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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes May 16, 2023 Page 3 Work Plan Chair Hinton said she wanted to ask one last time if there was anything anyone wanted to add to the work plan for this year. None requested. Park and Trail Assignments Chair Hinton asked if anyone would volunteer for check on parks or trails throughout the summer for potential issues. The following assignments were made: Committee Member Dietz – Floral and Cummings Committee Member Rogers – Valentine Committee Member Olson – Arden Oaks, Lindey’s, Freeway Committee Member Anderson – Lindey’s Committee Member Seemann – Hazelnut Committee Member Poelzer – Triangle, Sampson Committee Member Loosbrock – Royal Hills, Arden Manor Committee Member Kelliher – Chatham, Arden Manor Committee Member Jacobson – Johanna Marsh Chair Hinton – Ingerson, Crepeau Discussion ensued regarding the website tracker and reporting park issues. Volunteers Committee Member Poelzer stated that in 2022 the City asked if anyone would step up to manage volunteers and she has been the point person since then. She explained the process from a phone call given to the Recreation Supervisor and that information being relayed to her, to making arrangements for volunteer activities. She needs to resign from doing this work at the end of June. She wondered if there would be someone else who would be interested in working with the volunteers. Chair Hinton thanked Committee Member Poelzer for her hard work. She asked if anyone was interested in taking over. Committee Member Loosbrock offered to take over the volunteer responsibilities. Committee Member Poelzer had a document from the MN Association for Volunteer Administration to give to Chair Hinton, and gave information regarding volunteers to Committee Member Loosbrock. She said on May 31 and June 7 there would be a volunteer event at Creapeau Park if anyone would like to assist. She also had the list of volunteers that helped at the egg hunt. Committee Member Kelliher said Recreation Supervisor Johnson is hoping to get a new software module that could help. City Council Liaison Rousseau thought they were looking to be sure that processes they do with billing will connect with the new software and it would likely move forward to Council. Committee Member Poelzer felt there was a lot more potential for volunteers in Arden Hills. Chair Hinton said that was part of the reason she would like to have more volunteer recognition because it would help people see there are opportunities to volunteer.