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PARKS, TRAILS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING JANUARY 24, 2006 Page 8 of9 . priorities and funding for at least two of the projects they have identified and the Council's approval to adopt the PTRC Vision Statement, Goals and Priorities. Chair Henry stated that it is his belief that it is critical for the PTRC to consider opportunistic partnering with MnDOT or other Cities in their effort to complete the trail system. He also believes that there would be a downside and few advantages if the City were to agree to a 50/50 share of costs with the DNR. He noted that the biggest concern is that an entire project would be in jeopardy ifthe DNR were, for whatever reason, unable to match the funds. Council Liaison Larson noted that Northwestern College is currently going through several changes and suggested approaching Northwestern again to open discussion around funding opportunities. He stated that Bethel could be another willing participant in contributing funds for trails that would benefit their student body. Chair Henry asked the Committee for their suggestions on how the PTRC should deliver their message to Council at the workshop. The Committee briefly discussed various presentation options and jointly decided that Chair Henry would present the PTRC Vision Statement to Council with the assistance of Committee Member Williams in addition to contributions from Committee Members as needed. . Committee Member Wheeler suggested utilizing flip cbarts that would be placed around the room that outlines each ofthe specific items outlined in the presentation. Committee Member McClung suggested keeping the presentation brief and to the point allowing the Committee and Council enough time to discuss the Vision Statement, PTRC Goals, project priorities and funding. He stated that he wants to come away from this workshop with some form of buy-in from the Council on their recommendations. The Committee scheduled an additional meeting on February 16, 2006 at 7:00 p.m, to review the presentation, 8. General Discussion Committee Member Wheeler stated that she did some research on the $25 million grant noting that it would be used for the Transit for Livable Communities in Minneapolis project. She provided the Committee with an overview ofthe decision and project. Mr. Moore stated that Committee Member Zilmer suffered a heart attack last week and is home now recuperating. He stated that Committee Member Zilmer had apologized for not being able to attend the meeting this month and asked him to assure the Committee that he plans to attend next month. .