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PARKS, TRAILS AND RECREA nON COMMITTEE MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 Page 3 of! 0 . there is a need for sometlling more institutionalized. Staff was given tlle direction to come back with some funding ideas and options for the Council to consider that would increase the capital funds for park expenditures. Provided copies of budget for their review. . City Council adopted the Smoking Policy for public areas and parks. . City Council approved the revisions to the shade tree ordinance. . Staff Departures - Scott Clark, Community Development Director, left for opportunities with the City of Elk River; and Peter Hellegers, City Plamler, left for opportunities with the City of SOUtll St. Paul; . City Council approved a Joint Powers agreement with the city of Roseville regarding a shared engineer position. This will provide the City with the opportunity to have someone physically located at City Hall and would be available to address engineering issues on a weekly basis. He noted that the individual would work in the capacity of City Engineer. He noted that the City of Arden Hills can have up to 80-percent of their time. He further noted that it could be made a full time position if it ends up that there is any overtime and if it appears to be a good position for Arden Hills. 4. PARKS AND TRAILS UPDATES Mr. Moore provided the Committee with the following update: . Storm Damage and Cleanup: . . Approximately 2,500 to 3,000 trees in the City were downed or damaged due to the recent storm. . He thanked everyone for the help and support with respect to the curbside pickup schedule. . Curbside pickup has started in the least damaged area of the City, north of 694. The process has been slow noting that they have already taken 34 truckloads of debris to the New Brighton drop site. The old Dahlke establishment is being used as the drop site. . The City Administrator has been informed that the cleanup could take well over two weeks. . Karth Lake East neighborhood, all neighborhoods between Lexington and Hamline Avenue and the Arden Hills Townhome Association are done. . A cutting crew has started working on the parks and trails systems beginning with Cummings Park. . Noted that in August of2000 they did a citywide inventory of parks. Sampson Park had several very unique trees and it appears that 80 to 90-percent of all of the trees have been lost in Sampson Park. . Crepeau Nature Preserve has approximately 22 to 27 trees down. He stated that the trail cleanup would the next priority for the cleanup process noting that the trees would be removed safely away from the trails. Any brush or debris will be wood-chipped and used on the trails or blown back into the woods. The trees will be cleared from the trail but will be left. The trees will not be removed down to the stump. This will be the . process for all trails throughout the City.