Steffanie Musich for MPLS Park Board Commissioner District 5
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SECOND TERM POLICY WORK
Updated Memorandum of Understanding with MPS with Accountability Measures

Supported Adoption of Balanced Budgets with Minimal Tax Increases

Advocated for Greater Transparency, Public Notification of Board Actions and Public Engagement
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Served as Park Board Representative on the City's Audit Committee

Maintained Funding in Capital Improvement Plan for Keewaydin and Sibley Parks

Kept Funding for Tree Preservation Coordinator Intact

Advocated for Climate Change Adaptation and Resiliency Projects to be Funded and Implemented

Expanded Walking Opportunities During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Expanded Ongoing Funding for Youth Programming, Employment and Violence Prevention

Secured Funding for Stabilizing the Historic Stevens and Longfellow Homes in Minnehaha Park

Facilitated MPRB participation in Research and Development of Electric Maintenance Equipment

First Term Policy Work


Memorandum of Understanding with MPS

20 Year Neighborhood Park Investment Plan

Criteria Based System for Capital and Rehabilitation Neighborhood Park Project Scheduling

Expanded Tobacco Free Parks Policy

Paid Parental Leave for MPRB Staff

Racial Equity Action Plan


ADOPTED PARK PLANS
Park planning documents drive future investments in parks by providing a blueprint for how capital investments will be made.

Bossen Field

Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park

South Service Area (5th District Parks):
Adams Triangle
Diamond Lake
Hiawatha School Park
Keewaydin Park
McRae Park
Morris Park
Pearl Park
Phelps Park
Shoreview Triangles
Sibley Park
Solomon Park
Todd Park

Minnehaha Parkway Regional Trail 

Mississippi Gorge Regional Park


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PARK IMPROVEMENTS
  • Rebuilt playground and trails at Phelps Park
  • Splash pad and athletic field renovation at Phelps Park (2021 construction)
  • Carp research and Management at Lake Nokomis
  • Shoreline restoration and stabilization at Lake Nokomis
  • Minnehaha Creek Trail connection under 28th Avenue
  • Pedestrian safety improvements at the intersection of Nokomis Pkwy, Cedar Ave, Edgewater Blvd
  • Minnehaha Creek shoreline stabilization
  • Triangle Park Picnic Shelter
  • Powderhorn Creation Space
  • Rebuilt Pitching Mound and Regraded Baseball Fields at Pearl Park
  • New Pedestrian Bridge over 35W at 40th Street Connecting Residents to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park
  • Keewaydin Park Capital Improvements (2021 In  design)
  • Sibley Park Capital Improvements (2021 in design)
  • Pearl Park Playground Improvements (2021 in design)
  • Cover It Up Citizen Science Project
  • New user-friendly MPRB Website
  • Planted Adams Triangle community orchard
  • Renovated athletic fields (Softball and play fields) with irrigation and lights at Bossen Field
  • Rebuilt playground and basketball court at Bossen Field
  • Addition of adult work out equipment at Bossen Field
  • Rebuilt playground and trails at Triangle Park within Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park (54th St and Bloomington Ave)
  • Modern drinking fountains in Nok-Hia, McRae, West River Road and Minnehaha Falls
  • Rebuilt playground with Nature play components at Nokomis Community Center
  • Rebuilt playground at Minnehaha Falls
  • ADA accessibility for play equipment and beach at Nokomis
  • Renovated athletic fields with irrigation at McRae
  • Lakeside patio and Solar Shade Structure at Sandcastle
  • Full Basketball court at Phelps 
  • Rebuilt playground at Wabun - built to be fully ADA accessible
  • Trail improvements throughout the district
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This material prepared and paid for by 
Musich for Parks Campaign Committee 
2400 East 43rd Street | Minneapolis, MN 55406
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