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4 inspections and administrative work regarding the removal of diseased trees and one day per week for the maintenance of park trees. One significant project involving the City Forester is the replanting of trees and bushes involving the Long Lake Road improvement project. The large tree planting project will be continued as long as funding is available. Parks included in this planting project include Greenfield and City Hall in 1994, Oakwood in 1995 and Silver View in 1996. This plan is dependant upon a $2,000 annual line item in the Forestry operating budget. There is a need for additional labor hours if the City of Mounds View wishes to maintain the numbers of trees which are currently in the parks. Trimming, mulching, watering in times of drought, and upkeep of landscaping in the parks all takes hours of maintenance labor. This increase in trees and landscaping requires an additional need for seasonal employee dedication exclusively, to the upkeep of park trees and landscaping. If this is the desire of the City, it is recommended that an additional 60 day summer seasonal employee be hired to assist in the upkeep of trees and bushes and landscaping in the parks. CABLE TV: The specific five year goal of the Cable TV program is to provide 24 hours of programming on the Channel 16 Government Access. This objective requires more than the half time Cable Technician position, and therefore another goal would be to escalate the number of Cable TV subscribers for a higher reimbursement ofprogramming monies from the Cable TV Franchise to employ a full time Cable Technician. RECREATION REVENUE RESOURCE: It is also the specific goal of the Parks and Recreation Commission to pursue the investigation of a possible revenue producing recreation facility for the City of Mounds View - - to provide an alternate funding source for now and in the future for recreation and parks operations in the City of Mounds View. 36