Arbor Committee

Chair Address: Mary Parenteau 12800 Arbor Lakes Pkwy Committee Members Maple Grove, MN 55369 Marilyn Arnlund Julie Gamber Phone: Bob Henke Arbor Committee Agenda 763-494-6040 Frank Kampel October 13, 2022 7 p.m. Cody Lensing Mayor’s Conference Room Website: Rachael Lamsal maplegrovemn.gov Emma Molls Sarah Piket Donald Varney Jake Wanek 1. OPENING BUSINESS A. Call to Order 2. A. Approval of Agenda B. Approval of Minutes – September 8, 2022 Regular Meeting 3. SPECIAL BUSINESS A. Ben Blauert – New Zoning Enforcement Officer 4. OLD BUSINESS A. Hy-Vee North Funds B. Forest Preservation Area 5. NEW BUSINESS 6. AREA REPORTS 7. ADJOURNMENT  REQUEST FOR ARBOR COMMITTEE ACTION MEETING DATE: October 13, 2022 PREPARED BY: Jesse Corrow, Associate Planner AGENDA ITEM: Approval of Agenda and Minutes – Agenda Item 2A and B PREVIOUS ACTIONS: None RECOMMENDED ARBOR COMMITTEE ACTION: Call by Chair ________________ for any additions or revisions to the agenda. Motion by Committee member ________________, seconded by Committee member __________________ to approve as proposed or approve as amended the agenda for the October 13, 2022 regular meeting. Motion by Committee member __________________, seconded by Committee member ______________ to approve the minutes of the September 8, 2022 regular meeting as presented or as amended. COMMENTS: Click or tap here to enter text.  Maple Grove Arbor Committee Regular Meeting Minutes September 8, 2022 Mayor’s Conference Room 7 p.m. Call to Order The regular meeting of the Arbor Committee was called to order by Chair Parenteau at 7 p.m. Members Present Chair Mary Parenteau, Sarah Piket, Cody Lensing, Bob Henke, Frank Kampel, Jake Wanek Marilyn Arnlund, Julie Gamber, Rachael Lamsal and Emma Molls Members Absent Don Varney Also Present Judy Hanson, City Council Member Heidi Nelson, City Administrator Angie Dehn, Community Center Manager Jesse Corrow, Staff Liaison Oath of Office Rachael Lamsal and Emma Molls Approval of Agenda Item 5C – Forest Preservation Area was added by Kampel. Motion. Motion Kampel, second Henke to approve the agenda. Vote all ayes. Motion passed. Approval of Minutes A typo was changed by Kampel. Motion Piket, second Gamber to approve the minutes from August 7, 2022. Vote all ayes. Motion passed. Special Business City Administrator Nelson and Community Center Manager Dehn presented the Maple Grove Community Center renovation and expansion project. The $116 million project will be on the ballot in November and proposes a 0.5 cent local option sales tax to fund $90 million of the project. Remaining funding would include $18 million in state bonding funds and $8 million from various community sources. If passed, design and financing would begin in 2023 with an estimated completion by summer of 2026. Old Business Fall Tree Sale Update Corrow provided a breakdown of trees sold during the fall tree sale. 83 trees were sold in the 2022 ordering period compared to 74 in 2021. Customer pick-up will take place on Saturday, September 10. Hy-Vee North Funds The committee has been discussing where to allocate the $67,150 cash-in-lieu money from the scrapped Hy-Vee North project. Discussion had previously been around a 13-acre parcel of forested land north of Menards alongside I-94. However, the Parks Department has interest in making the land a conservancy park in their comprehensive plan. Corrow will check on the definition of a conservancy park. Piket asked about planting trees around the government center and lakes. Corrow mentioned that Parks would allow some scattered trees but has received grant money to restore the prairie grass around the lakes. Henke suggested holding the money to see if other property comes available. Corrow mentioned a city owned lot that the committee could plant trees at near the intersection of Bass Lake Rd and Maple Grove Pkwy. Committee members will travel to the property to see it and bring feedback to the next meeting. Forest Preservation Area Kampel requested an update on how to discourage trash dumping near the south parking lot of the Forest Preservation Area. Corrow provided an update and stated Public Works will be removing the curb cut and closing