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Case #4: Review Master Trail Plan <br /> <br />Civil Engineer II Linton noted the Master Trail Plan drafts have been presented to the Park <br />Commission at several stages in the development of the plan. He asked for Commission input. <br /> <br />Chairperson Johns thought they were just about done but they were missing the trail descriptions. <br />She wondered if the cost details in the plan needed updating. <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor Riverblood thought the details were accurate enough for the plans. <br />They would be updated when the plans were developed. He stated the City worked with the <br />County in preparing a feasibility study to bring a trail from Anoka into Ramsey all the way west <br />through Mississippi West Park and points beyond to connect to Sherburne County and the Kelly <br />Farm. <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor Riverblood handed out information on the study to the Commission <br />and the Council. <br /> <br />The Commission and Council discussed the study with staff. <br /> <br />Chairperson Johns thought there needed to be a pedestrian separation on the bridge in the study. <br /> <br />Commissioner Shryock thought they needed to tout transportation as an essential in the trail plan. <br />She also thought they needed to emphasis getting people to points of interest in the City along <br />with other benefits the trails will provide in the City such as decrease in traffic congestion. One <br />of the other issues that people like about the trails is the separation from the roadway and the <br />safety they have. There is a greater concern with safety today and a trail separation is what <br />residents want. <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor Riverblood stated he has tried to keep this simple but he indicated <br />including a fourth paragraph in the plan indicating what Commissioner Shryock mentioned. <br /> <br />Commissioner Shryock stated her main concern is it would help to get residents to see the <br />potential for getting places using the trails. They need to use this for a transportation route. <br /> <br />Councihnember Cook thought this needed to be in the Master Plan indicating the trails as <br />transportation routes. <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor Riverblood showed the Commission a photo of a trail with the Ramsey <br />Water Tower on it and thought this would be a good photo for the cover of the Master Trail Plan. <br /> <br />The Commission agreed. <br /> <br />Chairperson Johns asked if staff wanted help with trail descriptions. <br /> <br />Park and Recreation Commission/June 9, 2005 <br /> Page 8 of 10 <br /> <br /> <br />