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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes August 16, 2022 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br />Assistant Public Works Director Miller made a note to look into it and possibly remove the older <br />sign. <br /> <br />Council Liaison Scott added that at the last work session the City Council agreed to stripe courts <br />for pickleball. <br /> <br />Committee Member Seeman said in regard to plants for Hazelnut Park, she found out prices at <br />Landscape Alternatives are higher than what are listed on the website but they do have bulk <br />wholesale discounts for cities. <br /> <br />Chair Hinton said they had also talked about possibly getting safety vests for volunteers. <br /> <br />Committee Member Dietz felt the vests would be for volunteers to use for a day but regular <br />volunteers could have their own. <br /> <br />4. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. Pollinator Policy Discussion <br /> <br />Chair Hinton said that Committee Member Seemann put together a draft of a possible pollinator <br />policy. Committee Member Poelzer wanted to give her comments: she agreed with pollinator <br />policies and overdue for cities to move forward on the issue. <br /> <br />Chair Hinton asked if the Committee would like to pursue having a pollinator policy. <br /> <br />Assistant Public Works Director Miller said to keep in mind that some of the cities surrounding <br />Arden Hills have much larger maintenance staffs so while some policies are good, they may not be <br />realistic to maintain or follow through with. There are a number of rain gardens that are currently <br />not able to be maintained. Herbicides are used sparingly but used when necessary, insecticides are <br />used even less. <br /> <br />Committee Member Anderson suggested there be a general policy they are working toward, with <br />guidelines and limitations on use of certain products. <br /> <br />Committee Member Kelliher felt having a policy philosophically aligned with the one presented <br />would be admirable, but some of the specifics in the resolution probably weren’t doable and they <br />should discuss with staff to see if they could fit into their work flow or if not what would it take to <br />get there. <br /> <br />Committee Member Anderson agreed and thought the goal from the committee could be more <br />general without so many specifics. <br /> <br />Chair Hinton thought they should decide if they want a policy or not. The policy could say <br />whenever possible don’t use certain chemicals and educate the residents. The policy could explain <br />why pollinators are important and be less specific and the language softened. <br /> <br />Committee Member Dietz said the responsible thing to do was to make sure it would work with <br />the City.