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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes January 20, 2015 Page 5 Ms. Grant announced that the Recreation Programmer position has been offered to a graduate of Northwestern College. Co-Chair Van Valkenburg asked if he and Committee Member O’Malley should work with Ms. Grant on a maintenance schedule for the basketball backboards and also on which parks should be done first so they can get that to Council in March. He indicated he feels the PTRC should have a basketball replacement plan and do one park every year. Committee Member Straumann questioned if the committee was going to do a Dog Park in the summer. Ms. Grant indicated they would again be doing a dog park at Hazelnut Park and that they have not talked about offering it anywhere else. 4. NEW BUSINESS A. 2015 PTRC Goals Staff Liaison Grant indicated the committee will be discussing the 2015 PTRC goals at the next meeting. She indicated the goals would include trails, community gardens, and pickle ball. B. Other New Business None 5. REPORTS A. City Council Report None B. Public Works/Parks & Recreation Report Ms. Grant mentioned that the Arden Hills Newsletter had an article about her recent promotion to Recreation Coordinator and that she would send them a copy. Staff Liaison Grant indicated that staff is working on completing the Spring/Summer Recreation guide and that staff is ahead of schedule. Ms. Grant commented that classes are going great and that a lot of the After School Programs at Island Lake are filled up. Ms. Grant indicated she is offering some new adult classes for Spring/Summer and also a Senior Yoga Class and a Senior Walking Club. Ms. Grant mentioned that there are 25 children in the skating program and she is teaching the class.