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PARKS, TRAILS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING Mav 16. 2006 Page 3 of6 . center field at Royal Hills. Plan to fill embankments with perennials. The annual Breakfast is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. at the Holiday Inn. She encouraged the PTRC members to attend and help out with the planting. . Joint tour with the City Council will have to be rescheduled due to schedule conflicts. . Planted all donated trees from Friends of the Park. Noted that some of the trees were stolen after being planted. Staff is working to identify which trees were stolen and will try to replace. Plan to install fencing around the new trees. . Presented the wanning house report at the May 8, 2006 City Council meeting. Council wants to discuss the report further at a future work session in June 2006. Council is asking for more information and is considering the option to move buildings from Cummings or Valentine to Freeway or Hazelnut. Moving one building would cost approximately $4,000 and this would not include the concrete slab. . The warming house at Valentine Park flooded again this spring. She suggested that the PTRC review and consider whether the building should be replaced. She indicated that Staff is reviewing options for this site. Costs to fix the park would be close to $300,000. She stated that if they are staffing the site they might consider a portable unit or not having a rink at this location. She recommended mobile units at Hazelnut and Freeway and not staffing the warming house at Valentine. She noted that the savings would go to pay for two mobile units. . Celebrating Arden Hills is scheduled for June 24, 2006. She stated that posters would be distributed to local businesses and suggested that the Committee help to sell tickets to the . event. She asked the Committee if they would be interested in having a booth or would members be willing to volunteer for shifts at the event. She stated that the City would have a booth and PTRC members could spend time at the City Booth. The Committee agreed that sharing the booth and volunteering time would be the best option. Ms. Olson stated that she would send out a schedule listing the available shifts. . Buckthorn process change - the City is asking that the residents place the cuttings by the curb and then contact City Hall to schedule a pickup. The City will provide pickup services every Friday. She stated that letters would be sent to the residents notifying them ofthe change. . Recreation programs are moving along. . Seasonal and maintenance staff is in place. Hired one person exclusively to maintain the flower gardens. Committee Member Zilmer stated that there has been a lot of trash accumulating around the fields at Perry Park. Ms. Olson stated that she would notify Staff and ask that they keep an eye on the fields with respect to cleanup, 5. PTRC Vision Plan Strategies Chair Henry stated that the PTRC is scheduled to appear before the City Council on May 22, 2006. He stated that he spoke with the City Engineer and was told she has access to cost estimates that could be used as examples of cost for trailway connections. He stated that he . would try to meet with the City Engineer prior to the City Council meeting. He stated that the Council meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. noting that the PTRC is scheduled as an agenda item for the work session following the Council's regular meeting.