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Parks,Trails&Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes October 16,2012 Page 2 Council Liaison Holden reported that the Council reviewed the fee schedule at their meeting last night and made the decision to NOT allow intramural/club soccer/flag football/rugby field rental in our parks. The City has experienced the fields being torn up and the fees do not cover the staff time to repair. The City will continue to rent the softball fields. Council Liaison Holden announced that the new City website will go live on December 7, 2012. B. Public Works/Parks & Recreation Report Parks and Recreation Manager Olson reported that at the last PTRC meeting, the committee was interested in having the entrance trail to Cummings Park(from Fair Isaac) improved. She indicated that staff is looking at a plan to remove all remaining park gates. In addition, staff would like to landscape around those areas to ensure they look like trail entries versus roads and to be more aesthetically pleasing for users. 4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Trail Signage Update Parks and Recreation Manager Olson indicated the trail maps have been finalized and are in production. Staff included the final maps in the packet for review. The posts should be installed this week. Committee Member Michaelson asked if the posts were being installed with concrete. Ms. Olson indicated that all posts will be installed with concrete. Ms. Olson anticipates the actual trail maps to be completed this week and installed within the next two weeks. Committee Member Peck asked if all map locations have been marked and checked out by staff. Ms. Olson indicated that she and the Public Works Superintendent went out and located all of the signs. B. Buckthorn Removal Day Ms. Olson recapped that at last month's meeting,the committee decided to again do a buckthorn removal project on the 271h of October from 9:00-1:00 p.m. at Hazelnut Park. Ms. Olson indicated that they will meet at 8:50 on October 271h and that she had sent a flyer to the neighbors around the park and the Trinity Lutheran Cub Scout group. She also asked that since the City has a limited amount of tools that the members bring as many tools as possible (saws, root pullers). Committee Member Larson indicated that each buckthorn stump needed to be treated in order to avoid spreading. In addition,the berries should be removed before chipping or it will just spread the seedlings. Ms. Olson indicated that it is difficult to remove the berries before chipping in these large spread removal projects. Ms. Larson indicated she could head up removing the berries for the project.