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Eden Prairie Parks and Natural Resources Commission
Joint Meeting with the Heritage Preservation Commission
7 p.m. Monday, October 5, 2026
Staring Lake Park Building
14800 Pioneer Trail
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
ATTENDEES
PRNR Commission Members: Patrice Erickson, Chair; Pedro Curry, Vice Chair; Cecilia Cervantes, Duane Hookom,
Jennifer Meyer, Kirk Spresser, Sana Elassar, Lisa Nichols, Giridhar Kuppili, Kevin Harris, Troy Parish
PRNR Student Representatives: Lyla Stidger, Bryce Dennison, Alex Hoyt, John Melchior, Ruwaida Warsame, Kai
Schmitt, Seth Gilligan
HPC Commission Members: Robert Bowes, Chair, Paul Thorp, Vice Chair, George Maxwell, Rod Fisher, Betsey
Woods, Nancy Cass, Andy Ludowese, Lisa Rude, Prima Sisinni
HPC Student Representatives: Kensley McQuillan, Evan Ebert, Medha Ganjam, Oindri Bagchi, Aishah Alam
City Staff: Amy Markle, Parks and & Recreation Director; Jana Graczyk, Recreation Services Manager; Matt
Bourne, Parks & Natural Resources Manager; Gamiel Hall, Community Center Manager; Beth Novak-Krebs, Senior
Planner
Recording Secretary: TBD
MEETING AGENDA
PRNR Commission Meeting
I. Call the Meeting to Order
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Minutes
A. Approval of the minutes for the Parks and Natural Resources Commission meeting
held Monday, September 14, 2026
IV. Report of City Council Action
V. Report of Planning Commission
VI. Petitions, Requests and Communications
VII. Reports of Commission and Staff
A. Parks and Recreation Director
1. n/a
B. Parks and Natural Resources Manager
1. n/a
C. Recreation Services and Community Center Managers
D. Parks and Recreation Experiences
1. Share your experiences of events, park/building visits, news articles, etc.
HPC Meeting
I. Call the Meeting to Order
II. Reading of the Land Acknowledgement Statement
III. Approval of Agenda
IV. Minutes
A. Approval of the minutes for the Heritage Preservation Commission meeting held
Monday, September 21, 2026
V. Reports of Subcommittees
A. Native American Outreach
B. New Heritage Preservation Site Designation
C. Renovation/Maintenance/Development
D. Documentation/Historical Recordings/Outreach
VI. Reports of Commission and Staff
VII. Reports of Students
VIII. Reports of Historical Society
Joint Commission Meeting
1. Introductions of Commissioners and Commissions
2. Reports of Commission and Staff
A. Parks and Recreation Director
1. Cedar Hills Bike Park
2. Staring Lake Dog Park- West
3. Event Updates
B. Heritage Preservation Staff Liaison.
1.Book on indigenous history of Eden Prairie
2.Interpretive panel at Smith, Douglas More House
3. Birch Hall at Glen Lake Children’s Camp
4. Purgatory Creek Bridge
IX. Adjournment
Tour of Cummins-Phipps-Grill House
13600 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie, MN 553471
X. Next Meeting
PRNR Commission- Monday, November 2, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Heritage Preservation Commission- November 16, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.