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Parks and Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Minutes March 8, 2021 Page 4 1 Ms. Doolan stated there was a suggestion to put in some type of bike pump station. Mr. 2 Gunderson stated he will bring up the suggestions at the Kiwanis meeting. The Kiwanis 3 would like to collaborate with another group either the Parks & Environmental Commission 4 or Citizens for Sustainability. 5 6 Commissioner Reed asked how the Kiwanis should get information to the Parks Commission 7 and Chair Bellinger suggested sending the items to her and she will distribute. 8 E.9 Citizens for Sustainability Updates 10 11 Ms. Lona Doolan, 3511 Harding Street, appeared before the Commission to provide the 12 Citizens for Sustainability update. Ms. Doolan will review CFS 2021 Priorities, organizing 13 sustainability requests and review bike/walk opportunities. The 2021 Key Priorities in St. 14 Anthony were reviewed providing Priority, Status and Support Needed. The priorities were 15 within Government, within the Community and within the Schools. Ms. Doolan reviewed the 16 support needed from the Commission and/or St. Anthony residents. Ms. Doolan continued 17 showing how the sustainability requests have been organized by Comprehensive Plan goal 18 area. She reviewed the requests in detail. 19 20 The review of bike/walk opportunities were reviewed. There is an opportunity to build on 21 37th Avenue work for building on old and new ideas to improve pedestrian safety. The CFS 22 also suggests piloting a bicycle boulevard on a City street. The improvements noted in the 23 2040 Comprehensive Plan were reviewed along with the 2014/2015 community survey results 24 Successes/Assets and Challenges. Target areas for biking and walking were identified. 25 26 Chair Bellinger asked where volunteers are needed and Ms. Doolan stated this year, they will 27 not have people come to the parks to clean-up. They would be asked to do it on their own 28 rather than congregating. Commissioner Reed stated this is not the time to encourage large 29 gatherings. There could be more creative ideas to encourage residents to help individually. 30 F.31 Friends of the Park Update 32 33 Ms. Lona Doolan, 3511 Harding Street, appeared before the Commission to provide the 34 Friends of the Park update. A power point presentation was given to the Commission on 35 Silver Point and Trillium Requests. Ms. Doolan reviewed a brief history, demonstration 36 gardens approved in 2019, work plans for 2021, request for expanding habitat in Silver Point, 37 request for Silver Point Gate and Pathway, request for Trillium Park Pathway and 2021 Water 38 Steward Capstone Project. 39 40 The history summary included: 41 2014-Minnesota focus on Bees and Monarchs 42 2015 CPS raises Pollinator Pathway Idea 43 2016 St. Anthony Pollinator Pathway Grant 44 2018 Pollinator Protection Resolution 45 2018 Reconciliation Ecology 46 2018 Coffee with the Council