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NEW <br />BRIGHTON <br />building tomorrow today <br />MINUTES <br />Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission <br />March 3, 2021 City Hall <br />Via Zoom, 6:30 p.m. <br />Call to Order <br />The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Johnson. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic <br />this meeting was held virtually. <br />II. Roll Call: <br />Members Present: Commissioners Pauline Alfors, Gary Bank, Amelia Kuiper, Matt Johnson <br />(Chair), Abe McEathron, Julia O'Rourke, Mike Santi, and Charles Warner. <br />Members Absent: None. <br />Also Present: Director Jennifer Fink; and Councilmember Dunsworth. <br />III. Approval of Agenda <br />Motion by O'Rourke, seconded by Alfors to approve the agenda as presented. A roll call vote <br />was taken. Motion carried 8-0. <br />IV. Approval of Minutes <br />Motion by Bank, seconded by McEathron to approve the February 3, 2021 minutes as <br />presented. A roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 8-0. <br />V. Business Items <br />A. Update on Vaccine Rollout - Jennifer Fink, Director of Parks and Recreation <br />Director Fink provided the Commission with an update on how the COVID-19 vaccine was <br />being rolled out and what the City's role was. She encouraged residents to visit the COVID <br />dashboard on the City's website. She noted the City of New Brighton had 82 cases in <br />November and has had 2,000 overall. She described the individuals that were included in <br />the 1A, 1B and 1C tiers as defined by the Minnesota Department of Health. She thanked <br />Deputy Director Hamdorf for working with MDH and Ramsey County throughout the <br />pandemic. She reported the vaccine clinics being held in New Brighton were a closed point <br />of distribution and noted nine clinics have or will be held at the New Brighton Community <br />Center. She reviewed the number of individuals that have been vaccinated at the New <br />