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MINUTES
CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
FISH CREEK GREENWAY AD-HOC COMMISSION
Friday, August 28, 2009
1 :00-3:00 p.m.
Maplewood City Hall - Council Chambers
1830 County Road BEast
1. Meeting commenced: 1 :00 p.m.
2. Commissioners Present:
Cliff Aichinger, Ramsey-Washington Metro WD
Ron Cockriel, Friends of Maplewood Nature
Ginny Gaynor, City of Maplewood
John Moriarty, Ramsey County Parks
Carolyn Peterson, Parks Commission
Ginny Yingling, Environment and NR Commission
3. Ex-Officio Members Present:
Bob Spaulding, Friends of the Mississippi River
Jim Von Haden, National Park Service
4. Action Items:
a. Motion: To Approve 8/7/09 Commission meeting minutes.
Motion made by Commissioner Aichinger, seconded by Commissioner
Moriarty, approved 6 to O.
b. Decision: Commission approved Friends of the Mississippi River contacting
Bank of England to discuss CoPar property.
c. Decision: Commission set public meeting for October 1,7:00 p.m., Council
Chambers. Mailing will be sent to residents that live in Fish Creek Greenway.
Publicity will be sent to Maplewood Review and posted on city website (we
missed the deadline passed for posting in the September City News).
5. Discussion Items:
a. Update on CoPar property
b. Status report on grants submitted
c. Discussion on funding (see attached)
d. Discussion on public meeting (facility, purpose, publicity)
e. Discussion on resident questionnaire - postponed until next meeting
f. Discussion on Fish Creek Tour
6. Follow-up Items:
a. All members: Send comments on the survey to Commissioners Yingling and
Gaynor.
b. Commissioners Yingling and Gaynor:
i. Revise letter to residents.
ii. Revise survey.
iii. Prepare outline of public meeting agenda.
c. Commissioners Moriarty, Cockriel, Gaynor: Meet with Nature Center staff to
develop details for Fish Creek tour.
d. Ex-officio member Von Haden: Prepare information on the Critical area for the
next meeting.
e. Commissioner Gaynor:
i. Contact Washington County, Woodbury, and Sl. Paul partners.
ii. Book room for public meeting and prepare publicity.
iii. Prepare report summarizing funding options.
iv. Prepare summary of grant opportunities.
7. Adjourn: 3:05 p.m.
Potential Funding Options -7/28/09 Discussion
Options we will continue to discuss
1. PAC (park access charge)
2. Property taxes
a. Levy limits
b. Referendum (voters approve tax for specific purpose)
3. Improvement district (business district, park district - only those in the district are
assessed)
4. Licenses and permits
5. Electric franchise fee
6. Gambling tax and fund
7. Sale of city property
8. Fees - EUF
9. Fee - other impact fees
10. Remediation fines
11 . Grants
12. Donations
13. Legislative funds
14. If greenway is significant regionally, may be eligible for regional funding sources
15. County partnership
16. Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District partnership
17. Other partnerships (friends groups, etc.)
Options that are not applicable or that group crossed off the list
1. Local sales tax
2. Local lodging tax
3. User fee
4. Municipal liquor stores
5. Administrative fines
6. Payment in lieu of taxes
7. Tax increment financing
Additional notes
1. Staff will prepare a report summarizing options
2. Report should differentiate funding for protection(acquistion, easement) vs.
stewardship
3. Report should identify who initiates, who is impacted, etc. (taxpayer, council,
legislature, etc.)
4. Staff will prepare a summary of grant opportunities