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• City of <br /> Work Session Meeting of the Elk River <br /> Elk Parks and Recreation Commission <br /> River Held at the Elk River City Hall <br /> Wednesday,July 13, 2016 <br /> Members Present: Chair Anderson,Commission members Holmgren,Kallemeyn, <br /> Niziolek,Nystrom, and Sagan <br /> Members Absent: Commission member Ahlness <br /> Council liaison: Ms.Wagner <br /> Staff Present: Parks and Recreation Director,Michael Hecker, Senior Planner, <br /> Chris Leeseberg,Park Maintenance Supervisor,Tim Sevcik,and <br /> Recreation Coordinator,Tonya Love <br /> I. Call Meeting to Order <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the work session meeting of the Elk River <br /> Parks and Recreation Commission was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chair <br /> Anderson. <br /> • 2. Discuss Park Area for River Park Fourth/Miske <br /> Mr. Leeseberg shared staff report. <br /> Paxmar Developer,Don Jensen provided a new sketched plan. <br /> The Commission discussed the additional land and configuration, sharing the criteria <br /> for accepting land from the memo on page 2. <br /> Chairman Anderson stated he continues to have the same opinion of acres,and not <br /> including the land under the powerlines in park dedication. <br /> Mr.Jensen, stated that they are now bringing forward an adjacent plat to provide <br /> access to the corridor space. He asked the city to dream big and see it as a resource, <br /> asking not for a resolution that this have value and they are providing the <br /> neighborhood with dog park,school programs,nature settings,walking trails,and <br /> biking trails. He would appreciate the city seeing it as a resource. <br /> Commissioner Niziolek doesn't see its connectivity to the larger part of the <br /> community only to the development itself. <br /> Commissioner Nystrom tried to figure out the connection to other places,not seeing <br /> it, stating that the topography is a challenge. <br />