
I
believe
don't
get
you
know
they
get
left
out
of
the
the
mix
a
lot
of
times
we
spent
over
300
000
last
year
to
close
our
parkways
down,
and
what
do
we
do
over
the
north
side?
What
do
you
do
with
basketball?
We
put
lots
of
them.
G
G
G
Well,
we
have
someone
said
if
they
want
other
other
places
to
be
free.
I
I'd
encourage
them
to
offer
an
amendment
to
do
such
I
don't
have
any.
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
them
with
that
being
said,
one
question
this:
let's
go
back
to
the
full
board's
name.
B
B
Chair
chair
french,
it
has
been
requested
that
if
this
passes
in
committee
it
goes
to
the
full
board
tonight
and
president.
D
G
B
A
Yes,
chair
forney,
I
would
like
to
have
you
go
to
the
administration
and
finance
committee
now.
C
K
C
D
C
We
have
two
resolutions,
the
first
one.
If
somebody
would
like
to
read
that.
X
Resolution
I'd
like
to
move
resolution,
20
21
to
32
a
resolution
approving
an
agreement
between
the
basket
creek,
watershed
management,
commission,
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
the
minneapolis
park
and
recreation
board
regarding
the
implementation
of
water
quality
infrastructure
improvements,
including
stormwater,
best
management
practices
for
the
benefit
of
all
parties
in
and
near
bryn,
mawr
meadows
park
and
within
the
basset
creek
watershed
and
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
in
alignment
with
mprb
policy
and
the
approved
north
service
area.
Master
plan.
C
I'm
excited
about
this
project,
so
I
would
love
to
have
a
excuse
me,
a
presentation,
and
I
believe
that
the
design
project
manager
is
available
to
share
that
with
us
there.
He
is.
W
W
All
right,
so
I
just
gotta
adjust
the
screen
here.
W
So
this
is
a
cooperative
agreement
between
the
three
parties,
us
the
park
board,
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
the
bassets
creek
watershed
management.
Commission.
The
next
slide,
please
here
we
go.
W
These
are
the
three
groups
here
next
slide,
so
this
is
stemming
from
two
concurrent
projects:
they're
very
collaborative
we've
been
working
on
them
for
several
years
now.
The
two
projects
are
this
water
quality
project
that
you'll
be
allowing
by
approving
this.
W
This
agreement
this
evening
in
committee
at
least
it
includes
the
construction
of
two
large
ponds
and
surrounding
native
planting
areas
and
includes
underground
infrastructure
to
convey
water,
storm
water
and
then
the
second
project,
as
I
said
before,
happening
concurrently
and
collaboratively,
is
the
npr
funded
nprp
funded
capital
improvements
project
for
the
park,
and
that
includes
several
athletic
fields,
the
pl
and
the
play
area
and
and
likely
some
other
areas
within
the
park.
W
W
W
So
the
goals
of
the
agreement
are
to
be
mutually
beneficial
to
each
party.
It's
to
clean
water,
as
it
passes
from
the
neighborhood
through
the
park
and
to
the
creek
also
to
clean
water
as
it
moves
from
the
park
to
the
creek
and
it's
an
implementation
of
agency
plans
and
policies.
So
there's
guidance
around
this
and
then
it
plans
for
the
future
resiliency
of
the
park
as
amenities
grow.
W
One
piece
of
the
master
plan
is
actually
to
construct
a
new
park
building
and
this
water
quality
project
would
allow
us
to
tie
in
some
of
our
own
best
management
practices
into
that
system.
Next
slide,
please
some
of
the
agreement
parameters,
kind
of
the
normal
stuff
talks
about
project
funding,
subsequent
agreements,
the
project,
design
and
construction,
a
distinction
between
the
city
and
nprv
elements.
W
W
W
Another
benefit
is
space
for
park,
storm
water
to
be
collected
before
entering
the
creek,
so
we
can
actually
construct
our
own
best
management
practices
for
storm
water
management
and
and
tie
it
and
tie
our
system
into
theirs
and
make
it
all.
You
know
work
well
together.
W
Currently,
the
the
space
is
turf
grass,
that's
very
underutilized,
and
this
would
add,
in
a
natural
amenity,
for
visitors,
also
increased
habitat
for
animals
and
pollinators
and
be
a
a
visually,
much
more
attractive
landscape
than
parking
lot
and
turf
grass
next
slide.
Please.
A
W
This
this
project
it
fits
within
park
planning
and
our
our
own
policies.
It
aligns
within
our
service
or
a
master
plan.
In
that
master
plan.
It
says
to
incorporate
a
major
stormwater
facility
within
bryn
mawr
meadows,
that
is
high
quality
habitat.
W
It's
basically,
they
can
continue
to
work
with
community
partners
and
agencies
to
manage
collective
impacts
of
polluted
stormwater
runoff,
also
to
implement
regional
stormwater
facilities
and
bmps
in
parks,
in
partnership
with
with
the
city
and
watershed
districts
that
also
had
robust
community
engagement
and
was
approved
by
the
sport
next
slide.
Please-
and
I
believe
this
is
the
last
one
this
this
has
been
reviewed
by
each
party's
legal
counsel
and
that's
it.
C
Excited
about
it,
you
know
it
just
aligns
with
well
now.
