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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/26/2020 Environmental Board Minutes DRAFT MINUTES CITY OF LINO LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Mr. Sullivan called the Lino Lakes Environmental Board meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. on February 26, 2020 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Sullivan added to the Agenda the following discussion items: ADD: Magnesium in the water education City Recycling Day - May 16 Agenda approved as presented IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Ms. Andrzejewski made a MOTION to approve the January 29, 2020 Meeting Minutes. Ms. Holmes supported motion. Motion carried 5 - 0. V. OPEN MIKE Mr. Sullivan declared Open Mike at 6:35 p.m. DATE : February 26, 2020 TIME STARTED : 6:31 P.M. TIME ENDED : 7:35 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT : John Sullivan (chair), Paula Andrzejewski, Shawn Holmes, Wendy Nelson, Alex Schwartz MEMBERS ABSENT : Eric Flower, Liz Kaufenberg STAFF PRESENT : Andy Nelson, Connor Kvendru Enivonmental Board Minutes February 26, 2020 Page 2 DRAFT MINUTES Open Mike closed at 6:36 p.m. VI. ACTION ITEMS – No Action Items VII. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. EAB/Ash Removals Update Mr. Nelson mentioned the city response to EAB is to remove all boulevard ash trees, replacement of these trees with a diverse mix of species and the insecticide injections is to stagger the removal of trees over time. There are 21 boulevard Ash trees on Clearwater Creek Drive has begun. Replacement trees will be planted either this spring or fall, depending on plant availability. Mr. Schwartz asked what species of trees will be used to replace the Ash trees. Mr. Nelson stated that in this area the trees will be Honey Locust and Kentucky Coffee trees. The trees do not have pods. Mr. Nelson also wanted to comment on the question that Mr. Flower asked at the last meeting about having a company referral for the Ash tree injections. At this time most of the companies work with cities and give a bulk rate. So for residents they should go with a reputable company and studies show that injections instead of drenching gets better results. B. Heron Colony Work and February 28th Meeting On February 8th, six volunteers were out on Peltier Island for about three hours and did mostly repairing and replacing the metal flashing that is used to limit raccoon access to the young herons. An inventory of the rookery counted approximately 352 nests. Discussion at the February 28 meeting from 2 -3 pm will be to talk about the metal flashing – if it is hindering or hurting the trees. Questions that came up for discussion were  Is it just Ash trees that are dying Most of the trees that have heron nests are Ash trees and disease it is mostly  Were nest in trees that are not flashed There were nest in trees that are not flashed Enivonmental Board Minutes February 26, 2020 Page 3 DRAFT MINUTES  It was sugguested that maybe just flash the ash trees and continue with replanting trees on the island Mr. Nelson wanted to thank Wayne LeBlac for his photos, reports and work with the Heron Rookery. Also the no-wake buoys are damaged and should be replaced, Anoka County has been notified and will be replacing them this spring. C. Earth Day Preparations On February 12th, there was a Earth Day planning meeting, which will be held on April 25th at Wargo. Mr. Nelson would like to hear from the board what they would like to have at the Earth Day event. Mr. Kvendru wonders if the information would need to be updated. Ms. Andrzejewski stated that we should pick a theme and stick with two or three items because there is too many items on the table. “Less is more” Ms. Nelson suggested having resources for EAB tree injection. Ms. Holmes stated that the EAB infestation map would have to be updated. Ms. Holmes mentioned that seed balls are a hit with the children but we need seeds that flower. It is disappointing to not have the seeds produce anything. Ms. Andrzejewski wanted to know if anyone from the city will be there to discuss the manganese in the city water. Mr. Nelson let the board know that the city newsletter contained a lot of information on community gardens, manganese in the water, water conservation, a water usage calculator, and recycling tips. D. Recycling Updates, Connor Kvendru “Fix It Clinic” good event about 40 items were fixed which would be a 93 % of items got fixed. Lamps, a sewing machines, coffee machine, vacuum cleaners were a few of the items. In February at the Saturday recycling, again there was no paper shredding because of broken equipment, so for 2 months there has been no shredding. Which has been disappointing. Enivonmental Board Minutes February 26, 2020 Page 4 DRAFT MINUTES Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Kvendru attended the Anoka Country Waste Abatement meeting and mentioned some highlights of that meeting VIII. ADJOURNMENT Ms. Andrzejewski made a MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 7:35 p.m. Ms. Holmes supported the motion. Motion carried 5 - 0. Respectfully submitted, Mary Fogarty