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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: October 23, 2007 <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />PARKS, TRAILS, AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING <br />TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2007; 7:00 P.M. <br />ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />th <br />Chair Henry called the September 18 meeting of the Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee to <br />order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: <br /> Committee Chair Bill Henry, Committee Members Jim Crassweller, <br />Lanny Baumann, Roger Williams, Steve Zilmer, John Peck, and Joani Werner. <br /> <br />OTHERS PRESENT: <br /> David McClung, Council Liaison, Michelle Olson, Park and Recreation <br />Manager; James Lehnhoff, City Planner. <br /> <br />MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: <br />Rich Straumann <br /> <br />2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: <br /> <br />MOTION: Committee Member Crassweller motioned, seconded by Committee Member <br />Werner to approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 19, 2007 <br /> <br />MOTION: Committee Member Crassweller motioned, seconded by Committee Member <br />Baumann to approve the minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Council Liaison McClung provided the following updates: <br /> <br /> <br />The Council authorized staff to reapply for the Safe Routes to School Grant and will be <br />th <br />submitting the application again. The deadline is November 16. <br /> <br /> <br />Regarding the 694 improvements, the Council authorized Bolten and Menk, Inc. to do an <br />analysis of the environmental assessment for the City. <br /> <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Shawn Johnson has taken a position in the City of New <br />Brighton, and the City is currently interviewing for an Assistant City Administrator position <br /> <br /> <br />The Associate Planner position was just filled. <br /> <br /> <br />Regarding TCAAP, the City has extended an offer to purchase in a new amendment to allow <br />more time to work on the mediation credits that still have to be negotiated. The master <br />planning discussions have been suspended until the Council is able to discuss the issue of <br />density with the developer <br /> <br /> <br />The Alternative Urban Area-Wide Review process, which determines whether an <br />environmental impact statement needs to be done, was progressing. <br /> <br /> <br />