One of the easiest questions that I have been asked! Thanks for asking!! 1. All commissioner discussions/decisions on the record at Board meetings. No more "back room" discussions followed by announcements that something has been agreed on.
2. There are nine commissioners, not five. Everyone has a certificate of election and in theory every commissioner wants the best outcomes for the Park System. Excluding some commissioners from the process is a lousy way to conduct the public's business. 3. Citizen opinions and views should be the highlight of meeting, not an afterthought. Any time people - especially "regular folks" - want to address the Park & Rec Board about an issue, that is cause for celebration! 4. Decisions where there is, or likely to be, some different points of view about how to proceed should be preceded by as much public input as possible. 5. Give a lot of weight to how a decision about park operations has on citizens. How the residents of Nicollet Island for example feel about handing over park land to De La Salle high should be given at least as much weight as the request from De La Salle. 6. All budgets, documents, memos, etc. unless specifically exempted should be available to the public - quickly. You have (should have) nothing to hide. Be happy that someone cares enough to want the material! 7. While making a decision, assume that all of your thoughts, motivations, analysis, and information is being broadcast to the whole city and that you have nowhere to hide. 8. Never forget that you are doing the public's business in the public interest - not your own! More than you wanted but I have strong feelings about this issue! Jim Bernstein Fulton Candidate for 6th District Park& Recreation Board -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik Riese Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 6:33 PM To: 'mpls' Subject: Re: [Mpls] reaction to Jason Stone Jeremy makes an excellent point here. I challenge all Park Board candidates for DFL endorsement to give us a few sentences: What would you do to make the Park system more transparent? Erik On May 4, 2005, at 9:46 AM, Jeremy Wieland wrote: > Park Board is not the City Council, who is getting better and more > transparent. -- In cooperation, Erik Riese Campaign coordinator for Scott Vreeland candidate for 3rd Park District commissioner Seward US@: A great place to live, work, learn, create and play. (612) 724-3217 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.5 - Release Date: 5/4/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.5 - Release Date: 5/4/2005 REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
