Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/12/2017

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PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey Park and Recreation Commission conducted a regular meeting on August 10, 2017, at the Lake Itasca Trailhead, 15700 Okapi Street NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Commission Members Present: Chair Shane Bennett Commissioner Russell Bayer Commissioner Jennifer Leistico Commissioner Brandon Sis Commissioner Jon Trappen Commission Members Absent: Commissioner Andrew Fyten (excused) Commissioner Charles Tchuinkwa Also Present: Parks & Asst. Public Works Superintendent Mark Riverblood Lydia Major, LHB Consultant Bruce Jacobsen, Consultant INTRODUCTION OF LAKE ITASCA TRAILHEAD Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood gave a brief background of the Lake Itasca Trailhead, where the meeting was being held. The Trailhead is within a 1,200-acre conservation development, and the trail corridor was mapped out as part of the original Northfork Planned Unit Development agreement. This conservation area is preserved in perpetuity, which is a great achievement for the City of Ramsey. Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood stated there was concern and opposition from residents of the Northfork neighborhood regarding the trail development. After the trail was completed, residents of the neighborhood connected to the trail from the south contacted the City to say how much they enjoyed having it in their neighborhood, and thanked the City for its conception and development. Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood stated the area in which the Commission was holding their meeting is also within a 7-acre area that is designated to be developed into a `Monarch Trail'. Lake Itasca, and adjoin areas is an area of great beauty, surrounded by a forest succession from the wetland, with aspen succession to mature Oaks. 1. CALL TO ORDER Park and Recreation Commission/August 10, 2017 Page 1 of 12