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Roseville is in the process of updating the City’s Comprehensive Plan. TheRoseville Commission is currently working to update the Parks & Recreation Goals and Policiesto include in the updated ComprehensivePlan. PlannedImprovements b) i)Woodview/Reservoir Woods DogPark Master planning is under way for all off-leash dog parks in Ramsey County. Thefinal community input meeting is October 4, 2017 at the New BrightonCommunity Center. Specific plans for the dog parks will be created from input collected atthe public meetings. The Commission brought up that there was a broken fencecovered with an orange cone at the Woodview/Reservoir Woods Dog Park. Oyanagiindicated that they would check on it. ii) McCarrons Park –lighting andother Commissioner Stoner brought up the extremely dark section of path atMcCarrons Park. Specifically, the path that is located right next to the street. He believes thatthe considerable dark areas may be a contributing factor in the eroding sense ofsecurity in thearea. Oyanagi responded that Ramsey County parks are not lit in order to not invitepeople into the parks after dark. Ramsey County Chair Pederson suggested bringing thisto the attention of Ramsey County Public Works to work in conjunction withRoseville Public works on the issue. Oyanagi confirmed that the concern would be passedon. iii) SouthEast RosevilleRevitalization The Roseville City Council identified a parcel of land at 1716 Marion Street tocreate a neighborhood park. Currently, Roseville is working through the planningprocess for this site. Roseville anticipatesdeveloping the site in 2018. Roseville staff discussed the new youth outreach program, Rec Connect. Thisnew youth summer program was very successful and it is anticipated that it willcontinue togrow. Natural ResourcesRestoration/EAB c) Ramsey County was awarded a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources(MNDNR)– Conservation Resource Legacy Grant in 2017. The Grant is being used to fund projectsin parks with large expanses of land (20-80 acres). Potential projects at Lake Johannaand McCarrons Park may be explored in 2018. Chair Gelbach questioned what future invasives might potentially be a problemin Roseville. Ramsey County staff confirmed that they are looking at water invasives, such as,zebra mussels.