Duties

The parks and recreation commission shall advise the city council and the superintendent of parks and recreation. Chapter 36, Article II

• As to devising, extending, developing and maintaining a park or system of public parks and recreational programs and facilities.
• As to the selection and designation of lands to be used and appropriated for park purposes and recreational programs and facilities.
• As to leasing, purchasing, condemning or otherwise acquiring lands, easements and other interests in realty for parks and recreational programs and facilities.
• As to superintending, controlling and managing parks and recreational programs and facilities of the city.
• As to improving, constructing, adorning, regulating and maintaining city parks and city recreational programs and facilities.
• As to ordinances necessary for the regulation and government of city parks and city recreational programs and facilities.
• As to the planting, care, maintenance and removal of all trees in city parks and on public rights-of-way.
• Oversee hearings for dog park discipline may occur throughout the year and you may be required to suspend and or ban from the park aggressive dogs, which can be a contentious process.

Meetings

• 7:00 PM
• Third Thursday of the month
• City Hall (unless otherwise noted)
• Please note: All meetings are subject to change. Please contact the Public Works staff for more information at 646-3640.

Agendas & Minutes*

Agendas are available prior to the meetings.
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Minutes are available following approval.

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*Please note: For a copy of previous agendas or minutes please contact Karen Scheidt at 646-3604.

Maplewood Parks 

Visit our Park Page for a list of parks, information about recreational facilities and amenities.

Online Reservations

Check out the new PARC page with facility information and online reservations. Use this new online feature for reserving park pavilions, rooms at The Heights and the party pad at the Maplewood Family Aquatic Center. For more information visit the PARC Information and Reservation Page.

Park Board Members
_{Comprised of nine (9) members who serve for a 3-year term and all of whom must be residents of the City of Maplewood.}

Karen Clerc
_{Term expires: June 2020}

Patricia DeForrest
_{Term expires: June 2021}

Megan Dougherty
_{Term expires: June 2020}

Cathy Edmond
_{Term expires: June 2021}

Bob Harsh
_{Term expires: June 2022}

Dan Noonan
_{Term expires: June 2021}

Lisa Parks
_{Term expires: June 2020}

Jonathan Taylor
_{Term expires: June 2022}