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Parks, Recreation & Trees Advisory Board
Meeting Agenda
June 25, 2013
4:30-6pm
City Hall 1" floor conference room
1. Call to order — roll call.
Congratulations to Jason Cecil on his June 17th appointment to our board.
2. Approval of June 25, 2013 agenda.
3. Approval of May 28, 2013 minutes.
4. Staff report? (Steve Wright) Steve asked to be notified 2 days before
PRTAB meetings. Said he may attend, depending.
5. PRT work plan 2013:
a. Tree City USA:
i. Report on progress of Parkside Drive planting. (Debbie)
ii. Next step for Significant Trees brochure of PT. (Debbie)
iii. Discussion of Tree City (DNR) grant opportunities. (Debbie)
b. Volunteers for our parks:
i. Work party at Kah Tai Park from 9am — noon, Saturday June
22. Emphasis will be pulling Scot's broom and garbage pick-
up. Include a press release of the event by Rosemary and
notice to the city website by Debbie.
ii. Update on Chetzemoka, Haller Fountain Steps, and Bell
Tower volunteer weeding.
1. Chetzemoka — email to Barb Pastore June 16.
2. Haller Fountain Steps —weeding by at least Bonnie
Corra and Pat Herkal June 20 and possibly sometime
in July. Rosemary sent notice to PDN events
calendar.
3. Bell Tower — no volunteers have contacted Debbie.
c. Vision for Bulbfest 2013. Danny Milholland heading effort to plant
1000+ bulbs (possibly 3000) at Bobby McGarraugh Park mid
October Sunday Oct 13 or 20 (possible dates). List of bulbs from
Matt Berberich 25 or 50 cents each. Ron and Rosemary Sikes to
donate $25, Debbie Jahnke to donate $25, Danny Milholland to
donate $25, Lys Burden to donate $25, Margaret Lee to donate
$25, $250 from City Parks budget approved by Steve Wright. $375
pledged need another $325 to plant 3000 bulbs. When do we order
bulbs and who decides what bulbs to order? (Danny)
d. Park Functional Plan on hold because staff time is being used for
the MPD process. Discussion of the implications for not having a
viable parks functional plan before the next RCO grant deadline
Spring of 2014.
e. Metropolitan Park District:
i. Report on MPD Steering Committee meeting June 13
and Open House Sat June 1 .
6. Future Meeting Agenda Items.
7. Visitor and PRT board comment — 3 min per person.
Adjourn