Our
legislative
agenda
is
so
many
different
things.
It's
very
exciting
and
grateful
to
the
basic
creek
watershed
you
know
for
being
a
good
partner.
So
I
think,
unless
I
don't
see
any
what
the
secretary
please
call
the
roll.
M
X
C
Thank
you,
so
is
there
any?
I
would
like
to
have
a
presentation.
If
that's
okay,
oh
excuse
me,
commissioner,
vice
president
nico.
C
Okay,
director
wiseman,
I
believe,
and
also
deputy
superintendent
rangel.
The
lead
will
be
queuing
it
up
here.
B
For
chair,
chair
horny,
I
believe
there
might
have
been
an
error
left
on
that.
This
is
a
action
item
that
came
forward
from
commissioners,
so
we
do
not
have
a
prepared
presentation,
but
we
are
able
to
answer
questions.
C
Thank
you
for
that
clarification.
Yes,
so,
commissioner,
or
vice
president
of
detail,.
X
Thank
you,
chair
forney,
a
couple
things
happy
to
see
that
during
these
times,
where
we're
talking
about
youth
violence,
prevention
that
we're
investing
more
money
in
young
people,
so
thanks
to
staff
and
for
those
who
work
to
bring
this
together,
I
I
just
wondered
if
someone
could
give
a
little
bit
more
details
on
exactly
how
this
money
will
be
used
with
the
street
reach
program
and
how
many
young
people
will
we
hire
or
like
how
the
money
would
be
used
towards
teen
teamworks.
G
Well,
so
that,
like
just
like
north
commons,
I
was
talking
with
other
commissioners
and
we
were
trying
to
figure
out
ways.
We
can
reduce
and
mitigate
violence,
and
we
thought
you
know
increasing
our
team
teamwork
program
and
having
outreach
programming
being
a
little
bit
more
robust
than
it
is
right
now
could
could
communicate
some
of
the
violence.
That's
going
on
right
now,
so
we.
G
The
rationale
behind
this
is
to
give
staff
some
operating
mode
to
make
these
programs
more
robust,
and
so
they
don't
have
to
come
back
and
say
hey.
We
need
money
to
do
this.
This
is
what
we
need.
You
know
this
is
what
we
can
use
to
mitigate
violence.
The
money
will
be
there.
It's
gonna
take
us
a
little
bit
more
effort
to
ramp
up
our
team
teamwork
program.
G
It's
gonna
take
a
little
more
effort
to
hire
some
both,
but
the
money
will
be
there
and
we
figure
out
what
to
do
with
it.
It's
a
good
problem
to
have
so
yeah.
I
hope
that
answers
your
question.
X
I
think
I
heard
what
you
said,
commissioner.
French,
that
is,
is
essentially
like
a
cushion
in
case
staff
needs
additional
resources
for
team
teamwork
and
street
reach,
or,
if
there's
like
an
enhancement
in
programs
that
they
would
have
the
funding
there
to
help.
G
I
I
expect
it
to
be
used.
I
don't
expect
it
just
to
sit
there.
I
expect
it
to
be
used
and
utilized,
but
if
it's
not
there,
then
you
know,
I
don't
you
put
the
money
there.
People
can
be
a
little
bit
more
of
a
creative
on
how
to
use
those
phones,
but
we
definitely
need
more
adult
bodies
out
in
our
parks.
If
we're
going
to
make
north
county's
free
north
comes
will
probably
be
a
place
where
a
lot
of
folks
will
gravitate
to
so
we
need
more
bodies.
C
B
B
So
when
we
look
at
the
available
budget
currently
for
teen
teen
works
in
the
available
budget
for
street
reach
in
order
to
hire
folks
into
those
programs
this
summer
of
the
two
of
them,
the
street,
reach
probably
has
the
tighter
margins,
that's
likely
a
program
where
we
would
be
able
to
activate
these
dollars
more
this
summer,
based
on
available
dollars
and
potential
ability
to
hire
team
teen
works
it's
possible
that
we
will
not
be
able
to
hire
as
many
youth
as
we're
actually
are
currently
budgeted
to
hire,
but
these
dollars
will
roll
over
into
future
years
and
be
available,
and
if
we
were
fortunate
enough
to
be
able
to
hire
enough
to
use
these
dollars
this
year,
we
certainly
would,
but
I
think
of
the
two
you
would
most
likely
see
us
being
able
to
expend
more
of
the
street
reach
dollars
than
the
teen
teen
works
dollars
this
summer.
C
Thank
you
for
that
verification
and
oh.
K
Echoing
what
deputy
superintendent
rangel
said
is
that
we've
hired
just
in
fact
we've
had
six
street
reach
that
were
just
brought
on
on
monday
added
already
to
our
street
reach
program.
So
we
already
were
moving
into
the
number
of
staff
that
we
needed
or
that
we
are
trying
to
get
hired
as
quickly
as
we
can.
K
We
also
have
two
certified
full-time
staff
full-time
street
reach
that
we
also
are
going
to
be
hiring,
which
is
year
round
so
part
of
the
budgeting
process
that
this
board
has
approved
and
we're
very
grateful
is
the
ability,
then
to
hire
those
two
certified
full-time
street
reach.
Folks
that
will
be
with
us
right
now.
