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<br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Parks Commission Minutes <br />February 15, 2023 <br /> <br />Minutes <br />Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Commission <br /> <br />Meeting of February 15, 2023 <br />Hugo City Hall, 7:00 pm <br /> <br />Present: Valerie Boyd, Jim Compton Sr., Emily McGinnity, Meredith St. Pierre, Ranell Tennyson. <br />Absent: Cathy Moore-Arcand, Mat Rauschendorfer <br /> <br />Staff Present: Scott Anderson, Public Works Director <br /> Shayla Denaway, Parks Planner <br />Debi Close, Parks Secretary <br /> <br />St. Pierre called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. <br /> <br /> <br />1. Approval of Minutes from the January 18, 2023 Meeting <br /> <br />Tennyson made a motion, Compton seconded to approve the minutes of the January 18, 2023 Parks <br />Commission Minutes. <br /> <br />All aye. <br />Motion approved. <br /> <br /> <br />2. Update on North Star Wetland Bank <br /> <br />Shayla Denaway, Parks Planner updated on the North Star wetland bank. Assessments were conducted <br />through October 2022, with hydrology monitoring wells indicating that the wetlands are partially or fully <br />drained. The vegetation assessment indicated was low quality vegetation with mostly nonnative <br />invasive species. Blocking ditches and preventing drainage could restore the wetland hydrology. A draft <br />prospectus is being prepared to be submitted to the Technical Evaluation Panel. Permits and approvals <br />could take up to two years. The wetland banking project is estimated at $970,000. Trail construction <br />cost are estimated at $1,700,000. – $2,000,000. City Council directed staff at the February 6, 2023 <br />meeting to start discussions with White Bear Lake Area Schools on drafting an agreement regarding the <br />land. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />