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Arden Hills Parks, Trails and Recreation Conunittee Meeting Minutes October 29, 2003 Page 3 of8 . He reviewed the goals ofthe TCAAP project. He reviewed the Advisory Committee . presentation to Council and reviewed Council concerns with the Committee. He stated that the proposal has been sent back to Staff for further refinement. . He stated that Staff is continuing to work through the hiring process for the Finance Director position. He stated that they are presently working to narrow the candidate pool down to three candidates, noting that nine of the applications received have previous City finance background. . He referenced the Neighborhood Meetings recently held, stating that residents also expressed interest in Welcome Signs for the City of Arden Hills. He stated that the Parks and Recreation Committee should be involved in the recommendation for design noting that the City has a considerable amount of brick available that matches the City Hall building. He noted that they have right-of-way access for several developments that could be considered for the signage and reviewed the locations with the Committee. He suggested that the Committee include tile Welcome Signs for future work projects. . City Council approved the Master Plan for the Ramsey County Maintenance Facility and the Sheriffs addition. He explained that the two facilities would be financed separately but both would fall under Operations and Maintenance as one facility. He reviewed the project with the Committee. . He stated that the Library was before Council for consideration. He confirmed that the Library is scheduled to close January 1,2004. He further clarified that the Library would . not be open in 2004. He stated that the Ramsey County Commissioners would consider the issues and funding for the Library on Thursday, November 6,2003. He stated that City Council has expressed a strong interest to the County in keeping a Library in Arden Hills. Committee Member Werner stated that they would begin taking testimony on Monday, November 3,2003 at 8:30 a.ill. at the Ramsey County Courthouse located in downtown St. Paul. She stated that if an individual is interested in providing testimony that they would have to call ahead for an appointment. 5. PARKS AND RECREATION UPDATES Tom Moore - Parks Update Mr. Moore provided the Committee with an update on the Park activities. He reviewed the following items: . He stated that work has started for the improvements at Perry Park noting that they are approximately 60% complete. . He reviewed the Buck Thorn removal with the Committee noting that residents and neighborhoods have been getting together to cover their respective areas. He stated that . the help they have received from the residents has helped tremendously noting that they are averaging four to five pickups a week.