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<br />CASE # ~ <br /> <br />CONSIDER SELECTION OF A PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER <br />FOR THE RAMSEy3 WORKING GROUP <br />By: Breanne Daines, Associate Planner, <br />and Mark Riverblood, Parks Supervisor <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The citizen led Ramsel steering committee has requested that the Park Commission select a <br />Commissioner to join a Ramsel Working Group. The specific tasks of the working group will <br />be to: <br /> <br />1) Refine the OST -based vision statement; <br />2) Create a checklist of core objectives; <br />3) Explore alternative zoning practices that meet the objectives and examine the strengths <br />and weaknesses of each practice. <br /> <br />The structure of the Working Group will consist of 24 members. The Ramsel steering <br />committee, two city staff, one representative from each the Planning Commission, <br />Environmental Policy Board, Park Commission, and Economic Development Authority, one <br />additional City Council member, six neighborhood representatives, four OST. (Open Space <br />Technology) group leaders, one resident developer, and two local business owners. <br /> <br />As a point of information, two or more Park and Recreation Commissioners have already <br />participated in this process. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The time commitment is anticipated to be 5 meetings that would each last approximately two <br />hours. Three meetings would be to accomplish the above three tasks, one meeting would be a <br />community-wide OST session to vet the ideas, and one final meeting would be to synthesize the <br />results of the OST and finalize a recommendation to the City Council for a vision statement and <br />framework <br /> <br />At their meeting on February 26, 2008, the City Council ratified the following members and <br />alternates as the Ramsel Working Group: <br /> <br />Sarah Strommen-Ramsey3 Committee <br />Ralph Brauer-Ramsey3 Committee <br />John Dehen-Council Member <br />Al Pearson-Community Member <br />Ron Hustvedt-Community Member <br />Chris Peterson-Community Member <br />Ryan Hunt-OST Group Leader <br /> <br />Joe McDilda-Ramsey3 Committee <br />Will Thompson-Ramsey3 Committee <br />John Peterson-Developer <br />Carolyn Baldus-Community Member <br />Denny Donovan-Community Member <br />Jim Overtoom -Community Member <br />Colin McGlone-OST Group Leader <br />