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1.(1 <br /> City of Special Meeting of the Elk River Parks and <br /> elk �� Recreation Commission <br /> Rive r Held at the Elk River City Hall <br /> Wednesday, September 18, 2019 <br /> Members Present: Chair Anderson, Commission members, Holmgren,Loidolt,Niziolek, <br /> Rathbun, Soltvedt, and Williams <br /> Staff Present: Parks and Recreation Director, Michael Hecker, Street and Park <br /> Superintendent,Tim Sevcik,Recreation Manager, Steve Benoit, and Recreation <br /> Coordinator,Tonya Love <br /> I. Call Meeting to Order <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Parks and Recreation <br /> Commission was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chair Anderson. <br /> 2. Discuss Trails Master Plan Connectivity <br /> Mr. Sevcik shared the Trails Master Plan and how it connects into Sherburne County,Anoka <br /> County and City of Ramsey trails. <br /> Commission reviewed and discussed the connections to surrounding communities. <br /> III3. Discuss Park Improvement Fund <br /> Mr. Sevcik shared the Parks Improvement Fund highlighting a few changes such as removing <br /> parking lot surfaces,referendum projects,buckthorn removal from the PIF, and maintenance <br /> items to the parks operating budget. <br /> Mr. Sevcik shared the 2020 PIF project obligations due to grants and staff recommendations. <br /> Commission members discussed which projects have a higher priority. Consensus was for <br /> Woodland Trails Regional Park projects and the YAC dugouts.These will be presented to the <br /> commission for approval in October. <br /> Commission members discussed needing another funding source for trail replacement, <br /> questioning if funds can be taken out of the Pavement Management Fund. <br /> 4. Adjournment <br /> There being no further business, Chair Anderson adjourned the meeting of the Elk River <br /> Parks and Recreation Commission work session at 7:30 p.m. <br />