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Park and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes <br />May 27, 2004 <br />Meeting Called to order: <br />1. Roll Call: <br />Present: Kroeger, Kunz, Kunza, Edmond, Aukee, Sleeves, McIntyre, <br />Dazenski, Lee <br />Absent: Long, Silvis <br />2. Swore in new commission member, Dale Aukee <br />3. Approval of April 22, 2004 Meeting Minutes: <br />Motion to approve: <br />2nd: <br />Motion passed unanimously <br />4. Rick Wriskey, the City Forester, provided a forestry update for the <br />Commissioners. <br />• This is the 23`d year of Mounds View being a Tree City <br />• Drought concerns; two -lined Chestnut Borer are starting to affect <br />declining Oak Trees Look similar to Oak Wilt. <br />• Oak Wilt — lost 36 tree. Trenching is about 90% effective in containing <br />oak wilt. <br />• Planted 55 new trees last year./ The City has a "No net loss of tree policy" <br />Planted Sugar Maple, American Linden, Hack berry... <br />• This Arbor Day swamp white oaks were planted in Groveland park to <br />replace the locus trees that were removed. <br />• Planting of trees along County Road H2 will begin in a few weeks. There <br />will be about 30 trees planted on a contractual basis. <br />• The City received a GIS/GPS Tree Inventory Grant. This will allow a <br />database and layer in ArcView to be created to enable better tree <br />management within City owned property. This was a matching fund <br />grant. <br />• Emerald Ask Borer; preys on ask trees. Rick provided a handout <br />• Discussed storm damage from 5/26/2004 <br />• Boulevard trees are typically 12 to 15 feet from the curb line. <br />Unfinished Business: <br />a) Greenfield Park Play Equipment - request from residents to have the <br />equipment upgraded now. <br />• Steve met with a neighborhood group to develop a playground <br />equipment plan for Greenfield Park <br />0 Steve presented a proposed plan to the Commissioners. <br />