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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee – February 17, 2026 Page 2 B. Parks and Recreation Report Parks and Recreation Supervisor Skalicky provided the draft of the spring/summer activity guide. She has been working with Staff to update the pricing. Parks and Recreation Supervisor Skalicky said the City of Mounds View and the City of Arden Hills is going to hire one coordinator for the Rec on the Go program. Last year there were three coordinators. This year we have implemented more efficient processes and will only have the one coordinator for both cities. Parks and Recreation Supervisor Skalicky shared the flyers that were created for the 75th Anniversary. She said the car show is free and anyone can enter any car. She said the center of the activity guide will have the flyer, and an advertisement for the car show and the penny carnival on the other side. C. Trails and Parks Projects Update Parks and Recreation Manager Skalicky provided the memo from Assistant Public Works Director Miller. Generally, the items in bold are new. However, there is nothing new since the last update. Parks and Recreation Manager Skalicky said she attended the Roseville meeting regarding the Hamline Trail. It is a project that is happening this summer. 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Park System Plan Draft Anna Springer with Bolton and Menk has been working with Staff and the Steering Committee on this project. The goal is to present the plan today and open the discussion for questions and comments. The final plan will be brought back to the next PTRC meeting where committee members will be asked to recommend forwarding to Council for their consideration and approval. Ms. Springer said the plan is organized into three chapters and has a full appendix. The first chapter outlines existing conditions. The second chapter is the needs analysis. This lays out what they heard from the community during the public engagement events, about what they want to see in the parks. The third chapter is the action plan. It has a section for each park that breaks down what is in the park and replacement timelines. There is also a section for trail connectivity improvements and the 10-year CIP with some ongoing initiatives. The appendix contains meeting summaries and the raw data collected from the online survey. Ms. Springer said the introduction chapter lays out the project schedule and reviews the meetings that were held with the Steering Committee and during the public engagement events. The table in the existing conditions chapter is helpful by laying out each park and all of the facilities offered at each. It’s a good snapshot of everything in the system. Part of their analysis was to look at distribution of different elements. There is a map that shows sports courts and playgrounds. Ms. Springer said one key part of the needs analysis is the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) agency benchmarks. The NRPA pulls data from across the country and