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Corcoran Parks and Trails Commission Minutes
July 17, 2025 - 7:00 pm
The Corcoran Parks and Trails Commission met on May 15, 2025, at City Hall in Corcoran, MN. Present were
Commissioners Anderson, Christenson, Erzberger, Nybo, Strehler, and Walsh.
Absent: Schmidt
Present at City Hall was Parks and Recreation Manager Christensen Buck, Community Development
Administrative Assistant Gellman, Program Coordinator Tabor.
1. Call to Order / Roll Call
Chair Christenson called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Chair Christenson invited all in attendance to rise and join in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Agenda Approval
Motion: Made by Anderson, seconded by Walsh, to approve the agenda as presented for the July 17th, 2025,
Parks and Trails Commission Meeting.
Voting Aye: Anderson, Christenson, Erzberger, Nybo, Strehler, and Walsh
(Motion carried 6:0)
4. Minutes
Motion: Made by Nybo, seconded by Walsh, to approve the minutes, as amended.
Voting Aye: Anderson, Christenson, Erzberger, Nybo, Strehler, and Walsh
(Motion carried 6:0)
5. Open Forum – Public Comment Opportunity
(None)
6. Presentations – None
7. Unfinished Business
a. Park Naming Policy
Katherine Drivas, 6747 Olde Sturbridge Drive, addressed the Commission and said it was time to have a park
naming policy. She lives adjacent to an open space park and would not like the public parks to be named after a
development. She said the name should be short and something relating to the nature that surrounds the
specific park.
Parks and Recreation Manager Christensen Buck presented the draft of the Park Naming Policy.
Vice-Chair Erzberger was in favor of the names being tailored to the location.
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Chair Christenson suggested the policy say the name should be concise versus as few words as possible.
Vice-Chair Erzberger said the policy should be changed from “should” to “consider” regarding an appropriate
designator.
Chair Christenson asked what the timeline would be to change the name of a park.
Parks and Recreation Manager Christensen Buck said the city would have a predetermined timeline.
Vice-Chair Erzberger said it’s important to have similar language between naming the park after an individual,
geographic feature, and commercial name.
The Commission agreed upon using a similar language for any type of name that could be chosen.
Commissioner Anderson said there should be a statement of purpose or intent for each park and information
about the name. Where it also states that the park is welcome to all people who visit the park.
The Commission agreed that the name of the park should not be named after a development and suggest that
new developments not be named after a nearby city park.
Motion: Made by Anderson, seconded by Christenson, to recommend approval of the Park Naming Policy, as
amended.
Voting Aye: Anderson, Christenson, Erzberger, Nybo, Strehler, and Walsh
(Motion carried 6:0)
8. New Business
(None)
9. Reports/Information
a. Planning Project Update – Information Only
b. Parks, Recreation, and Trails Update
Parks and Recreation Manager Christensen Buck presented the Parks, Recreation, and Trails Update.
c. Program Coordinator Update
Program Coordinator Tabor presented the Program Coordinator Update.
10. Subcommittee & Miscellaneous Reports
a. Garden Club Report
Commissioner Anderson gave a brief update.
b. Park Dedication Fund
Parks and Recreation Manager Christensen Buck supplied the most recent Park Dedication Fund numbers.
11. Other Business/Announcements
12. Adjournment
Motion: Made by Christenson, seconded by Nybo, to adjourn the meeting at 7:41 pm.
Voting Aye: Anderson, Christenson, Erzberger, Nybo, Strehler, and Walsh
(Motion carried 6:0)
Submitted by Seth Gellman, Community Development Administrative Assistant