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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 22, 2010 Page 17 Acting Mayor Johnson noted Councilmember Ihlan's interest in expanding the membership of the Parks and Recreation Commission from the current nine members, and sought Mr. Brokke's perspective. Mr. Brokke opined that nine members represented a large commission and ques- tioned the validity of expanding the commission to address current community in- terest from potential candidates. Additional discussion included the current "volunteer" coordinator initially estab- lished as a pilot program; sharing responsibility of that coordination among the Commission; promotion of programs and recognition of volunteers; optimism that the current budget process would capture nuances of the department as it becomes more refined and programs/services were better analyzed; and how the Master Plan process may define the department, priorities and branding of parks in the short and long-term. Mr. Brokke advised that more detailed information would be brought forward to the City Council at their April 12, 2010 meeting addressing potential themed or park constellations, defining neighborhoods and park uses accordingly, including specific amenities and connections to each other. Mr. Brokke further noted the reality of the Citizen Advisory Team during the Master Plan process in identify- ing plan creation and implementation as two different aspects. Concluding discussion included alerting the City Council if consideration of re- vised job descriptions would be coming before them in the future as part of the budget process; benefits of and coordination with the School Districts in shared facilities (Owasso, Parkview and Fairview specifically); and the need fora statis- tically valid survey for needs assessment. b. Public Works Presentation on Imagine Roseville 2025 Topics Public Works Director Duane Schwartz and City Engineer Debra Bloom were present for this discussion. Mr. Schwartz advised that the Public Works, Environment, and Transportation Commission would be discussing the Imagine Roseville 2025 document at their meeting on Tuesday evening, March 23, 2010. Mr. Schwartz advised that the Department considered the majority of items included in the document part of their day-to-day operations and mission for the City, most of which were easy to implement if adequate resources were provided. Mr. Schwartz noted the considerable progress made in environmental issues through working to improve water quality in coordination with area Watershed Districts; the amount of staff time required in coordinating transportation projects with other agencies and incorporation of "Complete Street" concepts in those im- provement projects through staff's participation with those agencies.