K
Currently
again,
we
do
have
the
six
that
we
just
hired
they're
being
deployed
again
now,
along
with
all
the
street
reach,
folks
that
are
in
our
communities
and
they're,
going
to
be
already
starting
to
help
with
juneteenth
this
week
and
they're
being
deployed
across
the
city.
So
we're
grateful
for
the
street
reach
team
that
we
do
have,
and
also
a
community
connections
and
violence
prevention
team
that
has
been
out
in
the
parks
throughout
our
system.
So,
as
deputy
superintendent
ringle
said,
that
is
more
of
a
with
the
street
reach.
K
We
can
do
something
now
where
we
can
continue
to
recruit
and
hire,
and
that
reaches
a
little
closer
than,
of
course,
the
team
team
works,
but,
as
was
said
that
that
money
will
be
there
and
we
could
continue,
as
commissioner
french
said,
continue
to
kind
of
look
at
the
investment
within
that
and
and
continue
to
work
towards
not
only
team
teamworks
but,
of
course,
their
street
reach
program.
C
Thank
you,
and
I
see,
commissioner
music
and
up.
H
Thank
you
sure,
horny.
So
earlier
this
year
we
allocated
a
pretty
significant
dollar
amount
of
excess
fund
balance
to
addressing
youth
violence,
and
I
guess
I'm
wondering
if
this
is
a
supplement
to
that
we've
already
expended
that
entire
amount
or
how
does
this
new
allocation
interplay
with
what
we've
already
put
into
to
addressing
youth
violence
in
the
city
in
terms
of
the
street
reach
component
of
the
funding.
C
So
I
didn't
know
if
that
you're
trying
to
okay
is
there
any
other
staff
there
to
answer
the
question
or
it
looks
like
commissioner
french's
answer
the
question.
I.
G
G
I
you
know
last
year
when
there
was
a
pandemic
literally,
this
board
spent
close
to
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars
to
shut
our
properties
down
because
we
thought
it
was
a
crisis.
I
think
youth
violence.
I
think
violence
in
our
city
right
now
is
a
crisis
and
we
need
to
bring
every
dollar
to
bear.
If
we
put
money
aside
earlier,
we
can
put
some
more
some
money
aside
right
now,
because
the
problem
is
is
exasperated.
G
So
that
is
my
rationale
for
asking
for
this
money
to
be
set
aside
for
our
street
each
team
and
our
viewers.
D
C
And
I'm
not
sure
who
would
like
to
superintendent,
vancora
or.
K
C
K
I
could
ask
director
weissman
to
maybe
give
a
brief,
a
budgetary
or
background
on
that
from
our
financial
standpoint.
If
we
she
can
director
weissman
can
step
in
for
a
moment.
AA
H
M
So
chair
forney
and
commissioner
music,
this
would
be
in
addition
to
those
funds
assistant,
superintendent
cox,
is
managing
the
youth
violence
prevention
allocation
that
was
provided
by
this
board
with
the
excess
general
fund
fund
balance
allocation.
I
know
that
programs
have
started.
I
do
not
believe
that
it
is
a
hundred
percent
spent,
but
this
allocation
would
be
in
addition
to
that
and
during
my
financial
update
to
this
board.
M
Earlier
this
evening
we
do
have
available
general
fund
excess
fund
balance
of
about
1.7
million,
so
this
resolution
would
allocate
300
000
of
that
dollar
amount.
H
Okay
and
of
the
1.7
million
that's
above
and
beyond
what
we're
required
to
keep
in
held
in
reserve
for
disasters.
M
M
But
as
the
finance
director,
I
would
prefer
to
have
these
things
discussed
as
a
whole
with
a
package
rather
than
you
know,
one
at
a
time
right.
H
But
unfortunately,
that's
not
how
this
is
happening
and
it
seems,
like
some
commissioners
get
to
decide
how
we're
going
to
spend
money
without
discussing
with
their
colleagues
whether
or
not
we
should
be
prioritizing
these
things
first.
So
thank
you
for
that
clarification.
I
appreciate
it.
I
also
appreciate
the
additional
data
we've
been
given
about
the
ability
to
expend
these
funds
in
this
calendar
year.
That's
helpful,
I
I
don't
have
any
further
questions
at
this
time.
Thank
you.
AA
N
Oh,
thank
you,
chair
forney.
You
know
I'd
like
to
thank
commissioner
french
for
prioritizing
north
minneapolis,
the
new
violence.
N
It's
not
hard
to
look
around,
and
I
know
many
you
don't
travel
here,
but
if
you
do,
you
can
see
it
with
your
own
eyes.
If
you
don't
travel
here,
you
can
read
it
in
the
paper
or
in
social
media
or
on
the
news.
So
you
know
I
I
thank
you
so
much
for
making
this
a
priority,
I'm
not
interested
in
the
politics
of
who
who
can
just
come,
spend
money.
Thank
you
for
trying
to
get
money
spent
in
north
minneapolis
address
these
issues
because
we
literally
have
babies
dying.
N
It
really
sucks
that
people
want
to
make
this
political
as
opposed
to
finding
solutions.
So
we
don't
have
children
dying
in
our
communities.
I
have
a
question
specifically
about
street
reits.
Is
street
reach
working
in
north
minneapolis?
