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ARDEN HILLS CITY COI.INCIL WORK SESSION _ NOVEMBER25,2O24 because it sounds like a good idea but then they find out there's no budget for it or there is no staff available to help implernent those things. She said, of course, they can move forward without a Master Parks Plan, but she believes they will be more effective and their recommendations will be more helpful to Council. Mayor Grant asked what her definition of effective is. PTRC Chair Anderson thinks the biggest issue is when new members come in. Things that inspire people to join this group are usually specific. It would be helpful to keep the group focused and be more effective in making recommendations to Council. There would be a road map and they would know what's up ahead for Council and things they are going to be addressing. She said PTRC could have been more proactive in regard to Arden Oaks and Freeway Parks. They can come up with a wish list but it's probably not very realistic. Mayor Grant said he is hearing her say that it helps PTRC be more focused. PTRC Chair Anderson agreed. Committee Member Rogers said PTRC are all volunteers who live in Arden Hills and are looking for ways to give back. They come with some good ideas but they aren't educated about how to implernent them. They can give recommendations and opinions, but having a Master Plan that we can all work towards feels like it would be much more effective. Councilmember Holden thinks a piece that is getting missed is the recreational part. She would like PTRC to look at some of the programs. She thought a Father/Daughter or Mother/Son dance. The recreational components never get looked at. PTRC Chair Anderson said the two things with the recreation piece are staff and funding. There are PTRC members that want to focus on community events. They are passionate about increasing community involvernent. It's hard to plan those things when we don't have a sense of what's reasonable from a budget or staffing standpoint. Committee Member Rogers said there isn't a large public place to have a big group of people due to parking deficits. It is a design of the parks from a long time ago. As a resident of Arden Hills she gets brochures from surrounding cities. PTRC are evaluating what the surrounding communities have and trying to build those types of programs here, but there is zero budget. They are hoping to involve businesses in the Parks Passport progam to supply prizes. It would bring different people to look around the neighborhoods and discover something new and different. Councilmember Holden said the Community Room at City Hall holds 75 people. In the summer, there could be recreational activities at Perry Park pavilion. She feels the recreation piece is missing. She would like to see PTRC make more recorrmendations on the recreational stuff. PTRC Chair Anderson said having Recreation Supervisor Johnson on the PTRC is helpful but that is his role. It doesn't feel like PTRC should be instructing him on what programs to offer. Councilmember Holden said it isn't instructing but give him some ideas and he can determine if we can implement those things. l0