Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 05/14/1998

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612-558~858 HOISIN~TON KOS~_ER 555 P05 F~Y 84 '98 B9:04 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. ?:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Earle & wildlife Trai)s Bird watching Bird watching P$cnic Picnic Birding, birds singing Silence Wildlife calling People putting boat~ away Mosquitoes Frogs People leaving the River The answers from this exercise reflect how the river corridor might be used in the future and what or who might be using it. Many answ~xs reflected a use of the river corridor by people boa~§, fishing, picnicking, walking or hikin~ while othem r~flect usc by nature and wildlife. OveraLl, a clean and serene picture of the future fiver corridor was imagined ~cl expressed by the participant~. What is MNRRA and how are other communities planning for it?. Following the first exercise members of the tvl]qRRA planning team consisting of staff from the National Park Service, the Minnesota Depa.rtn~nt of Natural Resources and the Metropolitan Council made presentations. Susan Ovcrson from the National Park Service gave an overview of the federal legislation establishing the Critical Area Con'idor and the public participation process used to develop the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Comprehensive Management Plan. Sandy Fecht from the Minnesota I~partrnent of Natural Resources briefly talked about the role that the DNP, plays in protecting the River Corridor through such tools as zoning and subdivision ordinances. Sandra Pinel from the Metropolitan Council talked about the regional aspect of the Mississippi River Corridor. Sandra also discussed examples of the types of policies that the Metropolitan Council would like Iocal governments to consider adopting as part of their local Comprehensive Plans. Also presented at the meeting were updates on what other communities ~'¢ doing to plan for the fiver corridor. Scott Schulte from the City of Champlin explaine4 that Champlin is focusing on a plan for the old town part of Champlin, much of which lies within the corridor..rason Osb~'g from the City of Dayton explained that Dayton's objectives are to look at ways of obtaining public ownership of some of the land within the corridor for public open space and preservation and to tie the historic downtown to the river. No representative from the City of Anoka was able to attend the meeting. Issues that Anoka will be focusing on include Kings Island (located on the boarder of Ramsey and Anoka) and how to improve acc~s to Peninsula Point Park. Exercise."IIow should Ramsey Plan for the Mississ¢pi Paver Corridor" The participants were seated at approximately six tables with each table consisting of roughly six to seven participants. The participants were asked to answer the following question by discussing it in small group: "What would be the important objectives to include in a plan for the future of the Mississippi River Corridor to make it inviting...unique...successful...educational...a part of the P, amsey Hoisington Koegler Group, lnc Page 2 of 3