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Parks and Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Minutes June 6, 2022 Page 4 1 goes to the incinerator. Commissioner Bordeau noted Ramsey County trash goes to the CERC 2 and they are coming out with a curbside program in 2023. She asked how the City would 3 participate in that program. Mr. Yunker stated the City is going out for bid for trash hauler 4 contract that would begin in mid-2023. He noted it will be included in the RFP. Commissioner 5 Bordeau asked how the residents in Hennepin County could participate in the program. Mr. 6 Yunker stated the City Council is looking for a single hauler RFP. 7 8 VI.COMMISSION REPORTS. 9 10 Vice Chair Reed asked about the Teacher Workshop on how the solar panels are working and 11 Ms. Doolan stated that has been done. The information was to be sent to Jeremy for uploading 12 on the City website. Ms. Doolan stated it was recorded as a Zoom Call. (the remainder of her 13 comments were inaudible). From the last meeting, Commissioner Guest asked what 8 aerial 14 acres is what percentage of the City. He asked what percentage of the City is covered in tree 15 canopy. Mr. Gumke will follow-up. Vice Chair Reed stated she had asked if there was a 16 bulletin board where organics information could be posted. City Manager Yunker stated it is 17 put in the newsletter if the information is available. 18 19 Commissioner Bordeau stated she attended the Zero Waste session presented by Hennepin 20 County along with other Commissioners and Council Members. It was very high-level. It was 21 one step in the process of putting together a plan. 22 23 VII.OTHER BUSINESS. 24 A.25 Parks Assessment. 26 27 Public Works Director Jeremy Gumke presented City Staff annually updates and refines the 28 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that encompasses the equipment, buildings and park 29 amenities throughout the City. This plan helps ensure that these items are replaced when 30 appropriate, and that adequate funding is available when those replacements are needed. 31 32 It has been a number of years since the parks amenities were reviewed system-wide and staff 33 engaged the City’s engineering firm WSB to conduct an assessment of the park amenities 34 condition and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance to further refine the CIP 35 and provide a basis of discussion for any changes in amenities to recommend to the City 36 Council. 37 38 From staff discussion with WSB staff, the overall status of the parks is that they are 39 maintained effectively, but are aging and ADA standards have changed since the amenities 40 were installed. WSB listed recommendations for replacements in short term and long term 41 categories, and brief observational comments. Staff will be completing most of the short term 42 items in the coming months, such as re-striping for accessible parking, purchasing accessible 43 picnic tables and any deferred maintenance. 44 45 Long term items such as playground equipment and trails will need to be planned for 46 completion when funding becomes available. Replacements will be scheduled based on their 47