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RAMSEY COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION <br /> MINUTES <br /> December 13, 2005 <br /> RAMSEY COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT <br /> 2015 NORTH VAN DYKE STREET <br /> MAPLEWOOD, MN 55109 <br /> Main Floor Conference Room <br /> The regular meeting of the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Commission was called to order by Chair <br /> Straumann at 6:15 p.m., at the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department, 2015 North Van Dyke <br /> Street, Maplewood, Minnesota. <br /> Members Present: Phil Jenni, Jonathon Kusa, Gale Pederson and Richard Straumann <br /> Members Absent: Deb Falkowski, Terry Huntrods and Elyssa Weber <br /> Staff Present: Greg Mack, Larry Holmberg and Jody Yungers <br /> APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> Chair Straumann asked for a motion to approve the agenda. Mr. Jenni moved, seconded by Mr. Kusa <br /> that the agenda be approved. Motion carried. <br /> PPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> hair Straumann asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the October 11, 2005 meeting. Mr. Kusa <br /> asked for an explanation of the decentralized workers compensation system in the county. Once provided, <br /> Mr. Jenni moved, seconded by Ms. Pederson, that the minutes of the October 11, 2005 meeting be <br /> approved as mailed. Motion carried. <br /> REVIEW OF DRAFT SYSTEM PLAN <br /> Greg Mack distributed the Parks and Recreation Department's draft System Plan for the Commission's <br /> review and comments. The System Plan begins with a preface, introduction, Ramsey County's mission <br /> statement, overview and system components. <br /> The System Plan is broken down into several categories: Regional parks, Regional Trails, County Parks, <br /> Protection Open Space and Special Use Facilities. Each regional park has two maps, one depicting park <br /> development and the other, natural resource management plan. The regional parks summaries include a <br /> section on environmental natural areas. Each regional trail corridor, county park and protection open space <br /> includes one map. The special use facilities are grouped together on one map. <br /> The Parks Commission members made the following suggestions for changes to the system plan: <br /> ➢ Move summary sections after partnerships (which is a new section). <br /> ➢ Include tabbed dividers between major groups <br /> ➢ Include definitions of terms used in the Natural Resource Management sections of each <br /> park/trail/open space summary. <br /> ➢ Add definitions to legend of natural resource management map. List once-not in every regional park <br /> write-up. Put after"Overview" and then key on map. Map should reflect future. <br /> ➢ Consider adding "open water" to legend on Natural Resource Management map; reduce number of <br /> categories. <br /> ➢ Consider a gray scale to show future development on maps. <br /> 1 <br />