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Roseville PWET Commission Meeting Minutes Page 2 -January 26; 2010 Parks and Recreation Director Lonnie Mr. Brokke advised that a 28-member Citizen Advisory Team (CAT) had been convened in September of 2009 for a ten (10) month review of the Roseville Parks and Recreation System to process situational discussions, receive community input; and facilitate professional findings; and was a direct outcome of the Imagine Roseville 2025 community visioning process to facilitate serving vital community functions, framing future investments and community-defined goals, and shaping the City's Parks and Recreation System aver the next twenty (20) years. Mr. Brokke presented an update to the Commission on the status of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan planning process to-date, including a history of the original Master Planning dated in 1960, in addition to several updates since them specific to particular facilities. Mr. Brokke reviuwcd the purpose of the Master Plan process in ensuring the future investment bj~ .the e;uninninity in its parks and facilities, as well as meeting current and fut~,ire ct~mrttunity ndcds and priorities. Mr. Brokke reviewed goals of the Masten- Plan process to engage the community to frame the plan and establish standards _c,r rei~itorce existing standards to perpetuate a high-quality system, which t~jcik in to account societal and community changes, allowi :.g the City to be responsive, and. to provide an ~.. intergenerational park system.` Mr. Brokke reviewed other avenues ]~eng undertaken Community Advisory Team (CAT) that would continue through mid-2010 with a recommendation to the City Council'.: Mr.; Brokke noted distribution of questionnaires and briefly summarized cc»nnlents received to-date; use of "meetings in a box" to engage residents at meetings already scheduled by other groups and organizations within the community, t~cl~idng affiliated rtteetings; and sector listening sessions, and community «~orksl~c>ps. 11~1r. Brokke rzview:ed co~t~tnunity meetings held to-date, and those scheduled in the coming months, with the next meeting scheduled at the Fairview Community Center on February 2, 2010 at 6:30 p.m., and a second Community Meeting scheduled. on February 10, 2010 at the Roseville Skating Center from 7:00 - 9:30 p.m., and encouraged public attendance and participarion. Mr. Brokke advised that more detailed. information was available on the City's website at www.cityofroseville:com and encouraged everyone's attendance at public meetings andl'or to provide their comments to h.im directly by phone at 651/792- 7101 Mr. Brokke noted that the planning process had become more than just parks and recreation, but about the community and integration of various areas through connectivity and gathering places. Mr. Brokke advised that, once public input is received, Technical Advisory Team advisors comprised of City Department Heads, City Manager Malinen, Moundsview and Roseville School District representatives, Watershed District representatives; the Minnesota Parks and