RETURN TO COUNCIL MEETINGS

Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission - 2011 Agendas and Minutes

Date of Meeting Agenda Minutes Notes
       
December 6, 2011 12/6/11 11/1/11 (2011-xxx) Reimbursement Consideration Request for Completing Nature Play Area at Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park, Ramsey County
      (2011-xxx) Scott West Regional Trail Master Plan, Scott County
      (2011-xxx) Bassett Creek Trail Master Plan, Three Rivers Park District
November 2, 2011 11/1/11 10/4/11 (2011-xxx)  Crystal Lake Regional Trail Master Plan, Three Rivers Park District
      (2011-xxx)  Spring Lake Regional Trail Master Plan, Scott County
      (2011-xxx)  Reimbursement Consideration Request for Acquiring Land for Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park, Washington County
      Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Grant Rule Change
October 4, 2011 10/4/11 9/13/11 Reimbursement Consideration Request for Phase 2 Restoration of Como Regional Park Lily Pond, City of St. Paul 
      Expand scope and duration of Grant SG-2010-078, Minneapolis Parks & Recreation Board
     

Information Item:  Asian Carp and impact on Mississippi River-Presentation by John Anfinson, National Park Service 

      Information Item:  Grants financed with 2011 State Bond appropriation of $5 million and matching $3.334 million Metro Council bonds and Scott County grant financed from FY 2012 Parks and Trails Legacy Fund appropriation
Sept. 13, 2011 9/13/11 7/19/11 3:00 p.m. Meet at Tamarack Nature Center in Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park for tour of center and surrounding area.
      4:00 p.m. Tour ends and business meeting begins at Nature Center Building, Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park
      Swearing in MPOSC members Haas, Nyanwleh, Moeller, Piper, Lee, and Wasley
      Amend scope of three Anoka County regional park grants SG-2010-027, 028 and 073, Anoka County
      Information Item:  Grants financed with FY 2012 Parks and Trails Legacy Fund appropriation and Proposed 2012-17 Parks CIP 
August 2, 2011 8/2/11   MEETING CANCELLED
July 19, 2011 7/19/11 6/7/11 3:00p.m. - Meet at Gale Woods Farm Education Building for orientation and to begin tour of Gale Woods Farm and portion of Dakota Rail Regional Trail
      Tour ends and business meeting begins at Education Building, Gale Woods Farm
      Swearing in MPOSC members Haas, Nyanwleh, Moeller, Piper, Lee, and Wasley
     

Orientation on Metropolitan Regional Park System and Metropolitan Parks &Open Space Commission (materials disbursed at meeting) - Arne Stefferud, Planning Analyst-Parks

     

(2011-xxx) Indian Mounds Regional Park Master Plan, City of St. Paul (Referral No. 50010-1)  (enclosed)

Arne Stefferud, Planning Analyst-Parks
     

(2011-xxx) Park Acquisition Opportunity Grant to acquire permanent easement on 1.4 acre Doebber parcel for Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Dakota County (enclosed) - Arne Stefferud, Planning Analyst-Parks

     

Information Item:  Wayfinding Guidelines for Trails and Bikeways (materials disbursed at meeting)

James Andrew, Sr. Planner-Transportation Planning
June 7, 2011 6/7/11 5/3/11 (2011-xx) Twin Lakes Regional Trail Master Plan, Three Rivers Park District (Referral No. 50008-1) 
      (2011-xx) Policy Paper on Enterprise Fund Facility Visitation and Application to Disbursing State Appropriations for Operations and Maintenance 
      (2011-xx) Park Acquisition Opportunity Grant for 4 parcels for Mississippi River Regional Trail, Dakota County
      (2011-xx) Change in scope of Eastman Nature Center development grant SG-2010-102 to maximize use of grant proceeds, Three Rivers Park District
May 3, 2011 5/3/11 4/5/11

(2011-xx)  Boundary Amendment to Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park Master Plan and Amendment to Land Exchange Agreement for City/County Service Centers, Washington County

     

(2011-xx) Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Grant to acquire 1 acre for Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Dakota County

     

(2011-xx) Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Grant to acquire conservation easement on 1.1 acre for Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Dakota County

     

(2011-xx)  Phalen-Keller Regional Park Master Plan Amendment, City of St. Paul and Ramsey County (Referral No. 50007-1)

     

(2011-XX)  Change in scope of Grants SG-2010-095 and SG-2010-104, Winter Recreation Area at Lake Elmo Park Reserve, Washington County

     

(2011-xx) Change in scope of Grant SG-2010-084, picnic shelter project at Keller Regional Park, Ramsey County

April 5, 2011 4/5/11 3/1/11 Annual Use Estimate of the Metropolitan Regional Parks System for 2010
      (2011-xxx) 2012-17 Metro Regional Parks Capital Improvement Program Policy Review
      (2011-xxx) Minnesota River Bluffs Extension & Scott County Connection Regional Trail Master Plan and Park Acquisition Opportunity Fund Grants, Scott and Carver County
      MPOSC 2011 Off-Site Meetings and Tours
March 1, 2011 3/1/11 1/6/11 (2011-xxx) Mississippi West Regional Park Master Plan Amendment, Anoka County
      (2011-xxx) Amend scope of Grant SG-2009-039 and Grant SG-2009-040 financed with FY 2010 Parks and Trails Legacy Fund appropriations, Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
      (2011-xxx) Amend scope of Grant SG-2008-055 and Future CIP Reimbursement Request for Como Pool Replacement Project, City of  St. Paul
February 1, 2011 2/1/11   MEETING CANCELED
January 6, 2011 1/6/11 12/7/10 Appointment of Richard Jabs as Vice-Chair to the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission
     

(2011-xxx) Grand Rounds Missing Link Regional Trail Master Plan, Minneapolis Park & Rec. Board – continuation from December 7 MPOSC Meeting - Jan Youngquist, Sr. Planner-Parks

     

(2011-xxx) 2011 Unified Capital Program Amendment for 2 Regional Park Grants in Anoka County, 1 Regional Park Grant in City of Bloomington and 5 Regional Park and Trail Grants, Dakota County - Arne Stefferud, Planning Analyst