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ROSEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR September 1, 2020 6:30 p.m. PRESENT:Arneson, Baggenstoss,Brown,Carlson, Dahlstrom, Heikkila,Hoag, O’Brien,Stoner ABSENT: Kim, Lenhart STAFF: Anderson, Brokke, Christensen, McDonagh, M. Johnson, R. Johnson 1) INTRODUCTIONS Chair Hoag introduced the virtual Zoom format for the meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. State Law allows for an exception to in-person public meetings during pandemics to ensure the safety of commissioners, staff and the public. The public was still encouraged to participate in the meeting using the Zoom platform. 2) ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT Roll Call Commissioners:Arneson, Baggenstoss, Brown, Carlson, Dahlstrom, O’Brien, Hoag,and Stoner. Staff present on the call: Anderson, Brokke, Christensen, McDonagh, M. Johnson, and R. Johnson. Chair Hoag called for public comment by members of the audience. E. Djevi, 1056 Sharon, thanked the Parks and Recreation Commission for their discussion on the name Pocahontas Park at the meeting this evening. He recommended that the Commission reach out to people in the community who are of Native American heritage and include them in the renaming process. D. Thompson, 2425 Co. Rd. B2 W., shared that she is a descendant of the White Earth Ojibwe tribe and wanted to relay how significant it is to her that this is on the Parks and Recreation agenda and thanks the Commission for putting it there. She added that in reference to the name Pocahontas Park she believes it contributes to Pan-Indianism as it places all Native Americans in the same category when there are hundreds of different tribes throughout the United States. In addition, the name also contributes to erasure by not honoring the tribes from Minnesota, as Pocahontas was from the East Coast. Thompson also relayed that Pocahontas’ name was actually Matoaka and noted that if the name is kept the city should honor her by using her actual name. However, she again reiterated that Pocahontas was from the East Coast and she feels it is important to honor the native people of Minnesota, specifically the Lakota peoples whose land Roseville is on. Finally, Thompson shared that many native communities refer to Pocahontas as the first victim of human trafficking and she feels that the use of her name for this park is very disrespectful. Thompson understands that there is 1