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Minn nneap apolis olis Park k and Recreat eation ion Board rd CAC MEETING #7, JUNE 13, 2018

WELCOME

CAC Role The appointed CAC for the East of the River Park Master Plan shall: • Become knowledgeable about the project and its scope and advise MPRB staff and consultants throughout the planning process. • Engage in an onboarding training including a racial equity training and MPRB 101 training. • Engage in working groups and subcommittees as needed. • Contribute to broad community engagement by acting as primary contact for the CAC’s represented communities, and by enhancing the project’s interaction with a wide range of stakeholders. • Assist with ongoing communication of technical plan elements to the general public. • Report back to appointers or appointing bodies, as requested, on the plan process, information presented, and possible recommendations. • Make recommendations to the MPRB Commissioners on service area-wide vision, goals, and principles. • Make recommendation to the MPRB Commissioners in support of individual park master plans created through community-driven processes.

Welcome - Project Next Steps - Intros and engagement ideas - Operations and Maintenance - Guiding Principles - Reflection and Closing -

WHAT’S NEXT

DESIGN PHASE TIM IMELINE APRIL 30-MAY 4 JULY JUNE July DESI SIGN WEE EEK CAC #8 CAC #6 #6 OPEN EN HOUSE CA CAC #7 CAC #5 #5 COM OMMUNITY Y WORKSHOPS Visit with designers. O & M O Meet the designers. DATA JAM AND ND BUS US TOUR See design happen. Present data How do we interpret to designers. Review initial concepts. community engagement? Begin design work. Work with neighbors Prepare to present to refine designs. to designers. WORK RK GROUP MEE EETINGS AGEN ENCY Y COORDINATION CONCEPT DE DESI SIGN MPRB RB STAFF F COORDINATION REFI RE FINEMENT ONLI LINE AN AND EVEN EVENT BAS ASED INPUT Mark your calendar! CAC #8 Bus Tour and Concept Review, July 14 th 10-3 pm

CONCEPT REVIEW August Dec/Jan July October Tuesday, Jul uly 10 10 Sa Saturday, Jul uly 14 14 Tuesday, Jul uly 17 17 Saturday, Jul Sa uly 21 21 DATA JAM AM Aug August 28 28 and and Compile De Develop Com ommunity ty BBQ Bus us Tour and and Boa oard Com ommunity ty Com ommunity ty St Staff f and and YD YDT September 6 Sep Doc Document on one and Con and oncept t Con oncept Review Happy Ho Hap Hour Scavenger Hu Sc Hunt revie iew Ap Approval (Alternate Sept 13) con oncept Review com ommunity CAC Concept and and PER ER PARK ARK Beltrami Park, 5-8 pm com omments ts Gui uiding Principles s 45-Da 45 Day PUBLIC Approval __ Ap __ LAS LAST COMMENT PER ERIOD Concepts on online with ith sur survey July 2-29 29 CAC! OPEN ENS Mark your calendar! CAC #8 Bus Tour and Concept Review, July 14 th 10-3 pm

ENGAGING IN JULY • Lawn signs in parks • 4 big fun events! • Online engagement and survey • Concepts on display with suggestions boxes in parks • You?! • MPRB staff in-house (PAC review) • Technical Advisor Meetings • ???

CAC ROLE • Share the events and website online • Go to your neighborhood meetings and collect input on the concepts • Review the plans and provide written feedback online • Come to the events! (register tonight…)

Master Plans: Approval Process 1. CAC Recommendation 2. Write and prepare DRAFT plan document 3. Initiate 45-day Comment Period 4. Present Draft Plan to Board 5. Compile Public Comment and Modify Plan 6. Final Plan Approval

INTRODUCTIONS

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Environmental Stewardship We provide the expert care and maintenance of the Minneapolis Park system. The division oversees the maintenance of the Minneapolis park system’s physical infrastructure, equipment and fleet, natural areas, water resources, and forestry.

Environmental Stewardship Division 6,809 acres of parkland and water 161 Neighborhood Parks 19 Regional Parks Approx. 400 acres of Natural Areas 13 Lakes & 12 Beaches 200,000 Street Trees 400,000 Park Trees 3,603 individual volunteers 17,000 Hrs of Env. Ed. Programs Annually receive approximately 23.1 million visits.

