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138 Lonnie Brokke, Parks and Recreation Director with the City of Roseville <br />139 Chair Pro -Tem Eckman introduced Mr. Brokke; noting his personal interest in the GLWMO <br />140 Board to build a relationship or partnership with the Roseville Parks and Recreation Department <br />141 for those areas of mutual interest. <br />142 <br />143 Member Von De Linde noted that she was a Roseville citizen volunteer serving on the Master <br />144 Plan Implementation Work Group for Trails and Waterways. <br />145 <br />146 Mr. Brokke thanked the Board for the opportunity to provide this information to the GLWMO <br />147 Board; and provided a brief summary of the Master Plan history and status to -date as formally <br />148 adopted by the Roseville City Council on November 15, 2010; highlighting common themes, <br />149 possible connections between the Master Plan and area Watershed Districts; resource <br />150 opportunities; studies; and collaborate efforts that could be pursued in the near future as the <br />151 Master Plan implementation proceeded. Mr. Brokke noted the statistically -valid citizen survey <br />152 currently being undertaken to identify what projects citizens wanted pursued initially as costs <br />153 were established for a potential bond referendum to accomplish those priorities. Mr. Brokke <br />154 noted that a volunteer survey was available online for participants beyond those 1500 randomly <br />155 selected for mailed surveys. <br />156 <br />157 Mr. Brokke distributed the "visionary section" of the Master Plan Part A: Core Values and Key <br />158 Directions; attached hereto and made a part hereof; and noted that in addition to the materials <br />159 displayed for tonight's meeting; the remainder of the information and Master Plan was available <br />160 on the City's website; and encouraged members to review it at their leisure. <br />161 <br />162 Mr. Brokke noted the many citizens; various agencies; and other groups involved in the Master <br />163 Plan process; and the opportunities available to continue those partnerships and citizen <br />164 involvement. Mr. Brokke reviewed the Master Plan process to -date and involvement of the <br />165 Citizen Advisory Group and those involved in the implementation groups and their various <br />166 categories. <br />167 <br />168 Mr. Brokke encouraged the GLWMO Board to make Mr. Schwartz aware of opportunities for <br />169 partnering with the Parks and Recreation Commission, as well as other community organizations <br />170 specifically supporting and /or funding parks and recreation projects (e.g. Central Park <br />171 Foundation; FOR Parks; and HANC). <br />172 <br />173 Discussion among GLWMO Board members and Mr. Brokke included the build up of the City <br />174 around the park system infrastructure established in the 1960's; community awareness and <br />175 citizen involvement; discussions currently underway with Capitol Region Watershed District for <br />176 potential underground stormwater holding in recreational areas and other innovative functions in <br />177 wetland areas; implementation of rain gardens on vacant or undevelopable properties in various <br />178 watershed districts; and how to pursue policy direction and guidance for partnering with the three <br />179 (3) watershed districts in which the City of Roseville is located. <br />180 <br />181 Further discussion included how volunteers could be utilized to further the interests of the <br />182 community and watershed districts on area lakes for monitoring purposes; budget constraints on <br />183 the City's Parks and Recreation Department in pursuing a volunteer coordinator on staff to <br />4 <br />