3.1 City Council Meeting Minutes

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City Council Minutes August 7,2023 Page 2 of 8 if Council would like to change that they can. She stated they can look at it while amending the tobacco ordinance for the new CBD, marijuana and THC changes. 4. Open Forum No one appeared for open forum. 5. Presentations 5.1. EDC Update Angie Duus said the EDC Commission decided to put the Small Cities Grant for rehab on hold and discuss it next year. She said the EDC discussed doing some marketing and looking into getting website upgrades. EDC Commissioner Sheila Holley said the Safe Routes to School was discussed at the last meeting and marketing the fading sign by the highway is being discussed as well 5.2 Park Commission Update Park Board Chair Nancy Adams said the Mayo Lake Park is a nature preserve and has a solid number of visitors daily. She said the Park Board has been researching directional signs for the park and would like to see approximately 10 signs around to loop around the dam. She stated there was a tree study done about 10 years ago after the City got possession of the park. She said it says exactly how they recommended maintenance and selective removal of different parts of the tree for the health of the park. She said this goal never happened and the Park Board would like to work on this. Ms. Adams said they discussed a timber sale or having volunteers clean up trees in the park. Ms. Adams said the dog park is heavily trafficked and not in good shape. She said the Park Board has a plan to close off a third of the park each year and put dirt and hydro seed to get a strong base for these sections. She stated they discussed turf, but it was very expensive. Ms. Adams stated the Park Board unanimously urges the City Council to approve the DNR grant for the picnic shelter and bathrooms. She also said they have been researching a digital sign to perhaps replace the current sign in the park. She said the current sign is done manually now and replacement letters are very difficult to obtain now. She said any sign they select would be approximately the size of the sign that is already there. Ms. Adams said the City and Park Board were notified of two brand new DNR grants as of August 31 sc in regard to trees and forestation. She said she went to Saint Cloud to attend an informational meeting run by the DNR about these grants. She said there is no match for the grants but it is like getting free money. She said one is called the ReLeaf Community Forestry Grant and the other is the Shade Tree Bonding Grant. She said the City can apply for both but one of the requirements is that we have a tree study. She said the City does not have one,just the one for Mayo Lake Preserve. Ms. Adams