Board of Park Commissioners

4101 Fulton Pkwy Cleveland, OH 44144 (Directions)

Cleveland Metroparks Administrative Offices, Rzepka Board Room (or join on WebEx)

Note: You can attend this meeting in person or remotely through WebEx at the time of the meeting. There won’t be a recording to watch later. The meeting could run closer to an hour.

Reminder for Documenters: We add two hours of pay for attending in person to document.

Note: You may find it helpful to record audio of the meeting on a recording device or on your phone, but it is not required for the assignment. If asked why you’re there, you can introduce yourself and say:

“I am a Documenter trained to monitor public meetings in the public interest. My work is made publicly available in collaboration with Signal Cleveland’s Cleveland Documenters program. For more information visit cleveland.documenters.org/.“

Cleveland Metroparks is a separate political subdivision of the state of Ohio. The Park District is governed by Cleveland Metroparks Board of Park Commissioners, composed of three citizens who serve three-year terms without compensation. Board members are appointed by the presiding Judge of the Probate Court of Cuyahoga County.

The commissioners:

• Dan T. Moore, President
• Bruce G. Rinker, Vice President
• Yvette M. Ittu, Vice President

Appointing Authority Board of Park Commissioner: Judge Anthony J. Russo

Agenda: The agenda for this meeting is attached in the “Documenters” section below. But, be sure to double check this Metroparks webpage for any updates to the agenda.

WebEx option (click the link to register ahead of time): https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/boardstream

Parking: Parking is free in the lot.

Feedback from past coverage: Documenters who have covered this meeting before noted that the board provided helpful materials in person and said board members seemed to be familiar with the agenda items, as they went through them without much debate or questioning. They also said parking and finding the building was easy, and that there is plenty of comfortable seating in the board room.

Find Documenters’ past coverage here: https://cleveland.documenters.org/reporting/?agency=962

Find agendas, minutes, presentations, and audio of past board meetings here: https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/about/cleveland-metroparks-organization/board-of-park-commissioners/board-meeting-archives

Check the source website for additional information