access off to the public. The possibility of planting trees here could also be an option. The committee would like to see a dog leash sign removed so as not to encourage off-trail access to the area. Parenteau asked about when the Buckthorn removal would begin. Corrow expects later in the fall when buckthorn is more easily distinguished. New Business Addison Dahmer Ms. Dahmer did not attend the meeting. Area Reports Arnlund described the Oriental Bittersweet she discovered growing near her home and asked if Public Works or Parks staff has seen it around the city. Corrow will find out. Adjournment Motion Arnlund, second Piket to adjourn the meeting at 8:07 p.m. Vote all ayes. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Jake Wanek, Arbor Committee Member City of Maple Grove Arbor Committee  REQUEST FOR ARBOR COMMITTEE ACTION MEETING DATE: October 13, 2022 PREPARED BY: Jesse Corrow, Associate Planner AGENDA ITEM: Ben Blauert, Zoning Enforcement Officer – Special Business PREVIOUS ACTIONS: Click or tap here to enter text. RECOMMENDED ARBOR COMMITTEE ACTION: Click or tap here to enter text. COMMENTS: In May, 2022, The City of Maple Grove hired Ben Blauert as its new Zoning Enforcement Officer. Ben graduated from the University of Wisconsin- River Falls with a Bachelor of Science in Conservation and Environmental Planning. He also worked part time as the Community and Economic Development Inspector for one year prior to his full-time hire. Ben had also worked for the Anoka County Parks Department for over 4 years. Ben has been a great addition to the Community and Economic Development Department. In addition to his zoning enforcement duties, he also conducts commercial and multi-family landscaping inspections based on the approved landscape plans. Ben has recently joined me at several Tree Essentials Workshops hosted by the University of Minnesota and he is eager to attend future training opportunities. Ben will be joining us at the Arbor Committee Meeting. ATTACHMENTS: Click or tap here to enter text.  REQUEST FOR ARBOR COMMITTEE ACTION MEETING DATE: October 13, 2022 PREPARED BY: Jesse Corrow, Associate Planner AGENDA ITEM: Hy-Vee Funds - Agenda Item 4A PREVIOUS ACTIONS: At their meeting on June 12, 2022, the Arbor Committee discussed options on how the spend the $67,150 cash-in-lieu received from Hy-Vee for excessive tree removal at their property at 9960 Maple Grove Parkway. RECOMMENDED ARBOR COMMITTEE ACTION: Continue to discuss possible uses for the funds. COMMENTS: City owned property at Maple Grove Parkway/Bass Lake Rd. The Arbor Committee discussed planting trees on a portion of city owned property at the northeast quadrant of Maple Grove Parkway and Bass Lake Road. Arbor Committee members were going to visit the site and discuss further at the October meeting. Upon researching the site further, staff discovered that Hennepin County owns a portion of the land where the former Bass Lake Road (County Road 10) was vacated. Tree planting will likely not be permitted on the Hennepin County property. ATTACHMENTS: Site Map  REQUEST FOR ARBOR COMMITTEE ACTION MEETING DATE: October 13, 2022 PREPARED BY: Jesse Corrow, Associate Planner AGENDA ITEM: Forest Preservation Area – Agenda Item 4B PREVIOUS ACTIONS: At their meeting on September 8, 2022, The Arbor Committee discussed improvements to the Forest Preservation Area RECOMMENDED ARBOR COMMITTEE ACTION: Click or tap here to enter text. COMMENTS: Staff will provide an update on the wood chip trail maintenance, the southern parking lot curb cut removal and signs indicating forest preserve boundary. ATTACHMENTS: Sign Example Map of sign locations Sign Front Sign Back Sign Locations  REQUEST FOR ARBOR COMMITTEE ACTION MEETING DATE: October 13, 2022 PREPARED BY: Jesse Corrow, Associate Planner AGENDA ITEM: Area Reports – Agenda Item 5 PREVIOUS ACTIONS: None RECOMMENDED ARBOR COMMITTEE ACTION: The area reports section of the agenda provides an opportunity for any Committee member to report any item in the city that needs staff attention. Arbor related items will be forwarded to the appropriate staff member with a response provided at the next meeting. COMMENTS: ATTACHMENTS: None