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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-26-22-PTRCAPPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5 -17 -22 PTRC Minutes DRAFT 05 -17 -22 -PTRC MINUTES.PDF UNFINISHED BUSINESS Trail Projects Update Memo TRAIL PROJECTS UPDATE.PDF NEW BUSINESS Habitat Restoration Proposals HABITAT RESTORATION PROPOSALS.PDF ATTACHMENT A - HAZELNUT PROPOSAL 1.PDF ATTACHMENT B - HAZELNUT PROPOSAL 2.PDF ATTACHMENT C.PDF Park Survey PARK SURVEY.PDF Website Request Tracker WEBSITE REQUEST TRACKER.PDF ATTACHMENT A - REQUEST TRACKER.PDF Volunteer Update VOLUNTEER UPDATE.PDF ATTACHMENT A - VOLUNTEER GROUP PHOTOS.PDF Park And Trail Tour Recap PARK AND TRAIL TOUR RECAP.PDF REPORTS NEXT MEETING Tuesday, August 16, 2022 ADJOURN A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Chair: Marie Hinton (2024) Committee Members: Paul Beggin (2022) Suzanne McGaugh (2022) Kristine Poelzer (2022) Micah Kiernan (2022) Jill Anderson (2024) Timothy Nelson (2024) Dan Dietz (2024) Mark Kelliher (2022) Kerri Seemann (2022) Vacant Vacant Vacant Council Liaison: Steve Scott Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee July 26, 2022 6:30 p.m. City Hall Address: 1245 W Highway 96 Arden Hills MN 55112 Phone: 651 -792 -7800 Website : www.cityofardenhills.org City Vision Arden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential neighborhoods, vital business community, well -maintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our long -standing tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play. Agenda CALL TO ORDER 1. 2. 2.A. Documents: 3. 3.A. Documents: 4. 4.A. Documents: 4.B. Documents: 4.C. Documents: 4.D. Documents: 4.E. Documents: 5. 6. 6.A. APPROVAL OF AGENDAAPPROVAL OF MINUTES5-17 -22 PTRC Minutes DRAFT 05 -17 -22 -PTRC MINUTES.PDF UNFINISHED BUSINESS Trail Projects Update Memo TRAIL PROJECTS UPDATE.PDF NEW BUSINESS Habitat Restoration Proposals HABITAT RESTORATION PROPOSALS.PDF ATTACHMENT A - HAZELNUT PROPOSAL 1.PDF ATTACHMENT B - HAZELNUT PROPOSAL 2.PDF ATTACHMENT C.PDF Park Survey PARK SURVEY.PDF Website Request Tracker WEBSITE REQUEST TRACKER.PDF ATTACHMENT A - REQUEST TRACKER.PDF Volunteer Update VOLUNTEER UPDATE.PDF ATTACHMENT A - VOLUNTEER GROUP PHOTOS.PDF Park And Trail Tour Recap PARK AND TRAIL TOUR RECAP.PDF REPORTS NEXT MEETING Tuesday, August 16, 2022 ADJOURN A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Chair:Marie Hinton (2024)Committee Members:Paul Beggin (2022)Suzanne McGaugh (2022)Kristine Poelzer (2022)Micah Kiernan (2022)Jill Anderson (2024) Timothy Nelson (2024)Dan Dietz (2024)Mark Kelliher (2022)Kerri Seemann (2022)VacantVacantVacantCouncil Liaison:Steve Scott Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee July 26, 2022 6:30 p.m. City Hall Address:1245 W Highway 96Arden Hills MN 55112Phone:651 -792 -7800Website:www.cityofardenhills.orgCity VisionArden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential neighborhoods, vital business community, well -maintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our long -standing tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play.AgendaCALL TO ORDER1.2.2.A.Documents: 3. 3.A. Documents: 4. 4.A. Documents: 4.B. Documents: 4.C. Documents: 4.D. Documents: 4.E. Documents: 5. 6. 6.A. APPROVAL OF AGENDAAPPROVAL OF MINUTES5-17 -22 PTRC MinutesDRAFT 05 -17 -22 -PTRC MINUTES.PDFUNFINISHED BUSINESSTrail Projects Update MemoTRAIL PROJECTS UPDATE.PDFNEW BUSINESSHabitat Restoration ProposalsHABITAT RESTORATION PROPOSALS.PDFATTACHMENT A - HAZELNUT PROPOSAL 1.PDFATTACHMENT B - HAZELNUT PROPOSAL 2.PDFATTACHMENT C.PDFPark SurveyPARK SURVEY.PDFWebsite Request TrackerWEBSITE REQUEST TRACKER.PDFATTACHMENT A - REQUEST TRACKER.PDFVolunteer UpdateVOLUNTEER UPDATE.PDFATTACHMENT A - VOLUNTEER GROUP PHOTOS.PDFPark And Trail Tour RecapPARK AND TRAIL TOUR RECAP.PDFREPORTSNEXT MEETING Tuesday, August 16, 2022 ADJOURN A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Chair:Marie Hinton (2024)Committee Members:Paul Beggin (2022)Suzanne McGaugh (2022)Kristine Poelzer (2022)Micah Kiernan (2022)Jill Anderson (2024) Timothy Nelson (2024)Dan Dietz (2024)Mark Kelliher (2022)Kerri Seemann (2022)VacantVacantVacantCouncil Liaison:Steve Scott Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee July 26, 2022 6:30 p.m. City Hall Address:1245 W Highway 96Arden Hills MN 55112Phone:651 -792 -7800Website:www.cityofardenhills.orgCity VisionArden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential neighborhoods, vital business community, well -maintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our long -standing tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play.AgendaCALL TO ORDER1.2.2.A.Documents:3.3.A.Documents:4.4.A.Documents:4.B.Documents:4.C.Documents:4.D.Documents:4.E.Documents:5.6. 