My neighbor brought over a flyer about how the Park Board Planning Committee will be meeting July 6th to eliminate the buffer of natural plants around the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden. As a functioning bird sanctuary, a green buffer around this part of the park seems essential. If this is true, this is an extraordinary example of both poor planning and poor communication. My neighbor asked me what was going on so I went to the website to see what was on the agenda. There are no agenda listings for the committee meetings or the regular meeting on July 6. This is an organization with a $49,786,332 annual budget but unable to post board agendas. _http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=37&calid=309_ (http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=37&calid=309) . I used to get the Mpls. Park and Recreation Board Agenda mailed to my house before each meeting. In a cost cutting move the MPRB stopped mailing out agendas. The plan was to post the agenda online and post the agendas at Park buildings so those without computers could find a published agenda. There are no agendas posted at my neighborhood park. There are no agendas online. So now in addition to a Parlimentary body that does not follow Robert's Rules of Order and approve the minutes its previous meetings, now there is no way to find out what is on the agenda. I would be interested in a legal opinion about this. As President of the Seward Neighborhood Group, for both our Audits and for NRP funding I had to provide an initialed copy of approved minutes to document actions of our board. That is a proven way of making sure that there is an accurate accounting of board actions. I love our parks, and realize that park commissioners are working to make our parks better, but it is really time to open up the process and straighten out some of this mess. Thanks, Scott Vreeland Seward 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.
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