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Park Board Meeting — May 7, 2007 Minutes • The May 7, 2007 City of Lino Lakes Park Board meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m., by Chair Lindy. • Roll call was taken; members present were Pam Taschuk, Kathi Gallup, Paul Montain, Pat Huelman, Bill Kusterman, Katie Boyle and George Lindy. Also present was Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM MARCH 5, 2007: Bill Kusterman made a motion to approve the March 5, 2007 minutes. Seconded by Paul Montain and approved. Pam Taschuk abstained. SETTING AGENDA: There were no changes to the agenda. OPEN MIKE: No one was present for open mike. REVIEW COMP PLAN GOALS AND STRATEGIES: Enclosed in the packets was the Comprehensive Plan Draft Goals and Strategies prepared by the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Panel. Rick explained that the goals and strategies were derived from the 2030 Vision Plan and subsequent discussions, review, and editing by the advisory panel. He told members the main objective was to get the Board Member's comments regarding content, possible omissions and /or suggested changes. The comments received will be brought back to the Comp Plan Advisory Panel for discussion at their May meeting. The following will be forwarded to the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Panel:\ • Was very well and professionally done. • Discussed the concepts of nodal development, life -cycle housing, and high density housing. • Discussed what impact, if any, the proposed Hugo Light Rail Transportation System will have on Lino Lakes. For example, will Lino Lakes need to look at providing mass transit opportunities to the Hugo station? • Where do we get the money for components in the plan to become a reality? • The Plan ignores the histories of land use and there is no policy affecting property rights. It will be impossible to implement some components because the city has no rights to develop outside its boundaries. • Page 1, Goal 3, Strategy 1 — Add "schools" to read, "Link trails to parks, lakes, and schools." • Page 6, Goal 1, Strategies 2 — Why aren't main north /south streets (Centerville Road and Hodgson Road) included along with the east /west corridors? • Page 9, Goal 1, Strategies — Add, "Direct and manage activities in an appropriate manner by balancing the use of programmed activities in the neighborhood parks. 1