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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. I SEPTEMBER 25TH, 20251 MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL MEETING MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:30 PM MOUNDS V E-W 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Arel, Bankston, *Bes, eag11, *LundbeFg, Palm, *N44, Wake Wiesner Staff: Peterson I Szurek I Thomas *To be absent 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm; 2nd Wake Wiesner. Passed 4-0 4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM: August 28th, 2025, meeting: Motion to approve by Wake Wiesner; 2nd by Bankston. Motion Passed 4-0 5. PUBLIC INPUT Citizens may speak about 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. 6. STAFF REPORTS A. Parks and Recreation — Thomas: see attached report. Still need to do the Storybook walk. Maybe at the Community Bonfire and/or the Fall Festival in October. B. Public Works — Szurek: see attached report. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Zipline update, Pulling Zipline Starting this week -Szurek: Low removal process so the pipes don't bend. The site at Silver View is prepped for concrete and MW Playground to come and reinstall, and to put up swings and dinosaurs back at Hodges. B. Discussion on the Park and Recreation pamphlet with updates - Thomas: see first draft with updated pictures, but not updated text revisions. Need to include fitness court at City Hall and update pics at Hodges, and Lakeside. Hope to have second draft in October with text revisions. LUNDBERG PRESENT 6:53 PM C. Parks Rules Signs will be addressed in October Park Commission meeting. 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Community Garden Update: Resident @ 2501 Sherwood and Resident @ 8432 Groveland spoke about the Community garden. About 20 people signed up to participate. Able to build 3, got donations of wood, supplies, and plants to build 4 total raised beds, and had some in - ground garden spots. Lots of cardboard for pathways under the wood chips. Started with 11 members, ended up with 6 active. Got to meet a lot of Edgewood parents to share tools and promote and use the seed library from Ramsey County —White Bear Lake! There was lots of donations for starter plants, so it wasn't just seed planting. Did not have to worry about watering too much this year with the natural rainfall. Not as much member activity as what was hoped for. Challenge to find a common way to communicate with each other. Too many meetings at the start led to burnout. Garden problems: voles and rabbits. Learning ideas: Set date each month to meet and share ideas. Might want a sign next year with rules & expectations. Members were thrilled to be able to build community, share,