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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes November 16, 2021 Page 2 Council Liaison Grant noted that the Council hasn’t had an official vote on the project but it will be on an upcoming agenda. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen added that the project was actually for improvements along Old Snelling but they had the opportunity to add the trail to the roadway project. Council Liaison Grant said the other discussion item was if the trail should be on the east or west side. Council decided the west side because it works out more seamlessly with the existing trails, but it will cross more driveways on the west. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said it was close to a 50/50 split on which side residents wanted, but most just wanted a trail no matter what side it was on. Committee Member Poelzer motioned to have Committee members vote east or west side. There was no second to the motion so no vote was taken. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen reported that he talked with the Park Shore Senior Living construction manager, they are anticipating they will begin construction of the trail with exercise stations in the spring of 2022. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said Public Works is starting to plan for 2022 trail maintenance and repairs such as replacement, patching, fog sealing and crack sealing. So far there are not any significant trail sections that will need replacement. The best way to report issues is through the Request Tracker on the City website. Council Liaison Grant stated the trail that goes from County Road E2 to Mounds View High School has 95% completed plans so Council and staff will look for funding opportunities. 4. NEW BUSINESS Committee Assignments (added by Council Liaison Grant) Council Liaison Grant explained that in City Code there are several items that relate to Committees and Commissions, one of them being the number of terms that someone can serve consecutively. Someone can serve three three-year terms consecutively, which means they would have to take a year off if they wanted to come back. Generally, it hasn’t been an issue, but there are several committees that have members at the end of their limit. The PTRC has three members that have served more than nine years. That doesn’t mean they can’t come to meetings as a spectator but they need to take a break from the committee. Harold Peterson and Rich Straumann are over nine years, and John Van Valkenburg is coming up to the end of his ninth year. Per City Code, those three members terms will be done at the end of 2021. Committee Member Finlay stated that this would also be his last meeting, and thanked everyone for the great experience he has had on the committee.