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Parks and Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Minutes September 9, 2019 Page 6 the class is to educate local residents about caring for and planting trees. Doing so will create 1 an engaged community and knowledgeable residents for the county and St. Anthony to utilize 2 in forestry related volunteer opportunities. Mr. DeGroy believes St. Anthony is well suited for 3 hosting a class. A partnering community is requested to provide a venue to host the class, 4 outreach for the class and volunteer opportunities to keep the new tree stewards engaged in 5 the future. Mr. DeGoy provided his contact information. The class would be Saturday, 6 October 12 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The planting of the trees would be held on October 26 7 along Highway 88. 8 9 Mr. DeGroy stated he will assist with the outreach to advertise the class through pamphlets 10 and postings on NextDoor social media. Student Liaison Carre’ asked if the Green Team 11 from the High School would be interested in participating. The cost for the class is $25 per 12 person. Some Friends of the Parks group members may be interested. 13 14 Commissioner Overman asked if there is a chance for sponsorship. Chair Jordahl Redlin 15 suggested this could be done with a push notification. 16 17 D. Friends of the Parks Update 18 19 Ms. Ashley McCormick provided an update of the Friends of the Parks group. The 20 presentation included Silver Point Park: Demonstration Garden Site including before and 21 current phase photographs, Project Status, Pollinator Garden Design, Pollinator Garden Plant 22 List, Rain Garden Plant List, and Youth Environmental Stewardship Grant. They will start a 23 Facebook group to update the community. They will speak with Mr. Hartmann about water 24 supply. 25 26 Chair Jordahl Redlin requested the neighbors are informed about the plantings. Ms. 27 McCormick stated they are preparing information for the neighbors of Silver Point Park. 28 29 E. A Year in Review – GreenCorp Program 30 31 St. Anthony GreenCorp Member Minette Saulog presented a PowerPoint with her final 32 update. The presentation included Summer Highlights, State Fair Recap, Service Year 33 Overview, and what’s next. Ms. Saulog worked extensively on grant activities. She reviewed 34 the Energy Efficiency Programs and Outreach and the Community Engagement and 35 Involvement. Her shining success was the Organics Recycling. She noted the City is now 36 Solsmart Silver designated. Ms. Saulog reviewed her accomplishments and the lessons she 37 learned. 38 39 Chair Jordahl Redlin and the Commission thanked Ms. Saulog for her work. Mr. Gumke 40 stated he was inspired by Minette and he wishes great things for her. Chair Jordahl Redlin 41 thanked Ms. Saulog for her work. 42 43 F. ISD 282 Green Partner Grant 44 45