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MINUTES
MAPLEWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
7:00p.m., Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Council Chambers, City Hall
1. CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission was held in the City Hall Council
Chambers and called to order by Chair Cockriel at 7:00p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioners
Commissioner Craig Brannon Present
Chair Ron Cockriel Present
Commissioner RJ Erhardt Present
Commissioner Terri Mallet Present
Commissioner Kim Schmidt Absent
Commissioner Mike Wilde Present
Commissioner Matt Prom Present
Commissioner Nikki Villavicencio Present
Commissioner Rick Brandon Present
Staff
Parks Manager, Jim Taylor Present
Assistant City Engineer, Steve Love Present
3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Parks Manager, Jim Taylor, added Agenda Item 8C Update on Edgerton Park to the
agenda.
Commissioner Brannon moved to approve the agenda as amended.
Seconded by Commissioner Mallet Ayes – All
The motion passed.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. April 16, 2014
Chair Cockriel tabled the April 16, 2014 Parks and Recreation Commission
Minutes.
5. Visitor Presentations
a. HKGi Presentation on the Parks System Plan Process
Rita Trapp, a HKGi consultant, presented a brief overview of the Parks System
Plan process and answered questions of the commission.
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b. Bruce Roman, 1713 Laurie Road
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a.
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Safe Routes to School Grant
Assistant City Engineer Steve Love and Parks Manager, Jim Taylor, presented
the Safe Routes to School Grant and answered questions of the commission.
Commissioner Erhardt moved to approve the Safe Routes to School Grant.
Seconded by Commissioner Villavicencio Ayes – All
The motion passed.
8. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
a. Parks System Plan Update
Parks Manager, Jim Taylor encouraged the commission to attend the Maplewood
Parks System Plan Task Force meeting on May 28 to discuss the topics of Public
Art: How to Integrate it Better into our Parks System and the Needs Assessment.
b. Spotlight on Parks – Applewood Park
Parks Manager, Jim Taylor, presented Applewood Park to the commission.
c. Edgerton Park
Parks Manager, Jim Taylor, updated the commission on the neighborhood
meeting held in regards to Edgerton Park.
9. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
a.
10. ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Brannon moved to adjourn the meeting.
Seconded by Commissioner Wilde Ayes – All
The motion passed.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:10pm.
Next meeting is June 18, 2014.
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