Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 02/09/2012

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system and are hoping to have a DJ. Tents and chairs will be set up and as mentioned earlier they will have a vet on sight for any canine emergencies. Most importantly having this event at The Draw will promote a canine presence in this community and reach out to those individuals to get involved in the bark for life and will provide for recognition of the new developments within The COR. There will be sponsorship opportunities available. All sponsorship will be recognized at the bark for life as well as the relay for life as a dual sponsorship opportunity. Ms. Gust provided a sample agenda to the Commission. She stated the registration fee is $20 and is a direct donation to the ACT. All registered dogs will receive a bark for life bandana and dog tag. They will have a face book page for updates and event info and will have a website available through the ACS. She stated it is important to note ACS is the official sponsor for more birthdays. All proceeds benefit the ACS services of the Anoka area. Commissioner Chubb asked if the event is open to people without dogs. Ms. Gust responded yes and they will be working with the no kill shelter that sponsors dogs in peoples various homes and will have dogs available for walking and adoption that day. Chairperson Shryock asked how long has the ACS been having these types of events. Ms. Gust replied bark for life has been around for many years but are not that popular in this area because of the weather. Chairperson Shryock asked if this something that we can get into the Ramsey Resident. Ms. Gust replied that she has already submitted her article for the next edition. She also stated they will be using the sandwich boards for advertising in The Draw since there are a lot of dog walkers in this area. They will also be putting posters throughout the City. Chairperson Shryock commented that we have a lot of people that use the dog park at Alpine Park and that would be a good area to spread the word also. Commissioner Fyten asked about the fee for non dog owners or is there a way they can provide a donation to ACS as part of the event. Ms Gust responded they do ask for a $10 donation from a single walker, however, that is optional, everything is optional because it is a donation event. Case #5.2: Web Based Mapping — Tools for Trails Park Supervisor Riverblood introduced Brian Personius as the second Community Engagement Scholar from Anoka Ramsey Community College that the City has had. Some of the projects he is working on includes the MRT and recently he finished working on the call for concessions through the Ramsey Foundation. Recently, he has updated and reconciled some of the mapping including the Google maps and Cyclopath. Park and Recreation Commission /February 9, 2012 Page3of5