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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes April 19, 2022 <br />Page 7 <br /> <br /> <br />Public Works Directory/City Engineer Swearingen said he didn’t think they would have the <br />resources to supervise those crews, as they are already supervising seasonal employees, and regular <br />employees are tied up with routine maintenance activities. <br /> <br />Committee Member Beggin said he believed the Tree Trust would send people to be trained <br />under public works to then supervise the kids. <br /> <br />D. Scoops for Troops <br /> <br />Chair Hinton said the Scoops for Troops event was coming up the last Sunday in May at the <br />National Guard Readiness Center and would be good for the committee members to attend. Funds <br />raised go to the Troops Fallen Heroes Children’s Education Fund. Portions of the Arden Hills <br />Army Training Site that you would normally not get to go to will be open. You are guaranteed a t- <br />shirt if you register for a walk or run by May 10, and there will be ice cream. <br /> <br />Council Liaison Scott added that the event started in Eden Prairie but the outgrew the venue and <br />moved it here. The Arden Hills City Administrator has even entered the 5K race. It’s a great event <br />for kids plus there is a silent auction, media celebrities, and ice cream. There is a group of area <br />Gold Star families that gather for this event. The trails in AHATS will be open for everyone to <br />use. <br /> <br />E. PTRC Point Person(s) <br /> <br />Chair Hinton said she wanted to discuss people volunteering to be the person to go to various <br />parks and look at them with a critical eye for issues, and to keep a good inventory of amenities. <br />She put together a list of parks and amenities, mostly from the City website, and would like to keep <br />it updated. She would like to have at least one name next to every park of someone willing to look <br />at that park somewhat regularly. <br /> <br />Committee Member Kelliher felt it was a good idea and should actually be their responsibility. <br />To have each person assigned to a park gives them more proximity to what the issues might be. <br /> <br />Chair Hinton said her hope is that you would notice things by going regularly. There are <br />organizations that also might officially adopt a park and clean it on a regular basis, but that would <br />be a separate discussion. <br /> <br />Committee Member Kelliher said he would like to see the parks looked at monthly at a <br />minimum. <br /> <br />Committee Member Poelzer said each park could be on the agenda each month so a report could <br />be made. <br /> <br />Committee members went through the list of parks and offered to volunteer as follows: <br /> <br />• Arden Manor – Marie <br />• Arden Oaks – Mark <br />• Chatham Trails area - Tim