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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 22, 2016 Page 2 In addition, while there was discussion about having a second meeting with the Karen community, Mayor Roe advised that the Karen Organization of Minnesota (KOM) felt they had reached a point of fatigue in providing so much input, and had suggested alter- native methods for the KOM to lead future input efforts. City Manager Trudgeon announced the next monthly Roseville Business Council meeting scheduled at Affinity Credit Union, hosted in part by the City of Roseville, St. Paul Chamber of Commerce and Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Trudgeon noted the topic of this morning meeting would be hearing from the Superintendents of School Districts 621 and 623. Mr. Trudgeon suggested this was a good opportunity to network, and clarified that no R.S.V.P. was needed. 6. Recognitions, Donations and Communications a. MRPA Award for Roseville Natural Resources Program Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Jill Anfang provided a brief review of the Roseville Parks Stewardship Network volunteer initiative, and recognized Rose- ville Parks Superintendent Jeff Evenson, Stantec Consulting representatives, and Roseville Volunteer Coordinator Kelly O'Brien. Ms. Anfang Jill announced that Mr. Evenson was moving on to employment with the City of Maple Grove, thank- ing him for his efforts for Roseville, and wishing him well. Ms. Anfang intro- duced MRPA representative Mr. Chris Fleck (City of Woodbury Recreation Spe- cialist). MRPA Representative Mr. Chris Fleck Mr. Fleck briefly summarized the work of the Minnesota Recreation and Park As- sociation (MRPA) and presented their 2015 Award of Excellence in the Volunteer Initiatives category for Roseville's Stewardship Network. Mr. Evenson thanked the City Council for their support over the years, and noted how rewarding it had been to see the interest in the Park Renewal Program and expressed his enjoyment in being part of the effort. Mayor Roe thanked Mr. Evenson for his leadership in the effort. Councilmember Willmus thanked the MRPA for this recognition, noting what an awesome investment volunteers made to the community; and thanked Mr. Even- son for his hands-on approach over the last few years in the Park Renewal Pro- gram. On behalf of the community and City Council, Mayor Roe accepted the award from Ms. Fleck. Mayor Roe recognized Mr. Evenson's key role in the Park Re- newal Program as providing the calm hand at the helm, and thanked him for those efforts from the beginning of the Park Master Plan process, and the excellent job