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------- PARKS, TRAILS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING NOVEMBER 22, 2005 Page 3 of? . . Shoreview Area Youth Baseball league helped complete the improvements at Perry Park; fields and low spots were evened out; fencing was installed. . All Ice Rink Attendants have been hired for the season. . Freeway Park - an infestation of mice was found during a recent winter inspection. The Building Inspector has reviewed the area noting that it is clean but there are still a few small problem spots. Met with the City Administrator to discuss the situation and it was decided that they would tear down the building and bring in a mobile unit for this winter and decide at a later date what to do for next year. . Hazelnut Park has also been inspected. Everything checked out, but does need work. The building is not in good shape but is usable. . Valentine Park also has issues and would be reviewed at a later date.. 6. PTRC Vision Statement II - Roger Williams Committee Member Williams provided the Committee with an overview of the draft PTRC Vision Statement. He provided the Committee with the following Subcommittee update: . Subcommittee met numerous times to take an expansive view of the vision statement. . A detailed map of the parks and trails system was developed to help scale things down enough to develop a plan of action for the next five years. . . Green = existing trail segments . Orange = proposed trail segments . Determined the need to develop a core system with trail possibilities that would link both within the City and to outside connections between neighboring Cities. Residents could use the trails as a means oftransportation in addition to recreational activities. As recommended by the Subcommittee tbe uncompleted portions of the system would include: . The railroad underpass on the north side of Tony Schmidt Park. This segment is expected to be completed by Ramsey County in the spring of 2006. . A connection along the west side of Old Snelling, form County Road E to Highway 51. This segment is expected to be included in the pavement replacement project planned for 2007. . Along the south side of County Road E form Old Snelling to Connelly. This should include re-design of the traffic semaphores at County Road E on either side of Highway 51 to preclude right turns on red lights. . Along the east side of Old Snelling from County Road E to Highway 96 and north into the new development. This must include a pedestrian underpass at the railroad crossing, as well as grade separated crossings of both Highway 96 and Highway 10 (considerations that would be included in the re-design of that intersection). In this regard, consideration should be given to a pedestrian crossing of Highway 10, at the present site of the public gardens, linking with north Snelling Avenue. . Along the north side of Lake Johanna Boulevard from west County Road E to Old Snelling. . The intersection of County Road E and Old Snelling must accommodate the intersection of . two arterial trails, each changing from one side of the road to the other at that point. As both