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ARDEN HILLS PARKS TRAILS & RECREATION COMMITTEE 6 1 4p Mr. Ingram reported he has started to prepare base maps for each park to use at the public meetings. Mr. Moore recommended Mr. Ingram speak to the City attorney regarding land acquisition information to get the legal descriptions for the parks. He also said he would like to know where the lots are throughout the City that are designated as parks. Mr. Ingram outlined for the Commission the trends for and possible influences on recreation as predicted by the Metropolitan Council noting he would get more specific demographic information on the community and metro wide sports specific data for the next meeting. Chairperson Johnson suggested Mr. Ingram keep in mind that there are nice facilities in nearby communities that are utilized by residents and the City should consider possible ways to connect the City to those facilities. Mr. Ingram stated he would like to hold the public meetings in early April and then discuss resident input at the April 21, 2001 workshop. Committee Member Crassweller asked Mr. Ingram to think in terms of quality not necessarily quantity in drafting the Comprehensive Plan. Committee Member Messerly suggested Mr. Ingram consider and recommend the City use the prepared Comprehensive Plan as a guide that is intended to be flexible enough to adapt to unforeseen changes. Mr. Ingram agreed that the Comprehensive Plan is simply a guide for the City concerning its parks and trails and should not be considered "set in stone." Council Liaison Larson noted the transportation system divides up Arden Hills and that will make trails and trail connections very important in the future. Council Liaison Larson expressed concern that there are no women on the Committee and stated he believes it would be nice to have input from women to gain a different perspective. Committee Member Crassweller suggested developing an ad-hoc committee to aid in the development of the Comprehensive Plan encouraging women to be a part of it. He then asked the Committee members to solicit participation for the ad-hoc committee. DATE/TIME OF NEXT MEETING By consensus, the next meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.