[MPLS] MPRB Annual Meeting

[Elizabeth Wielinski]

The meeting tonight was short and sweet as to get the honored guests 
down to the reception mentioned by Eva Young in her post.

The meeting started promptly at 5 PM and all commissioners were present 
except Commissioner Berry-Graves who was having car trouble but arrived 
soon thereafter and Commissioner Mason who was awaiting the impending 
arrival of her first grandchild (congratulations).

The Agenda was approved, honored guests were introduced and former 
commissioner Walter Carpenter was remembered (passed away recently).

Guest Louis DeMars (sp?) was given the opportunity to speak and he 
spoke of the times pre open meeting laws and suggested that the MPRB 
set an example for the Legislature and other bodies of how to have 
respectful disagreements.

Commissioner Young gave a presentation on Minnehaha Falls in honor of 
the 150th anniversary of Longfellow's poem "Song of Hiawatha".

Elections:

Commissioner Young nominates Jon Olson,  President and John Erwin, Vice 
President for a second term.  They are elected 7 aye 2 absent.

Secretary Don Sigglekow 7 Aye 2 Absent
Attorney Brian Rice  8 Aye 1 Absent

Appointments and Committees...
Planning Commission...Carol Kummer ( 2nd year of 2 year term)
Board of Estimation and Taxation...Bob Fine
NRP Policy Board Jon Olson, alt John Erwin
St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board...Bob Fine, Walt Dziedzic, Jon Olson 
and Superintendent Gurban
Youth Coordinating Board...Walt Dziedzic  (staff liaison Superintendent 
Gurban)
Minneapolis Institute of Arts Board.. Rochelle Berry-Graves
Public Art Design Advisory Panel...Jon Olson
Water Quality Task Force... Annie Young, alt Carol Kummer
Middle Mississippi Watershed Management Organization...John Erwin and 
Marie Hauser
John H. Stevens House Organization...Rochelle Berry-Graves
Midtown Community Works Partnership...Marie Hauser
Minneapolis Bicycle Advisory Committee..Vivian Mason
Blue Water Association... Annie Young, alt Carol Kummer
People for Parks... Jon Olson
Minneapolis Tree Advisory Committee... Vivian Mason
Minnehaha Creek Visioning..  Bob Fine

Admin and Finance Committee
Chair... Marie Hauser, V-Chair Walt Dziedzic
Vivian Mason, Annie Young, Rochelle Berry-Graves

Recreation Commitee
Chair... John Erwin, V-Chair Rochelle Berry-Graves
Bob Fine, Walt Dziedzic, Marie Hauser

Planning Committee
Chair...Bob Fine, V-Chair John Erwin
Walt Dziedzic, Marie Hauser, Annie Young

Operations and Environment Committee
Chair...Annie Young, V-Chair Rochelle Berry-Graves
Bob Fine, John Erwin, Vivian Mason

Legislation and Inter-Governmental Committee
Chair Walt Dziedzic, V-Chair Carol Kummer
Annie Young, Bob Fine, John Erwin

Committee on Standards and Conduct
Chair Carol Kummer
Bob Fine, Walt Dziedzic

Commissioner Hauser asked that the 2005 schedule not conflict with 
religious holidays.

Commissioner Dziedzic recommended a Saturday retreat.

Meeting Adjourned (to the party room with the great chandeliers run by 
Twin Cities Catering the only tenant in the MPRB Headquarters)

p.s.  I asked and it was cash bar but the rest came out of a fund for 
this type of activity (per Commissioner Olson)

Liz Wielinski
Columbia Park