Environmental Stewardship Organizational Chart

Asset Management Department Lisa Beck – Director

Parks & Amenities 49 Recreation Centers 102 Playgrounds 397 Athletic Fields 7 Artificial Turf Fields 7 Dog Parks 62 Wading Pools 1 Natural Swimming Pool 2 Water Parks 12 Formal Gardens 47 Ice Rinks 102 Miles of Grand Rounds trails

Supporting Events and Programming

Other Responsibilities

Minneapolis Operational Service Areas

Park Operations • Maintenance • Clean Buildings & Rentals • Support Recreation Activities • Maintain Grounds , Trails and Sidewalks • Maintain all Amenities • Gardens & Landscapes

Trades • Trades Shops • Carpentry • Plumbing • Electrical • Paint • Cement

Park Operations & Trades Staffing Employee 188 Full-Time 120-150 Part-Time Summer Employees Operation Budget is $27,773,465 Wage & Fringe $18,911,493 Operating Costs $8,861,465

Fleet Services • Equipment Shop • Preventative Maintenance • Equipment Repair • Equipment Purchasing 1700 Pieces of Large and Small Equipment

Fleet Services Staffing Employee 16 Full-Time Fleet Services Budget $5,751,856 Wage & Fringe $ 3,280,439 Equipment Replacement $2,471,417

Waste and Recycling Program 2017 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD Volumes Cubic Yards % Cubic Yards % Cubic Yards % Cubic Yards % Cubic Yards % Trash 2540.36 73.5% 3666.46 70.1% 4120.55 70.1% Incomplete Incomplete 10327.38 70.9% Recycling 284.88 22.7% 1438.39 27.5% 1609.16 27.4% Incomplete Incomplete 3832.43 26.3% Organics 129.06 3.7% 122.05 2.3% 147.86 2.5% Incomplete Incomplete 398.97 2.7% TOTAL 3454.29 5226.90 5877.57 0.00 14558.77

Data and Analysis Data Projects • Number of Park Assets Inventoried in 2017 - 13,109 • Categorized by Type, Pictures, GPS Coordinates, and a Condition Rating for each • Historic Water Use and Cost Data - sorted, tracked, and logged into B3 by meter and facility • Expanding Entry of Energy Use and Cost Data - sorted, tracked, and logged into B3 by meter and facility • Developed a mowing cycling tracking system for all turf areas

Forestry ry Department Ralph Sievert - Director

Forestry’s 2018 Budget 20% 30% Budget Categories Administration 19% Planting Maintenance 31% Removals 81 fulltime employees $9,468,752

Improving Efficiency Log Loaders & Avants have reduced injuries & related costs

Routine Removals Why? • Dead • Declining • Diseased Over 8000 trees • Infested removed annually • High Risk

Storm Response

Stump Grinding Over $500,000 budgeted for 2018

Tree Planting ➢ Since 2007: ~ 5800 per year ➢ Over 10,000 in 2017

Environmental Management Department Debra Lynn Pilger - Director

Water Quality: Lake Monitoring • All stormwater runoff in Minneapolis flows to a lake, stream or river. • Monitor 13 Minneapolis lakes • 2x/month growing season (May – Sept) • 1x/month April, October • 1 winter sampling under ice

Water Quality: Lake Monitoring • In lakes, assess for: ▪ Nutrients: phosphorus P, nitrates NOx, chlorophyll a ▪ Clarity and oxygen ▪ Minerals and solids (calcium Ca, total suspended solids (TSS), chlorides Cl) Also perform aquatic plant surveys

Water Quality: Webber Natural Swim immin ing Pool and Beach Monitoring • 12 MPRB public beaches ▪ E coli bacteria monitoring ▪ Use MN Pollution Control Agency standards • Webber Natural Swimming Pool (NSP): ▪ E coli, Enterococci, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria monitoring ▪ Use European FLL and US EPA standards

Water Quality: Stormwater M Monitoring • Monitor 4 Minneapolis stormwater sites 15x/year • Requirement of federal National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System Permit (NPDES) under federal Clean Water Act • Monitor 3 BMPs (Best Management Practices): ▪ Bryant dog park ▪ Nokomis Stormwater Pond ▪ 37 th Street Greenway

Water Quality: Stormwater Monit itoring • Assess for: ▪ Nutrients: phosphorus P, nitrates NOx ▪ Metals: lead Pb, zinc Zn ▪ Minerals and solids: (calcium Ca, total suspended solids (TSS), chlorides Cl) • Partner with City of Mpls Public Works Surface Water and Sewers

Water Quality: Specia ial Proje jects • Sh Shin ingle le Cr Creek Bio Biochar (partner with Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions) • Powderhorn Ba Barl rley St Straw • Nokomis is Ca Carp Management (Legislative Citizen Committee on MN Resources (LCCMR) grant funded; partner with Minnehaha Creek Watershed District)

Envir ironmental Education: Neig ighborhood Naturali lists • Nature-based education in neighborhood and regional parks (birding, critters, canoeing) • 20+ part-time staff members • 17,000 kids reached annually • 1,700 hours of annual programs