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HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000047_pg091April 10, 1978 Page 9 MSP (Pickar - Ziebarth) to authorize the City to make application for the CETA project as presented by the Park and Recreation Director. Mayor Pickar reported that he had received a $100 check at the Appreciation Dinner from the Snowmobile Club to be used by the Park and Recreation Department and asked that a thank you letter be sent them. 5 ayes MSP (Ziebarth- Hodges) to put the check into the general fund and have it discussed at the next Park and Recreation Commission meeting. 5 ayes TWIN CITIES TREE TRUST AGREEMENTS - CONCEPT APPROVAL Park Director Anderson explained that the Twin City Tree Trust is a non - profit organization which sets up environmental projects throughout the metropolitan area and that they have so far established two municipal nurseries. He added that he had meet with Twin City Tree Trust for the past two months, discussing setting up a nursery in Ramsey County and that one is planned to be located at Poplar Lake in Shoreview. He added that four communities have verbally committed themselves, and that the cost to Mounds View would be a $700 initial capitol outlay, and that the majority of the expenses for the first year would be to get fences up and so forth. Park Director Anderson explained that Mounds View would get involved in two agree- ments, between the county and each municipality, and between the Twin City Tree Trust and each municipality. He added that Staff would also recommend that $800 be appropriated for the purchase of trees to get the stock underway, and that Staff was very interested in the project because they would not get a nursery of that caliber going with just the City Staff. Park Director Anderson explained that it was a three phase program and that the agreement would be for only the first year, he felt very positive that funding would be available for the next two years also. Councilmember Ziebarth stated that he was concerned with the percentage the County would be taking of stock for payment. Park Director Anderson replied that Twin City Tree Trust had reached an agreement with Ramsey County whereby they would be transplanting trees for Ramsey County, rather than having the County take stock. Councilmember Rowley asked if the trees to be purchased would be in addition to those planted by the Boy Scouts. Park Director Anderson replied that they would be in addition to the 440 seedlings planted by the Boy Scouts. He also added that he is proposing that the funding come from the Park and Playground fund, and that the expenditure was not budgeted for. Administrator Achen added that there are sufficient funds to cover the cost. Attorney Meyers questioned if there was a proposed joint powers agreement that would be entered into. Park Director Anderson replied that there was one, which was similar to what the City of St. Paul had entered into and that it would be a joint agreement that everyone would sign. Attorney Meyers questioned if the nursery would guarantee the trees. Park Director Anderson replied that they would only guarantee them for 10 days but that he believed that with the volume of business Twin City Tree Trust would be giving the nursery, there would be no problem.