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Meeting of the Woodland Trails Regional Park Grant Committee Held at the Elk River City Hall Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Members Present: Chair Anderson, Commission members, Niziolek, Rathbun, Sarah Fischer, Hal Stewart, Ron Nierenhausen, Jill Varty, Lynda Bouley, and Darlene Nickols, Members Absent: Julie Kallemeyn, and Zachary Varty WSB & Associates Candace Amberg and Eva Kelly Staff Present: Parks and Recreation Director, Michael Hecker, Recreation Manager Steve Benoit, Parks Superintendent Tim Sevcik, and Recreation Coordinator Tonya Love 1. Call Meeting to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Parks and Recreation Commission was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chair Anderson. 2. Preferred Concept Plans Ms. Amberg reviewed each of the two updated concept plans with the committee, and also sharing the pros and cons of each plan. 3. Discussion Chair Anderson shared the committees’ idea for location of the Nature Center and play area is on the west side of parking lot and large shelter on northwest side of parking lot, using the Southwest of the parking lot to enter a trail going north to proposed area. Mr. Nierenhausen asked how the new location would affect the grant which had the Woodland Trails Regional Park Master plan submitted with it. Chair Anderson stated that the committee would like to ask the grant committee if the location can be changed from what was submitted in the master plan and still keep grant. Mr. Sevcik stated that moving the shelter is to make it more accessible than what was in the park master plan. Chair Anderson stated that the committee would like to make sure that the location chosen for the Nature Center and play area are correct and will take the time to do it right. Committee discussed the idea of having Nature Center on northwest corner of parking lot.