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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes February 28, 2023 Page 5 B. Tree Locations Assistant Public Works Director Miller said in mid-March there will be some emerald ash borer mitigation items to the Council and using the rest of the tree budget. If they had ideas of where they would like trees they should send him and email. Committee Member Poelzer stated that along the trail in Hazelnut Park there are tree stumps that could be removed and replaced with new trees. Committee Member Olson asked if the City has identified trees that need to come down due to emerald ash borer. Assistant Public Works Director Miller said they treat about 60 trees, usually if they are too far gone or a public safety hazard around trails they will be removed. Committee Member Olson asked if they could have a tree sale like other local cities. Assistant Public Works Director Miller said he didn’t know the answer to that, and it wouldn’t be from the same funds as he was discussing now. Committee Member Kelliher asked if they could define how large a tree they could purchase. Assistant Public Works Director Miller said it would be 2 ½-4” caliper, similar to what was place on Highway 96. 5. REPORTS None 6. NEXT MEETING A. Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Chair Hinton noted that due to time constraints they would discuss Council Liaison Rousseau’s role within the committee, Green Steps, locks, vests and badges, and 2023 goals at the next meeting. Chair Hinton asked if anyone would volunteer to chair the March meeting, unless they wanted to cancel it. A motion was made by Committee Member Kelliher and seconded by Committee Member Poelzer for Kate Olson to chair the March meeting. Motion passed unanimously. The next PTRC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21, 2023. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m.