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120 are only named after fallen Roseville officers. Kysylyczyn brought up different examples of parks 121 that would need to be revisited if the park naming policy is no longer followed and parks are named 122 after people other than fallen Roseville officers. He noted that there is a specific naming policy and 123 he feels that the Parks Commission is obligated to follow that. Finally, he cautioned the Commission 124 that he feels members of the City Council may not appreciate the Commission engaging other 125 sovereign governments without approval. 126 127 K.Vandre, Thanked Ms. Geshik for being at the meeting. She relayed that she lives in the 128 Pocahontas park neighborhood and she does not feel comfortable using the name of the park. She 129 relayed her appreciation to the Commission for taking up the issue. Also, she pointed out that if we 130 are worried about policies, Pocahontas was a real person. Therefore, if we are worried about having 131 parks named after people, and following policies, the park name should be changed. She also relayed 132 that the HRIEC should be involved in this process. In addition, she felt that the public should be 133 allowed to have a voice. She concluded by stating that the people whose land was taken should 134 especially have a voice in the discussion and not including them would be wrong. 135 136 Commissioner O’Brien reconfirmed that the Commission is thinking about a strategy that would be 137 proposed to the City Council and is currently in the information gathering stage. Staff confirmed that 138 is where the Commission is at with gathering information to present at a joint meeting with the City 139 Council in early 2021. 140 141 Commissioner Baggenstoss added that there is nothing wrong with bringing new voices to the table 142 and asking questions. He added that if in the end, the worst thing to come out of all of this is that 143 more people believe in government, the Commission is on the right track. 144 145 The Commission discussed next steps in the process, including reaching out to representatives of the 146 Dakota Nation and the Roseville Historical Society. They also discussed meeting with the City 147 Council and if any additional information was needed prior to that meeting. 148 149 Commissioner Stoner noted that he would like to potentially have this as a topic next month, if 150 possible. 151 152 Staff clarified the process and reasoning for having a joint meeting with the City Council as a next 153 step, as it will ensure clear communication, guidance and support for the renaming of Pocahontas 154 Park to the Commission. 155 156 157 158 4