Are
they
only
working
the
encampments,
and
somebody
helped
me
understand
that,
because
I
thought
street
reaches
around
to
help
deal
with
violence,
but
I
don't
believe
they're
in
north
minneapolis
somewhere,
I
think
they're
only
working
at
campus
can
somebody
help
me
understand
this.
K
Chair
forney,
commissioner
stevenson
street
reaches
in
the
entire
city,
so
street
reaches
working
all
over
the
entire
city.
In
fact
the
and
I
can
also
bring
forward
a
report
on
the
work
they've
done,
they're
not
doing
just
encampments
their
action
plan
and
their
work
plan
is
around
the
entire
city
and
the
work
within
that
so
they're
in
north
minneapolis
or
in
south
minneapolis
they're
in
upper
south
they're
over
the
city
in
particular.
Even
recently,
they
were
just
at
the
twin
beach
in
theater
worth
for.
K
They've
been
at
different
sites
across
the
entire
city.
Commissioner
stevenson,
I
can
also,
if
you
would
like,
I
can
also
bring
forward
a
report
because
they've
been
tracking
their
work
and
we
can
bring
forward
a
report
just
to
show
where
they've
been
in
the
amount
of
work
they've
been
doing
across
the
whole
city.
But
I
can
also
bring
that
to
you
to
make
sure
that
we
show
the
reflection
of
the
work
within
the
park
system.
N
Yeah,
actually,
I
would
appreciate
that,
because
even
your
own
staff
is
telling
me
different
that
they're
not
working
north
minneapolis
so
and
it
was
troubling
to
me,
so
I
thought
I
would
ask
publicly
to
make
sure
that
street
race,
who
are
you
know
very
staff
that
are
targeting.
N
You
know,
kids,
that
we
need
them
to
target
in
north
minneapolis
and
to
hear
that
they're
not
working
over
here
and
that
they're
working
encampments
instead
is
quite
concerning.
Not
that
encampments
don't
deserve
attention,
they
absolutely
do.
But,
as
commissioner
french
stated
earlier,
we
are
kind
in
crisis
mode
in
north
minneapolis,
and
I
again
I'm
really
thankful
that
commissioner
french
has
taken
this
head
on
and
is
trying
to
help
him.
K
K
Severson,
I
appreciate
the
question
yeah.
This
is
the
first
time
I've
heard
that
also
being
brought
forward
today
during
a
board
meeting.
I
had
no
idea
that
was
even
a
concern
and
I
don't
know
again
when
it's
brought
forward.
K
Folks,
we
were
hiring
as
many
as
we
could
coming
out
of
the
pandemic,
and
so
we
had
a
number
of
people
that
were
working,
which
is
our
full-time
staff,
along
with
the
street
reach,
folks
that
we
already
currently
had,
and
we
just
brought
again
another
six
people
on
board
and
also
activating
two
certified
full-time.
So
chris
said
I
will
definitely
get
you
the
information
and
see
if
we
can
get
some
facts
out
and
and
give
you
some
information
directly
from
the
team.
C
C
Okay,
all
right
your
hand
still
is
up
anyway.
Well,
I
I
appreciate
the
first
of
all
the
update
on
you
know
what
what
the
status
is
with
team
teamwork
and
with
street
reach,
and
I
think
it's
lovely
that
we
do
have
some
access
funds
to
be
able
to
possibly
nudge.
You
know
some
more
employment
there,
but
I
I'm
hearing
also
that
these
funds
probably
will
not
be
spent
this
year.
Unfortunately,
because
we
do
have
a
real
employment
issue,
so
I
it's
it's
there.
C
I
just
don't
want
to
put
out
any
false
hopes
that
suddenly
we're
going
to
have
300
000
activated
tomorrow,
you
know
throughout
the
system.
You
know
for
employment
anyway,
and
I
I
really
also
appreciate
that
we're
being
responsive
to
the
community,
but
I
think
we
need
to
be.
C
These
waters,
and
so
the
conversation
around
the
waving
of
the
fees
at
the
pool,
I
think
you
know
both
of
those
staff-
is
our
our
resource
and
we
really
should
be
relying
on
them
more
and
seeing
no
other
on
hands.
I
will
ask
the
secretary
to
please
call
the
roll.
G
G
You
guys
are
quick
coming
up
with
10
000
reasons.
Why
not
to
do
the
right
thing?
It's
this
board's
job
to
push
policy.
It
helps
everybody
not
just
the
folks
who
live
around
lake
calhoun
or
lake
podesta
or
lake
harrier
everybody.
We
closed
those
basketball
courts
down
to
the
north
side.
We
did
all
we
could
to
not
have
resources
for
kids
who
look
like
me,
and
they
want
to
sit
here
and
talk
about.
We
can't
spend
this
money
right
now.
This
is
this
is
inappropriate,
spend
the
money.
C
C
Thank
you.
I
don't
believe
that
anybody's
saying
that
to
spend
the
resources
it's
a
matter
of
whether
or
not
there
is
something
to
spend
it
on.
That
is
really
what
the
narrative
was
here
with
staff
telling
us
about
the
possibility
that
these
funds
will
not
be
spent
until
next
year.
So
with
that
the
secretary,
would
you
please
call
the
roll.
