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o Snail Lake Regional Park -- The development plan for the picnic/beach area needs to be implemented. The master plan will need to be amended to include the Grass-Vadnais Lakes area. o Preservation of Parkland — Policy adopted by the Ramsey County Board. Commission efforts will focus on securing citizen support for a Home Rule Charter amendment. o Cooperation/Collaboration/Consolidation — Ongoing. o Revenue Enhancement -- Ongoing. o Long Lake Regional Park -- The master plan amendment was approved by the County Board on 11/9/93. Metropolitan Council approval is now needed. Plans need to be developed for natural resource management and to provide access to the interpretive area at Rush Lake. Continue to implement the development plan using available funding resources. Medium -Term (one or more o Update Comprehensive System Plan for Ramsey County Parks and Open Space — Larry Holmberg will resume working on the plan in November. o Rice Creek Regional Trail Corridor — Cooperate with the city of Shoreview on the paved development of the trail from County Road I to Lexington Avenue. Continue discussions with Twin Cities Army Ammunitions Plant (TCAAP) representatives. o Citizen Survey -- Grant funding or a budget allocation is needed. o Gifts, Memorials, Naming of Facilities -- A staff person will be assigned to draft a policy. Annual Activities o Capital Improvement Program — Annual Commission involvement. o Operating Budget — Annual Commission involvement. o State of the Parks Report -- Annual Commission involvement. The work plan will be revised to reflect these comments. Director's Repo Mr. Mack distributed copies of "The Near Future of Play," an article from the September 1993 issue of Landscape Architecture; and the November issue of News & Viervs. Mr. Mack mentioned that the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association's annual conference will be held November 17-19,1993, at the Earle Brown Heritage Center. Commission members are wel- come to attend workshops. Mr. Mack indicated that he and Mr. Holmberg have a conflict with the meeting time of the Decem- ber 14 Commission meeting. It was decided that the regular meeting will be held on December 14, at 5:00 p.m.