Regular Meeting called to Order at 5:00
Agenda rearranged a bit to provide speaking time for the new Exec
Director at the Minneapolis Institute of Art Bill Griswold
Mr. Griswold expresses gratitude to the MPRB for its support and
partnerships ( the MPRB serves as the conduit for money from the
taxpayers to the Museum )
he also invites the commissioners and superintendent to a tour of the
new wing opening this fall. He also mentions that he is looking for
input from the community in how the museum can better serve the people.
Reports of Officers
Lake District ( Paul Hokeness )
Some flooding at 50th and the Parkway during the storms
areas that usually flooded at Lake of the Isles aren't
Hiawatha Golf Course did flood
The first meeting for the 2006 Loppet was held
Palio (sp) was celebrated at Kenwood Park
The Twin Cities Marathon was handled well by staff and park police
All sailboats should be off of the lakes by Oct 10th and the docks will
be coming in soon
Check out your neighborhood park for their Halloween party schedule
(http://www.minneapolisparks.org )
He then mentions the Lakewise newsletter (who gets this????)
Circe du Soliel's performance schedule was interrupted by flu and he
has had no complaints about Circe site
River District ( Jon Oyanagi )
Lots of clean up of trees in this district after storms (Liz who lives
in NE will vouch for at least 5 trees down in her neighborhood alone)
The Bottineau skatepark equipment is going in soon ( and he mentions
the River Review... again what is this and who gets it??? )
The Victory Memorial Trail ( bike and walking trail) is moving along
(It looks like a 2nd street down the middle of the grassy area)
The Cleveland Park wading pool is getting updated and there are public
meetings for
Edgewater Park ( Oct 6) and Jordan Park ( Oct 11)
The NE and North Parks also having Halloween parties
Commissioner Young asks about the Peace Pledge banners at Folwell and
if they could be displayed in the board room ( they are property of the
Folwell Neighborhood Association)
Minnehaha District (Eileen Kilpatrick)
The Bob Casey Field dedication was held and next year Mr. Casey's son
will be coming to throw out the first pitch of the baseball season at
Stewart Park
Had a School's Out day on Sept 30th at Wabun Park with 78 kids doing
tours of the Lock and Dam, games and eating hot dogs cooked up by the
park police
Youthline received a grant and there will be Art Projects with
professional instructors and studio tours at Sibley and Longfellow
parks
The first Scooter School will be October 22nd
There will be a Family event at Wabun Park on Oct 29th (that includes
some haunted houses)
Bossen Field was under water after the storms and a service road in
Minnehaha Park washed out
Commissioner Erwin asks if flooding of Minnehaha Creek needs to be
address to increase capacity or flow rate
GM Mike Schmidt gives some flood management info...
1) Flooding of parks and golf courses is preferable to homes and streets
2) Flood mitigation falls under the cities public works dept. ( with no
funding currently dedicated there )
3) We could have more ponds
4) Changing anything about the creek would be a regulatory improbability
Commissioner Berry Graves comments on the beautiful reports (Lakewise
and River Review etc.-.???) and hopes that 50th and the Parkway can be
"fixed" to not become so flood prone
Commissioner Kummer asks if a meeting with the watershed folks might be
prudent
GM Mike Schmidt mentions they will be before the board in November.
They are going to make a report on their "vision" for Minnehaha Creek
He then moves into his report
The Minneapolis Tree Inventory completed by the Dept. of Ag on a
recommendation from the state DNR which will be given as a report on
the 10/19 meeting. It will discuss our urban forest and the MPRB's
forestry practices
He also mentions that the MPRB won the National Roadside Vegetative
Associations, Municipalities with Excellent Vegetation Management Award
after being nominated by MNDOT.
Minutes are approved for the 9-21-2005 meeting ( you can see these on
the website, they are the agenda with notations as to votes or actions
taken, if you want to hear discussion you can order a copy of the
meeting on DVD for a fee)
Consent Business
The board moves and passes 7 items with little discussion including pay
raises for 2 unions and having a non- appointed Citizens Advisory
Committee for the Jordan Park and Shingle Creek tot lot improvements
END PART 1
coming in part 2 ... the budget for 2006 and some frustration from
neighbors in the East Phillips area during OPEN TIME
Liz Wielinski
Columbia Park
www.mplsparkwatch.org
WE DESERVE A BETTER PARKBOARD
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