G
G
C
A
AB
A
We
have
two
items
to
consider
I'll
ask
for
a
motion
on
the
recreation
resolution
2021-234.
A
This
resolution
has
been
moved
to
remind
folks.
This
is
resolution,
2021
234
resolution,
changing
all
current
use
or
aquatic
fees
associated
with
north
commons
water
park
from
their
current
level
to
zero
dollars.
I
have
a
motion
to
have
a
second
second.
I
have
a
motion
in
a
second.
Is
there
any
discussion
on
the
resolution?
Commissioner
meyer.
F
My
one
thought
I
had
going
into
this
was
you
know
wondering
if
this
would
make
north
commons
more
crowded,
and
you
know
in
communication
with
commissioner
severson.
I
understand
that
oftentimes
north
commons
has
as
low
use.
A
A
D
G
Yeah,
like,
like
I
said
earlier,
I
I
would
entertain
any
limit
that
would
expand
this
to
other
parts.
Other
other
other
areas.
Other
programming.
I
would
also
entertain
any
women
that
would
add
swimming
lessons,
anything
that
that
helps
keeps
our
babies
safe.
I'm
I'm
for
it,
I'm
not
I'm
I'm
not
particular
about
that.
So
we
can
we.
We
can
also
readdress
any
issues
that
may
arise
when
offering
our
our
places
to
swim
for
free.
We
can.
G
N
Thank
you,
president
calgo.
I
I
again
would
like
to
thank
commissioner
french
for
bringing
this
to
the
table.
This
is
a
reminder,
and
it's
it's.
I
just
want
to
be
careful
and
respectful.
When
I
say
this
but
remember,
swimming
is
a
life
or
death
thing.
N
I
need
everybody
on
this
board
or
anyone
listening
swimming,
it's
not
like
signing
up
for
football
or
basketball
or
gymnastics
swimming
can
be
life
or
death,
and
that's
why
something
like
this
is
is
so
important
and-
and
last
but
not
least,
I
keep
hearing
commissioners
say
you
know
the
staff,
the
staff,
the
staff
I
was
elected,
to
represent
ward
2..
I
was
elected
to
make
decisions.
N
I
don't
always
agree
with
the
staff.
A
prime
example
of
not
agreeing
with
the
staff
is
a
height
charge
for
kids.
I
don't
agree
with
that
and
I
I
don't
feel
I
need
to
have
a
conversation
with
staff
to
get
something
approved
about
that.
If
I
had
it
my
way,
that
absolutely
would
not
be
happening
so
understand,
and
and
and
let's
respect,
all
nine
board
members
that
we
are
elected
to
make
the
decisions
and
we
don't
always
have
to
go
to
staff
to
make
these
decisions.
Thank
you.
A
X
Of
utah,
thank
you,
president
coghill.
I
just
want
to
say
again
that
you
know
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
put
some
of
the
focus
on
swim
lessons,
because
this
is
definitely
one
of
the
communities
that
is
underserved
in
actually
knowing
how
to
swim.
So
I'm
super
supportive
of
this.
X
Thank
you
to
the
commissioners
who
did
the
work,
but
I
I
really
hope
that
you
know
we
bring
something
forward
in
the
coming
weeks
that
addresses
actual
swim
lessons,
because
it
is
a
life
and
death
matter
when
it
comes
to
swimming,
and
I
think
we
should
create
opportunities
for
every
child
who
wants
to
use
north
commons
park
park,
pool
wherever
weber
to
know
how
to
swim,
how
to
feel
comfortable
swimming,
how
to
feel
safe
swimming
so
that
we
don't
have
fatalities
on
our
hand,
because
kids
in
certain
communities
don't
have
access
to
proper
swim.
X
A
Thank
you
for
everybody
who
worked
on
this
and
the
discussion
looking
forward
to
bringing
more
actions
forward
on
this
important
issue,
especially
the
ideas
brought
up
by
vice
president
utah
I'll.
Ask
the
secretary
to
take
the
role.
D
B
E
A
A
Oh
yes,
secretary
ringel,
please
note
that
commissioner
forney
has
also
said
aye.
A
G
B
Yes,
let
me
just
let
me
just
clarify,
I
have
seven
eyes
and
two
absent
included
in
the
eyes
are
forney
and
french.
A
Thank
you,
secretary
ringgold
that
does
carry
I'll
entertain
a
motion
on
resolution
2021-233,
which
is
a
resolution,
allocating
150
000
of
general
fund
excess
fund
balance
towards
the
street
reach
program
and
150
000
for
the
teen
teamwork
program
for
a
total
allocation
of
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
of
general
fund
excess
fund
balance.
A
D
A
That
carries
moving
into
petitions
and
communications
commissioner-born.
N
I'd
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
send
my
condolences
to
the
family
and
the
young
man
who
drowned
in
our
pool
and
again
just
a
thank
you
to
this
board
for
moving
some
stuff
forward,
particularly
again,
commissioner,
french,
it's
just
I
you
guys.
We
can
do
this
together
and
we
need
to
do
more
of
this,
so
we
need
to
spend
more
resources
and-
and
commissioner
french
came
to
the
table-
and
did
he
did
this
work,
so
thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Steverson
commissioner
meyer
pass
you,
commissioner
meyer
commissioner,
french.
