The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About02-28-06 PTRC t --A EN HILLS PARKS, TRAILS, & RECREATION COMMITTEE/ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006 **7:00 P.M. MEETING** ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 AGENDA 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Approve January 24, 2006 Minutes 3. Council Update — Gregg Larson 4. Parks and Trails Update — Tom Moore • 5. Recreation Update —Michelle Olson 6. PTRC Vision Statement Review 7. Future Agenda Items 8. Select Dates for a PTRC/Council Tour of the Parks/Trails System 9. Next Meeting Dates 10. Adjourn Attachments: January 24, 2006 Meeting Minutes 2006 PTRC Meeting Schedule Ramsey County Park Commission Agenda and Minutes i A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. ,-ARZEN HILLS PTRC 2006 Schedule Meeting dates, times and locations are subject to change. Tuesday January 24 7:00 P.M. Upper Conference Room, Arden Hills City Hall Tuesday February 28 7:00 P.M. Upper Conference Room, Arden Hills City Hall Tuesday March 28 7:00 P.M. Upper Conference Room, Arden Hills City Hall Tuesday April 25 7:00 P.M. Upper Conference Room, Arden Hills City Hall 'aturday May 20 9:00 A.M Flower Planting Day Tuesday May 23 7:00 P.M. Upper Conference Room, Arden Hills City Hall Saturday June 24 3:00-10:00 P.M. Celebrating Arden Hills Event Ramsey County Tony Schmidt Park Tuesday June 27 7:00 P.M. Upper Conference Room, Arden Hills City Hall Tuesday July 25*0 6:30 P.M. Pot Luck Dinner with Planning Commission Community Room,Arden Hills City Hall Tuesday August NO MEETING Tuesday September 26 7:00 P.M. Upper Conference Room, Arden Hills City Hall Tuesday October 24 7:00 P.M. Upper Conference Room, Arden Hills City Hall Tuesday November 210 7:00 P.M. Upper Conference Room, Arden Hills City Hall Tuesday December 190 7:00 P.M. Upper Conference Room, Arden Hills City Hall *Special Date 0 Potluck Dinner RAMSEY COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA February 14, 2006, 6;00 p.m. RAMSEY COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 2015 NORTH VAN DYKE STREET MAPLEWOOD, MN 55109 ji 1) CALL TO ORDER 2) APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 10, 2006 &) APPROVAL OF 2006 COMMISSION WORK PLAN 5) RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON DRAFT PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT SYSTEM PLAN 6) FINALIZE SYSTEM PLAN FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 7) REVIEW OF STYLE AND ARCHITECTURAL SCHEMATIC DESIGN OF BUILDINGS FOR KELLER REGIONAL PARK 8) DIRECTOR'S REPORT 9) REPORTS FROM CHAIR AND OTHER COMMISSION MEMBERS 10) ADJOURNMENT * * * COMMISSION MEMBERS PLEASE CALL Kr DAHLQUIST A T 651-.748-2500f X307 IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND RAMSEY COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES January 10, 2006 RAMSEY COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 2015 NORTH VAN DYKE STREET MAPLEWOOD, MN 55109 Main Floor Conference Room The regular meeting of the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Commission was called to order by Chair Straumann at 6:00 p.m., at the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department, 2015 North Van Dyke Street, Maplewood, Minnesota. Members Present: Deb Falkowski, Phil Jenni, Jonathon Kusa, Gale Pederson and Richard Straumann Members Absent: Terry Huntrods and Elyssa Weber Staff Present: Greg Mack and Larry Holmberg APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Straumann asked for a motion to approve the agenda. Ms. Pederson moved, seconded by Mr. Kusa that the agenda be approved. Motion carried. AMPPROVAL OF MINUTES hair Straumann asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the December 13, 2005 meeting. Ms. Pederson moved, seconded by Mr. Kusa, that the minutes of the December 13, 2005 meeting be approved as mailed. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BY-LAWS FOR 2006 Chair Straumann asked for a motion to approve the by-laws for 2006. Mr. Kusa moved, seconded by Ms. Falkowski, that the by-laws be approved for 2006. Motion carried. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Ms. Pederson nominated Mr. Straumann for Chair, seconded by Mr. Jenni. Hearing no additional nominations, Ms. Pederson made a motion to close nominations for Chair. Ms. Pederson moved, seconded by Mr. Jenni, that nominations be closed and a unanimous ballot be cast for Mr. Straumann as Chair. Motion carried. Mr. Kusa nominated Ms. Pederson for Vice chair, seconded by Ms. Falkowski. Hearing no additional nominations, Mr. Kusa made a motion to close nominations for Chair. Mr. Kusa moved, seconded by Ms. Falkowski, that nominations be closed a unanimous ballot be cast for Ms. Pederson as Vice Chair. Motion carried. REVIEW OF 2005 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION WORK PROGRAM AND DISCUSSION OF 2006 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION WORK PROGRAM Oe Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed their 2005 Work Program. The Lake Josephine County Park and Bruce Vento Regional Trail extension were completed in 2005. Other 2005 objectives are ongoing and will be included in the 2006 Work Program. Under Natural Resource Management, both reviewing and 1 making recommendations on natural resource management programs and review findings of the annual doer herd census were completed. These two tasks, however, are ongoing and will be included in the 2006 ork Program. Under Special Projects, the Commission participated in formulating the draft system plan. Other efforts under Special Projects are ongoing in nature. Annual Activities are also ongoing in nature and will be included in the 2006 Work Program. The Commission also recommended adding the Active Living Ramsey County program to the 2006 Work Program. Staff was asked to incorporate elements of the Department's 2006 Work Program that warrant Commission review and involvement into a draft 2006 Work Program for the Commission's review in February. The Commission also discussed putting together a "State of the Parks" Report for presentation to the County Board in 2006. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Greg Mack stated that he has met with the Metropolitan Council Open Space Commission to discuss funding priorities and the procedure by which those priorities are set. The current reimbursement policy in effect allows larger agencies to buy priority for their projects. The issue is not resolved and will be taken up by the Commission at upcoming meetings. REPORTS FROM CHAIR AND OTHER COMMISSION MEMBERS Reminder of AHATS Snowshoe Hike on January 14, 2006. ere are currently two openings on the Parks and Recreation Commission and new members are being solicited. ADJOURNMENT Upon appropriate motion, the meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Vicki Dahlquist 2