6.A. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS PARKS, TRAILS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2022, 6:30 PM ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL CALL MEETING TO ORDER Chair Marie Hinton called the May 17, 2022 meeting of the Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee to order at 6:32 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Marie Hinton, Committee Members Paul Beggin, Dan Dietz, Mark Kelliher, Micah Kiernan (via Facetime), Kerri Seemann and Council Liaison Steve Scott OTHERS PRESENT: Staff Liaison Joe Vaughan, and Public Works Director/City Engineer David Swearingen, Assistant Public Works Director Lucas Miller and Bobby Pop ABSENT: Committee Members Jill Anderson, Micah Kiernan, Suzanne McGaugh, Tim Nelson, and Kristine Poelzer 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Hinton asked to Public Comment to the agenda. A motion was made by Chair Hinton and seconded by Committee Member Beggin to add Public Comment to the agenda. Motion passed unanimously. The agenda was approved as amended by the Committee. PUBLIC COMMENT Bobby Pop wondered if the Committee would consider adding pickleball stripes to the tennis courts at Hazelnut Park. Most people have nets so it is only lines that would need to be added. Council Liaison Scott said there was a City Council Work Session the previous night and one of the discussion items was how to use a donation from the Spring Lake Park Lions Club. He will ask to add pickleball lines to the list. Chair Hinton said she appreciated Mr. Pop coming in and pickleball was on the work plan as something they’d like to see. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said getting a quote for the work could take a couple of weeks, then it would be brought to a City Council work session for discussion. It could be a couple of months for the whole process to be completed. DRAFT Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes May 17, 2022 Page 2 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A.April 19, 2022 PTRC Minutes Committee Member Kelliher felt the minutes were more like a transcript and thought future minutes could be condensed. The Committee approved the minutes. 3. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A.Trail Projects Update Assistant Public Works Director Miller said there will be concrete and paving work done over the next week on Snelling Avenue south of County Road E. Lexington Avenue is one lane southbound and closed northbound with a detour, they had utility conflicts and are working on the east half of the road. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen added that there is a feasibility study happening along Old Highway 10 from Lake Valentine Road to Highway 96. Soil borings have been done and a report should be coming in a couple of weeks. Once the feasibility study is done they can work on getting grants for funding the trail. Also, the senior living complex on Park Shore Drive is moving along. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said the city received $450,000 for Safe Routes to School out of the needed $850,000. They are waiting on response from the bond request. 4. NEW BUSINESS A.PTRC Summer Meetings Chair Hinton reminded the Committee that meetings are to end at 8:00 p.m. and items left on the agenda at that time will be moved to the next meeting’s agenda. In the past, the committee has taken a bus to do park tours, she had done this in her own vehicle. Staff sent a list of trails that were toured in 2016. If they look at trails in June it might be hard to do without a bus, or they could do something similar to last year where they all drove around to different parks. Council Liaison Scott said he wouldn’t anticipate getting a bus this year due to COVID. Committee Member Dietz said last year they started off with a lot of people but lost some at each stop. He felt they couldn’t do many parks this year. Committee Member Beggin felt three parks would have been reasonable last year. Chair Hinton asked if they’d like to discuss which three parks they’d like to go to or do an email survey. Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes May 17, 2022 Page 3 Committee Member Kelliher said they could wait until everyone reports what they saw this last month in the parks. A motion was made by Committee Member Beggin and seconded by Committee Member Kelliher to discuss which parks to tour until after the Parks Reports. Chair Hinton said the July meeting is usually skipped and everyone goes to the picnic. The majority of people that responded to her email said they would prefer to have an in-person meeting and go to the picnic if they chose to. Committee Member Beggin felt that when they did the park tour in June, the picnic in July and no meeting in August they really lost momentum. He thought a meeting in July was a good idea. A motion was made by Committee Member Kelliher and seconded by Committee Member Dietz to hold a meeting in July. Motion passed unanimously. Chair Hinton said that for some reason the Committee has always skipped the August meeting. She asked how the committee felt about it. Committee Member Beggin thought it would be a great time to hear about summer programming from staff. A motion was made by Committee Member Kelliher and seconded by Committee Member Dietz to hold a meeting in July. Motion passed unanimously. B.Engagement Plan Chair Hinton said she wanted to discuss how to engage residents. The Communications Coordinator said she is always happy to get content suggestions for the newsletter but there is no guarantee it will make it into the newsletter. Committee Member Beggin suggested the committee members have a set of questions they can use to ask people when they are at the parks and on the trails. He thought they could have four or five questions and answers could go into a central place and talked about at a meeting. Staff Liaison Vaughan said they could make a QR code to put along the trails and in the parks that would take people to the survey when they scanned it with their phone. Committee Member Kelliher thought they should brainstorm on questions people would be receptive to answering. Such as “do you like grass trails vs asphalt trails”. He thought they should generate questions via email. Chair Hinton said she’d like to see this again on the June meeting agenda. Committee Member Beggin suggested asking what trails they use. Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes May 17, 2022 Page 4 Staff Liaison Vaughan said he could also put the code at the pavilions and shelters. A motion was made by Committee Member Kelliher and seconded by Committee Member Beggin to brainstorm ideas for questions and discuss them at the next meeting, and to continue to look into QR codes. Motion passed unanimously. C.Recruitment Plan Chair Hinton wanted to discuss current or future ideas for recruiting new members to the committee. She noted ideas were on the memo. Committee Member Beggin said as they are talking to people in the parks they can ask if they have any interest in volunteering or getting involved with PTRC. Committee Member Dietz thought they could come up with a short handout about what is involved in being on the committee. He would come up with a draft. D.Volunteer Update Chair Hinton said she talked with Committee Member Poelzer who has agreed to be the volunteer coordinator liaison between groups and staff, and is already working with five groups. Committee Member Poelzer would like to notify Council Liaison Scott when she gets groups volunteering for tasks so he can tell the rest of the Council. Committee Member Poelzer would like to figure out a gesture of appreciation for volunteers such as an Arden Hills mug because she feels it goes a long way with getting people to return as volunteers and getting more volunteers. Committee Member Poelzer understands she needs to let staff know when groups are