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City of <br /> <br />River <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item # <br /> <br />4.2. <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Co~ci~l <br /> <br />Michele McPhersoh",, Director of Planning <br /> <br />January 16, 2001 <br /> <br />Park and Recreation Commission Update for January <br /> <br />The Park and Recreation Commission has met twice in January--the first on <br />January 6, 2001 for a retreat to determine a work plan for 2001. The second <br />meeting was the regularly scheduled meeting of January 10, 2001. The following <br />is an update regarding activities from those two meetings: <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />· Park and Recreation Goals 2001 <br />· Proposed 2001 Park Expenditures <br />· Articles on Snowmobiles <br /> <br />January 6, 2001 Retreat <br /> <br />2001 Park and Recreation Commission Goals <br /> <br />The Park and Recreation Commission identified the following six goals for work <br />during 2001: <br /> <br />1. Develop park identification signage. <br />2. Create a marketing program for parks. <br />3. Create a separate Park and Recreation Department <br />4. Acquire or negotiate for acquisition of one property identified as a regional <br /> park. <br />5. Develop long term master plans for Youth Athletic Complex, Orono Park and <br /> Woodland Trails Park for budgeting and phasing purposes. <br />6. Develop resource management strategies. <br /> <br />In discussing the various goals for 2001, the Commission felt that park <br />identification signs were very important. In 2000, many park and trail boundary <br />signs were installed, both by volunteers and by City staff. The Commission <br />would to see an identification sign with each park name, the City logo, and an <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone (763) 441-7420 · Fax (763) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />