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PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />The Ramsey Park and Recreation Commission conducted a regular meeting on October 14, 2021, <br />at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Commission Members Present: <br />Chair Shane Bennett <br />Vice Chair Brandon Sis <br />Commissioner Nathan Barten <br />Commissioner Jennifer Leistico <br />Commissioner Dean Olson <br />Commissioner Brian Walker <br />Commission Members Absent: Commissioner Justin Loss <br />Also Present: City Council Liaison Ryan Heineman <br />Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Mark Riverblood <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Chair Bennett called the Park and Recreation Commission meeting to order at 6:42 p.m. <br />2. CITIZEN INPUT <br />Muriel Hassis, 15491 Yakima Court NW, stated that she is a dog owner. She stated that Ramsey <br />has beautiful parks and is aware of the two dog parks that are connected by a fence. She <br />commented on the experience of bringing a small dog to the dog park location, often being overrun <br />by larger dogs. She believed that small dogs need a place to run away from the larger dogs. She <br />stated that she was told that the dog park was divided into two areas, one for large dogs and one <br />for small dogs, but that is not what is occurring. She stated that she has let her dog off -leash at <br />other parks/areas. She stated that she has visited dog parks in other communities and the areas are <br />separated into areas for small dogs and large dogs. She commented that the problem could be <br />solved by signage, allocating one area for large dogs and one area for small dogs. <br />Chair Bennett thanked the resident for her input. He noted that the Commission has discussed <br />potentially splitting the areas and stated that it was unfortunate that people are not controlling their <br />dogs. He stated that originally the dog park was one area that was extended earlier this year to <br />address usage. He noted that the intention was not to have two separate areas but to provide more <br />space. He stated that the Commission can further discussion the possibility of splitting the areas <br />by size. <br />Park and Recreation Commission/October 14, 2021 <br />Page 1 of 9 <br />