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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

July

CAC #5 #5 DATA JAM How do we interpret community engagement? Prepare to present to designers. WORK RK GROUP MEE EETINGS AGEN ENCY Y COORDINATION MPRB RB STAFF F COORDINATION

APRIL 30-MAY 4

CAC #6 #6 Meet the designers. Present data to designers. Begin design work. DESI SIGN WEE EEK OPEN EN HOUSE Visit with designers. See design happen.

JUNE

CA CAC #7

O O & M CONCEPT DE DESI SIGN RE REFI FINEMENT CAC #8 COM OMMUNITY Y WORKSHOPS AND ND BUS US TOUR Review initial concepts. Work with neighbors to refine designs.

JULY

ONLI LINE AN AND EVEN EVENT BAS ASED INPUT

Mark your calendar! CAC #8 Bus Tour and Concept Review, July 14th 10-3 pm

CONCEPT REVIEW

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Mark your calendar! CAC #8 Bus Tour and Concept Review, July 14th 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
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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…)

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

Master Plans: Approval Process

INTRODUCTIONS

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Environmental Stewardship

We provide the expert care and maintenance of the Minneapolis Park system. The division oversees the maintenance

• f 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

81 fulltime employees

$9,468,752

20% 19% 31% 30%

Budget Categories

Administration Planting Maintenance Removals

Improving Efficiency

Log Loaders & Avants have reduced injuries & related costs

Routine Removals

Over 8000 trees removed annually

Why?

• Dead
• Declining
• Diseased
• Infested
• 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 ▪ 37th 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

Environmental Education: Elo loise Butler Wildflower Garden & Bird Sanctuary

• Oldest public wildflower garden in United States;

13 acre site

• More than 500 plant species and 130 bird species
• 60,000 annual visitors
• 10 part-time staff members
• Public programs: tree treks, birding, wildflower

identification, nature art

• Friends of EBWG volunteers

Envir ironmental Education: Events and Special l Pla laces

• JD Rivers Children’s Garden
• North Mississippi Int Center
• Monarch Festival

(Partners: UM Monarch Lab, Nokomis East Neigh Assn)

• Pollinator Party

(Partner: UM Bee Lab)

Envir ironmental Education: Aquatic ic In Invasive Specie ies (AIS) In Inspection and Education Program

• Require all watercraft using

MPRB boat launches to have an inspection for AIS before entering and when exiting a boat launch

• 8,000 inspections per year

+ 18,000 customer service interactions

• 25 part-time certified

inspectors

• Have stopped zebra

mussels numerous times

• Partner with Minnehaha

Creek Watershed District

Prim imary AIS IS of Concern

Zebra mussels Hydrilla Spiny water flea

Natural l Resources Management

• Manage more than 400 acres of prairies,

shorelines, wetlands, and woodland, and coordinate native re-vegetation projects

• Terrestrial based
• Work with staff, contractors, and Conservation

Corp Youth Outdoors crews

• Phase I Natural Areas Plan completed 2017
• Phase II Natural Areas Assessment and

Management Recommendations 2018-19

Natural l Resources Management

Loring Park Vegetation Management:

▪ 2 celled pond, shallow with massive amounts of cattails ▪ Cattail removal via suffocation and spot herbicide treatments ▪ North Bay on-ice cattail removal ▪ Re-establishing aquatic vegetation

Loring Before Cattail Removal Loring After Cattail Removal

Natural l Resources Management

2017 Goat Grazing Project:

• 3 Sites: Cedar Lake and Wirth Park (2)
• Primary Invasive Species Targeted: Buckthorn, Garlic Mustard and

Honeysuckle

• Plan to repeat again at Wirth in 2018

Volunteer Servic ices

• Individual volunteers
• Small and large group events
• In 2017, more than 150 one-time group service

projects with 3,6 ,603 in individual volunteers for a total of f 8,2 ,202 hours. This equates to a value of f $216,539 (based on $26.40/hour which is the Independent Sector’s estimate of value of volunteer time for Minnesota).

Volunteer Servic ices

• In 2017, had 54 “Park

Stewards” agreements

• Park Stewards Program

allows volunteer groups

• r individuals to restore,

maintain and beautify gardens and natural areas within Minneapolis parks. Groups or individuals make an initial one-year commitment, with an annual option to renew.

Volunteer Servic ices

Recent Volunteer Appreciation Activities

• Volunteer of the Year Awards
• Volunteer Open House

Park Board Website

• www.minneapolisparks.org

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

And Strategies

1) In small groups review the Service Area Themes 2) Review the draft principles – read

• utloud or on your own

3) Discuss and make edits in small groups 4) Refer to Service Area data packets as needed 5) Present recommendations to large group

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PUBLIC COMMENT

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THANK YOU