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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes October 21, 2014 Page 3 Co-Chair Kramlinger pointed out that the committee has not done any work on the Trail Development Analysis. He stated that one resident commented there was no adequate way for her children to safely either walk or ride their bikes from their neighborhood to downtown Arden Hills and he felt that should be looked at. Mr. McClung reported that there will be a lot of trails potentially coming up in the next couple of years. He stated that there will be pedestrian facilities with the redevelopment of County Road E and the 51 bridge, there will be a trail or sidewalk from the Pine Tree Building up Pine Tree Drive to connect to the improvements on County Road E, and then over across the bridge down to Snelling by Bethel. Mr. McClung suggested the PTRC look at the priorities list and roll that, as well as connections for the TCAAP trail, into their 2015 work plan. Co- Chair Van Valkenburg commented that all members are invited to attend the subcommittee meetings and felt a subcommittee reports section should be added to future agendas. Co-Chair Van Valkenburg commented that the committee’s final priority is the TCAAP park development. He indicated that it was suggested that someone from the PTRC go to some of the TCAAP/JDA meetings. Council Liaison McClung stated that at this point the JDA meetings are not doing a lot as the JDA is waiting for the master plan to get done. He stated the master plan with maps showing land use and zoning regulations needs to get done by the end of the year, so that once clean-up is done, building can start. Mr. McClung indicated that developers will bring their plans to the JDA and City staff will review and make recommendations to the JDA. Council Liaison McClung also indicated the PTRC will be getting more involved after the first of the year in terms of what they want to see in TCAAP. C. Adopt a Garden Ms. Grant provided the members with information from other cities that have an Adopt a Garden Program. She suggested using Brooklyn Center’s program as a guide for the Arden Hills Adopt a Garden Program. Co-Chair Van Valkenburg recapped that the committee had been trying to find solutions on how to maintain the gardens and that Committee Member O’Malley brought up the idea of an Adopt a Garden. Committee Member O’Malley stated she feels the Adopt a Garden is a good idea and suggested placing a flyer in the utility bills to see if any residents are interested in volunteering. Co-Chair Van Valkenburg mentioned that for Floral Park they are now looking at some pollinator type gardens and have talked to a U of M student group called Buzz who do pollinator landscape designs. He stated Buzz does design consultation at a cost of $50 an hour and estimates it would take approximately two hours for the consultation. He stated if Buzz did the full design and also did the plantings it would take between 10-25 hours. He indicated that possibly Buzz could do the design consultation and from there they could figure out how to get the manpower or funding for flowers, etc. It was suggested the committee work with the Foundation and see if residents wanted to make a donation to the Foundation that would be dedicated for the gardens or get a community group to Adopt a Garden. The members liked the idea of placing a flyer in the utility bills and also felt it should be coordinated with an article in the newsletter. It was also suggested placing flyers at City Hall, hanging flyers at the local businesses, and passing them out at the schools. Committee Member Stephens indicated she would be happy to work on a