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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes July 26, 2022 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br />3. UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. Trail Projects Update <br /> <br />Staff Liaison Vaughan stated the Old Snelling Avenue trail has been paved, crews are restoring <br />the green area around the site and the project should be complete by the end of August. The Lake <br />Johanna Boulevard trail project open house was well attended, but there is no funding at his time <br />and it is not programmed into the County budget. Staff is working on a cooperative agreement <br />with the County to construct the Mounds View High School trail in 2023, not all funding needed <br />has been acquired. The engineering consultant is still updating the feasibility study on the Old <br />Highway 10 trail from Lake Valentine Road to Highway 96. The Parkshore trail and exercise <br />equipment construction should begin in August. Crack sealing and fog sealing on existing trails is <br />scheduled to begin August 8. <br /> <br />4. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. Habitat Restoration Proposals <br /> <br />Chair Hinton said Committee Member Seemann had worked on the proposed restoration projects <br />as shown in the memo. <br /> <br />Committee Member Seemann said she has plants from her yard that are ready to be planted. <br /> <br />Committee Member Kelliher asked if tree funds could be used for shrubs. He thought the plan <br />looked great. <br /> <br />Committee Member Beggin said he was assuming Committee Member Seemann wasn’t going to <br />take on the maintenance of these areas by herself. <br /> <br />Chair Hinton asked if the city would be able to water the plants. <br /> <br />Staff Liaison Vaughan said they city doesn’t typically use the water trucks to water plants. <br /> <br />Committee Member Dietz said at Floral Park they have water barrels that the city will fill when <br />they are empty. <br /> <br />Staff Liaison Vaughan commented that they have volunteers from businesses in town that could <br />help with the projects. The City Council will have to approve the projects and funding. <br /> <br />Council Liaison Scott said it would probably be discussed at a work session and then added as a <br />consent item to an agenda. <br /> <br />Committee Member Seemann stated that she gets most of her plants from Landscape Alternatives <br />and they may offer a bulk discount to the city. <br />