Park Board selects officers, committees, representatives for 2016

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) held its annual meeting Monday, January 4, and elected its officers for 2016. Commissioners re-elected Liz Wielinski as President and Scott Vreeland as Vice President.

The Board also elected Deputy Superintendent Jennifer Ringold to serve as Secretary to the Board and Attorney Brian Rice and firm Rice, Michels, and Walther, LLP as General Counsel.

President Wielinski appointed the following Commissioners to serve on Standing Committees of the Board (one-year terms): 

  • Administration and Finance Committee – Chair Anita Tabb, Vice Chair Scott Vreeland, Steffanie Musich, Annie Young, Jon Olson
  • Recreation Committee – Chair John Erwin, Vice Chair Steffanie Musich, Jon Olson, Anita Tabb, Scott Vreeland
  • Planning Committee – Chair Meg Forney, Vice Chair John Erwin, Brad Bourn, Annie Young, Steffanie Musich
  • Operations and Environment Committee – Chair Annie Young, Vice Chair Steffanie Musich, John Erwin, Jon Olson, Scott Vreeland
  • Legislation and Intergovernmental Committee – Chair Jon Olson, Vice Chair Anita Tabb, John Erwin, Meg Forney, Annie Young
  • Standards and Conduct Committee – Chair Steffanie Musich, Vice Chair Meg Forney, John Erwin, Brad Bourn, Anita Tabb

Park Board Commissioners, 11 citizens and Superintendent Jayne Miller were appointed to serve on the following external boards, commissions and panels. All terms are one year unless otherwise noted.

  • Planning Commission (two-year term) – Scott Vreeland
  • Board of Estimate and Taxation – Anita Tabb
  • Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission (two-year term) – Maleta Kimmons (citizen appointment)
  • St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board – Scott Vreeland, Anita Tabb, Ted Tucker (citizen appointment), Liz Wielinski, Jayne Miller
  • Youth Coordinating Board – Steffanie Musich
  • Minneapolis Institute of Arts Board – Anita Tabb
  • Mississippi Watershed Management Organization – Scott Vreeland, Liz Wielinski (alternate)
  • John H. Stevens House Organization – Steffanie Musich
  • Minneapolis Parks Foundation – Meg Forney
  • Minneapolis Tree Advisory Committee – Scott Vreeland, Charley Underwood (citizen appointment – at large), Peggy Booth (citizen appointment – District 1), John Buck (citizen appointment – District 2), Jeanne LaBore (citizen appointment – District 3 and 5), Don Willeke (citizen appointment – District 4 and 6)
  • Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership –Meg Forney, Scott Vreeland, Liz Wielinski
  • Minneapolis DID Greening Design & Infrastructure Committee – John Erwin
  • Minneapolis Bicycle Advisory Committee (two-year term) – Janice Gepner (citizen appointment), Joshua Houdek (citizen appointment), Lindsey Wallace (citizen appointment)
  • Southwest LRT Community Works Steering Committee – Anita Tabb, Meg Forney (alternate)
  • Bottineau Light Rail Line Committee –Meg Forney, Jon Olson (alternate)
  • Neighborhood Revitalization Program Board – Liz Wielinski
  • HomeGrown Minneapolis Food Council (two-year term) – Miguel Goebel (citizen appointment)

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board typically meets at 5 pm every first and third Wednesday of each month for regular meetings. Board meetings are broadcast live from 5–9 pm on the Minneapolis Government Meeting Channel 79 and online on the Channel 79 website.

Meeting agendas and related information are typically posted on www.minneapolisparks.org/public_meetings on the Friday proceeding each Wednesday Board meeting.