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PARKS, TRAILS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING November 21 2006 Page 2 of 5 • The Public works crew is getting ready for winter. Crews were televising the underground infrastructure in preparation for the 2007 road projects to identify potential problems. • Ms. Olson attended the MRPA seminar and was able to participate in park focused sessions. The sessions covered several topics that she will delve into in the next year. 5. BUCKTHORN REMOVAL AT FLORAL PARK REVIEW Chair Henry asked for the Committee's thought regarding the buckthorn removal event. His suggestions were that the event be held a couple of times during the fall and that before the event, the neighborhood be canvassed to inform residents to help increase participation. Chair Henry further suggested that future events include a mid-morning break for refreshments and an orientation to parks and trails. As for organization, Chair Henry though perhaps having one cutter, one sprayer and several haulers to each team would help make the removal process more efficient. Ms. Olson stated that overall, the event was a big success and we had a good turnout. The group accomplished a lot of work in the 3-4 hour event. 6. PTRC STRATEGIES PLAN—FUNDING DISCUSSION Disc Golf Course Ms. Olson stated that she spoke with Mr. Bill Ashton regarding a disc golf course. Mr. Ashton has stated that he could design a nine-hole disc golf course at Ingerson Park. The golf course would be low maintenance. The post and bucket could be removed and the holes plugged during the winter. Ms. Olson further stated that Mr. Ashton estimated that the cost for a nine-hole course, including a course layout and equipment, would be about$5,000 and a little more for the consultation fee. Also,once the course was set up,Mr. Ashton would do a lot of the marketing to publicize the disc golf course. The PTRC has allocated$7,500 for this project within the Strategies. . Committee members questioned if there would be adequate parking at Ingerson Park to accommodate the potential increased generated by golf course users. Chair Henry requested that Mr. Ashton be invited to attend the next PTRC meeting to provide the committee with more information. Bocce Golf Course Ms. Olson stated that if the PTRC wanted to proceed with a bocce golf course, an official proposal should be brought to the City Council for approval. Committee Member Baumann agreed to start working on a proposal. Trails Ms. Olson provided an update on the Snelling Regional Trail from Highway 51 down to County Road E on the north. The quote ($800,000) in the CIP was an error. Ms. Olson handed out a breakdown of the railroad sleeve and the segments, including cost for each. The entire segment from highway 51 to County Road 96, including the railroad sleeve, was estimated to cost$833,400, if the City decided to do concrete and $661,000 for bituminous. Ms. Olson stated that the City is looking at the possibility of doing the entire trail at one time. The trail was proposed to be done in 2010, also when the road project was proposed to be done because there were some funding possibilities for the trail. Another factor that would affect this would be if the railroad bridge was done at that time. Currently,the railroad bridge was in the CIP for 2007. Lake Johanna Boulevard Ms. Olson recently asked about partnerships and regional funding possibilities with Mr. Greg Mack, Ramsey County, and he did not see any possibilities. This project was included in Ramsey County's master plan, but is currently not a very high priority. Ms. Olson stated that there was some talk about the City taking back this road,but she didn't think this was close to actually happening yet.