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<br />Parks & Recreation Committee <br /> Meeting Minutes 09-01-10 <br /> <br />PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE <br />MEETING MINUTES <br />Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Parks & Recreation Committee of the City of Centerville held the <br />regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at Centerville City Hall, 1880 Main Street. <br /> <br />Present: <br /> Chairperson Patrick Branch <br />Vice Chairperson Jon Grahek <br />Committee Member Suzanne Seeley <br /> Committee Member Brian Peterson <br /> Committee Member Kevin Amundsen <br />Committee Member Kevin Selander <br /> Committee Member Mark Haiden <br /> <br />Council: <br />City Council Liaison Mayor Capra <br /> <br />Staff: <br /> Absent <br /> <br />______________________________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />I. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Roll Call <br /> <br /> Chairperson Branch called the September 1, 2010 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting to order at <br />6:35 p.m. <br /> <br />II. SET AGENDA <br /> <br /> <br />Motion was made by Committee Member Selander, seconded by Committee Member Seeley, to <br />set the agenda as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />III. APPEARANCES <br /> <br />Master Gardner – Emerald Ash Borer Presentation <br /> <br />Ms. Cathy LeVahn, Certified Master Gardener from the University of Minnesota Extension Service <br />serving Anoka County provided the committee with the history of the main method of invasion of the <br />Emerald Ash Borer, which is through transportation of firewood. Some symptoms of infestation are <br />thinning crown of the three epicormic branches, larval feeding galleries and woodpeckers feeding. <br />What can be done to prevent is early detection, rapid response, do not transport firewood and monitor <br />disposal of infected trees. Purple traps are set out across Minnesota containing a stress hormone that <br />should attract the Emerald Ash Borer. Many cities are already removing Ash tress as a preventative <br />measure due to their inability to take such a significant financial hit when the Emerald Ash Borer does <br />hit. Considerations for treating a tree would be the age of the tree, damage to the tree and if the tree is <br />within 10-15 miles of an infected area. <br /> <br /> <br />1 of 3 <br /> <br />