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o Acronyms or joining of two words, names or activities (example: Autumn Grove) <br />o Significant contribution (example: Bruce Russell and Howard Johnson) <br /> <br />Staff summarized the specific park name process that the Commission utilized for the two most <br />recently named parks, Midland Gardens and Unity Park. <br /> <br />Chair Hoag offered that he thought the policy and process used to name Midland Gardens and Unity <br />Park worked and that it should be utilized again with the naming of Pocahontas Park. <br /> <br />Commissioner Lenhart noted that she believes we are living in a different time than when Unity Park <br />was named. She added that in a “post-George Floyd world” people’s feelings have changed towards <br />the honoring, recognizing and respectingof the Dakota people and their ancestral, traditional and <br />contemporary lands. As a result, she feels that a different process may need to be utilized for the <br />parks name. <br /> <br />Commissioner Baggenstoss asked how the Commission will follow through on the equity work that <br />has already been done during this project. He proposed that a potential follow-though option would <br />be to utilize a Native American led panel to suggest possible names. Also, as suggested by the <br />Metropolitan Urban Indian Group, Baggenstoss believes the Native American led panel should be <br />offered a stipend for their participation. <br /> <br />The Commission discussed the possible next steps in the Pocahontas Park renaming process and if <br />they fit within the current policy. <br /> <br />Commissioner Ybarra relayed concerns with the precedent that could be set by offering a stipend to <br />only one group of city volunteers. <br /> <br />Commissioner Baggenstoss advocated that a stipend would show acknowledgement, value and trust <br />towards a marginalized group in the community. <br /> <br />Chair Hoag relayed his concern with the stipend as it would set several precedents. In addition, he <br />worried that a separate naming sub-group, outside of the Commission, could lengthen the naming <br />process. Finally, he feels that the entire Roseville community should be able to weigh in on the <br />name. <br /> <br />Commissioner Lenhart noted that she supports the idea of giving a stipend as she does engagement <br />work for her job and knows firsthand that a stipend helps to encourage participation and robust <br />feedback. She added that continued community engagement is also needed. <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />