Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/10/2003

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Commissioner I4ehman inquired regarding along with each park is there information about the parks for Pe4Ple,~ew to the area. Chairperson !oht~s asked if the brochure project they are working on could be used. Parks/Utilities SCpervisor Boos indicated it is not to the quality he would like it to be at. Commission!r ~ P, br Ire inquired ifStaffwould be able to put all the information together in time. Parks/Utiliti~ SOpervisor Boos commented he would be able to get the information together in time. forestry is edu to prepare a T: wanted to hav glitch and the, Chairperson Johns added another thing they should include would be the Recreation District map. Commissioner S ~hryock commented she would like to have a map showing what kind of trails they have or Where they are headed. Commissioner Olds indicated if they just had the major roads identified instead of the property lots. Parks/Utilitie.~ SUpervisor Boos stated the brochures provided for the simpler larger road system and even in tile l~ger maps, t,,h_e d,e, tails were starting to get great and people get confused and they could ge.i th~ simpler 11 x17 maps made in black or white. Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos noted t~e g~yrn at the school opens at 8:00 a.m. or 9:00 a.m. on May 3, 2003. Case #4: i COnsider Lawful Gambling Fund For Ramsey's Tree Books [ ' Parks/Utilities Stipervisor Boos explained for many years, the Commission has maintained the lawful gamblingI improvement program and from that money, one element of the Park Commissio.nsICal~ital Improvement Program is funded. In addition, for several years there has been a line itdm that has generally been $5,000.00 that is held out to encourage matches from the Community Ad *iewed as a one to one matching grant program. Notable improvements have been landscape i~provements to Lake Itasca, benches, trash receptacles, the batting cage at Central Park ~s w~ell as other proposals that did not proceed. He stated there are two proposals on the table, ~he tlirst is undefined, which is looking at the landscape improvements to the north area of Emerald Pond Park w~th mention of a small kiosk used as a park ~nformation sign or neighborhood[bulletin board. He did not think a great deal of cash would be involved, one to two thousand dollars ~erhaps. Parks/UtilitieS Sul~ervisor Boos explained that the Environmental Policy Task Force has been working on a humber of things associated with the tree ordinance. An important part of urban :ati~g and making appropriate tree choices for tree planting. He stated they want 'eesifor Ramsey book to talk about these types of things and one of the things they avmlable was some cop~es for the enwronmental expo but they ran into a funding wahted to have somewhat durable books and about $1,200.00 would be needed Park and Recreation Commission/April 10, 2003 Page 6 of 8