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Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes September 10, 2025 --------- Page 13 of 14 there will still be managing resources effectively? Commissioner Niziolek said it would probably be lumped with number two because guiding capital expenditures and improvements deals with. Commissioner Fermoyle said, “Number three," you mean. Commissioner Goodwin said the new number three. Commissioner Niziolek said he feels that number six stands by itself. Commissioner Goodwin asked to do what? Commissioner Niziolek said, partner collaboration. He said we have all kinds of youth leagues, organizations, we’ve got all kinds of potential partners to work with, and we need to focus on developing that relationship with those partners and making it stronger, so we have a more vibrant community. We cannot ignore them. We must as a community find them. Commissioner Goodwin suggested grow partner collaboration. She thinks that is what Commissioner Niziolek is saying. Chair Anderson said to also define it. Commissioner Goodwin said they do after the heading, and these are in here and she thinks it is really well written in yours. Mr. Stremcha said to work with non-profit and community organizations to improve city assets. Chair Anderson said it is not only to improve, but you also have the disc golf for example that you are creating. Mr. Stremcha said you could also look at it as improving the city asset of Burr Oak Park. Mike said he thinks city assets works well, and creating a disc golf course at Burr Oak Park is improving Burr Oak Park. Commissioner Goodwin said that she thinks it also benefits baseball improvements, that isn’t just something that improves the city, it contributes to the baseball program. Commissioner Goodwin asked if collaboration is enough, that word, because it looks like it is to improve city assets but to also be an asset to the residents or visitors. Commissioner Fermoyle asked if they should add schools too? Mr. Stremcha said it’s a city asset, so, like the Plants and Things Recreation Complex they are referring to is a city asset, so if we are trying to work together with partners to improve that site, it is a city asset. Mr. Stremcha said having us influencing the schools' assets doesn’t necessarily equate in the same way. Our focus is to focus on our stuff and for the school board to focus on school stuff. Commissioner Niziolek said that there is overlap between what the schools are doing and what the city is doing. For example, the playgrounds have to be looked at, the playgrounds on city property and the ball fields on city property, the ball fields on school district property. We have to look at all of them to make good decisions as a city about our property. Mr. Stremcha said that, if we have a park next to a school, and we are talking about how to improve that park, if there is a park next door to a school, we don’t have to improve our park to the same level or degree of assets that are near or duplicated. Commissioner Varty said," isn’t that where collaboration comes in? Mr. Stremcha said correct. Commissioner Varty said then," we don’t have to say anything else because we have who we are working with and what our goal is. Doesn’t that cover everything? Mr. Stremcha said he thinks so. Chair Anderson asked if user groups and community organizations are the same. He said user groups are very significant. Commissioner Niziolek said yes, that he thought they were the same. Chair Anderson said he thinks they should have their own words. Mr. Stremcha said a baseball group is a user group, but they are also a community organization. Commissioner Goodwin asked about Sherburne County and that we partnership with them, so what are they considered, an organization or a non-profit? She said this can be general and that they can talk about that later. Commissioner Niziolek said that it is an important relationship that the city must develop with the County and vice versa. Chair Anderson said overlapping jurisdictions. Mr. Stremcha said, work with non-profits, government entities and community organizations. Commissioner Fermoyle said, Okay, next paragraph: Planning process. She thinks they should just leave