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MINUTES
CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
FISH CREEK GREENWAY AD-HOC COMMISSION
Friday, December 4, 2009
Maplewood City Hall - Council Chambers
1830 County Road BEast
1. Meeting commenced: 1 :00 p.m.
2. Commissioners Present:
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:
Jim Von Haden, National Park Service
4. Action Items:
a. Motion to approve agenda with addition of short updates by Commissioner Gaynor.
Motion made by Commission Yingling, seconded by Commissioner Cockriel,
approved 5 to O.
b. Decision made to revise minutes to include brief summary of comments provided
by invited guests.
c. Decision made, approved 5 to 0: Our vision is for trails on public lands within the
greenway that: 1) are ecologically sustainable, 2) provide passive recreation within
the greenway, and 3) where feasible connect to other trails.
d. Decision made, approved 5 to 0: If properties in the greenway are acquired, the
commission recommends the city work with Ramsey County, residents, and other
partners to develop a master plan for protection and passive recreation for the
greenway.
5. Discussion items:
a. Continued trail discussion.
b. Discussed acquisition priorities and directed Commissioner Yingling to draft
language on priorities for review at next meeting. Group agreed the report should
1) recommend acquisition of all parcels as preferred option, and 2) identify criteria
for determining priorities (creek corridor, bluffs, etc.),
c. Group reviewed tally of questionnaires.
d. Group reviewed outline for final report and added a section on why this area is
special (why it needs protection, context, MNRAA and critical area).
e. Commissioners agreed that we recommend that the city does not reauthorize the
existing development agreement with CoPAR.
f. Commission agreed that we recommend a bonding referendum that includes the
other greenways.
g. The commission will present their recommendations to City Council in a workshop
January 25, 5:00 p.m. Commission recommendations will be on the Council
meeting agenda later that evening.
6. Follow-up Items:
a. Commissioners Yingling and Gaynor: Draft report.
b. Commissioner Gaynor: Revise minutes.
c. Tally questionnaires received prior to 12/18/09.
7. Adjourn: 3:10 p.m.