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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 25, 2006 Page 3 1 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF. 2 There were none. 3 4 VI. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 5 A. Consider Resolution 06 -043• Supporting Silverwood Park 7 Mr. Morrison reviewed the resolution with the Council indicating the City's support to develop, 8 construct and operate Silverwood Park. 9 10 Mayor Faust recognized Rosemary Franzese, the Park Commissioner from Three Rivers Park I 1 District who represents St. Anthony's district. 12 13 Ms. Franzese thanked the Council for the invitation to attend the meeting tonight and provide an 14 update on their plans. She noted it has been along journey since this site was acquired in 15 September 20, 2001. She stated they are now ready to move forward and get all the components 16 in place to make something special happen. Ms. Franzese stated they take great pride in this 17 marvelous piece of land and acknowledge it was the will of Salvation Army, the former 18 occupants, to make this public accessible land. She thanked the Three Rivers Park District staff 19 who are present to answer questions and provide a complete presentation. 20 21 Douglas Bryant, Three Rivers Park Superintendent and Secretary to the Board, introduced staff 22 members who were present and asked Don DeVeau to begin the presentation of the Silverwood 23 Park Master Plan. 24 25 Don DeVeau, Planning and Development Administrator, presented the planning framework for 26 the Silverwood Park Master Plan and explained that Silverwood Park Special Recreation Feature 27 (SRF) is a component of the Metropolitan Regional Park System that covers the seven counties 28 of the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan area. SRF is an important designation since the 29 District does not intended to duplicate recreational facilities provided by park reserves or 30 regional parks. Each park in the Park District's system has a master plan to provide guidance on 31 acquisition, development, and management. It also provides a framework in how Three Rivers 32 Park District and the Metropolitan Council will recognize future development at this site. 33 34 Mr. DeVeau presented Section 1 and stated the Park District recognizes the significance of the 35 Metropolitan Council planning requirements and adheres to them when developing or 36 redeveloping parks and when amendments are needed to the master plans. The master plans are 37 on file with the Metropolitan Council and are updated every ten years to assure they are current. 38 39 Mr. DeVeau referenced page 3 that contained a map identifying the location of Silverwood Park 40 and then described the types of parks that the District manages including Regional Park 41 Reserves, Regional Parks, and Regional Trail Corridors. He advised of the SRFs contained in 42 their parks and criteria needed to be met to be considered a SRF. He noted the Master Plan 43 includes information on the land use zone system, lakes and wetlands, recreational development 44 areas, natural areas, and key environmental components. 45 46 Mr. DeVeau stated the Master Plan provides an opportunity to assess current trends and position 47 the Park to better serve the current and future needs of the region by providing special