working but would anyone from staff be there? Assistant Public Works Director Miller stated the idea of communicating with staff was to make sure they had the supplies they needed for the project. Chair Hinton said Committee Member Poelzer would like to see the volunteer forms updated. Staff Liaison Vaughan explained there were two groups from Boston Scientific, and one from Gradient, one from a church from Washington that will be visiting in July. He wasn’t sure what the other group was. Chair Hinton thanked Committee Member Poelzer for her work thus far. E.Park Reports Chair Hinton reported that the amenities on the list were correct for Arden Manor Park. There are no lids on the trash cans, no nets on the basketball hoops, a large crack in the concrete at the picnic shelter, the playground was in good shape, and there was plenty of mulch. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen noted that park is scheduled for full replacement and a design consultant is working on it now. They are taking soil borings and from Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes May 17, 2022 Page 5 that they will learn if the park can be redone this year or have to wait. There are drainage issues that can be taken care of with the new design. Chair Hinton said the sign on the north side of Crepeau Park has fallen down. There are no lids on the trash cans, parts of the trail could use mulch, there is a wood duck box that has fallen near the north entrance, the benches are dirty, there is a cracked and bent post on the bridge. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen asked that they report items like the bridge and the sign through the request tracker on the City website. Committee Member Kelliher reported that Arden Oaks Park is pristine in just about every way. There was large branch that he brought over by the trash can. There was a slide and a tumbler gym as part of the playground that weren’t on the amenities list, and kid size Tonka toys. Staff Liaison Vaughn thought the Tonka trucks were probably left by the neighborhood daycare. Committee Member Dietz said the roof on the building at Floral Park needs attention, people are driving through the entrance thinking it’s a road, there may need to be a sign. Tennis balls at the Royal Hills tennis court are going under the gates, and there is no bench there. Chair Hinton stated that Committee Member Anderson sent her notes regarding Freeway Park. There is a crack in a swing and garbage cans don’t have lids. Committee Member Kiernan said Hazelnut Park had been re-mulched around the playground and swings, everything seemed to be in good condition. The tennis court has been used for pickleball. There is some graffiti on the benches and inside the slide on the playground. There were limbs and branches down but he’s had help throwing them into the woods. Trash can covers are working out well. The park is well used, including the baseball field, but there are quite a few weeds along the dugout and around the tennis court. There is no lock where the bases are stored and they get thrown around the playground. Committee Member Seemann added that she has been pulling garlic mustard in Hazelnut Park. She looked at five parks and found garlic mustard in four of them. Chair Hinton stated that Ingerson Park has a picnic table that needs painting, there was trash blown around and graffiti in the bathroom enclosure, and the basketball court is starting to get pitted. Chair Hinton said that Committee Member Anderson found nothing to note at Johanna Marsh. Committee Member Kelliher said Lindey’s Park has 3 benches that can get listed as amenities. Perry Park has one hockey rink with lights and a port-a-potty. The permanent restrooms were locked. Staff Liaison Vaughan said the port-a-potty is there year-round and the restrooms are locked unless the pavilion is rented. Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes May 17, 2022 Page 6 Committee Member Kelliher thought the soccer field listed as an amenity should be deleted, but there were 3 baseball fields. Chair Hinton reported on behalf of Committee Member Poelzer that Sampson Park was mostly in good condition. There was a dead tree branch hanging over a parking space that should be removed. There are some cracks on the playset exposing metal that need repair, some of the wood beams surrounding the swings are rotting and have rusted nails exposed, some trees need branches trimmed. Triangle Park looked to be in good condition. Committee Member Beggin reported that there were tracks across the basketball court, but it has since been cleaned off. There is a six-inch square spot that is down to the dirt by the basketball hoop. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said that spot had been repaired last year but popped up again over the winter. They will figure out a better fix. Committee Member Beggin said people have asked if they can bring their rakes for woodchips. There were some people throwing javelins but stopped when he got there. Committee Member Kelliher commented that he heard Royal Hills, Floral, Freeway Park, Crepeau, Sampson and Valentine all have issues that might be worth the visit at the June meeting. Committee Member Beggin suggested taking Valentine off the list. After further discussion it was decided they would visit Floral, Hazelnut and Sampson Parks. A motion was made by Committee Member Kelliher and seconded by Committee Member Dietz to visit Floral Park, Hazelnut Park and Sampson Park at the June meeting. Motion passed unanimously. F.New Member Appointment Staff Liaison Vaughan swore in new committee member Kerri Seemann. 5. REPORTS Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen explained that the existing timber style signs at the parks are aging and as they need repair or paint they are being replaced with composite signs that are maintenance free. Staff Liaison Vaughan added the Touch a Truck event will be at Perry Park on Saturday. Arden Hills Public Works, Lake Johanna Fire, Ramsey County Sheriff, Allina Health, and the National Guard will be bringing vehicles from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Staff Liaison Vaughan noted he will edit the fall recreation guide in June and July so if they have any ideas for recreation programs they should bring them to the June meeting or email him. Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes May 17, 2022 Page 7 Summer youth leagues are full and will be starting the first week of June, playground registration is going well but he needs staff. 6. NEXT MEETING The next PTRC Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 21, 2022 starting at Hazelnut Park, followed by Sampson and Floral Parks. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:57 p.m. Agenda Item 3-A MEMORANDUM DATE:July 26, 2022 TO:Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee FROM:Lucas Miller, Assistant Public Works Director SUBJECT: Trail Projects Update Background A verbal update will be provided at the meeting. Agenda Item 4-A MEMORANDUM DATE:July 26, 2022 TO:Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee FROM:Marie Hinton, PTRC Chair Kerri Seemann, PTRC Committee Member SUBJECT: Habitat Restoarion Proposals Background PTRC member, Kerri Seemann, prepared habitat restoration proposals for Hazelnut Park. These proposals suggest adding native plants back into the parks by replacing existing areas with new local plantings. Action Required Discuss the attached proposals and a pollinator policy. Attachments Attachment A – Hazelnut Park Proposal 1 Attachment B – Hazelnut Park Proposal 2 Attachment C – Plants Hazelnut Park, Planting Proposal, Area #1 18 th June 2022 OVERVIEW In the section of Hazelnut Park that lies between the southern entrance (off Prior Ave.) and the tennis courts, I propose that we add more native plant species. Most notably, it would involve replacing the section of sparse grass that lies between the trail and the woods with an assortment of relatively-short native grasses and sedges that are better adapted to the shady conditions, along with a mix of shade-loving flowers. GOALS 1. Improve the appearance of this area with flowers that bloom from spring through fall. 2. Improve wildlife habitat by providing: a. Pollen & nectar sources for pollinators b. A variety of host plants for insects which, in turn, are an important food source for birds. SPECIFICATIONS 1. Current Photos Attachment A 2. Suggested Species , near the trail: ○ Columbine ○ Wild Ginger ○ Bellflower ○ Wild Geranium ○ Canada Mayflower ○ Thimbleweed ○ Wild Blue Phlox ○ Solomon’s Seal ○ Zig Zag Goldenrod ○ Early Meadow Rue ○ Tall Meadow Rue ○ Downy Wood Mint ○ Smooth Yellow Violet ○ White Canada Violet ○ Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle (3’) ○ Path Rush ○ Rosy Sedge ○ Pennsylvania Sedge ○ Plains Oval Sedge 3. Suggested Species , further into the woods/vernal pond area: ○ American Hazelnut (shrub, 6-8’) x 5 ○ Winterberry (shrub, 6-10’) x 3 ○ Sweet Joe Pye Weed ○ Virginia Waterleaf ○ Jack-in-the-Pulpit ○ Big-leaved Aster ○ Two-leaf Miterwort ○ Short-headed Bracted Sedge ○ Long-beaked Sedge ○ Purple-sheathed Graceful Sedge 4. Timeline ○ Summer 2022 : start weeding out Creeping Charlie, Burdock & other non-native species from the wooded section. Hand-removal when possible; RoundUp when necessary. ○ September/October 2022 : Start planting in the wooded section. ○ Spring 2023 : Kill the turf grass along the trail. ○ Spring-Fall 2023 : Fill in with plants as they become available. ○ It typically takes about three years for new plantings to fill in. Weeding will be required during this time. 5. Estimated Cost I intend to keep costs down by growing some of the plants from seed or using divisions from my yard. However, germination rates are unpredictable, so I would also supplement with commercially-grown plugs. I typically buy my seed for $3/species (quantity of seeds per packet varies) from Prairie Moon Nursery. I typically buy my plants from Landscape Alternatives where they charge $8.50 for a 6-pack of plants, but I might use other sources, as well. Shrubs cost me ~$6-7 each through Chief River Nursery. For this project, I estimate that the cost would be approximately $795. There is approximately 230’ of trail (measuring the western and northern edges of this section). On average, the space between the trail and the woods is about 10’. Breaking it down: ● 8 shrubs x $6 = $48 ● ~20 seed packs x $3 = $60 ● Potting soil & RoundUp ~$50 ● ~75 packs x $8.50 = $637 (450 plants, ~2 per linear foot) ● Total: $795 Hazelnut Park, Planting Proposal, Area #2 18 th June 2022 OVERVIEW In the section of Hazelnut Park that lies north of the baseball field, I propose that we add more native plant species. It would involve replacing the section of sod that lies between the trail and the woods with an assortment of colorful prairie plants, as well as replacing the buckthorn on the edge of the woods with a mix of shade-loving flowers, grasses, and shrubs. GOALS 1. Improve the appearance of this area with flowers that bloom from spring through fall. 2. Improve wildlife habitat by providing: a. Pollen & nectar sources for pollinators b. A variety of host plants for insects which, in turn, are an important food source for birds. c. Replace invasive buckthorn with a few different native shrubs which–in addition to a & b–could also provide cover for nesting birds. SPECIFICATIONS 1. Current Photos The eastern edge, (swings are to the left, the ice rink down to the right)) Attachment B ⇧ sparse grass and buckthorn, baseball bleachers to the left ⇦ bench overlooking the baseball field, sunny during mid-day ⇩ sod to the left and buckthorn to the right 2. Suggested Species , for the partly-sunny areas: ○ New Jersey Tea (shrub, 3-4’) ○ Alumroot ○ Black-eyed Susan ○ Blue False Indigo ○ Culversroot ○ Hairy or Smooth Penstemon ○ Harebell ○ Hoary Vervain ○ Meadow or Rough Blazingstar ○ Partridge Pea ○ Prairie Coreopsis ○ Prairie Phlox ○ Prairie Smoke ○ Purple Coneflower ○ Showy or Stiff Goldenrod ○ Smooth Blue Aster ○ Spiderwort ○ Spotted Beebalm ○ Wild Bergamot ○ Wild Strawberry ○ Big Bluestem (grasses) ○ Blue Grama ○ June Grass ○ Path Rush ○ Prairie Dropseed ○ Side-Oats Grama 3. Suggested Species , along the edge of/into the woods (replacing the buckthorn): ○ American Hazelnut (shrub, 6-8’) x 20 ○ Black Chokeberry (shrub, 4-6’) x 15 ○ Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle (shrub, 3’) ○ Gray Dogwood (shrub, 8-10’) x 15 ○ Nannyberry Viburnum (15-20’) x 10 ○ Winterberry (shrub, 6-10’) x 10 ○ Big-leaved Aster ○ Canada White Violet ○ Downy Wood Mint ○ Figwort ○ Smooth Yellow Violet ○ Solomon’s Seal ○ Spikenard ○ Sweet Joe Pye Weed ○ Thimbleweed ○ Two-leaf Miterwort ○ Wild Blue Phlox ○ Wild Columbine ○ Wild Geranium ○ Wild Ginger ○ Zig-Zag Goldenrod ○ Bottlebrush Grass ○ Plains Oval Sedge ○ Rosy Sedge ○ Short-headed Bracted Sedge 4. Timeline ○ Summer 2022 : Remove as much buckthorn as possible, starting towards the front edge and working back. Hand-dig the smaller plants and use a saw/RoundUp on larger trees. ○ September/October 2022 : Start planting in the wooded section. ○ Spring 2023 : Kill the turf grass along the trail. ○ Spring-Fall 2023 : Fill in with plants as they become available. ○ It typically takes about three years for new plantings to fill in; weeding will be required.. 