RETURN TO COUNCIL MEETINGS

Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission - 2009 Agendas and Minutes

Date of Meeting Agenda Minutes Notes
January 6, 2009 1/6/09 1/6/09 Appointment of Richard Jabs as Vice-Chair to the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission
      Information Item:  2008 Regional Park System Visitor Study
      (2009-5) Mississippi River Regional Trail master plan amendment realigning trail from Hastings to Spring Lake Park Reserve , Dakota County
      (2009-6) Park Acquisition Opportunity Grant request to purchase land for Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Dakota County
      (2009-7) Change in scope of Grant SG-2006-125 to purchase land for Eagle Lake Regional Park, Three Rivers Park District
      (2009-4) Request for reimbursement consideration of $300,000 for development at North Mississippi Regional Park, Minneapolis Park & Rec. Board
February 3, 2009 2/3/09 No Meeting
March 3, 2009 3/3/09 3/3/09 (2009-8) Change in scope for Cleary Lake Regional Park maintenance shop grant SG-2006-132, Three Rivers Park District
April 7, 2009 4/7/09

2010-15 Regional Parks Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Structure and Timeline

      Scheduling off-site MPOSC meetings/tours for summer 2009
May 18, 2009

Joint CDC/MPOSC

  Meeting

  Agenda

MPOSC Agenda

4/7/09

There will be a joint meeting of the Community Development Committee and the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission beginning at 3:00pm.  There are no materials, however the following is the agenda:

1.

Constitutionally dedicated Parks and Trails Fund – Report on legislation affecting Metropolitan Regional Park System

2.

Overview of Parks Policy Plan update

3..

Introduction of Jane Johnson , Executive Director of Regional Parks Foundation

4.

Community Development Committee and Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission discussion on topics of mutual interest

      At 4pm the MPOSC will begin it's business meeting with the following agenda:
      (2009-116) 2010-15 Parks CIP Structure and Timeline
      (2009-170) Request for reimbursement consideration in future Regional Parks CIP for Mississippi River Regional Trail projects and signing projects, Dakota County
      (2009-171) Acquisition Opportunity Grant request to purchase two parcels for Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park, Ramsey County
      (2009-172) Acquisition Opportunity Grant request to purchase one parcel for Rush Creek Regional Trail, Three Rivers Park District
June 2, 2009 6/2/09 5/18/09 (2009-190) Adoption of rules for Park Acquisition Opportunity Grants
July 7, 2009 agenda 6/2/09 (2009-223) Reimbursement authorization for Ramsey County regional park projects financed with FY 2011 Parks and Trails Fund appropriation
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Annual Use Estimate of the Metropolitan Regional Park System for 2008

 

https://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/parks/ParkUseEstimate2008.pdf

 

August 4, 2009 agenda 7/7/09

Information Item: Distributing State Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations for Metropolitan Regional Parks System operations and maintenance

     

Information Item: Report on 2010 State Bond request for 2010-11 Metro Regional Parks CIP and park agency requests for 2012-13 and 2014-15 portions of 2010-15 Metro Council’s Unified CIP (material to be distributed at meeting)

     

Information Item: Report on FY 2010 Parks and Trails Fund financed grants to park agencies approved by Metro Council on July 8 (material to be distributed at meeting)

September 3, 2009 agenda 8/4/09

Information Item:  Embrace Open Space Study on park and open space effects on residential land values in Hennepin County (materials presented at meeting)

      Information Item:  Overview of update to 2030 Regional Parks Policy Plan (Power Point Presentation at Meeting)
  (2009-XXX) Reimbursement authorization for City of St. Paul regional park projects financed with FY 2011 Parks and Trails Fund appropriation
      (2009-XXX) Park Acquisition Opportunity Grant request to purchase 8.9 acre parcel for Carver Park Reserve, Three Rivers Park District
October 6, 2009 agenda 9/3/09 Presentation of service plaques to former Commissioners Gary Botzek and Robert Wicklund
      2030 Parks Policy Plan Update (materials distributed at meeting)
      (2009-XXX) Park Acquisition Opportunity Grant request for Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park, Scott County
      (2009-XXX) Amendment to FY 2011 Parks and Trails Fund project list for Anoka County and reimbursement authorization for Anoka County regional park project financed with FY 2011 Parks and Trails Fund appropriation
November 5, 2009 agenda 10/6/09

Swearing in Tom Gamec as MPOSC District E Commissioner

      (2009-XXX)  North Mississippi Regional Park Grant, Mpls. Park & Rec. Board
      (2009-XXX) Amend scope of grant SG-2006-067 to finance play area construction at Elm Creek Park Reserve, Three Rivers Park District
      (2009-XXX)  Park Acquisition Opportunity Grant request for Lake Waconia Regional Park, Carver County
December 1, 2009 agenda 11/5/09 Information Item:  Metropolitan Regional Parks System slide show (web-based presentation on Metropolitan Council website)
      (2009-xxx) Amendment to Lilydale/Harriet Island Regional Park master plan regarding development at Lilydale portion of park, City of St. Paul (Referral Number 50001-1)
      (2009-xxx)  Restrictive Covenant Exchange— Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve, Anoka County