G
Hey,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
for
supporting
these
issues
that
I
believe
will
truly
mitigate
some
of
the
violence
that
we
have
going
on
in
our
city
right
now.
That
is
to
me
it's
just
as
much
of
a
crisis
as
covenant
just
as
much
of
a
crisis
as
our
as
our
as
our
unhoused
population
was
last
year
and
still-
and
still
we
have
so.
G
I
just
wanted
the
I
this
this
that
this
week
and
sometime,
I
met
with
some
elders
from
little
earth
who
really
expressed
frustration
about
about
that
really
being
being
looked
over
a
lot
of
times
when
it
comes
to
infrastructure
in
in
little
earth
or
the
park
across
the
street
from
earth
which
is
cedar
field,
they
show
interest
in
possibly
creating
a
splash
pad,
so
I'm
gonna
be
working
with
some
of
those
guys
there's
over
500
kids
under
the
age
of
10,
who
are
living
in
little
earth
right
now
and
I
think
a
splash
pad,
or
something
like
that
would
be
really
nice
for
that
community.
G
So
I'd
encourage
other
commissioners
to
go
out
and
reach
out
to
some
of
the
folks
on
little
earth.
They
said
they've
been
trying
to
get
in
touch
with
other
park.
Commissioners
I
would
I
would
I
would
I
would.
I
would
urge
you
guys
to
reach
out
to
the
president
of
little
earth
residents
association
as
well
as
jonathan
jones,
who
runs
the
community
center
over
there.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you.
A
park
advocate
who's
been
around
our
park
system
in
our
audience
for
years,
since
2004
passed
away,
arlene
freed,
and
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
her.
C
Dead
past
shall
I
say,
watch
of
our
park
system.
She
established
along
with
five
other
people,
a
group
that's
called
park,
watch
and,
like
I
say
since
2004,
they
have
been
attending
meetings
and
keeping
us
accountable,
and
I
one
of
the
great
things
that
she
did
do
was
to
firmly
establish
our
citizen
advisory
committees
and
making
the
the
citizen
voice
far
far
more
relevant.
C
I've
known
arlene
well
well
well
before
she
did
that
we
used
to
go
to
theater
performances
together
a
lot
of
other
things
and
she
was
just
a
very,
very
fierce
advocate.
C
She
was
instrumental
in
some
of
the
high-rise
development,
or
should
we
say
decreasing
the
the
high-rise
development
around
our
lakes
because
of
the
shoreline
overlay
anyway,
she
was
just
an
amazing
character,
and
I
I
know
that
in
her
neighborhood,
a
neighbor
at
the
funeral
mentioned
that
she
was
known
as
the
sheriff,
so
it
is
a
voice
that
is
going
to
be
missed.
I'm
very
grateful
for
her
work.
C
She
came
out
of
the
league,
women
voters
and
their
observer
corps
is
a
national
initiative
and
she
took
it
to
heart
and
I
could
say
she
was
virtually
at
every
single,
solitary
meeting
and
would
write
up
notes
and
would
post
them
and
she
had
a
very
collegial
relationship
with
reporters
and
so
a
huge
thanks
and,
of
course,
also
expressing
my
plural
and
loss
to
you
know
for
her
family
and
all
her
friends.
But
thank
you
arlene.
I
know
you're
still
watching
us.
X
Thank
you,
president
cole.
Gill.
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Fourny
for
acknowledging
arlene
freed
arlene
was
one
of
my
first
supporters.
When
I
announced
I
was
running
for
park
board,
and
she
gave
me
a
wealth
of
knowledge,
some
things
that
I
didn't
even
ask
her
for
so
rest
in
peace
arlene
and,
as
you
said,
she
was
definitely
a
character.
I
want
to
also
say
thanks
to
all
the
staff
community
members
and
the
volunteers
who
put
together
a
wonderful
week
of
drinking
events.
X
You
know
I
grew
up
with
just
the
one
big
event
on
the
saturday,
and
now
we
have
like
a
week-long
event
full
of
just
I
mean
just
jam-packed
with
things
from
movies,
in
the
parks
to
virtual
town
halls.
It's
just.
It
was
great
to
see
the
juneteenth
calendar,
and
so
thanks
to
staff
and
volunteers
and
community
members
for
putting
that
together
and
then
also
there's
a
lot
of
events
going
on
in
our
parks
for
violence
prevention
week.
Thanks
again
to
the
community,
organizers
and
staff
who
are
helping
the
community
members
who
are
attending.
U
Thank
you.
Mr
president,
eileen
was
one
of
the
founders
of
park
watch
and
sitting
on
this
side
of
the
table.
Sometimes
having
park
watch
look
at
what
the
board
does
or
did
was
not
perhaps
the
most
comfortable
position
to
be
in,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day
what
arlene
did
and
others
did
was
good
for
the
system.
U
It
were
all
better
for
that.
I
would
say
that
arlene
really
was
a
guardian
of
the
park
system
and,
as
somebody
who's
served
this
system
for
38
years
now
we
need
people
like
that.
It
shows
how
much
they
love
the
system,
how
much
they
paid
attention
to
the
system,
how
much
they
cared
for
it,
and
so
her
passing
is
a
loss.
