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LITTLE CANADA <br />PARKS AND RECREATION <br />DEPARTMENT <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />(651) 766 -4029/ Fax: (651) 766 -4048 <br />www. ci.littl e- canada. mn. us <br />JIM MORELAN, Director <br />(651) 766-4045 <br />DON BOWMAN, Program Coordinator <br />(651) 766 -4041 <br />DEREK ANDERSON, Program Coordinator <br />(651) 766 -4042 <br />GREG HOAG, Parkkeeper <br />(651) 766-4056 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Jim Morelan, Parks & Recreation Director <br />Ginger Sackett Glaser, Parks & Recreation Commission Chair <br />DATE: September 18, 2003 <br />RE: Trail Priorities <br />This memo is intended to clarify the position of the Parks & Recreation Commission regarding the <br />extension of the existing Power Line Trait to the east of Payne Avenue, ultimately connecting to <br />Pioneer Park. As you can see from the attached minutes of their September 4th meeting, the <br />Commission unanimously recommended not pursuing this connection if the north/south route is on- <br />street along Edgerton due to safety concerns. However, to clarify their recommendation, the <br />Commission is still interested in pursuing the acquisition of the trail easement between Payne Avenue <br />and Edgerton Street. Their preference is to place a low priority on construction of the path across the <br />easement until the Heinel property is acquired or until another compelling reason to construct this <br />section of path appears. The Commission's concern is that by completing the trail to Edgerton, the <br />City would be encouraging people to use Edgerton as a defacto trail. This once again leads to <br />significant safety concerns. <br />Assuming the Council accepts the recommendation of the Commission, we also recommend the City <br />forego construction of any portion of the connection from Payne Avenue to Edgerton Street as well <br />as construction of a crossing point at Edgerton until the acquisition of the Heinel property occurs. <br />Another Commission recommendation was to include the memorial trail behind the Fire Station on <br />the Water Department property that they had discussed previously. <br />Also attached is a revised budget worksheet that represents the priority changes suggested by the <br />Parks & Recreation Commission and their subsequent impact on the budget. <br />cc: Parks & Recreation Commission <br />