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Community Building Think Tank Tour of Fridley Moore Lake Park Monday October 28, 5:00pm Think Tank Present: Tom Fischer, Dave Miller, Theresa Miller, Amanda Gutierrez, Chris Kwapick, Ron Horwath , Maggie Delong Miller, Chris Heineman, Steve Anderson, Derek Anderson Think Tank Absent: None Public Comment: None Orientation The Community Building Think Tank has been put in place to discuss the Community Gathering Space in Little Canada. Team members introduced themselves and departed City Hall at 5:00pm. Tour Tour was led by Fridley Recreation Manager Margo Numedahl. Margo provided a tour and answered questions from the think tank which included items such as project process, daily operations and maintenance. Background Materials Parks & Recreation Director, Steven Anderson gave a brief background of previous work done: • A placeholder has been put into the CIP for a Community Building in 2027. The initial estimate made in 2019 was $2.5 Million dollars. • In 2024, the city purchased a parcel of land at the Southwest corner of Pioneer Park for a community building. Key Outcomes: • Understand the City’s desires/goals and work within those parameters to establish the baseline project scope. • Engage key stakeholder groups to include: city council, park and rec commission, city staff and advisory residents. • The broader community will be notified and informed as the scoping process unfolds • Identify preferred site layout, building concept, programming and rental uses and approximate project cost estimate and timeline Presentation Parks and Recreation Director, Steven Anderson, gave a presentation at city hall that included: • Virtual tours of other neighboring city community buildings including: o Moore Lake Park - Fridley o Wakefield Park – Maplewood o Glacial Valley – Cottage Grove • Current and like project outcomes were discussed