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trimmed. Brokke said many of the trees are memorials and have been donated by residents. The crab trees have been especially beautiful this spring. A large Cottonwood tree will be taken down in Owasso Hills Park. Brokke explained we have a part-time seasonal Forestry Technician from March – October who will be very involved in the tree ordinance and emerald ash borer. Brokke asked Commissioners to read over the current ordinance and make recommendations on changes. Stark asked how residents can be involved. Brokke said it has been publicized and there will be public meetings. Willmus noted the Commission is on the Tree Board and that it may be time to examine the role of the board. Stark said a possibility for the Board would be to have some Commissioners combined with general public members. 5. MASTER PLAN UPDATE Brokke indicated the next couple of months will be very busy with many Master Plan meetings scheduled. Three maps were included with the Commission packet indicating the thnd park constellation concept. May 19 and June 2 are park concept plan meetings. Mailings and emails have been sent out. The concept plan will include 6 park areas plus the Nature Center and the Southwest corner of Roseville. Brokke said staff met with representatives of Falcon Heights, Lauderdale and St. Anthony in regard to the Master Plan and possible cooperative ventures. Falcon Heights and Lauderdale were most interested in future discussions. st The April 21 Master Plan meeting had about 100 people in attendance and focused on Programs, Policies and Priorities. There were lots of good ideas and discussion. Azer said that since some people might not feel comfortable expressing their ideas in a group having other ways of expressing their ideas is important. Brokke said they can email staff or fill out the outline questionnaires and that staff welcome individual ideas. There will be a new questionnaire soon. Brokke said the RAHS Survey was very well done, coordinated by Julia Jacobson of the Commission. All students will complete the survey on-site. Commissioners talked about the possibility of expanding the student survey to the Mounds View district but decided against it since a lot of their students don’t live in Roseville. th Etten said he would like to see the Council and Commission invited to the June 17 CAT meeting. Stark said the CAT team has done an amazing job. Pederson commented that the th consulting team has done a great job and that you want to be engaged. The May 19 nd Concept Plan Meeting is from 6:30-9:30pm at the Skating Center. The June 2 meeting thrd will show the design ideas from the May 19 meeting. June 23 is the sharing the draft plan meeting and will probably be an open house format. nd The Master Plan Technical Advisory Team (TAT) met April 22 and the discussion focused on land use and project discussion. Brokke said different facilities of the city were discussed in regard to the Master Plan. The Fire Department has indicated they would like to consolidate their buildings in the future and have one location. Brokke said the needs of the other city departments and school district properties will be kept in mind during the process and then it will need to be determined how do they fit or not fit with the Master Plan. The goal will be to find the best solution looking into the future – 5, 10, 15, and 20 years or more. We will also have to maintain what we have. Ristow said he thinks the city should look at park land as a possible site for a community center, since the land is already owned by the city and it wouldn’t be affecting any property taxes. The commissioners had a map of potential sites in their packet. Stark asked if future demographics are being considered in the plan. Brokke said yes, the planning teams are