Items 4A - 4H. Routine Business
All matters listed under Routine Business are considered to be standard items by the Board of Commissioners and will be enacted by one motion. For background information about any of the items listed below, visit this link.
Item 4A. Receive Mississippi Gateway Regional Park Construction Progress Update
Superintendent's Recommendation:
NO ACTION REQUIRED.
Item 4B. Receive the Second Quarter 2025 Public Safety Incident Report
Superintendent's Recommendation:
NO ACTION REQUIRED.
Item 4C. Amend LCCMR Sub-Grant Agreement with University of Minnesota to Allow Reimbursement for Travel Expenses Associated with the Karner Blue Butterfly Research Project
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO A $241,000 LCCMR GRANT SUB-AWARD CONTRACT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR KARNER BLUE BUTTERFLY RESEARCH, ADDING TRAVEL EXPENSES AS AN ELIGIBLE REIMBURSEMENT ITEM.
Item 4D. Funding Request - Expenditure from French Endowment Fund
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE $7,000 EXPENDITURE FROM THE CLIFTON FRENCH ENDOWMENT FUND TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR FINANCE STAFF IN THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK DISTRICT'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.
Item 4E. West Mississippi River Regional Trail: FLAP Grant Application Approval
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SEEK FEDERAL LANDS ACCESS PROGRAM (FLAP) FUNDING FOR 2029 TO SUPPORT THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST MISSISSIPPI RIVER REGIONAL TRAIL (MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL) IN CHAMPLIN, MN.
Item 4F. Authorize the Superintendent to Enter into a Contract with Richfield Plumbing for Plumbing Improvements at Elm Creek Park
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR PLUMBING IMPROVEMENTS AT THE RESTROOM NEAR THE ELM CREEK PLAY AREA AND THE RESTROOM NEAR THE ELM CREEK ACORN SHELTER TO RICHFIELD PLUMBING IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $107,429. FUNDING FROM THE ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
Item 4G. Board Minutes of June 12, 2025
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 12, 2025, REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
Item 4H. Approval of Claims for the Period Ended July 10, 2025
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 10, 2025, IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,384,557.34.
