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Picnic Shelter information provided: 321 private rentals in 2019 Rentals bring in over 25,000 guests to Central Park each year Will host 9 organized run/walks in 2019 Special Use Permitsincludingactivitiessuch as run/walks, food trucks, bounce houses, etc. Commissioner Arneson questioned how shelters are listed as reserved so people don’t come and use themwithout areservation. Staff relayedthat there are reservation postings put up at a shelter that has been reserved. Commissioner Arneson also asked who to call if the shelters are being used inappropriately. Staff responded that if it is an emergency to call 911, otherwise to call the phone number listed on the Parks and Recreation website. Lastly, staff listed the Community and Neighborhood Group requirements to qualify for park building rentals. In order to qualify, groups must acknowledge service to Roseville residents as the central component of their organization’s objective. Community Groups must be a 501(c)3 with 50% or more of the group being Roseville residents. Community Groups can request to reserve up to 12 dates annually. Neighborhood groups must be made up of 100% Roseville residents and can reserve up to 3 dates annually. 5) DISCUSS JOINT MEETING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL Staff shared that Commissioner Stoner and Vice-Chair Hoag had met with the Finance Commission to share information on the Accelerated Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) program per the City Council request. The Finance Commission subsequently made a recommendation to the City Council that EAB is a worthy program that should be considered to be budgeted for annually, rather than using Cash Reserve Funds. Staff noted that the magnitude of the EAB epidemic is only going to become greater in the Twin Cities Metro which will cause prices to increase as vendors get busier. Also, hiring one vendor to complete the program will maximize the economy of scale, create a more straight forward program, reduce staff resources required to manage the program and may work to satisfy the vision of maintaining a reasonable canopy. Commissioner O’Brien highlighted the Natural Resource Program as a good model for how well a one vendor multi-year project can work. The Commission discussed options for the accelerated EAB program and how to best present them to the City Council.They noted that this is a disaster that the city has the ability to plan for and that 3