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<br /> <br />ROSEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION <br />MEETING MINUTES FOR <br />APRIL 7, 2015 <br />ROSEVILLE CITY HALL ~ 6:30pm <br /> <br />PRESENT: <br /> Becker-Finn, Diedrick, Heikkila, Holt, Doneen, Gelbach, Newby, O’Brien, Stoner <br />ABSENT: <br /> Bogenholm, notified staff about being unable to attend <br />STAFF: <br /> Anfang, Brokke, McDonagh <br /> <br /> <br /> INTRODUCTIONS <br />1. <br /> <br /> ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT <br />2. <br />Public Comment was postponed until park classification discussion. <br />Lisa McCormick and Council Member Willmus in attendance for tonight’s meeting. <br /> <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES – MARCH 3, 2015 MEETING <br />3. <br />March 3, 2015 minutes passed unanimously with the rewording of lines 48 & 49. Corrected verbiage <br />reads … Doneen added a reminder that a key objective when managing wildlife is to ensure that deer <br /> <br />populations do not get too large so that they impact native vegetation. <br /> <br /> INTRODUCTION and OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEW COMMISSIONERS <br />4. <br />New Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Jamie Becker-Finn, Luke Heikkila and Nancy O’Brien <br />were sworn-in to their positions. <br /> <br /> ACCEPT PARK CLASSIFICATION PETITION and DISCUSSION <br />5. <br />Community member Lisa McCormick joined the commissioners to summarize the <br />“Citizen/Neighborhood Petition to Reclassify Langton Lake Park” submitted to the commission for <br />their consideration. In summary, McCormick asked the commission to consider classifying Langton <br />Lake Park as a Conservation Park similar to Owasso Hills Park. McCormick explained the request <br />for reclassification is in an effort to clarify and recognize how the park is used. By classifying <br />Langton Lake Park as a Conservation Park the City would create an image for the park and how it is <br />used and demonstrate the passion for the natural aspects of the park. Looking to protect & preserve <br />what is there and expand the park if possible. <br /> <br /> <br />Commissioner Holt inquired into clarification, wondering if current activities are driving the <br />request to reclassify Langton Lake Park. <br /> <br />McCormick responded that she has not been moved by any recent actions at the park <br />o <br />or near the park has driven this request. <br /> <br /> <br />McCormick pointed out that she feels the Langton Lake Park aligns better with Reservoir <br />Woods, a conservatory park than Central Park, an urban park. <br /> <br /> <br />Brokke provided a brief overview of the Park Classification system. The classification <br />system is consistent with national standards. <br /> <br /> <br />Newby inquired into whether the classification of a park impacts maintenance tasks or <br />maintenance funding. <br /> <br />Brokke responded that the name does not impact how we operate or manage a park. <br />o <br /> <br /> <br />McCormick suggested that perhaps Langton Lake could be divided into 2 classifications, <br />recognizing the active aspects as well as the natural areas. <br /> <br /> <br />Brokke spoke to the fact that the Nature Center Grounds is recognized as a Conservancy Park <br />while the remaining Central Park Area is classified as an Urban Park. This makes sense <br />because of the size of Central Park and the divider of Dale Street for the Nature Center. <br /> <br /> <br />