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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA MARCH 10, 2021 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a Workshop meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 10th day of March, 2021 in the Conference Room of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. In accordance with the requirements of Minn. Stat. Section 13D. 021, the City Administrator has determined that an in person meeting is not practical or prudent because of a health pandemic or an emergency declared under Chapter 12 of the Minnesota Statutes. Because of the health pandemic and emergency declaration, it has been determined that attendance at the regular meeting location by elected officials and members of the public is not feasible. Therefore, some or all of the City Council members may be participating by telephone or other electronic means. This meeting will be recorded in its entirety. Members of the public may monitor the meeting on the CTV North Suburbs website (live stream) or use the meeting linkprovided on the city website prior to the meeting. Mayor John Keis called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll call: CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Keis, Council Members Fischer, Torkelson, McGraw & Miller. Absent: None. ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Chris Heineman, Parks & Rec/Community Services Manager Bryce Shearen, Public Works Director Bill Dircks, Community Development Director Corrin Wendell, Finance Director Brenda Malinowski, City Clerk/HR Manager Heidi Heller, Eric Seaburg, Josh Shields and Maddie Dahlheimer with Bolton & Menk, Parks & Recreation Commissioners: Dave Miller, Tom Ray, Shawn Hipp and Ron Horwath. JOINT MEETING WITH PARKS & REC COMMISSION TO DISCUSS PRIORITIES FOR PIONEER PARK The Parks & Rec/Community Services Manager provided a summary of the master planning process for Pioneer Park. He stated that initial discussions started in 2017 and the Park Master Plan was adopted in 2018. Additional public engagement efforts were completed through a partnership with the University of Minnesota Resilient Communities Program (RCP). Shearen explained that tonight City Council and Parks & Recreation Commission members will be asked to discuss and develop a list of priorities for inclusion in the Pioneer Park Master Plan Request for Proposals (RFP). Josh Shields and Maddie Dahlheimer, Landscape Architects with Bolton & Menk, provided an overview of the overall parks system master plan and how the City is now ready to narrow that to Pioneer Park and the specific wants and needs for improvements.