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<br /> <br />ROSEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION <br />MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 2, 2011 <br />ROSEVILLE CITY HALL ~ 8:00PM <br /> <br />PRESENT: <br /> Azer, Diedrick, Doneen, Etten, Jacobson, M. Holt, Pederson, Ristow, <br />Simbeck <br />ABSENT: <br /> D. Holt contacted staff ahead of time <br />STAFF: <br /> Brokke, Anfang <br /> <br /> INTRODUCTIONS/ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT <br />1. <br /> <br /> <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 3, 2011 MEETING <br />2. <br />Commission Recommendation: <br /> <br />Minutes for the May 3, 2011 meeting were approved unanimously. <br /> <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 16, 2011 June 21, 2011 MEETING <br />3. <br />Commission Recommendation: <br /> <br />Minutes for the June 16, 2011 June 21, 2011 meeting were approved unanimously. <br /> <br /> <br /> RECOGNITION OF COMMISSION SERVICE <br />4. <br />Jason Etten recognized Julia Jacobson’s two years of service as the student representative to <br />the Parks and Recreation Commission. Brokke thanked Julia for all her contributions to the <br />community and the Roseville Parks and Recreation system. Julia was heavily involved in the <br />Master Plan process including taking the lead on conducting a student interest and opinion <br />survey at the high school resulting in 2000 young people weighing in on the future of <br />Roseville Parks and Recreation. Julia also wrote an article for the RAHS newspaper that was <br />later included in other local press pieces. <br /> <br /> MERITEX PARK DEDICATION <br />5. <br />Commissioners discussed the park dedication options for the development of this parcel. <br />Commissioners spoke to previous decisions for earlier developments in the area. <br /> <br />Commission Recommendation: <br /> <br />Motion by Ristow, second by Simbeck to recommend to the Roseville City Council to accept <br />rd <br />cash in lieu of land for park development for the 3 subdivision of the Meritex property in <br />Southwest Roseville. <br />Discussion included commissioners inquiring into whether or not revenues collected from <br />park dedication can be used for public art. Staff explained that the state statute directs park <br />dedication funds to be used for capital projects and not for maintenance. Motion passed <br />unanimously <br /> <br /> MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION DISCUSSION <br />6. <br />Commissioner Etten summarized the Master Plan process to date and the implementation <br />proposal that has been sent to the Council. <br /> <br />Randall Doneen talked about the work done by the natural Resources and Trails Work <br />o <br />Group. This group has been working with Public Works staff and Jeff Evenson to <br />develop an overlay map of the trail system in Roseville. The group is targeting the <br />14 <br />Page of <br /> <br /> <br />