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The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) held its annual meeting Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 to select officers for 2021. Commissioners re-elected Jono Cowgill as President and LaTrisha Vetaw as Vice President.
President Cowgill and Vice President Vetaw began serving their four-year term on the Board in 2018 and were first elected as President and Vice President of the Board in 2020. Cowgill represents District 4 and Vetaw serves At Large.
The Board elected Commissioner Londel French as its representative on the Board of Estimate and Taxation, Jennifer Ringold to serve as Secretary to the Board, and law firm Rice, Walther & Mosley as General Counsel.
Standing Committees
President Cowgill appointed the following Commissioners to serve one-year terms on MPRB Standing Committees:
- Administration and Finance Committee – Chair Meg Forney, Vice Chair AK Hassan, Steffanie Musich, LaTrisha Vetaw, Londel French
- Legislation and Intergovernmental Committee – Chair LaTrisha Vetaw, Vice Chair Kale Severson, AK Hassan, Chris Meyer, Meg Forney
- Operations and Environment Committee – Chair Steffanie Musich, Vice Chair Londel French, AK Hasson, Chris Meyer, Meg Forney
- Planning Committee – Chair Chris Meyer, Vice Chair Meg Forney, Steffanie Musich, Londel French, LaTrisha Vetaw
- Recreation Committee – Chair Londel French, Vice Chair Kale Severson, LaTrisha Vetaw, AK Hassan, Stephanie Musich
- Standards and Conduct Committee – Chair Chris Meyer, Vice Chair AK Hassan, LaTrisha Vetaw, Londel French, Steffanie Musich
Special Committee
- Park Police Governance, Operations and Oversight Committee – Chair LaTrisha Vetaw, Vice Chair AK Hassan, Chris Meyer, Londel French, Kale Severson
External Appointments
MPRB Commissioners and Minneapolis residents were appointed to serve on the following external boards, committees and organizations. All appointments are one-year terms unless otherwise noted.
- Planning Commission (second year of two-year term) – Chris Meyer
- Bicycle Advisory Committee – Kadence Hampton, Janice Gepner, Kyle Larson
- METRO Blue Line Extension LRT Corridor Management Committee – Chris Meyer, Kale Severson (alternate)
- Cedar Riverside Partnership – AK Hassan
- Internal Audit Committee – Steffanie Musich
- John H. Stevens House Organization – Steffanie Musich
- Midtown Community Works Partnership – Jono Cowgill
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts Board – Jono Cowgill
- Minneapolis Parks Foundation – Meg Forney
- Minneapolis Tree Commission – Chris Meyer, community appointments will be made at the Jan. 6, 2021 Board meeting
- Mississippi Watershed Management Organization – Chris Meyer, Meg Forney (alternate)
- Neighborhood Revitalization Program Policy Board – Steffanie Musich
- Anthony Falls Heritage Board – Chris Meyer, Meg Forney, Jono Cowgill, Al Bangoura, Sally Grans Korsh
- Southwest LRT Community Works Steering Committee – Meg Forney, Jono Cowgill (alternate)
- Youth Coordinating Board – LaTrisha Vetaw
Board Meetings
The MPRB usually meets at 5 pm every first and third Wednesday of each month for regular meetings. MPRB meeting agendas and related information are posted on the MPRB Meeting Portal page, usually the Friday preceding each Wednesday Board meeting.
To minimize the risk of exposure to or potential spread of COVID-19, the MPRB is conducting its meetings virtually as authorized under Minn. Stat. Section 13D.02. Most Commissioners will call in and the meeting will be viewable live via webcast and TV options.
Board meetings are broadcast live on the Minneapolis Government Meeting Channel (tune to SD channel 14 or HD channel 799 on Comcast or SD channel 8001 or HD channel 8501 on CenturyLink) and online on the Minneapolis City Council TV website. Video recordings of Board meetings are posted on the 2021 MPRB Meetings Playlist on YouTube, usually available two days after the meeting.
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