U
A
Thank
you,
council,
bryce
I'll,
try
to
be
brief
here.
It's
been
a
lot
of
unfortunate
losses
in
our
city
over
the
past
few
weeks
and
it's
hard
to
wrap
one's
head
around
all
the
the
deaths.
Commissioner
stevenson
did
mention
the
young
person
who
died
at
north
commons.
There
was
a
another
skateboarder
who
didn't
die
in
a
park
but
did
die
outside
just
I
believe
last
couple
days
here,
and
so
it's
it's
it's
hard
to
see,
not
to
mention
everything.
That's
happened
in
uptown.
A
The
the
greatest
hope
that
I
have
is
that
our
parks
are
the
spaces
where
there's
respite
and
and
we
can
create
safe
spaces.
It's
great
to
see
all
the
work
that
our
our
wonderful
system
is
doing,
our
superintendent
and
all
the
staff
and
ensuring
that
we
have
active
safe
parks
and
thank
you
to
the
commissioners
for
working.
A
I
I
as
as
somebody
who
represented
miss
breed
for
for
just
the
last
four
years,
I
would
just
say
briefly.
I
always
enjoyed
working
with
her
she's,
a
somebody
who
who,
while
I
we
didn't,
always
agree,
we're
certainly
on
different
sides
of
certain
issues.
A
We
always
had
a
good
conversation.
She
always
kept
following
up
which
really
showed
how
how
dedicated
she
was
to
the
system,
how
dedicated
she
was
to
working
collaboratively
and
and
sticking
up
for
really
what
she
believed
in
in
the
system.
I
was
actually
just
looking
back
and
seeing
that
her
last
email
to
me
was
only
just
a
few
months
ago,
commenting
directly
to
me
about
what
she
thought.
The
concept
should
be
for
the
refectory,
so
even
up
until
just
a
little
bit
ago.
A
She
she
was
really
invested
in
the
future
of
this
system
and
looking
at
the
details
and
also
looking
at
the
bigger
picture
and
it's
a
great
loss
for
us
all
and
she's
an
example
of
somebody
who,
whose
dedication
is,
as
council
said,
has
made
this
park
system
better.
A
A
With
that
I'll
say,
thank
you,
everybody
and
I'll.
I
will
adjourn
the
regular
meeting
of
the
park
board
and
turn
it
over
to
chair
music
for
the
operations
and
environment
committee.
H
H
You
at
this
time
I'll
entertain
a
motion
to
adopt
the
agenda
and
the
minutes
of
may
19th
2021.
I
worked.
Thank
you
both
secretary
engel.
Can
you
please
call
the
roll.
H
You
that
carries
on
this
evening.
We
have
one
action:
item,
2021
231,
a
resolution
of
proving
a
memorandum
of
understanding.
L
H
H
Oh
thank
you.
I
was
going
to
ask
for
emotion
and
then
I
totally
forgot
after
I
started
reading
appreciate
that
mr
meyer,
our
members
of
the
committee
interested
in
seeing
the
presentation.
C
H
Okay
assistant
superintendent,
barrack.
AB
AB
Good
evening
chairman,
can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
we
good
deal.
I
see
secretary
mingle's
pulling
that
up.
This
is
just
a
real
brief
overview
if
you
recall
the
board
directed
staff
to
draft
an
mou
in
partnership
with
with
green
minneapolis,
to
establish
a
carbon
offset
program
as
an
initial
funding
means
kind
of
an
alternative
funding
means
for
additional
treatment.
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
a
quick
walk
through
the
the
agreement,
a
little
bit
of
a
background.
AB
Minneapolis
street
canopy
cover
like
many
urban
tree
canopy
covers,
is
not
growing.
There's
a
multitude
of
factors
that
go
into
that
primarily
most
of
the
public.
Most
of
the
tree.
Canopy
cover
within
a
city
is
on
private
property,
so
all
of
our
efforts
on
public
property
and
in
the
boulevards
will
only
benefit
those
areas
so
with
emerald
ash
borer,
dutch,
almost
in
the
past
we've
been
replacing
trees
at
a
one-to-one
replacement,
doing
a
heck
of
a
job
of
doing
that.
But,
as
a
city
as
a
whole,
we
have
seen
a
decrease
in
canopy
cover.
AB
We've
completed
successfully
we're
completing,
I
should
say
the
canopy
restoration
project
that
was
started
about
eight
years
ago,
which
was
replacing
40,
000
ash
trees
on
parks
and
boulevards,
and
so
that
project's
coming
to
an
end,
green
minneapolis
and
and
the
park
board
would
like
to
form
a
public-private
partnership
to
explore
and
employ
alternative
funding
sources
for
tree
planting
and
maintenance
go
to
the
next
slide.
AB
We've
we've
come
up
with
that
mou.
It's
an
initial
term
of
three
years
that
would
allow
for
us
to
extend
another
three
years
with
written
notice
and
received
within
six
months
of
the
expiration
of
this
initial
term.
AB
We
either
party
has
the
right
to
terminate
the
agreement
at
any
time
and
for
any
reason,
but
again
was
written
notice
and
each
party
agrees
to
hold
each
other
harmless,
defend
and
indemnify.
