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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. | NOVEMBER 21, 2024 | MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL MEETING MINUTES CALL TO ORDER at 6:32 PM ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Anderson, Arel, Lillemo, Lundberg, Palm, Mills, Wake Wiesner Staff: Peterson | Thomas | Szurek | Peterson *to be absent APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm, 2nd by Lundberg. Motion Passed 5-0 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: September 26th, 2024: Motion to approve by Wake Wiesner 2nd by Arel. Motion Passed 5-0 SPECIAL BUSINESS City Arborist Kris Paulseth – 2024 Forestry Update: Marked 428 ash, 65 oak, 1 elm, 1 maple private and public trees for removal. Some residential trees still need to be removed. Looking to have a tree sale starting with 100 trees of 8-9 varieties for residents to replace with a max of 2 per household. (Lillemo present). Buckthorn removal. Goal to remove all buckthorn from maintained city property, and then move to unmaintained property. Cutting, treating, pulling. Spray resprouts until it is not an issue than replant the area with appropriate trees and grasses. Driving along all streets and having the Street Department cut any trees that have troublesome overhangs under 15 feet. Marking invasive trees to have removed at Silver View during the storm water restructuring, and marking trees to save at Ardan Park from the storm water restructuring project. Helping residents with tree and bush questions. Process for tree removal. In the fall, Kris drives all the roads looking for bad trees, and pulls over to measure and mark the tree on the property. Leaves a notice on the door, sends a letter with information to contact a contractor and schedule tree removal before March 1st. People can use their own contractor, or the City contractor. Stump removal is not included in the City estimate, but residents can pay the contractor separately to have the stump removed at the time of cutting. If a resident contracts with the City company, the City will bill for the cut, but the resident will pay the contractor directly. PUBLIC INPUT Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and address. Please limit your comments to three minutes. No residents present. STAFF REPORTS Parks and Recreation - Andy: See attached report. Seeing a lot of uptick in events with lots of interest in the community! Community Bonfire at the MVCC was a success, so will do another in January at Lambert Park. Fall Festival had about 1400 people attend. Veterans Honor Day had about 100 people, Turkey Bingo had about 150 people. Cookies with Santa will be Dec. 7 from 10am-12 noon with free pictures for residents. Overall revenue up about $30K YTD from last year. Silver Ukes concert at Silver View Dec. 2nd. at 1:00. Public Works – Pete: See attached report. Mills present UNFINISHED BUSINESS Tim Woods – Community Garden: Most respondents are on the north side of MV Blvd, Primary kind of plant to grow is vegetables, but also pollinator plants, decorative flowers, native plants & flowers, and fruit. Pretty consistent response about having a Community Supported Ag (CSA) style, garden club, assigned plots with and without a fee. Interest in a