MEETING OF THE
METROPOLITAN PARKS AND OPEN SPACE COMMISSION
Thursday | October 1, 2020
4:00 PM

  NOTICE:  Governor Walz has declared a peacetime emergency (Emergency Executive Order 20-01) in response to COVID-19 and the Metropolitan Council Chair has determined it is not practical or prudent to conduct an in-person Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission meeting for reasons stated in the Governor’s Emergency Executive Order. Accordingly, Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission members will participate in this meeting by electronic means and the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission meeting will be conducted under Minnesota Statutes section 13D.021 at the location, date, and time stated above. Members of the public may monitor this meeting by using this call-in number (855) 282-6330 and Passcode 12345.  If you have comments about a matter on the agenda, please submit via email to [email protected]

AGENDA

I.	CALL TO ORDER
II.	APPROVAL OF AGENDA (5 minutes)
III.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES (5 minutes) September 3, 2020 Meetings of the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission
IV.	PUBLIC INVITATION (5 minutes) Invitation to interested persons to address the Commission on matters not on the agenda. If you are interested in addressing the Commission at this meeting, please send an email to Chair Yarusso by 5 PM on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Chair Yarusso’s email address is: [email protected]. He will read the comments during the Commission Meeting. Comments should not exceed 250 words.
V.	BUSINESS (45 minutes)
	1.	2020-243, Grand Round North Regional Trail Master Plan, City of Saint Paul (Colin Kelly, 651-602-1361) [presentation] 15 minutes
	2.	2020-244, Shingle Creek Regional Trail Master Plan, including new supplemental information on proposed park-like amenities within the regional trail corridor, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (Colin Kelly, 651-602-1361) [presentation] 30 minutes
VI.	INFORMATION (1 hour)
	1.	Youth and Parks Research Findings and Recommendations (Sarah Gong, Ellie Hohulin, and Darcie Vandegrift, 651-602-1669) [presentation] 35 minutes
	2.	Public Comment and Engagement Update for the Draft Amendment to the 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan (Tracey Kinney, 651-602-1029 and Emmett Mullin, 651-602-1360) [presentation] 20 minutes
VII.	REPORTS (5 minutes) Chair Commissioners Staff