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6. Civic education 7. Community inforn�ation shazing 8. Capacity for coopera.tion and consensus-building 9. Community vision and pride 10. Regional cooperation Patricia Scott, LeJournal Editor, azrived at 6:45 p.m Councilmember Capra explaaned that she would like to see more training arid additional i informa.tion provided to new members just joining the committees. She would li�e to , provide more tools to members such as Intemet access and e-ma.il for better � communication. She would l�e to better define goals and standardize the by-Ia.ws of all of the committees into one general set of by-laws with appenditures for each committee. , She would also like to see each committee become a seven member committee. Councilmember Capra shared that she had spoke with Todd Murawski, Recreation � Specialist for Wargo I�ature Center regarding esta.blishing two (2) sammer youth programs through Anoka. County Parks. She aLso stressed the need to create trails and pathways for pedestrian traffic connecting the parks and all areas of the City. ' Councilmember Nelsan e�lained she would }�ce to see a checklist corresponding with ordinances related to the pazks and recreation issues before developm�r�t begins_ This would ensure that the Parks and Recreation Comimittee supports' the pmposed pla.t, and if no#, could make recommenda.tions to Council before apprpvals aze issued. Councilmember Nelson would like to hear from the cammittee members regarding Council's goals within twa weeks. Councilmember Travis commented that he felt the Parks and Recreation Committee has done an excellent job wi#h pazk issues in the last couple of years, adding, "If it's not broken, don't f� it " Mr. Travis e�la.irted tha� the opinions'of the Parks and Recreation Committee are very ixnportant to the Council, and that he woutd like to see a precedent placed on the vision of the dawntown area. The downtown revitaliza.tion visio� needs to be estabiished before it is too late. Counc�7member Broussard Vickers commented that the Parks and Recreation Committee has had the opportunity to review alt proposed developments, and have been given the ability to make recommendations to Council before final plat approval has been granted. She too felt the committee has done a great job, adding that minor issues should be � addressed by the Parks and Recreation Com�nittee, not by City Council. The City Cauncil depends on, and supports the e�ertise of the Parks and Recreation Committee members to determine the precedence, goals and priorities of park and recreation issues. Acting Chairperson Kar}a DeVine thankeci the Council for sharing their comments and goals with the Pazks and Recreation Committee. Ms. DeVine ez�plained that most of the items mentioned had already been discussed a�d/or acted upon by the Parks and Recreation Committee as goals for the year 20U1. Items such as: activities coordinator, 2