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Parks and Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Minutes December 5, 2022 Page 4 1 Staff will use Commissions guidance as to dates for CIP timing. 2 Staff will gather costs estimates. 3 Staff will draft 2024 preliminary CIP for PEC review and edits. 4 Long-term funding plan will be discussed. 5 PEC will provide any additional inputs to the 2024 Parks Improvement Budget. 6 7 Commissioner Doolan asked where would expenses for environmental activities come from? Ms. 8 Rueckert stated it could be included in other inputs in June. A climate action plan would come from 9 the General Fund as it is more administrative in nature. 10 11 Chair Niemi asked where the monies from rental fees for park shelters go and Ms. Rueckert stated 12 since Community Services handles they get the funds. 13 B.14 2023 Draft Work Plan 15 16 City Manager Yunker reviewed the written draft work plan for the Commission. This will be 17 discussed at goal setting. 18 19 Commissioner Doolan asked if the citywide parks cleanup can be broader “Continue community 20 collaboration to enhance St. Anthony greenspace including a Spring City-wide parks clean-up, 21 increasing pollinator plantings around the City, City Hall and Silver Point’, Partner with the Garden 22 Club. 23 24 Commissioner Godmare asked if the Commission is asked to prioritize the items and City Manager 25 Yunker stated generally the Commission is able to touch on the entire list. 26 27 Commissioner Bordeau suggested the last one on the list be reworded to read “Climate Emergency 28 Resolution and Climate Action Plan”. 29 30 Commissioner Doolan asked if the verbs can be changed to be more action-oriented. “Develop clear 31 direction for “No Mow May” campaign. Include website information and signage. Commissioner 32 Bordeau suggested there be an if/then statement if the Commission decides to endorse. 33 34 Chair Niemi stated we do not want to put aside the WSB survey results. “Evaluate and identify 35 priority recommendations of park evaluation”. 36 37 Commissioner Godmare suggested timing be included for discussion at quarterly Park and 38 Environmental Commission meetings. 39 40 Commissioner Doolan asked what the purpose of the park walk-through is and Chair Niemi stated to 41 familiarize the Commission with the parks and see what improvements are recommended in each 42 park. The WSB survey will be referred to. 43 44 City Manager Yunker stated in the past the Commission did not show a concern for pickleball courts 45 and the suggestion was to remove it from the list. 46