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ARDEN HILLS CITY COLINCIL WORK SESSION - JANUARY 13,2025 <br />Director of Public Works/City Engineer Swearingen said the Parks Lead position will be <br />taking care of the day-to-day maintenance and operations. The rain gardens are more like a <br />program. <br />Councilmember Holden said we're talking about natural resource management, forestry and <br />other items listed. She's trying to determine what the Public Works Parks Lead would do <br />differently or how it would complement this position. <br />Director of Pubtic Works/City Engineer Swearingen said there would be coordination between <br />the positions but the Parks and Recreation Manager will manage the program where the Parks <br />Lead will lead the day to day maintenance operations, much like a site foreman. <br />Interim City Administrator Jagoe said it would be scheduling of those work items and making <br />sure the daily tasks are scheduled. <br />Director of Public Works/City Engineer Swearingen said this would be the day to day <br />operations. <br />Councilmember Rousseau asked which position would have trails. <br />Director of Public Works/City Engineer Swearingen trails would still be undemeath him but <br />the Parks and Recreation Manager would be completing condition assessments and suggest what <br />the maintenance frequency for the trails should be. <br />Councilmember Rousseau asked if that will be noted on the job description. <br />Director of Public Works/City Engineer Swearingen confirmed. He said the bigger picture <br />Capital Improvements would still be under him. <br />Councilmember Rousseau asked if the job description will outline the responsibilities with the <br />Park Master Plan. She asked if this person will be implementing or prioritizing that Master Plan. <br />Director of Public Works/City Engineer Swearingen said this person would follow the vision <br />of the Parks Master Plan future improvements. <br />Councilmember Rousseau asked if this position will take ownership of the Master Plan. <br />Director of Public Works/City Engineer Swearingen said it would be their guide for doing <br />their job for the City. <br />Councilmember Rousseau said she sees forestry and rain gardens in the description. She <br />wondered about a natural resources inventory. She said the statutes with the next Comprehensive <br />Plan specifu that we need to have an inventory of the City's natural resources. She asked if this <br />position would be involved with that. <br />Director of Public Works/City Engineer Swearingen thinks that would fit in with this position. <br />He said that is not something we have today. So, a strategy for that could be developed by this <br />position.