Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 09/10/1992

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1) Present the volunteer with a personalized certificate - this would occur at the time of the activity. 2) Volunteer would be acknowledged publicly - through the Ramsey Resident Newsletter, Cable TV and also at the Environmental Expo/Arbor Events - this would take place following~ the completion of the activity; and 3) An official announcement which would include all the volunteers. This would be done annltally r, probably in conjunction with Arbor and Environmental Expo dates and also at a Parl~ and ~Recreation Commission and/or City Council meeting probably in March or April whieh would make other people think of volunteering their time and talents also. The larger, monetary type donations would probably be recognized at the City Council level. What to give the:[¥olu~ateer as recognition will be handled on a case by case basis by the Park and Recreation Commission. Also discussed Was a theme (i.e., Year of the Fresh Water, Year of the Prairie, Year of the Wetland, e~..).The Commission felt if people are shown the value of these things, they may be more apt to volunteer also. The CommiSsion expressed concern about liability with regard to volunteers. They suggested City Council adopt a ~formal policy with regard to waiving liability. Mr. Boos offered to contact the City AttomOY to determine what should be done. Case #4: Comprehensive Parks and Open Space Plan Update and Revision A lengthy discussion took place with regard to the Parks Comprehensive Plan, including if there is a right or wrong way to write a comp plan. Consensus of the Park and Recreation Commission was that the comp plan would be reviewed section by section. They directed Mr. Boos to determine what part of the plan they should start with first. They also directed that Mr. Boos should work on the detail and that they (the Commission) would work on the overall vision. COMMISSION INPUT 1) Fishing Derby Mr. Boos suggest~t getting information on this if the Commission was interested. 2) AdoPt-a-River Mr. Boos stated he received some information from the Department of Natural Resources regarding Adopt-a-River. He suggested maybe having a partnership with the City of Andover and share the Rum RiVer. 3) Petitions. Mr. Boos read petitions regarding winter recreation activities signed by River's Bend residents. A copy of the petition is included with the minutes as Exhibit "A". 4) Flooding Rink The Commission briefly discussed what it would take to have a skating rink flooded at River's Bend Park. l~tr. Bbos cautioned that everything done calls for more time from City employees. A skiing and snow sl~oeing trail was also mentioned. Park and Recreation Commission/September I0, 1992 Page 3 of 4