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Dakota do not name things after people. He acknowledgedthat this made him start to think about what the Dakota name would be for “rose” or some other meaningful word to the area. The Commission discussed options for outreach to the indigenous and larger community. Commissioner Stoner conveyed that he feels the Commission should try to follow the Park Naming Policy, rather than change it, as it has a lot of latitude for options and it was created as a guiding tool to ensure consistency for the park names in Roseville. Commissioner Lenhart communicated that she feels the Pocahontas Park timeline may be ambitious and she would prefer additional community engagement. She also inquired if the new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant that the city is working with could help to manage the listening sessions, write the invitations or help to create a survey to gather additional feedback. Finally, she reiterated that she would be interestedin understanding the history of the vegetation and land uses for the Pocahontas Park area. Youth Commissioner Kim questioned how difficult it may be to create a survey that could be distributed by local native groups as an additional way to gather feedback. Chair Hoag suggested that Pocahontas Park be one of the DYP locations this year. Commissioner Brown added that the idea of a dual name both in English and Dakota might be an interesting way to go about naming the park. Commissioner Baggenstoss expressed that he feels that the Commission is doing a lot of talking when they need to do a lot of listening. He feels the first step is to listen to culture bearers and leaders and to let them guide the Commission. He added that past systems have been setup to propagate whiteness and that previous actions may feel comfortable. However, it may not be comfortable or easy for the groups that the Commission is trying to invite into the civic process. Finally, he offered that the Unity Park process was successful because the outreach met the target community where they were, rather than asking them to drive somewhere or fill out a survey. Staff shared that they will be working with the Administration and Finance Departments to understand financial opportunities for EAB in order to bring funding options before the City Council in the next few months. Staff will also be researching costs for pickleball, potential triggers for Park Dedication and inoculation options for the deer herd. Additional information on these topics will be brought to the Commission in subsequent meetings. 6