The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has taken minutes forever.
It is the quality and format of them that would make one wonder if they
are actually minutes. To get minutes of committee meetings ( where the
issues are really discussed) you had to have a fast speed audio tape
changed to a standard format and the minutes I quoted are available
online for only part of 2002 and then forward and only for regular
board meetings not committee meetings. When the MPRB started
broadcasting they eliminated all minute taking except to amend the
agenda to say passed/failed/tabled or amended and now passed as on the
website. They have since gone back to at least adding some comments.
The fact is that written minutes will stand the test of time. The old
"voice recorded" committee minutes are difficult to reference and as
video is now becoming passe DVD will no doubt follow that same path
eventually. Parkwatch has been advocating for minutes that actually
include commissioner discussions and actual votes in committee as well
as during the regular meetings. How can you hold your elected
officials accountable if you never know how they voted or in my case
WHY they voted for something. I am not so set in my ways that a good
debate cannot sway me to reconsider my stand on an issue. This is why
unlike many I do support keeping an independent park police force.
Commissioner Dziedzic made more facts available and after verifying
them I had to agree.
Liz Wielinski
Columbia Park
www.mplsparkwatch.org
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