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MINUTES
CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
FISH CREEK GREENWAY AD-HOC COMMISSION
Friday, October 23, 2009
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
Ginny Yingling, Environment and NR Commission
3. Ex-Officio Members Present:
Jim Von Haden, National Park Service
Bob Spaulding, Friends of the Mississippi River
4. Action Items:
a. Motion to approve 10/23/09 Commission meeting minutes.
Motion made by Commissioner Aichinger, seconded by Commissioner Moriarty,
approved 5 to O.
b. Decision: Members approved mailing the questionnaire to residents, rather than
sending a postcard.
c. Decision: Commissioners determined the following priorities for various options:
i. Option 1: If full funding, acquire COPAR, Libby, and .79 acre parcel along
creek east of Sterling, south of Carver
ii. Option 2: If partial funding, acquire 600' creek corridor and COPAR bluffs
iii. Option 3: If less funding: acquire 600' creek corridor
iv. Option 4: If less funding, acquire easements
v. Option 5: No acquisition
d. Decision:
i. Members lettered parcels for potential acquisition (Attachment 1) and
assigned the following priorities for acquisition (assuming willing sellers):
G
*B F
C
*0 *E
H
I
A J**
*properties where easement could be an option
**parcel that could be purchased and then part sold for development
ii. Commissioners agreed that these priorities may change after our discussion
on trails and recreation.
iii. Commissioners stressed that opportunities that arise may change priorities
and we need to be flexible in using priorities as a guide
e. Decision: Priorities for stewardship should be: Fish Creek corridor, South Branch
corridor, native woodlands, grasslands.
f. Decision: Incentive programs should focus on education and support. We should
not recommend a registry for this project but the city should be further explore
registries as it discusses general concepts for the greenways.
g. Decision: Commissioners decided to include grants, bonding referendum, and land
swaps in the final report recommendations.
5. Additional discussion items:
a. Members reported on successful tour of Fish Creek.
b. Commissioner Spaulding reported that Friends of the Mississippi River contacted
the management company responsible for the COPAR property and had an initial
discussion. It is very difficult to appraise this property given the current market.
The city is the primary entity that has expressed an interest in this land.
6. Follow-up Items:
a. Commissioner Gaynor: Send questionnaire to residents in the Greenway.
7. Adjourn: Approximately 3:00 p.m.
Attachment 1: Map showing lettered parcels
Attachment 1