Minneapolis Park Watch

HEADS-UP FOR THE MAY 5, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING. The meeting will be held in the boardroom at Park Board headquarters, 2117 West River Road, just north of Broadway Pizza.

5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME.

5:45 P.M. Public Input Session on the Superintendent Search. The public is invited to speak about qualifications desired for the new superintendent.

6:30 P.M. Public Hearing on the redevelopment of Boom Island/B.F. Nelson Parks.

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HEADS-UP FOR THE MAY 5, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING. The meeting will be held in the boardroom at Park Board headquarters, 2117 West River Road, just north of Broadway Pizza.

5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME.

5:45 P.M. Public Input Session on the Superintendent Search. The public is invited to speak about qualifications desired for the new superintendent.

6:30 P.M. Public Hearing on the redevelopment of Boom Island/B.F. Nelson Parks.

Posted by Arlene Fried on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 1:27am. | Permalink | Login to post comments | Read more

HEADS-UP FOR THE APRIL 21, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING followed by committee meetings. Some topics on the agenda are Boom Island/BF Nelson, 2010 Proposed Budget Reduction and Chinese Garden at Washburn Fair Oaks Park.

5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME.

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HEADS-UP FOR THE APRIL 21, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

Posted by Arlene Fried on Tue, 04/20/2010 - 9:01pm. | Permalink | Login to post comments | Read more

HEADS UP FOR THE APRIL 14, 2010 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING

There will be an extra Park Board meeting on Wednesday, April 14 at 5:00 P.M. The meeting will be held in the Minnehaha Room at Park Board headquarters, 2117 West River Road. It will not be televised or broadcast, but it is open to the public. Here's the link to the agenda (pdf):

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HEADS UP FOR THE APRIL 14, 2010 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING

There will be an extra Park Board meeting on Wednesday, April 14 at 5:00 P.M. The meeting will be held in the Minnehaha Room at Park Board headquarters, 2117 West River Road. It will not be televised or broadcast, but it is open to the public. Here's the link to the agenda (pdf):

Posted by Arlene Fried on Sun, 04/11/2010 - 5:34pm. | Permalink | Login to post comments | Read more

HEADS-UP FOR THE APRIL 7, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING followed by committee meetings. There will be a presentation on the superintendent search by Waters, Oldani, the firm hired to conduct the search.

5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME.

MPRB meetings are broadcast live from 5-9 p.m. on the City of Minneapolis

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HEADS-UP FOR THE APRIL 7, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING followed by committee meetings. There will be a presentation on the superintendent search by Waters, Oldani, the firm hired to conduct the search.

5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME.

MPRB meetings are broadcast live from 5-9 p.m. on the City of Minneapolis

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HEADS-UP FOR THE APRIL 7, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING followed by committee meetings. There will be a presentation on the superintendent search by Waters, Oldani, the firm hired to conduct the search.

5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME.

MPRB meetings are broadcast live from 5-9 p.m. on the City of Minneapolis

Posted by Arlene Fried on Sun, 04/04/2010 - 8:09pm. | Permalink | Login to post comments | Read more

The following MPRB news release was disseminated on March 18, 2010:

MPRB NEWS RELEASE: PARK BOARD COMMISSIONERS APPOINT INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT; SELECT SEARCH FIRM

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) of Commissioners has moved ahead on its search for a new superintendent. The Board appointed an interim superintendent and selected a search firm at its March 17 regular meeting.

Posted by Arlene Fried on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 4:59pm. | Permalink | Login to post comments | Read more

HEADS-UP FOR THE MARCH 17, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

SOME MEETING HIGHLIGHTS:

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HEADS-UP FOR THE MARCH 17, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

SOME MEETING HIGHLIGHTS:

Posted by Arlene Fried on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 1:46am. | Permalink | Login to post comments | Read more

HEADS-UP FOR THE MARCH 10, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

There will be an extra Park Board meeting on Wednesday, March 10 at 5:00 P.M. The meeting will be held in the Minnehaha Room at Park Board headquarters and will not be televised or broadcast, which is unfortunate because the meeting topics are very important ones.

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HEADS-UP FOR THE MARCH 10, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

There will be an extra Park Board meeting on Wednesday, March 10 at 5:00 P.M. The meeting will be held in the Minnehaha Room at Park Board headquarters and will not be televised or broadcast, which is unfortunate because the meeting topics are very important ones.

Posted by Arlene Fried on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 1:05am. | Permalink | Login to post comments | Read more

HEADS-UP FOR THE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING followed by committee meetings.

5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME.

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HEADS-UP FOR THE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING followed by committee meetings.

5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME.

Posted by Arlene Fried on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 3:37pm. | Permalink | Login to post comments | Read more

HEADS-UP FOR THE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING

5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME

Some highlights of the regular meeting and the committees:

- The Wirth Beach/Picnic Area and Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC).

- Superintendent search process, time line and requests for proposals for a search firm.

- The Lake Harriet concessions building time line.

- Scherer Bros. property. For the first time since it first came before the Board, there is mention of the price--$8.6M.

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HEADS-UP FOR THE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING

5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME

Some highlights of the regular meeting and the committees:

- The Wirth Beach/Picnic Area and Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC).

- Superintendent search process, time line and requests for proposals for a search firm.

- The Lake Harriet concessions building time line.

- Scherer Bros. property. For the first time since it first came before the Board, there is mention of the price--$8.6M.

Posted by Arlene Fried on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 5:29pm. | Permalink | Login to post comments | Read more

SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH TO BE DISCUSSED OFF-CAMERA

The Park Board is adding an extra meeting to the Park Board's monthly meeting schedule. See the following:

Wednesday, February 10, 5:00-7:00 P.M. BOARD MEETING. There are two discussion items on the agenda. One item is a session on leadership. The second item is the Superintendent search process and time.

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SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH TO BE DISCUSSED OFF-CAMERA

The Park Board is adding an extra meeting to the Park Board's monthly meeting schedule. See the following:

Wednesday, February 10, 5:00-7:00 P.M. BOARD MEETING. There are two discussion items on the agenda. One item is a session on leadership. The second item is the Superintendent search process and time.

It is interesting to note that this very high interest topic will be discussed off-camera. Because this is an extra meeting, there will be no telecast of the meeting.

Posted by Arlene Fried on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 7:56pm. | Permalink | Login to post comments | Read more