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<br />and staff met with the Director and Board Chair of Maple Grove Parks and Recreation and <br />attended their meeting. His observations were that it appeared to operate in a similar way to <br />Roseville. <br /> <br />Wall suggested that further discussion and analysis of what is in the best interests of the City <br />th <br />of Roseville and its residents occur in May in preparation for the June 10 joint City <br />Council/Commission meeting. <br /> <br />Wall communicated his impression of the Maple Grove visit as follows: <br /> <br /> <br />They appear to operate similar to Roseville even though they are a Park Board <br /> <br /> <br />Users and stakeholders appear satisfied <br /> <br /> <br />They like the system that they are operating under <br /> <br /> <br />Maple Grove is a very good model <br /> <br /> <br />Appointments are made by the mayor and confirmed by the City Council which is <br />similar to Roseville <br /> <br /> <br />The community center is very impressive <br /> <br />Staff indicated that procedurally a Park Board is more involved in staffing and budget <br />development with the City Council approving a levy. It would operate similar to the <br />Roseville HRA. <br /> <br /> According to the City Code, the Roseville Commission is advisory only and is probably <br />going beyond their scope of work. <br /> <br />Further discussion included how long Maple Grove has been a Park Board, questions on <br />board members pay and how the City Council is kept informed. Response included that <br />Maple Grove has been a Park Board since inception, board members are not paid but it is <br />believed that Brainerd Park Board Members are paid a stipend of $25 month and the City <br />Council in Maple Grove is kept informed through a quarterly report provide by the director. <br />Larger items such as land acquisition and certain level of projects are reviewed by the City <br />Council. <br /> <br />Diedrick wondered about the interaction with other City Departments in Maple Grove. <br />Response was that the director attends department head meetings and the need for <br />interdepartmental coordination and cooperation still is important and exists. <br /> <br />Doneen provided his analysis on the primary difference between a Park Board and <br />Commission. Specifically, the day to day operations and project development moves away <br />from the City Council with the responsibility given to the Park Board. A Park Board would <br />be a more focused, separate board relieving certain duties from the City Council. <br /> <br />Gelbach questioned whether increased accountability and responsibility means increased <br />liability for board members. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />