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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes Dec. 20, 2016 Page 2 summer. Members would like to see pictures of the Perry Park Dog Park opening and the bee hives that were added to Arden Hills City Hall and Floral Park. Chair Straumann asked the PTRC Members if they wanted to add anything to the PTRC Purpose/Mission or Goals. The PTRC Members thought that the goals and purpose/mission of the PTRC could stay the same. Council Liaison Holmes stated that it would be better for the PTRC Members to list what they did on the slides and what they want to do. This will allow the City Council to see what goals and projects the PTRC Committee is prioritizing. Committee Member Finlay stated that we could keep the goals and mission statement in the slide show but not go over each goal separately. Guest/Future Committee Member Paul Beggin thought that it was helpful to see the PTRC Purpose/Mission Statements listed for residents, members, and City Council. Committee Member O’Malley stated that goals number nine and ten should be looked at more closely. Goal number nine states that the PTRC Committee will sponsor and organize community events such as cleanup day, and other volunteer projects. We have not done community clean up events recently but continue to do garden clean up days in our parks. Goal number ten relates to preparing semi- regular articles that the Committee would like to see highlighted in the City newsletter. Interim Assistant Public Works Director Polka stated that the City Council would like each Committee to come up with article ideas that could be published in the City Newsletter. Council Liaison Holmes gave the PTRC Members an update on the status of the City Newsletter. Committee Member Scott thought that it would be beneficial to prioritize the goals that the PTRC Members will be presenting to the Arden Hills City Council. Committee Member O’Malley stated that it would be helpful to look at some more trail connections that are needed in Arden Hills. The PTRC Members would like to have an updated trail map that they can look at for the next meeting. Committee Members discussed the trail that Bethel University and the City of Arden Hills will be adding to Old Snelling. The trail will be from the Bethel University entrance to County Road E. The trail will continue over the highway 51 bridge to Pine Tree Drive. Discussion continued on trial connections. PTRC Members would like to connect the new Old Snelling Trail to the Safe Routes to School trail in front of Valentine Hills Elementary School. In the future the Old Snelling trail could go to highway 96 and then to Mounds View High School. Interim Assistant Public Works Director Polka discussed the upcoming playground improvements. Perry Park is scheduled to get done this Spring.