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PARKS, TRAILS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING November 20, 2007 Page 4 Ms. Holmes indicated the park would be resurfaced. She stated it was a combination of the private park aspect and also that the association didn’t really honor the agreement to the fullest because they hadn’t paid the rent, there was no evidence that they obtained insurance and the tennis court was in bad condition and they were required to maintain it. She stated if they had, in good faith, maintained it as they should have Council may have reached a different conclusion. 9. TRAILS, PARKS AND RECREATION UPDATE – Michelle Olson Ms. Olson provided the following updates: th The Walkable Community Workshop was held on November 8 at Flaherty’s Bowl on County Road E. After the walk there was an open discussion on what improvements needed to be made. If anyone has additional comments they can submit them to Mr. Lehnhoff. Council Member Baumann felt it would be a good idea for someone to walk the route at night to confirm that the lighting spreads as far as it should.  City Administrator Wolfe has accepted a Deputy Administrator position in Colorado. Her last day in Arden Hills will be December 28.  The Safe Routes to School bid has been submitted. Updates to the plan have been to add two traffic calming speed signs and to also add a pedestrian crossing signal that Ramsey County will pay for. Ramsey County is very supportive of the proposal. They are working with the schools to try to come up with an “encouragement program” to get kids to walk to school. The school would have adult volunteers at the crossings and possibly to meet kids at Venus Avenue. They will not hear about this until late February and are hopeful that it will work out. Committee Member Werner suggested proposing a new committee to Council, a Senior Commission, which can help with economic development. Council Liaison Holmes agreed that was a good idea. Chair Henry mentioned he attended the Active Living Ramsey County Bicycle Committee Inaugural Meeting. They focus on the development of mapping a geographic information system and bicycling in Ramsey County. He mentioned they had less interest in dedicated trails for bicycles and more interest in on-street. 10. TRAIL MAP DISCUSSION – Michelle Olson Ms. Olson informed the committee that Roseville has been redoing the Arden Hills pathway and she has added any proposed trails and links she felt needed to be added and wanted the members to prioritize these as high, medium, or low. She felt they needed to redo their strategies and add an all encompassing list of parks. She listed out the connections and estimates and came up with 8 potential trails. Chair Henry felt they should designate trail segments 1-10 differently and call them high priority and call the others in the “to-add” category as low priority or secondary. Ms. Olson indicated she is not sure she has all trails listed under the “other” category and wanted to make sure that everything was listed. Discussion ensued on which trails should be priority and secondary. 11. NEXT MEETING The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 18, 2007. 12. ADJOURN MOTION: Council Member Werner moved and Council Member Straumann seconded. The meeting adjourned at 8:24 p.m. \\Metro-inet.us\ardenhills\Admin\Committees\Parks Trails and Recreation Committee\Minutes\2007\11-20-2007.doc