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D. Committee Expectations: <br /> While the work required of.PTRC members will vary both across members and across time,the <br /> following expectations are generally held of all committee members: <br /> L The interests of Arden Hills and its citizens are foremost <br /> 2. Participation of PTRC members is key to their contribution <br /> a. Members should be present and involved in meetings of the <br /> committee. <br /> b. Members should be actively engaged in discussing issues, sharing <br /> perspectives, and raising questions that are essential to good <br /> decision-making: <br /> C. Effective participation derives from continually learning about <br /> Arden Hills parks,trails,and recreation and the physical and <br /> political environments in which they exist. This learning includes <br /> those formal opportunities afforded by the PTRC, as well as <br /> informal opportunities that occur in the course of one's activities. <br /> d. As a general guideline,members should expect to spend <br /> approximately 3 to 4 hours per month in their work on the <br /> committee. <br /> 3. The PTRC is a group of peers-no one member has more standing or power than <br /> others. <br /> 4. Respect for the opinions of each other, and for those with whom the PTRC interacts, <br /> is a hallmark of the committee's work. Members seek clarity in presenting their <br /> views,and represent a sense of stewardship in all that they do. <br /> 5. PTRC members engage in continual self-assessment of their performance on the <br /> committee. As needs arise,they seek education and skills necessary to their <br /> performance. As a collective,the committee develops changes in its composition, <br /> structure and function as needed. <br /> 6. The PTRC provides opportunities for the education of its members,both as part of <br /> committee meetings, and through access to educational events in other settings. <br /> Members actively engage in this education as part of their responsibility to the <br /> committee. <br /> 7. Some of the work of the PTRC is in areas of subjective judgment,where there is not <br /> enough hard information to make the decisions that are necessary. Members who are <br /> most successful in these decisions are those who are aware of the values they hold, <br /> willing to engage in the discussion of those values, and respectful of those values <br /> held by others that may differ from their own. <br /> 8. The PTRC is composed of individuals with diverse perspectives and experience. The <br /> committee benefits from the contrasts that this diversity engenders, and seeks to <br /> improve the decisions it makes and the actions it takes by understanding the conflicts <br /> and resolving the disputes that arise in the discussion of issues and plans. <br /> 2 <br />