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S. McGiffin, 1579 Brooks Avenue, Roseville The resident relayed a story about how Pocahontas Park was possibly going to be named Rosebrook Park. However, due to a clerical mix-up, when the parks were being named, the names became interchanged. She noted she was unhappy with the name change at the time. She also added her concern that Pocahontas Park did not get basketball courts, walkways or refinished benches during the most recent park updates. In addition, she stated that she has not received any Commission packets regarding the Pocahontas Park name discussion and she has had difficulty with viewing the televised Commission meetings, as she does not have cable. Recently, she was able to see the televised Commission meetings and she also acknowledged receiving the resident letter, alerting members of the Pocahontas neighborhood of the name conversation and inviting them to attend tonight’s listening session. However, she believed that the neighborhood residents have potentially been shut out of the discussion. In conclusion, she stated that the name of Pocahontas Park should be changed to reflect someone in the local tribal area. K. Vandry, 2450 Holton Street Ms. Vandry commended the work of the Commission in taking this discussion to the community at large as well as to those in the Pocahontas Park neighborhood. She relayed her original excitement of living so close to a park when she moved to her home in Roseville. However, she was perplexed and concerned with the name and she has chosen to not refer to the park as Pocahontas Park with her children. The energy around the discussion and potential name change is very exciting for her to see. She added that a name change in conjunction with additional park updates that could help reflect and educate the community on the Dakota people (native plantings, educational trail, natural playground, etc.) would be a welcome change to the park. K. Ramundt, 1161 Laure Road West Ms. Ramundt thanked the Commission for all of the work they have done with gathering information on the name change. She also expressed how happy she is that the city is making these types of decisions. She stated that she does feel the name needs to be changed. She added that she is not aware of any other name utilized by the city that represents the Dakota people and she sees this as a potential opportunity to start conversations within the community. However, she would defer the actual naming to the Dakota people. No further meeting attendees acknowledged that they would like to speak. Chair Hoag closed the public listening session. 3