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46 <br />ParkBoardCharacteristics <br />47 <br />48 <br />As included in the August 16, 2011 letterfrom theCityAttorney, MN Statues § 412.271, Subd. 6 <br />49 <br />gives the Citythe powerto give an independent board orcommission theright to disbursefunds <br />50 <br />withoutcouncilapproval. Currently, onlythe City’s Housingand Redevelopment Authority <br />51 <br />(HRA)has this power. Accordingto MN Statutes § 412.501, thecouncilof anycityof more <br />52 <br />than 1,000 population maybyordinanceestablish a park board. <br />53 <br />54 <br />Themain powers of apark board, as included in MN Statutes § 412.521,areas follows: <br />55 <br />Acquireandcontrol landforpark purposes. <br />56 <br />Employnecessarypersonnel and fixtheircompensation. <br />57 <br />Construct recreation facilities and makecontractsand leases for their constructionand <br />58 <br />operation. <br />59 <br />Purchaseallnecessarymaterials, supplies, equipment, and services. <br />60 <br />Maintain, beautify,andcarefor park property. <br />61 <br />62 <br />Inorder to carryout thepowers ofthe Park Board, the Cityis required to set up a parkfund.The <br />63 <br />Councilmaytransfer moneyto thepark fundforpark purposes. Each budgetyear thePark <br />64 <br />Board submits a budgetrequest to the CityCouncil forapproval. MostParkBoard membersare <br />65 <br />appointedbytheMayorand then theyelect a Chairperson; the Board canalso setterm lengths <br />66 <br />and limits. <br />67 <br />68 <br />Communities in Minnesota withPark Boards includeBrainerd,Maple Grove,and Rochester. <br />69 <br />Each has their own structureand powers contained in thelocal ordinanceandcanbereviewed in <br />70 <br />furtherdetailto determinepotential options in Roseville. <br />71 <br />72 <br />Maple GroveParks andRecreation Board <br />73 <br />74 <br />Parks and Recreation DirectorBrokke and CommissionerWallhadtheopportunityto meet with <br />75 <br />the Maple GroveParks and Recreation Director TerryJust, a formerCityof Roseville employee, <br />76 <br />and the ParkBoard ChairTimPhenow, prior to attendingthe MarchBoardmeeting. TheParks <br />77 <br />and RecreationBoard manage approximately1,488acresof parklandand998 recreation <br />78 <br />programs. Inaddition, theBoard manages the CommunityCenter, which includes an indoor and <br />79 <br />outdoor pool, gym, two icerinks, teenand seniorcenters, indoorand outdoor playground, skate <br />80 <br />park, and meeting andbanquet rooms. TheBoardemploys 44 full-time and423 seasonal <br />81 <br />employees andhadan operatingbudget of $5.4Min 2012. <br />82 <br />83 <br />Inaddition to touringtheCommunityCenter,thepowers and duties of theParks and Recreation <br />84 <br />staffandParkBoard members werediscussedaswellas a numberof specificquestions <br />85 <br />regardingtheirinteraction with theCityCounciland otherCitystaff. Theircurrent ParkBoard <br />86 <br />is well-respected andappreciatedamongthe communitymembers andvarious user groups that <br />87 <br />utilizethe facilitiesand should beconsideredas amodel forapotential futureRosevillePark <br />88 <br />Board. <br />89 <br />90 <br />91 <br />92 <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />