Hi, These are my minutes from Wednesday's Park Board Meeting, they will be short and sweet.
Admin and Finance Committee was called to order at 5:02 and most people were on time this week. First on the agenda was a report from staff and Bob Falsted (sp) of Alpha Video. They reported that all that was needed to see if the video feed was ready was permission from BNSF to lay some coaxial cable in their right of way. They would then be able to see if they could feed to the cable company and then broadcast. The soonest would be Wednesday August 4 but more likely would be August 18th. They then asked for feedback from the DVD/Video of the last meeting that was made available for the Board Members to view at their leisure. Commissioner Kummer was quick to chime in about the dull gray background and was joined by others with various decorating suggestions. It was decided that maybe some paint or some of the old decor from the previous board room should go up. Mr. Falsted asked only that some colors that were NOT tv friendly be avoided...(can't wait to see the NEW SET). Next up was a discussion of Board Rules. Not much was changed except where to have petitions and communications on the full board agenda. They should now come before new business. Some language was also reworded and some dropped. The most interesting item brought up was to change the rules so that the incoming President of the Board had less power to make committee and other assignments. This topic had much discussion and most revolved around fairness and that the city council has done it another way. It was decided to bring this up at another date for discussion (when????). The other big discussion was over how much of the 3 hours of video time they had reserved for each week was to be used for broadcast of the meeting and how much for park announcements and activities. After much discussion over trying to keep the meetings on task and moving along VS debate being stymied and people being cut short it was decided that the "extra" time after the meeting would be filled if there was any available with video clips of activities in the parks and announcements and such. Admin and Finance adjourned at 6:10. Full Board called to order by President Olson. No one appeared for OPEN TIME. Petitions and Communications.. There was an accident at Parade Stadium involving a police chase and Commissioner Dziedzic hoped the city would cover any non-insured damages (city police). Commissioner Mason is still receiving calls and letters about the need for a stop sign at 32nd and West Calhoun Parkway. Commissioner Kummer had received a letter from a citizen who was not allowed to place a flyer at Pearl Park and was not pleased. Commissioner Hauser mentioned some good press about Powderhorn Park and the Fringe Fest. Approx. $70,000 was spent and some NRP agreements were made. Commissioner Dziedzic is so glad the neighbors want to invest their NRP Dollars to keep the parks nice... A big thank you was given to the Compass Company for putting up $10,000 for the Elliot Park Skatepark (and to Commissioner Mason for her help in facilitating this). The meeting adjourned at 7:25 PM AND NOW SOME FILLER VIDEO AND ANNOUNCEMENTS UNTIL 9:00PM....... Liz Wielinski Columbia Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
