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'� NEW <br /> it,� BRIGHTON <br /> building tomorrow today <br /> MINUTES <br /> Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission <br /> September 1, 2021 City Hall <br /> Council Chambers 6:30 p.m. <br /> I. Call to Order <br /> The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Johnson. <br /> II. Roll Call: <br /> Members Present: Commissioners Ahmed Abdiwahed, Pauline Alfors, Gary Bank, Kristin Hicks, <br /> Matt Johnson (Chair), Julia O'Rourke, and Charles Warner. <br /> Members Absent: Commissioners Amelia Kuiper and Michael Spooner. <br /> Also Present: Director Jennifer Fink and Council Member Emily Dunsworth. <br /> III. Approval of Agenda <br /> Motion by Bank, seconded by Warner to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 7-0. <br /> IV. Approval of Minutes <br /> Motion by Alfors, seconded by O'Rourke to approve the August 4, 2021 minutes as presented. <br /> Motion carried 6-0-1 (Chair Johnson abstained). <br /> V. Business Items <br /> A. Census Data —Jennifer Fink, Director of Parks and Recreation <br /> Director Fink presented the Commission with information on regional and local data from <br /> the 2020 Census. She explained the census was completed every 10 years, was required by <br /> law and impacts funding from the federal government and election districts. She reviewed <br /> high level statistics from the census and discussed how the BIPOC community had increased <br /> in the past 10 years. <br /> Discussion included: <br /> • The Commission thanked staff for the thorough report. <br />