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City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting Monday, November 6, 1995 Trails Committee: Marty gave background on a trails committee. He said much discussion concerning the planning, maintenance, development, safety, and funding of trails has transpired over the last few years, and with added resolve from the 20/20 Vision Focus it was decided at the last Park Board meeting to investigate the formation of a Trails Committee. Marty said he was directed to make a recommendation on this. He gave the board copies of the City of Shoreview's Resolution forming a Trails Committee, and the City of Vadnais Heights Ordinance, establishing a Trails Commission. Both groups are charged with making recommendations concerning trails. Marty pointed out a couple of differences. He said Shoreview has 11 members on thein committee, and meets once a month, and Vadnais Heights meets on a quarterly minimum schedule with five members. Shoreview indicated that meeting once a month was too much, they simply ran out of agenda items after awhile. Vadnais Heights had 5 members with city staff members acting as liaisons and representing the Planning, Park and Public Safety aspects of trails. Shoreview, indicated that it became very difficult to create liaisons to each other committee from existing committee members because after awhile liaisons simply do not show up for lengthy periods of time. They are now re-evaluating this process. Marty recommended that the Park Board establish a committee of five members with staff liaisons to meet on a quarterly basis, unless otherwise needed basis. The criteria of the committee was discussed. It was decided that there should be one person from the 20/20 Advisory Group, one person from the Park Board, and the other three members should have an interest or background on trails and they should be chosen from a geographic cross-section of the city. All members will have voting rights. Joe asked how the Trail Committee would be established. George said it would be done on a staff level. It would be published in the City's legal newspaper. Marty said people that have shown an interest in a trails committee would also be contacted. 2