5. Estimated Cost I intend to keep costs down by growing some of the plants from seed or using divisions from my yard. However, germination rates are unpredictable, so I would also supplement with commercially - grown plugs. I typically buy my seed for $3 per species (quantity of seeds per packet varies) from Prairie Moon Nursery. I typically buy my plants from Landscape Alternatives where they charge $8.50 for a 6-pack of plants, but I might use other sources, as well. I currently have shrubs from Chief River Nursery that cost me ~$6-7 each. For this project, I estimate that the cost would be approximately $1,295. Breaking it down: ● 70 shrubs x $6 = $420 ● ~20 seed packets x $3 = $60 ● Potting soil & RoundUp ~ $50 ● 90 packs x $8.50 = $765 (540 plants, ~2 plants per linear foot) ● Total: $1,295 The majority of the flowers and grasses would be planted within 10’ of the trail. The shrubs (with the exception of New Jersey Tea) would be planted further back, with the hazelnut and winterberry extending further back into the woods (since they can tolerate full shade). Attachment C Agenda Item 4-B MEMORANDUM DATE:July 26, 2022 TO:Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee FROM:Marie Hinton, PTRC Chair SUBJECT: Park Survey Background At the last meeting in May, the PTRC discussed the idea of adding surveys to the parks to give community members an opportunity to provide input and ideas on the parks (e.g. maintenance concerns, desired amenities, etc.). The survey would be available via a QR code in the parks. Action Required Bring ideas of questions to be included on survey. Keep in mind that the survey should be kept brief to encourage as many responses as possible. Agenda Item 4-C MEMORANDUM DATE:July 26, 2022 TO:Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee FROM:Joe Vaughan, Recreation Supervisor SUBJECT: Website Request Tracker Background The City Website features a Request Tracker where residents can report concerns. When a concern is reported, the concerns are sent directly to City Staff where work orders can be made and assigned to staff. There are three categories on the Request Tracker: General Information, Maintenance or Neighborhood Concern, and Public Works. Within the Public Works section are 7 separate forms, Report a Park Facility Maintenance Concern, Report Snow Removal Concern, Request for Tree Inspection, Sewer or Water Service Problem, Street Light Outage, Street/Pothole/Sidewalk Repair Request, and Traffic Light Outage. See Attachment A for photo references. Attachments Attachment A – Website Request Tracker Screenshots ATTACHMENT A Agenda Item 4-D MEMORANDUM DATE:July 26, 2022 TO:Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee FROM:Joe Vaughan, Recreation Supervisor SUBJECT: Volunteer Update Background Three volunteer groups have completed projects in Arden Hills Parks in June and July. A group of volunteers from Boston Scientific painted the hockey boards at Perry Park. Two groups from the Rolling Hills Church in Kansas City, Kansas volunteered at Floral Park. See Attachment A for group photos from volunteer events. There is a group from a church in Washington state volunteering at Hazelnut Park on July 26. Attachments Attachment A – Volunteer Group Photos Attachment A Agenda Item 4-E MEMORANDUM DATE:July 26, 2022 TO:Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee FROM:Marie Hinton, PTRC Chair SUBJECT: Park and Trail Tour Recap Background On June 19, the PTRC had a park and trail tour at Hazelnut, Sampson, and Floral Park. This item is on the agenda to discuss the findings and observations from the park tour.