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not work with wood chips, grass, etc. ft 3. Staff report: a. Ramsey County Parks & Recreations attended a City Council meeting in order to explain the Tony Schmidt Park building plans for. These plans include: Phase I — Buildings Phase II — Trails within boundary (2-5 years away) Phase III — Connect trails outside of boundary (5+ years away • Staff will contact Ramsey County Parks and Recreation in order to get a Master Plan for County trails that may connect with our trails. • Jim Johnson originally thought that 2-3 years ago the County wanted to end the paved trails at County E-2. b. Staff reported that Dan Scholl wants $50,500 for a trail through his property. (This is the missing piece to Phase I of the Round Lake Trail extension.) The City may pursue condemnation. City Council will make the final determination. c. Are there any immediate needs? • Trail behind Perry Park discussion . • Rich Straumann stated that there is a bridge out on a trail behind Perry Park. • Jim Crassweller stated it should either be fixed or torn out, it is a Safety Hazard It has been 7 or 8 years since it was in. They kept moving it and then it became torn apart. • Staff will talk with Ramsey County Parks and Recreation on this issue. • Lou Speggen said it gives you an image of being in a nature reserve. • Don Messerly stated that residents would like the trail to the north of the railroad tracks to be leveled off. (Perry Park to Chatham.) • Jim Crassweller stated that there is an "unofficial trail" that breaks (goes straight) off from the official trail. It connects to the road. It is too steep. We should level it off and make it official. • Rich Straumann stated that he believes that would be railroad property. d. Staff reported on the Adopt -a -Trail Program (Habitat Improvements, Benches, Bird Houses, etc.) The Committee endorsed this program for the 2000 year. 4. Budget — Terry Post was the speaker. - Distributed copies of the adopted 2000 budget. 2