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C-�7of <br />allNEW <br />BPJGHTON <br />the city that works for you <br />NEW BRIGHTON PARKS, RECREATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION <br />MINUTES APPROVED <br />February 4, 2015 <br />Call to Order <br />The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Frischman <br />Roll Call <br />Members Present: Commissioners Cook, Eischen, Fields, Frischman, Kunesh-Podein <br />and Council Liaison Strub <br />Members Absent: Commissioners Brunell and Parker <br />Also Present: Sandy Breuer, Director of Parks and Recreation; Chris Wolla, Parks <br />Superintendent and Scott Yonke, Director of Planning and Development Ramsey County <br />III. Minutes of January 7, 2015 <br />MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KUNESH-PODEIN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />FIELDS, TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 7, 2015 MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. MOTION <br />CARRIED. <br />IV. Correspondence <br />None. <br />V. Old Business <br />None. <br />VI. New Business <br />A. Rice Creek North Regional Trail Extension — Scott Yonke, Director of Planning and <br />Development Ramsey County. <br />Director Breuer introduced Scott Yonke. Ramsey County held a public open house with <br />about 60 in attendance. Scott Yonke addressed PREC and mentioned the following: <br />Project scheduled to be implemented this year. <br />Currently in the design/development stage. Working on components now. <br />2011 received Federal grant for trail connection at County Road H down into <br />Long Lake Regional Park. <br />10 ft. bituminous trail with 2 ft. buffer; connections to trail are 8 ft. <br />Pedestrian bridge over Rice Creek and then a trail <br />Connecting trail to Townsedge Mobile Home Park and one to Poppyseed St. <br />providing access to Irondale High School. <br />Proposing boardwalk over large wetland area. <br />Another pedestrian bridge will be over the railway. <br />There is a large grade in that area and trying to make it ADA accessible. The <br />entire trail needs to comply with Federal guidelines. <br />Because the bridge has to be elevated up so high, there will need to be <br />modification to the Rice Creek west trail. <br />Found a way for Irondale High School cross-country ski trail to co -exist with <br />this new trail in the same corridor. <br />Trailhead midway with kiosk, benches, restroom Satellite and possible water <br />fountain. <br />12 foot boardwalk. <br />Multi -use trail; will not be striped. <br />Signage and kiosk at trailheads. <br />February 4, 2015 Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission Page 1 <br />