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Parks Commission Regular Meeting Minutes June 11, 2018 Page 2 Ms. Christensen noted St. Anthony has been invited to become part of the Technical Advisory 1 Committee. A booklet describing the neighborhood park plan was passed for Commission 2 review. Funding is from a variety of sources. A referendum was passed two years ago to fund 3 neighborhood park improvements. The criteria for ranking of the neighborhood park was 4 explained. All meetings are open to the public. More details are available on their website for 5 upcoming meetings and events. A Master Plan was done in 2009 but was not adopted by the 6 Met Council. Possible options for the Grand Rounds Missing Link were shown to the 7 Commission. If the Master Plan is adopted by the Met Council the project would be eligible 8 for funding. They would like to work in collaboration with St. Anthony to realize this exciting 9 regional connection. 10 11 A map was reviewed with the Commission but not shared on the video. There are a number of 12 different routes with favor given to Concept A and Concept B. This map is updated almost 13 daily. 14 15 Examples of regional trails around the country were presented. She asked the Commission for 16 ideas of what the Park Commission would see as far as a regional trail. 17 18 Commissioner Jordahl-Redlin asked what the best way for St. Anthony to be more involved 19 and to provide input from residents. Ms. Christensen stated she could be emailed at 20 cchristensen@minneapolisparks.org. Her telephone number is 612-230-6540. The website is 21 www.minneapolisparks.org/eastoftheriver. 22 23 Public Works Director Hartman thanked Ms. Christensen for her presentation. 24 25 B. Presentation of the SANBE Foundation Grant for the Construction of the New 26 Nature Park 27 28 Director of Community Services and Communications Wendy Webster reviewed the SANBE 29 Foundation Grant Application Form 2018 – 2019 and provided an update. This would be for a 30 nature play area in the City. The grant amount requested is $11,362.70. Ms. Webster 31 provided the proposal for St. Anthony Community Center. The proposal for St. Anthony 32 Community Center would retain the existing playground structure, add fencing around the 33 grassy area and enlarge the existing sandbox. Natural grasses would be planted along the 34 fence and raised planters. Areas would be installed for children to play, explore with sand & 35 water, build with sticks, and walk on logs. The basketball hoop would be removed. A sketch 36 map of the expanded learning environment with key for where items would be added was 37 provided. She asked if the Commission had any questions regarding this concept. 38 39 Chair Bentz confirmed the SANBE grant has been received and Ms. Webster stated it has and 40 the funds are now available. Construction should start within the next few months with the 41 hope that everything will be ready by September. 42 43 Sports Booster Representative Kuykendall asked if they will still have access to the equipment 44 for football and Ms. Webster stated they will have access to allow equipment to be moved 45 along the sidewalk. 46