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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee – February 18, 2025 Page 6 Recreation Supervisor Johnson confirmed. Chair Dietz said they fill the crack and tape over the filled material. Committee Member Rogers said the things that the PTRC talks about are the things that could be included in the Master Plan. It would be helpful to have this information available for residents to find online. The PTRC has great ideas, this plan will help implement those ideas and recommendations. Recreation Supervisor Johnson said that will be priority. The City wants to grow and fill a lot of the gaps. Committee Member Jacobson said she likes that Bolton & Menk has focused on smaller communities. A color coding system may be something they have run into before and may have suggestions for implementing such a system. B. Work Group Updates Chair Dietz asked if anyone had any Work Group Updates to share. Committee Member Jacobson said there have been discussions about the landscaping at the roundabout. A lot of the neighboring residents are not happy with what is there. The County planted tall grass prairie. It doesn’t look that great. Committee Member Seemann wants to coordinate with the City to get volunteers together in June to go onto the roundabout, with traffic control in place. Her focus would be to remove the invasive species that you can see from the road and let the prairie grow. Committee Member Jacobson called the County and talked to the project engineer for the roundabout. She asked what the County would need in order to do this. Recreation Supervisor Johnson said it can take a few years for plantings like that to take hold but if there are invasive species it would be a good idea to remove them now so it will look better and allow the planting to get established. Committee Member Jacobson said this could be an educational project to see what a roundabout could look like with the tall grass prairie. Recreation Supervisor Johnson agreed explaining what is planted would help residents be patient until the planting is established. Committee Member Jacobson thinks Committee Member Seemann’s plan is solid and she has the expertise to figure out what should be there vs. what is invasive and needs to be removed. Chair Dietz said he has been out to Floral Park and Great River Greening has been doing amazing work. With their equipment, they do more in hours than we’ve been able to do in a year. He barely recognizes the park. It looks amazing. Committee Member Olson wondered if anyone is taking progression photos.