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. Walking. Thirty Mounds View, New Brighton and St. Anthony residents were present, 9 city staff, Ramsey County Director of Public Works and Traffic Engineer, 3 members of the Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission, -5- Council Member Mary Burg and County Commissioners Jan Parker. We were the first ever to have students present. Some lrondale High School students attended. A presentation by two national speakers was given, a walk of the Silver Lake Road and 694 area took place and a markup of maps after the walk of plans for the next 10 years. One of the funding sources recommended wastl1e "Safe Routes to Schools" grant. We want to create a safer route to school andg~ls?me links for the Strategic Plan as well. There is money available for infrastru9~~as well as non-infrastructure. There has been great support from residents~Cbtinciland Commissioners. The Council has approved that we move fOnYiifd witht1:ij.~ ...... process. The grant is due July 6th. Most of the ideas foriIllProv~Ill~nts haV~Come directly from residents. Wanted to get the Commissioft!s~,gmmel1't&and then hopefully have good news in the fall. .. ... .... . "', "', ,',,,, ."" ,:".' ",," ;:. ,;,,,,' .""" "':' :'::"" ,;:: ':::.'.:::'::':;;,::: ',".:':: "'''''', ' Jeanne Frischman stated the workshop was awesome.lti.)X~;fqnto get resident input and opinion and she was glad that Brad took all thecom.ments and is now , ",,' moving forward with this. . Brad stated this is the first year ()f funding. There be 4 or 5 years of funding. Each year we can apply for this funding. Illis is a great start for our Strategic Plan. C. Eagles Nest Groups and Birthday PIDi)rRental Jessica Samuelson, Birthday Party Coordinator gave an update of the birthday parties, groups and teen nights. There was an 8% increase in birthday parties in January through June 2006 compared to 2005. The groups have declined a little which couldbebe,cause of the competition out there. We have done direct mailings!odaycarep[()yiders to increase our awareness. We do believe there has beentIDincre~e bd:'al1$e of the mailings. Teen attendance has gone up dramatically from 2005. We brought it up 184%. The teen program is one night a week where teens can get together, grades 6th, 7th and 8th. This summer we will try 3 different trips. We are considering starting a teen council as mentioned in the Strategic Plan to have a place where teens can voice their opinions and volunteer with seniors or other groups. VII. Announcements A. Update Parks, Recreation, and Trails Strategic Plan Jason said the plan is now complete and approved. Jason thanked the Commission for their help and long hours and dedication they had for the Strategic Plan. . B. Meeting Time Change Jason asked the Commission if they would like to change the meeting time from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m to be consistent with the City Council and other Commissions. Also, Jason asked ifthe Commission wanted to have a July meeting.