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RAMSEY COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT 2015 N.Van Dyke Street Telephone(612)777.1707 RAMSEY COUNTY Maplewood,Minnesota 55109.3796 Fax(612)777-6519 Gregory A.Mack,Director P A R K S A N D R E C R E A T I O N C O M M I S S I O N TO: Trails Advocates and Professionals FROM: Bill Frank, Commission Member SUBJECT: Ramsey County Trails Advocacy Network DATE: December 20 , 1990 The Task Force for St . Paul and Ramsey County Parks , which met during 1988 and 1989 , culminated their work with a "Plan for Parks , Trails and Open Space . " That plan ( a 122-page document tha was distributed to all Par`- cTs an_ Recreation Directors and Mayors within Ramsey County) recommended the formation of parks and recreation commissions for both St. Pau an amsey ounty. Bo U T o r 7 F ese were orme wring mid-Y990 an are very active in aking t e ini iative for implementing elements of the plan. Many of the recommendations of the Task Force related to trails and bikeways . The Ramsey Counter Parks and Recreation_ Com fission, chaired by Bob Net ercut , is charged with the responsibility for formu�_lating reco—m endations concerning the planning, development and operation of parks, open space and trails for the County. I have been spearheading the trails part of that char e . The area of trai s and bikeways is a very comp ex issue -- made even more complex by the large number of municipalities and other agencies involved. As a first step, I have identified a "Ramsey County Trails Advocacy Network" that includes the key players in the trails movement within Ramsey County. This network is not meant to be a convening committee , but rather a conduit for exchanging information. Because trails have been identified as a major component of the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Commission' s charge , the Commission itself will serve as a County-wide Trails . Advisory Committee with input from the members of the Trails Advocacy Network . An important role of our Commission is to create a County-wide comprehensive plan for trails that will help guide future trail development within the County. In that regard, our next step is to update the inventory of existing and proposed trails within own y. a inventory will include trails/bikeway s wiE'F n regional , County and municipal parks , along with those associated with roadways -- whether off-road, alongside roadways or bike lanes on roadways . We also want to identify the schedule for implementing proposed trail segments . ,....gin,