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PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 8/9/93 Members present: Carol Huso, Lloyd Jacobson, Morris Nicholson, Steve Schugal, Jyneen Thatcher, Carol Weisberg; Carol Kriegler, Parks Director and Sue Gehrz, Council Liason. Minutes from meeting of 6/14/93 were approved. Carol Huso will be moving out of the area, therefore leaving the Commission. She was thanked by the other members of the Commission, for her hard work over the past years. As a momento, she was given parts of a playground model in honor of her work towards improved playgrounds in the city parks. D-i. Community Park Prairie Planting. Jyneen reported the status of the prairie planting project. The county work on the wetland area and along Cleveland Ave. is expected to be completed by October 1. According to Landscape Alternatives, Inc. (-the anticipated source of seedlings) site preparation should be started soon, to eradicate the brome grass and thistles that are the predominant vegetation present. It has been their experience that unless the existing vegetation is aggressively attacked, the prairie will be overrun by the existing vegetation, with the planting effort completely negated within a few years. The recommended, and generally accepted, method of site preparation includes application of glyphosate by a licensed applicator. Because of the extensive growth of invasive grasses and weeds currently there, several applications may be necessary over. several weeks. Carol K. is looking into the hiring of a suitable contractor for site preparation. Hrian Malzer has received clearance for his proposal to organize and lead a prairie seedling planting as an Eagle Scout community service project. He will be organizing the crew of other scouts and interested community members, meeting with Landscape Alternatives, Inc. to discuss plant selection, and arranging for publicity for the project. Morris reminded us of the equipment needs for this effort, including planting trowels and buckets for watering the seedlings. The seedlings will be concentrated along the walking path, near the wetland and along the Cleveland St. sidewalk. The new sign for the park will be ordered, similar to that at Curtiss Field, to replace the existing wooden sign at the corner of Cleveland and Roselawn. Additional showy prairie plants will be placed around the new sign, to link it to the prairie. D-2. University Grove Park Improvements. Carol K. reported that the City Council approved the improvement plan, as well as approving the itemized expenditures. Timing of the improvements should not be affected by the street improvements. The street work and sidewalk should be completed within the next. few weeks, and it will take at least that long for ordering and delivery of the park improvement items. The sidewalk contractor will be asked about laying the slab for the warming shelter, although the remaining concrete work (footings for basketball standards, baseball backstop, and benches) will probably be done by a different contractor. A workgroup CCaro1 W., Jyneen, and Carol K.) will meet on 8/17 to specify park improvement items. When the City Council approved the plan