5:00 Regular Meeting ( all commissioner except the absent Commissioner
Mason arrive by 5:15 )
In approving old minutes Commissioner Dziedzic gives an impassioned
speech about how most of the votes that have been anything but 5-4 and
it just shows that they get along great.
REPORTS of OFFICERS
GM Don Sigglekow reports that the MPRB has hired Dawn Summers the
former marketing and public information person from the 3 River's Park
District. She will be starting on Sept. 19, 2005. After her arrival
she will be meeting individually with the commissioners.
Commissioner Olson and Superintendent Gurban joke about stealing all
the top talent from competing park districts.
then GM Siggelkow introduces the 4 "commercials" that the MPRB will be
airing on during any extra time after the broadcasts on the cable
channel.
Commercial #1 Protecting our Parks which focuses on the Environment,
Recreation and Community. There is an interview with Superintendent
Gurban and there are lots of scenic pictures of the parks and kids
playing in the parks and ends with the new MPRB catch phrase
"Minneapolis Parks, Your Best Investment"
Commercial #2 Youth Sports ( featuring.... the Neiman Sports Complex)
shows kids playing baseball, soccer and tennis. the Select Committee
on Youth Sports report from 1999 is mentioned, in which the committee
recommends that new field capacity is needed. (Liz's comment, I read
the report... fields were needed in NORTH Minneapolis, in the Jordan,
Hawthorne, McKinley etc... neighborhoods. The fields in South
Minneapolis were said to be adequate for future needs... so they built
Neiman where????? )
Commercial #3 Value Added Services ( or privatization... the positive
spin)
Here is a true commercial Sheffield Priest of the Tin Fish, Jon Blood
of Sea Salt, outside shots of the Nicollet Island Pavilion , the yacht
and paddleboat of Paradise Charter Cruises (if you take the
paddleboat notice the fares do not include the fees of up to $3.00 per
person ) and of course the Jim Lupient Waterpark. They actually use
the phrase "Without being a burden on the taxpayers" in this ad. (Liz
asks.... How much money did this ad cost and did the money come out of
the Enterprise Division as most businesses have to pay for their own
advertising? )
Commercial #4 Forestry ( or how we didn't handle the Dutch Elm crisis
badly ) It claims to be responsible for all the city owned trees (like
down 3rd and in the middle of Central AV????) They do need some
editing unless there really is a Minneapolis DNR.
Per GM Sigglekow they were produced by Dreamworld and the narrator was
Frank Quillacy.
Commissioner Young asks the cost and GM Siggelkow says that their new
hire Ms. Summers will answer that during her introduction to the board
at the Oct 5th meeting.
( so keep tuned to this same park station to see if the cost is
eventually divulged)
Reports of District Officers....
Cynthia Wilson for Paul Hokeness in the Lakes district...
Did a Friday Fishing event (catch and release) on Lake of the Isles and
had 165 kids show up. They are also registering many for fall sports.
Commissioner Erwin asks if the lakes are stocked and with which types
of fish
Per General Manager for Operations Mike Schmidt.. the DNR does it based
on their fisheries practices
Calhoun and Harriet have muskies
others have pan fish and catfish at Powderhorn Lake, and the creeks are
not stocked
Commissioner Dziedzic gives a bit of a fish stock lecture that turns
into a diatribe about a burned down porta-pottie
Commmissioner Hauser explains that the catfish in Powderhorn Lake are
to clean up after the pan fish...
adjourned to go to the Planning Committee
end part 1
in part 2... the final report from the Above the Fall Phase 1 task
force. A process taking over a year and involving a citizen advisory
committee.
Liz Wielinski
Columbia Park
PRIMARY TODAY.... please vote
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