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<br /> RAMSEY COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
<br /> MINUTES
<br /> AUGUST 3, 2004
<br /> TAMARACK NATURE CENTER
<br /> 5287 OTTER LAKE ROAD
<br /> WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP, MN
<br /> Following a tour of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant with the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space
<br /> Commission, the regular meeting of the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Commission was called
<br /> to order at 6:25 p.m., at Tamarack Nature Center, White Bear Township, Minnesota.
<br /> Members Present: Deb Falkowski, Michele Hanson, Phil Jenni, Richard Straumann and JoAnne Van
<br /> Guilder
<br /> Members Absent: Terry Huntrods and Jonathon Kusa
<br /> Staff Present: Greg Mack, Larry Holmberg, Jody Yungers and Marcie Oltman
<br /> APPROVAL OF AGENDA
<br /> Vice-Chair Hanson asked for a motion to approve the agenda. Mr. Jenni moved, seconded by Mr.
<br /> • Straumann, that the agenda be approved. Motion carried.
<br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES
<br /> Vice-Chair Hanson asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the July 13, 2004 meeting. Mr. Jenni
<br /> moved, seconded by Mr. Straumann,that the minutes of the July 13, 2004 meeting be approved
<br /> as mailed. Motion carried.
<br /> ELECTION OF OFFICERS
<br /> Mr. Jenni inquired whether the Commission should hold an election of officers to replace the Chair, Mr.
<br /> Mark Davis, whose term on the Commission expired in June 2004. It was the consensus of the
<br /> Commission members present that election of officers should take place when all current Commission
<br /> members are present or, preferably, after the County Board appoints individuals to the two vacant seats
<br /> on the Commission.
<br /> PROPOSED 2005 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
<br /> Mr. Mack distributed 2005 Operating Budget information, including the Department Financial Summary,
<br /> a List of Major Changes, a List of Unfunded Priorities, and Proposed Fee Increases for 2005. He noted
<br /> that the budget was received by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on July 27, 2004, and
<br /> that the department's budget hearing was held on August 2, 2004. Public testimony on the entire
<br /> county operating budget will be held on September 7, 2004, from 1:30-5:00 p.m.
<br /> Mr. Mack distributed copies of the department's budget overview, which was presented to the Ramsey
<br /> County Budget Committee on August 2, 2004. He noted that the 2005 budget, as proposed by the
<br /> County Manager, reflects department-wide expenditures of$7,663,974, financed with tax levy of
<br /> $2,026,400, and $5,637,574 from fees and inter-governmental grants. The proposed tax levy is
<br /> • comparable to the level the department received in 1990. At the proposed budget level, taxes represent
<br /> only 26% of the budget (compared to 45% in 1990), while other revenues provide 74% of the funding.
<br /> The budget, as proposed by the County Manager, would eliminate lifeguard services at two additional
<br /> county beaches. Lifeguard services would continue to be provided at Long Lake Regional Park, White
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