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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes March 17, 2015 Page 3 C. 2015 Community Parks and Trails Survey Staff Liaison Grant provided the members with the new community survey. Chair Stephens likes how the survey has the different sections and this represents what we talked about. Committee Member O’Maley mentioned that question 12 should be changed. Take out Walking and Biking Trials, playground equipment, picnicking, and solitude. The PTRC plans on sending the 2015 survey out after summer programs are completed. Committee Member Straumann has a question that he would like added to the 2015 Community Survey. There are going to be 3 parks in Rice Creek Commons. Land could become available for a community center, outdoor fields, aquatic center, Go Ape ropes course, multi-use inflated dome, hockey arena, snow shoe trails etc... The PTRC would like to ask a question on the survey to see if Residents of Arden Hills would be interested in having some of the amenities mentioned. The energy task force is discussing some possibilities as well. Committee Member Straumann also suggested partnering with the Army National Guard. Chair Stephens suggested that we could add another questions to the survey. If land use would be available what would you like to see? Indoor space, Go Ape, hockey arena, aquatic center, etc…? Staff Liaison Grant discussed the possibilities of adding an indoor space. The school district is charging the City of Arden Hills for all use of their facilities. It would be interesting to see how many different programs we can offer using this new indoor space. We would also be able to have increased revenue from rentals. We would also be able to have sponsorships that would pay for some of the costs. Recreation Programmer Aaron Thelen discussed the idea of having an indoor building structure that would be available for recreational use. It would be very similar to a dome but we can rent it out to different teams, adults, etc… If we had a field with artificial turf the turf lasts 10+ years with minimal grooming and maintenance. 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Bark & Recreation Day The Arden Hills Parks and Recreation Department and PTRC will be having a Bark & Recreation Day. This event will be held at Hazelnut Park on Saturday, July 25th from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Staff Liaison Grant talked about how the event will be run. There will be activities for all ages. The Arden Hills Parks and Recreation Department will have a craft for families to