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<br />HASTINGS NATURAL RESOURCES AND RECREATION COMMITTEE <br />MEETING MINUTES <br />December 18th, 2002 <br />Attendees: Commissioners Brown, Christenson, Dullum, Popp, Sieben, and Vieth. Parks <br />Director Marty McNamara. <br />No November meeting minutes to approve. <br />Karen Schik and Tom Lewanski, representing the Friends of the Mississippi, <br />made a short presentation summarizing proposed restoration and development <br />plans for the River Flats area. This was a short version of the public presentation <br />th <br />made at the November 20 meeting at City Hall. Public comments to the various <br />plan components were also discussed. Preliminary cost estimates and funding <br />scenarios were discussed in general terms, with no action needed at this time. <br />A discussion of the proposed cross country ski loop in the River Flats area was <br />discussed. Trail grooming would be done by Dakota County for $130 per visit. <br />Consensus was that no action needed to be taken on the issue until we get <br />sufficient snow. <br />City Forester Kevin Smith brought a request to the committee for Hastings’s <br />participation in the Water Quality Management and Testing of Sensitive Areas <br />program. The state program trains individuals to perform water quality and <br />wetland health surveys. The committee unanimously approved the expenditure of <br />$3,080 of non-dedicated park funds in 2003 for the project and will budget an <br />additional $3,080 in 2004. <br />Park dedication options for the Schoolhouse Square development were discussed. <br />A motion was made to accept $850 per unit in park dedication funds, for a total of <br />$11,050. Motion passed unanimously. <br />nd <br />Next NRRC meeting on January 22 at the Joint Maintenance Facility. <br />