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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission <br />May 1, 2019 City Hall <br />Council Chambers 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br />I. Call to Order <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Axberg. <br /> <br />II. Roll Call: <br />Members Present: Commissioners Pam Axberg (Chair), Amelia Kuiper, Matt Johnson, Abe <br />McEathron, Julia O’Rourke, Mike Santi, and Charles Warner. <br /> <br />Members Absent: Commissioner Kevin Fields and Zachary Johnson. <br /> <br />Also Present: Director Jennifer Fink and Council Member Mary Burg. <br /> <br />III. Approval of Agenda <br /> <br />Motion by McEathron, seconded by Warner to approve the agenda as presented. Motion <br />carried 7-0. <br /> <br />IV. Approval of Minutes <br /> <br />Motion by McEathron, seconded by Johnson to approve the April 3, 2019 minutes as presented. <br />Motion carried 7-0. <br /> <br />V. Business Items <br /> <br />A. 2019 Agency Performance Metrics Review – Jennifer Fink, Director of Parks and <br />Recreation <br /> <br />Director Fink stated each year, City staff provides budget, program and staffing information <br />to the National Parks and Recreation Association. That information is uploaded into a park <br />metrics program. That program then creates and prepares an aggregate report that <br />compares the specific New Brighton data to other like agencies as well as to all other <br />agencies that participate. While New Brighton has participated in the program for several <br />years, it is still something that not many Minnesota agencies have done. Staff shared a <br />number of key facts from that report to show how New Brighton compares with the rest of <br />the nation in the area of parks, recreation and leisure services. <br />