So
if
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
specifically,
the
initial
focus
will
be
on
this
urban
tree
carbon
offset
program
that
would
have
green
minneapolis
serving
as
the
project
operator
and
working
with
city
forest
credits,
which
is
an
organization
out
of
seattle.
AB
That
provides
a
carbon
registry
and
certification,
and
so
this
agreement
puts
green
minneapolis
as
the
operator
and
then
the
park
board
has
the
beneficiary.
So,
with
our
long
history
of
planting
and
maintaining
trees
on
boulevards
and
parks,
we
become
the
we
become
the
tool
to
get
the
trees
in
the
ground.
Green
minneapolis
becomes
the
marketer
and
the
recruiter
of
the
corporate
sponsorship.
AB
So
if
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
both
parties
agree
that
we
would
collaborate
and
work
to
identify
and
secure
funding
to
pilot
for
the
pilot
and
the
ongoing
implementation.
AB
Specifically
on
our
on
our
side,
we
would
perform
a
legal
requirements
test
that
declares
city
trees
planted
or
not
due
to
an
enacted
law
order.
So
what
that
means
is
the
way
the
carbon
offset
program
and
city
forest
credits
program
works
is
if
you
are
obligated
to
plant
the
trees
already,
you
can't
count
that
as
the
carbon
tree.
It's
that's.
The
purpose
for
your
planting
is
not
is
a
legal
purpose.
AB
We've
heard
that
concern
this
this
agreement
and
this
program
is
intended
to
just
increase
funding
to
the
forestry
operation,
so
that
we
can
continue
to
employ
folks
full-time
and
then
we
would
commit
to
maintaining
attracting
initial
pilot
trees
for
25
years,
something
we're
confident
we
can
do
with
the
tree
david
tree,
keeper
software
we
already
own
and
operate
with,
and
then
we
would
track
all
tree,
planting
and
maintenance.
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
green
minneapolis
is
prepared,
has
agreed
to
prepare
and
submit
the
project
application,
prepare
and
submit
the
implementation.
AB
AB
City
forest
credits
prefers
and
has
had
the
most
success
with
the
party
verification
for
checks
and
balance
system.
So
the
people
who
are
selling
the
credits
are
not
the
same.
People
that
are
planting
and
maintaining
the
trees,
and
so
green
minneapolis
agrees
to
to
serve
in
that
role
and
then
also
coordinate
with
the
registry,
the
issuance
of
the
credence
and
market
and
sale
of
the
carbon
credits
and
coordinate
the
payment
of
proceeds
to
the
impervi.
AB
C
Thank
you
very
exciting,
very,
very
exciting,
really
I'm
I'm
overjoyed
by
this
and
everything
and
thank
you
very
much
superintendent
derek
for
clarifying
this
is
definitely
using
our
employees
right.
Okay,
and,
in
fact,
if
this
funding
whatever
is
achieved,
there
is
a
possibility
that
the
staff
that
we
may
lose
at
the
end
of
this
year,
with
the
expiration
with
the
tree
reforestation
of
a
we
can
keep
on
board.
Is
that
correct.
AB
Point
actually
we
that
the
staff
is
current,
we've
managed
that
attrition
manage
those
vacancies
through
attrition
to
avoid
having
to
lay
folks
off
so
in
the
past
year,
or
so
we
have
had
folks
either
resign
retire
and
we've
we've
preserved.
We've
maintained
those
vacancies,
so,
but
what
but
those
it's
a
crew
leader
for
arborists
and
andy.
All,
I
believe,
are
the
are
the
staffing
levels
and
yes,
what
you're
suggesting,
though,
is
with
a
program
like
this.
AB
If
we
can
get
consistent
funding,
we
would
be
able
to
you
know,
refund
those
positions
we
would
be
able
to
fill
those
vacancies.
C
Wonderful,
I
mean
to
me
that's
very
exciting,
because
I
I
I
get
terrified
about
the
fact
that
our
tree
before
us
is
expiring,
and
you
know
we
have
continual
losses
as
you're
indicating
you
know
of
our
trees
and
we
need
to
you
know
this
is
the
most
powerful
weapon
that
we
have
as
far
as
climate
change.
So
I'm
just
so
thrilled
with
this,
and
I
appreciate
them
minneapolis.
You
know
stepping
forward
and
being
willing
to
collaborate
with
us
on
it.
So
thank
you.
C
Hurrah
hurrah
and
excited
to
see
it
pass.
H
H
So
I
just
have
a
couple
things
to
say:
I'm
just
very
thankful
for
the
effort
and
time
that
everyone
that's
been
involved
in
this
effort
to
get
this
to
the
where
we're
at
right
now
has
put
in
it's
a
big
lift
and
I'd
love
to
see
our
local
corporations
have
an
opportunity
to
invest
in
retaining
more
carbon
via
trees
here
in
our
local
environment
instead
of
spending
that
money
elsewhere
so
that
we
can
have,
we
can
have
the
benefits
of
their
corporate
efforts
to
reduce
their
carbon
outputs.
H
So
it's
been,
it's
been
a
lot
and
I
I'm
very
thankful
for
the
staff
support
the
support
of
great
minneapolis
and
the
folks
on
the
steering
committee
that
have
been
helping
us
get
to
where
we're
at
it's
been.
It's
been
great,
great
collaboration
and
I'm
very
thankful
for
it.