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126 and where to get their food and if that is the only food that is available, at least it is <br />127 available. <br />128 <br />129 Member Cicha asked if Mr. Henry could talk about the how to prep flower beds in <br />130 the fall to make safe haven for pollinators and the purpose of not clearing the leaves <br />131 off of them in the spring and not cutting old flower stems. <br />132 <br />133 Mr. Henry explained he believes in leaving the leaves because different species of <br />134 moths and butterflies lay their cocoons in the fall on the leaves. He encouraged <br />135 people to leave some leaves in the flower bed but not on the lawn because leaves <br />136 will smother a lawn. Leaving stalks up for bees is very important as well. <br />137 <br />138 Chair Ficek thanked Mr. Henry for the presentation. <br />139 <br />140 Mr. Johnson continued with a quick presentation on No Mow/Less Mow May. <br />141 <br />142 Mr. Englund highlighted for the Commission the 2022 No Mow May complaints <br />143 that occurred in June. <br />144 <br />145 Chair Ficek asked what the Ordinance states regarding lawn maintenance. <br />146 <br />147 Mr. Englund reviewed the City Ordinance with the Commission. <br />148 <br />149 Member Collins asked if there is a reason why the Ordinance has a height set at <br />150 eight inches. <br />151 <br />152 Mr. Englund explained that is what the City Council decided on for the Ordinance. <br />153 He was not sure what it is based on. He noted this is similar to other cities but there <br />154 is a range out there for other heights. <br />155 <br />156 Member Cicha asked if there were people that did not consider their lawn a lawn <br />157 but rather a planet area, a garden space, instead of growing vegetables there would <br />158 be an area within a parameter where a lawn would be grown up like a flower bed. <br />159 <br />160 Mr. Englund indicated there are several properties in the City where in afront yard <br />161 there is a lawn planting area. Ordinance is pretty specific on this. He reviewed the <br />162 restrictions around sight lines and noted the front yard is not required to be grass <br />163 but is yard cover to prevent soil erosion and things like that. <br />164 <br />165 Member Collins asked if the front yard is yard cover it still needs to be maintained <br />166 at eight inches or less, no matter what type of plant it is. <br />167 <br />168 Mr. Englund indicated that was correct unless it is an ornamental plant or a specific <br />169 exception in the Ordinance. There are several garden areas that people have. <br />170 <br />