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Arden Hills Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes January 27,2004 Page 5 of8 . Tom Moore - Recreation Uodate Mr. Moore provided the Committee with an update on the Recreation activities. He reviewed the following items: . All ice rinks are up and running. Attendance has been very good at all rinks. . The City will be installing benches at the halfway point to Crassweller's Curve. He reviewed the project with the Committee. 5. MIKE WOLF, CHAIR OF THE ROSEVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Chair Henry introduced Mr. Wolf and the Roseville Historical Society to the PTRC. He noted that the following members were present with Mr. Wolfe: Edna Resner, Eugene Richter, Roger Wright and Curt Gunard. He explained that a couple of meetings back, he had mentioned the wonderful job the Rosevi11e Historical Society has done with their Heritage Trail project. He stated that he is interested in knowing why they decided to do the project and learn about their successes. . Mr. Wolf provided the Committee with an overview of the Heritage Trail's history. He noted that the Heritage Trail was established in 1976 as a commemoration ofthe Bi-Centennial. He stated that the original map included 24 properties and has since grown to include 52 properties in the Roseville area. He reviewed the revision process and criteria with the Committee noting that the newly created brochure now includes before and after photographs ofthe various homes along the trail. He stated that they worked hard to keep the costs of the brochure to a minimum and provide them for sale to the public for $2. He stated that the brochure includes a historical background of each building and a fold out map for use when traveling along the trail. He stated that they also created a larger map of the trail that includes descriptions ofthe properties on the back of the map. He explained that they are an all-volunteer organization noting that their costs do not include man-hours. He stated that they would be receiving some assistance from the City to install the signs for each property. He stated that the overall costs for the project came to $7,500 and reviewed the breakdown with the Committee, which included the property signs - $ 1600; printed 300 brochures - $5,100 and 1,000 maps at $1,000. He indicated that they developed their own brochure utilizing Adobe PageMaker. He stated that for the next edition they would probably try to find someone who could produce the brochure as it does take considerable time and effort to put it together. He noted that each property would have a designated sign installed, unless the homeowner specifically does not want a sign on their property. He stated that the signs are the homeowners' option and not required. .