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qW =UTES OF MM ARDEN MMLS PARKS & RDCREATICN OQMMIT EE TUESDAY, NOVIIMBER 26, 1991, 7:30 P.M., CITY HALL CALL TO CRDER The regular meeting of the Arden Hills Parks and Recreation Ccmission was called to order at 7:35 P.M. by Chairman David Sand. Chairman Sand welcomed Dale Hicks and introduced him to the committee. ROLL CALL, Present: Chair Sand, Mark Cabin, Mark Magers, Don Messerly, David Moberg, Alan Montgomery, and Megan Ricke. Absent: Mary Gillies, Keith Enrooth. Also Present: Wynridge Residence; Bob Vissers - 1258 Wynridge Dr. - 636-8196; Kurt Stein - 1244 Wynridge Dr. - 636-9540; Perry Mills - 1288 Wynridge Dr. - 636-3410; Chatham resident; James Nichols - 3715 Chatham Court, Dale Hicks, Council Liaison, Cynthia Severtson, and John Buckley. APPROVAL CIF Minutes of the September 24, 1991, meeting. Minutes were M3NUTES approved as mailed. REVIEW 1992 Parks Director Buckley welcomed the Wynridge residence. Buckley TRAIL reviewed the total present and future trail plans with the IMPROVEMENTS committee and residents. Items covered were: Ramsey County present and future trails, Arden Hills trails, natural surface trails, asphalt trails, increase in trail usage due to paving, and reason for paving trail connecting Cumming and Floral. Citizen concerns are: Identify location of 50 foot trail easement in relation to Liver Snap and residential properties, identify where paved trail would be located on easement, reason for moving trail off Liver Snap property, loss of privacy and possible increase in trail usage, placement of natural barrier (trees/shrubs) along • the northern boundary separating trail easement from residential properties, how will the trail improvement be financed, need for identifying trail access corridor off Wynridge Drive cul-de-sac - trail users are cutting through private property. Some of the residents could not be at this meeting because of Thanksgiving plans. C=littee will invite residents to their January 28, 1992, meeting to continue the trail discussion. CHATHAM committee members received letters dating, September 11, 1991, RESIDENT, from Dick Cieminski , Arden Hills Cominity Service Officer and JAMS NICKS October 2, 1991, from James Nichols with the November agenda to prepare to discuss Mr. Nichols' request to purchase public open space Prey. Mr. Nichols stated that he was misled by Ban Con Developers on the size of his lot purchased in 1978. Over the years, he has planted trees, sodded and seeded and placed utility sheds and garden on Chatham open space property. He would like to resolve this situation by purchasing property from the City. The Committee expressed their sympathy with Mr. Nichols' situation but would not reocamiend selling park property; it is the purchaser's responsibility to know the dimensions of property being purchased (buyer beware) , this proposed purchase does not benefit the public, this proposed purchase would set a precedence for other similar requests, and this proposed purchase would eliminate access to open space property from lot on Chatham Avenue. Chairman Sand moved and seconded by Megan Ricke for the Ccumittee to recommend Council deny Mr. Nichols' request to purchase open space property. Motion carried 6 yes, 1 no.