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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. I MARCH 26TH, 20261 MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL _ MEETING MINUTES MOUNDS VIEW 1. CALL TO ORDER @ 6:30 PM 2. SPECIAL BUSINESS A. Oath of Office Kaylene Berg - New Park Comision Member 3. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Arel, BaRksten*, Berg, Bosneag II, Lundberg, Mills, Wake Wiesner Staff: Peterson I Szurek I Thomas *To be absent 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: motion to approve by Wake Wiesner, Second Lundberg. Passes 6-0 5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM January 22nd, 2026, meeting. The February 26th,2026 meeting was canceled. Motion to approve by Wake Wiesner, Second Bosneag II, Motion passes 6-0. 6. 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. 7. STAFF REPORTS A. Parks and Recreation — Thomas. See packet. Field reservations are now open to general public! Explore More Summer Camp- 90% enrollment so far. 6th graders can do a 4-week training for leadership, which has a cost, after that they can volunteer to be a leader (no cost). Rec on the Go: will be adding Spring Lake Park to the partnership with Arden Hills and Mounds View. The three most popular MV parks were Greenfield, Silver View and Hodges. That Girl Studio (teens) received a grant. Seniors Murder Mystery Lunch was very popular. Third annual St. Patrick's Day Bash. Fiddle and Flannels played and the Lions provided meals for purchase. Membership numbers are ahead even with increase in membership cost. Park rentals are up for the year. B. Public Works — Szurek. See packet. Ice rinks closed on February 17th (typical closure time). Tree purchasing: Around 52 of the 85 trees available have been sold. Residents shouldn't prune trees right now!! Waiting will help keep disease away. Silver View- the construction project for buckthorn removal/diseased trees/invasive species has been closed out. Greenfield Park: climbing wall is still coming. Balance beam and benches will also be coming. Peterson: Upcoming Dates: Earth Day on April 18th- Meeting at City Hall @ 10am (three clean up places: trail on southeast side of the large parking lot to the large pond near mounds view blvd, the park and ride by Mcdonalds, and the fishing area across mounds view boulevard) Arbor Day April 24th. Planting 3 trees at Pinewood Elementary. Planting trees at Groveland at 1 PM. May 12th: 530-73OPM: Raingarden demonstration at the splash pad parking lot- Information on infiltration basins.