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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes May 16, 2023 Page 2 Mr. Kelliher asked if there would be any finish to the house or roof. Mr. Boldt said he could possibly finish the roof, but they have to be selective about what they do to the house so the bees will nest in it. For now he is working on his proposal to the Boy Scout district and the rest of the plan could be done working with the City after that. He’d like to put at least a few houses in Floral Park, but he’d like suggestions for other parks. Mr. Kelliher wondered if the height of the houses made them too accessible for kids to mess with them or get stung. Mr. Boldt said these types of bees are relatively harmless and wouldn’t sting people. Chair Hinton said it sounded like the bees would really be in them over the winter. Committee Member Dietz said there are some bees in Floral park in the bamboo shoots and you wouldn’t know they were there. Mr. Boldt said they could place the houses on the bamboo. Chair Hinton asked when he wanted to start. Mr. Boldt said he process with the Boy Scouts takes about two months to plan and implement, so he’d like to install them in the fall or late summer. Chair Hinton asked if anyone had ideas for what parks other than Floral would work. Mr. Boldt said they bees would generally stay around the gardens or nearby other plants they could pollinate. Committee Member Jacobson said the Girl Scouts put in a pollinator garden at Johanna Marsh last fall, so this would be a good addition. A motion was made by Committee Member Kelliher and seconded by Committee Member Dietz to approve the proposed bee houses with the request that Mr. Boldt return with the number of houses and locations. Motion passed unanimously. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A.April 18, 2023 PTRC Minutes A motion was made by Committee Member Kelliher and seconded by Committee Member Seemann to approve the minutes as amended. Motion passed unanimously. 4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A.PTRC Member Updates