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<br />Park & Recreation Commission Retreat <br />January 8, 2000 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />5. <br /> <br />Imorove Communication of Commission's Goals to the City Council, <br />Commissions and the Public <br /> <br />Tasks: <br /> <br />A. Conduct a working session with the City Council every six months. <br />B. Develop better neighborhood communication. <br />C. Meet annually with the Sherburne County Park & Recreation <br />Commission. <br /> <br />6. Look for Grant Opportunities to Enhance Trail Development <br /> <br />7. Continue and expand Park of the Month for both existina and new parks <br />and involve the Public <br /> <br />Tasks: <br /> <br />A. Review Windsor Park and Meadowvale 40 acre Park. <br /> <br />8. Improve Park Siqnaqe, including park boundary and identification sians <br /> <br />Tasks: <br /> <br />A. Develop park identification signs. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />9. <br /> <br />Continue Partnerships with Community Organizations <br /> <br />Tasks: <br /> <br />A. Encourage more Commissioner involvement on specialized projects <br />and in specific project areas. <br />B. Consider a volunteer appreciation event in 2000. <br /> <br />10. Create a Separate Elk River Park & Recreation Department <br /> <br />The consensus of the Commission was that Goals 1 through 3 would probably <br />occupy a majority of the Commission's time during 2000. <br /> <br />2. Discuss Process for Review of Master Park Plan <br /> <br />The Commission reviewed the information provided by staff regarding the <br />process for reviewing the Master Park Plan. A series of questions were provided to <br />the Commission for consideration during review of the Master Park Plan <br />components. They included: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1 . Does every park need every facility? <br />2. Would it be better to identify larger neighborhood parks for large <br />playgrounds, than have small playgrounds at every park? <br />3. What is needed in each park? <br />4. What is a realistic walking distance between neighborhood parks? What <br />should be considered the barriers to walking? <br />