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Pros/Cons <br />93 <br />94 <br />As the Commission considers the best fit for Roseville and its residents regarding the formation <br />95 <br />of a Park Board, a list of potential pros and cons may be helpful in guiding the discussion. The <br />96 <br />following list is meant to start the discussion and is based on information already provided to the <br />97 <br />Commission and the visit to Maple Grove: <br />98 <br />99 <br />twh /hb <br />Increased transparency Potential duplication of administrative s <br />D©;·;© ¦Ò,Œz- z“EŒÒ;“-; ‘ ,š©7 w­ ’š©; <br />No longer an advisory commission <br />authority therefore lends to greater influence <br />Funding control and responsibility Added responsibilities of Boa <br />Increased Citizen engagement Increased oversight of Department s <br />Limited City Council and City Manager <br />Increased authority over the Department staff <br />oversight/control <br />Board member increased accountability to the Public perception of implications of additional <br />residents taxing authority <br />L“-©;­;7 {šÞ“;©­wz¦| ,ä .š©7 ’;’,;©­ [;­­ --šÒ“·,Œ; ,;-Ò­; <br />5;-z­zš“­ ©; Œ;­­ {¦šŒz·z-Œ| <br />Limited City Council and City Manager <br /> <br />oversight/control <br />Consistent and ongoing emphasis in Parks and <br /> <br />w;-©;·zš“ ‘ ·w©šÒmw mšš7 ·z’;­ “7 ,7 <br />Increased staff efficiencies <br /> <br />100 <br />101 <br />Time Spent <br /> <br />102 <br />103 <br />TheMaple Grove Parks and Recreation Board Members currently spend about 1-3 hours a <br />104 month in meetings and 1-3 hours a month preparation time on average. The Board Chair spends <br />105 <br />a bit more time depending on whatisgoing on, typically with a once a week phone call and/or <br />106 <br />meeting just to keep open lines of communication. <br /> <br />107 <br />Summary of Commission Discussion on April 2, 2013 <br />108 <br /> <br />109 <br />D. Holt introduced the topic and indicated thatthis was a topic of interest by the City Council <br />110 <br />and that it is was important thatthe Commission provide an analysis and recommendation to the <br />111 <br />City Council. <br />112 <br /> <br />113 <br />Wall indicated that he, Simbeck and staff have been working to compile information. He <br />114 <br />reviewed draft #1 research and analysisreport dated 4/2/13 that included the background, <br />115 <br />history, Park Board characteristics, astart of a pros and cons list and was included in the packet. <br />116 <br />He also mentioned that he and staff met with the Director and Board Chairof Maple Grove Parks <br />117 <br />and Recreation and attended their meeting. His observations were that it appeared to operate in a <br />118 <br />similarway to Roseville. <br />119 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br /> <br />