Parks Commission

Sarah Swenson, Chairman Bill Johnson Carolyn Grodinsky Dan Dickerson Fabienne Pattison Geoff Beyer, Parks Director Alec Ellsworth, Parks Caretaker MEETING WARNING Montpelier Parks Commission Tuesday September 19, 2017 / 7PM Meeting Location: Police Station Conference Room The Montpelier Parks Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 19th, 2017, at 7:00PM in the police station conference room. Meeting Agenda 7:00 Review the August agenda for amendments and approval 7:10 Approval meeting minutes for July and August, posting of minutes to web and updates to city web site for a list of current commissioners 7:15 Updates from the working task force members  Budget task force (Bill/Dan) o Outline the commission’s roll in the city’s upcoming 2018/19 budget discussions  Trails task force (Dan/Fabienne) o Decision on opening the trail at North Branch to biking discussed in July o Parks commission interest related to the city trails working group wanting to create a formal mountain biking system in North Branch  K9 task force (Sarah/Fabienne) o City councils request for a plan to address dogs in the park in the next 6 months (from the August city council meeting)  Green print task force (Carolyn) o Any new developments 8:15 Caretaker Updates 8:45 Set a date to discuss vision and future of the Park (purpose statement and goals) www.montpelier-vt.org/464/Parks-Commission parks-commission@montpelier-vt.org 802.223.7335