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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—November 15, 2010 4 5. Pulled Consent Item—4C. Approve Parks Maintenance Management Plan (continued) and suggestions from City Council and Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee (PTRC) reviews.The areas that were added are: recycling, sign maintenance, playground mulch, pond, sediment basins and MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) outfall inspection and cleanup. Councilmember Holmes stated at the work session, Mayor Harpstead had requested the cost - impacts of this plan be included. She stated the plan was too general and ambiguous overall. Parks and Recreation Manager Olson stated cost impacts would be minimal because Staff is currently doing these things. This plan is laid out so that Staff may streamline their efforts and be more efficient. Councilmember Holmes stated the plan is too general and does not address the specifics of the parks maintenance and schedule for maintenance. Parks and Recreation Manager Olson stated the plan is designed to lay out the items that need to be done in each park so that Staff may better utilize their time in the parks and be more efficient with their duties. Councilmember Holden stated Staff is doing the majority of the items outlined. The intent is to provide documentation for Staff and this documentation will be maintained. She asked what the plan includes that Staff is not currently doing. Parks and Recreation Manager Olson stated the plan outlines playground inspections and this is something that Staff has not been doing. They are visually looking at the equipment but there have not been structural inspections done since the City's inspector left. The sign maintenance was also increased to provide better maintenance of the City's park signs. The recycling program is new and is included in the plan. Fertilizing was also added last year to the schedule and this is - included in the plan. Councilmember Holmes stated the plan specifies that garbage will be picked up daily. She asked if this was going to be done. Parks and Recreation Manager Olson stated the idea of the plan was to outline those items Staff should do at each park while they are there. Staff is in most of the City's parks on a daily basis and will be able to visually inspect each park at that time along with the regular day-to-day tasks. Mayor Harpstead stated there would be no budget impacts anticipated at this time. He asked that Staff let the Council know if this will change. Councilmember Holmes stated Crepeau Nature Preserve is not being maintained as well as it should be. This is a natural preserve with natural vegetation but it is being over taken by buckthorn and other invasive species. Staff needs to pay attention to this park.