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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes April 21, 2015 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Committee Member Van Valkenburg would like to know when the City Council <br />approves the budget. The City Council looks over the budget in August and September <br />and then it gets voted on in December. If the PTRC would like to ask for anyhting we <br />would want to meet with the Council in June or July. <br /> <br />We have approval to purchase flowers for the Floral Park Gardens. <br /> <br />Committee Member Michaelson would like to get information to the Council by June or <br />July so they know what some of the inputs are that PTRC Members have. <br /> <br /> <br />C. Floral Park Gardens <br />Bob Mullen retired horticulturist from the University of Minnesota has been out to the <br />Floral Gardens. Bob Mullen spoke with the PTRC about adding to the three gardens at <br />Floral Park. We would like to add native plants to the three gardens. Bob has been <br />evaluating what plants are in the three gardens. (What we can do with them this year and <br />what we can do with them next year.) One of the beds is full of day lilies, another one of <br />the garden beds is full of ornamental grass, and the third bed needs a full makeover but it <br />is already in progress. Some of the flowers that we are looking to get in to the third bed <br />would be some Black Eyed Susan’s, and some of the flowers that are already in <br />resident’s back yards or gardens. Bob purchased some flowers that will help with the bee <br />and butterfly population. <br /> <br />Bob would like to establish existing areas along the trails where he can add native plants <br />to the existing areas. <br /> <br />Bob bought a lot of different varieties of seeds to plant at various locations throughout <br />the City. <br /> <br />We would like some members from the PTRC to help out with the Floral Park Gardens. <br /> <br />Chair Stephens asked what other plants could be donated to the Arden Hills Foundation <br />for some of the local community gardens. Bob Mullen suggested that any native plants <br />will work. At this point we will have enough plants for this year. We would like to see <br />how well the plants work at this point and reevaluate next year. <br /> <br />Staff Liaison Grant mentioned that the Public Works Department will be putting water <br />barrels at Floral Park for the gardens. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />