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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee – September 17, 2024 Page 6 <br />Committee Member Loosbrock was not sure. <br /> <br />Vice Chair Olson asked if the suggestion is to request Public Works plans to spray next year. <br /> <br />Committee Member Loosbrock said she was asked by Council Liaison Rousseau to update the <br />committee. She confirmed she would like to request that Public Works plan for the spraying next <br />year. <br />Committee Member Jacobson asked for clarification on the upcoming volunteer event. Since the <br />site is not properly prepared, the planting can’t happen? <br />Committee Member Loosbrock said some of the work can be done but the buckthorn seedlings <br />will need to be pulled by hand. The direction was to seed two to three acres. That will not happen. <br /> <br />Committee Member Jacobson summarized that the volunteer planting can’t be done because <br />they are unable to clear the two to three acres and removing the buckthorn seedlings would be <br />completely manual labor. <br /> <br />Committee Member Loosbrock confirmed. She said in order to get the plants in the ground, the <br />buckthorn seedlings need to be removed. There would be no way to spray the buckthorn later, <br />without killing the plants. <br /> <br />Committee Member Jacobson asked if there was a smaller area that could be completed. <br /> <br />Committee Member Loosbrock said they are already working on a very small area. <br /> <br />Committee Member Johnson asked what the time commitment would be to spray the area. <br /> <br />Committee Member Loosbrock said she requested that Public Works go and spray for just an <br />hour to prepare for the planting. There was no response. <br /> <br />Committee Member Dietz asked if a weed whip could be used. <br />Committee Member Loosbrock said that won’t kill it. Once the flowers are in the ground, the <br />buckthorn can’t be sprayed without killing the new plants. <br /> <br />Committee Member Loosbrock asked if there would still be a volunteer event on September 28. <br /> <br />Committee Member Loosbrock confirmed. There are at least eight volunteers. <br /> <br />Committee Member Nelson asked who made the decision to prohibit volunteers from using <br />herbicides. <br /> <br />Committee Member Loosbrock said it was the new City Attorney. <br /> <br />Committee Member Nelson asked if it was a liability issue and if there was anything that could <br />be done to change it. <br /> <br />Vice Chair Olson asked if it needed to be sprayed right away after cutting.