11-06-08 Parks Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA November 6, 2008 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission of the City of Little Canada, Minnesota, was held on the 6th day of November, 2008, in the council chambers of the city center located at 515 Little Canada Road East in said city. Chair Pam Davis called the meeting to order at 7:33 p.m. and the following members of the commission were present: MEMBERS PRESENT: Ms. Pam Davis, Chair Ms. Ruth Steinwall Ms. Linda Fahey Ms. Clara Neis Mr. Tom Maida ALSO PRESENT: Mr. Bill Sanders, Parks Consultant Ms. Dotty Norgard, Recording Secretary Mr. Jim Morelan, Park & Recreation Director ABSENT: Mr. Kevin Steinert MINUTES: Neis made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Steinwall. Motion carried 5-0. NEW BUSINESS: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE- Sanders presented the Preliminary Draft of the Comprehensive Plan for the Park System. He explained each chapter of the plan: 1. Introduction -Purpose of the Plan 2. Background and Vision 3. Parks & Recreation Plan -Goals & Policies 4. Trail System Plan He stated that Chapter 3 deals with some sustainable practices and an active and contemporary living style. It also explains more specific goals, policies and objectives for the next ten years. The sidebars list websites that reference some of the contents within the Plan. The last Comprehensive Park Plan was done in 1991. Met Council dictates that the City complete a Comprehensive Plan every ten years. Little Canada does a separate Parks Plan that is included with the City Plan. Bill Sanders is the primary author of this Park System Plan. Sanders said that because of the lack of available land for development, Little Canada is focusing more on redevelopment which has a huge impact on our park dedication fees. The Comp Plan also includes a summary of the parks and their facilities and afold-out map Page 1 of 4