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<br />Commissioner Gelbach briefed the Commission on recent work being done to help improve <br />communication efforts. <br /> <br /> <br />Gelbach and Anfang met with the City Communications Manager, Garry Bowman recently. <br />The three talked about possible mapping efforts and online opportunities. <br /> <br /> <br />Gelbach talked about developing maps on a variety of levels – large all city maps, to <br />smaller, take-along individual maps. <br /> <br /> <br />Gelbach also shared a sample of possible communication piece that could be developed for <br />each park renewal project that would include general information along with a QR code that <br />would take interested community members to a web site with more up-to-date information. <br /> <br /> <br />Gelbach also shared an audience snapshot, a communications tool used to better understand <br />the audience and targeting messages and information to designated audiences. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wall inquired into whether this might be a joint project with the new <br />o <br />Civic Engagement Commission. <br /> <br />Commissioner Diedrick questioned the ability to keep up with updates. Gelbach <br />o <br />explained that he envisioned more generalized pieces with updates on separate <br />documents that might be accessed by using the QR code. <br /> <br /> COMMISSION GOALS ANNUAL REVIEW <br />7. <br />Lee Diedrick provided a status update on the annual Commission goals. <br /> <br /> <br />Commissioners discussed the need to return to the Council with a recommendation from the <br />Commission on consideration of a Park Board. <br /> <br />Commissioners suggested adding the Park Board discussion to the March meeting <br />o <br />agenda. <br /> <br /> STAFF REPORT <br />8. <br />Brokke reported; <br /> <br /> <br />Central Park Foundation recently received a $107,000 gift from the Denny Malarkey family. <br /> <br /> <br />Friends of Lexington Park had raised money in the past for projects in Lexington Park, the <br />group is looking to expand on their fundraising efforts for a project addition as part of the <br />Lexington Park Renewal Program. <br /> <br /> <br />A Community Orchard at the Arboretum is being considered. The Orchard would include <br />apple and pear trees, with a portion of the harvested fruit being donated to local community <br />organizations. Organizers are looking into different grant opportunities to help support the <br />project. <br /> <br /> <br />The Parks and Recreation Commission has one opening for the coming year. Community <br />members are encouraged to consider applying. <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at 8:00pm <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br />Jill Anfang, Assistant Director <br /> <br />