TERM OF OFFICE
Jan. 1, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2013

PREVIOUS TERMS
Jan. 1, 2002 – Dec. 31, 2005
Jan. 1, 2006 – Dec. 31, 2009

MPRB OFFICES AND COMMITTEES
Administration and Finance
Planning
Operations and Environment (Chair)
Legislation and Inter-Governmental (Vice Chair)
Standards and Conduct

PARK RELATED APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES

DISTRICT LOCATION (City Council Precinct, Ward)
Precincts 1-10 of Ward 4
Precincts 7-9 of Ward 3
Precincts 1-5, and 7-10 of Ward 5
Precinct 7 of Ward 7

NEIGHBORHOODS

Cleveland	Lind-Bohanon	Victory
Folwell	McKinley	Webber Camden
Hawthorne	Near North	Willard Hay
Humboldt Industrial	North Loop	Shingle Creek
Jordan

RECREATION CENTERS

Bethune	Farview	North Commons
Creekview	Folwell	Webber

OTHER PARKS

Barnes Place	James L. Rice Pkwy	Shingle Creek
Bassett’s Creek	Jordan	Sumner Field
Bohanon	Lovell Square	Sumner Glenwood (north)
Cleveland	Newton Triangle	Valley View/Sunset
Cottage	North Loop (northern)	Victory
Farwell	North Mississippi	Victory Memorial
First Bridge Park	Oliver Triangle	West River Parkway
Glen Gale	Orvin “Ole” Olson	Willard
Hall	Perkins Hill	Wirth (northern)
Humboldt Greenway	Russell Triangle

GOLF COURSE
Theodore Wirth

OTHER FACILITIES
Carl W. Kroening Interpretive Center
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Headquarters

DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS
Swimming- North Commons Park is the first water park in Park System and there is a swimming pool complex at Webber Park.

North Mississippi Interpretive Center - Exhibits focus on people and their ties to the river, history of the surrounding neighborhoods, and the impact of the construction of I-94. Visitors are encouraged to reflect on how lifestyles, actions and choices affect the sustainability of the river.

The Interpretive Center is located along the slope of the Mississippi Riverbank and features displays about local history and culture, tours, classes and other park programs. Three Rivers Parks District, our program partner, provides programs and operates the center.

The center has multi-purpose program rooms, a clerestory rising above the roof for lighting and ventilation of the structure. It also houses offices, a kitchen, bathrooms and themed reception areas.

The Interpretive Center is part of North Mississippi Regional Park, which runs along the Mississippi River's west bank from just south of the Camden Bridge and north into Brooklyn Center. Amenities in the regional park include a picnic shelter, toilet building, wading pool, playground and parking lot. The picnic shelter can accommodate up to 150 people.

Through an NFL grant program, significant improvements have been made to the football field at North Commons Park that greatly benefit the youth football program. Trail improvements connect Theodore Wirth Park and Bassett's Creek.

Heritage offers the district an opportunity to have more green spaces and access to an uncovered Bassett's Creek within the development.

GOALS
It is an honor for me to represent the entire Northside of Minneapolis and serve as the 2nd District Park Commissioner. These are exciting times for the Northside and I look forward to helping growth and development occur in all of the Northside parks. I hope to meet and greet many of you at the parks throughout my term of office. Please take a moment to look around our website and find out more about our parks and recreation programs. I also hope that you will take advantage of the many programs and services we offer in our great Park System - I’m sure that you will enjoy it!

BACKGROUND
Lifelong resident of North Minneapolis and son of a former Park Commissioner (Ole Olson).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Owner of a Dairy Queen in North Minneapolis