081622 Park Packet
CITY OF SHOREWOOD 5755 COUNTRY CLUB RD
PARK COMMISSION MEETING SHOREWOOD CITY HALL
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022 7:00 PM
AGENDA
1. CONVENE PARK COMMISSION MEETING
A. Roll Call
Hirner(Sept 26)____
Gallivan ()____
Schmid ()____
Heinz()_ __
Council Liaison Johnson(July-Dec)____
B. Review Agenda
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Park Commission Minutes from July 12, 2022 – (Att.-#2A)
3. MATTERS FROM THE FLOOR
(This portion of the meeting allows members of the public the opportunity to bring up items that are not on
the agenda. Each speaker has a maximum of three minutes to present their topic. Multiple speakers may
not bring up the same points. No decisions would be made on the topic at the meeting except that the item
may be deferred to staff or the City Council for more information.)
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. Maple Shores Development 20430 Radisson Road - (Att.-#4A)
B, Transmittal/Introduction of Pesticide Audit and Management Plan- (Att.-#4B)
C. Liaisons for City Council Meetings– (Att.-#4C)
5. OLD BUSINESS - NONE
6. STAFF AND LIAISON REPORTS/UPDATES
A. City Council
B. Staff
7. ADJOURN
Liaison for City Council Meeting on August 22 is Commissioner____________
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CITY OF SHOREWOOD 5755 COUNTRY CLUB RD
PARK COMMISSION MEETING SHOREWOOD CITY HALL
TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022 7:00 P.M.
MINUTES
1. CONVENE PARK COMMISSION MEETING
Chair Hirner convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
A. Roll Call
Present: Chair Hirner, Commissioners Schmid, Heinz, and Cohen; City
Council Liaison Johnson; and Parks and Recreation Director
Grout
Absent: Commissioner Gallivan
B. Review Agenda
Cohen moved to approve the agenda as written. Heinz seconded the motion. Motion carried
4-0.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Park Commission Meeting Minutes of April 12, 2022
Heinz moved to approve the minutes of the April 12, 2022 meeting as written. Cohen
seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
B. Park Commission Park Tour Minutes from May 10, 2022
Heinz moved to approve the minutes of the May 10, 2022 Park Tour meeting as written. Cohen
seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
C. Park Commission Park Tour Minutes from June 14, 2022
Heinz moved to approve the minutes of the June 14, 2022 Park Tour meeting as written.
Hirner seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
3. MATTERS FROM THE FLOOR
There were none.
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. Recap of Park Tours
Chair Hirner expressed his appreciation to City staff because, overall, he thought the parks were
in fabulous shape.
The Commission had a general conversation about what they had noticed on the Park Tours, the
increased park usage over the last few years, the possibility for installing cameras in some
locations in order to deter vandalism, the fee schedule, and the possibility of allowing inflatables.
PARK COMMISSION MINUTES
TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022
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Commissioner Heinz read aloud from the Shorewood Parks Goals Statement from August of 1996
that he had found. He noted that although the document was old, he felt it was still relevant.
Park and Recreation Director Grout gave an overview of the CIP information for the upcoming
years.
Chair Hirner stated that he would like feedback from staff on whether the trailhead project will be
shifted to 2024 and if so, whether there was some other project that could be pulled forward into
2023, in its place. He asked if there was a way for the City to track the usage of the park as far
as local residents versus people coming from outside the City, for example, individuals using the
adaptive playground. He asked about the possibility of signage opportunities to help direct people
to some of the City’s parks, if they were coming from outside of the City.
Parks and Recreation Director Grout noted that she would be able to see where people that are
renting the picnic shelters were coming from and noted that there may be other ways that she can
try to determine if the park users are from within the City or from the surrounding areas.
5. OLD BUSINESS
6. STAFF AND LIAISON REPORTS / UPDATES
A. City Council
Councilmember Johnson reported on recent Council activities, including the City’s donation to
the Excelsior Area Chamber of Commerce fireworks.
B. Staff
a. Reminder August Park Meeting – August 23, 2022
b. Update on Silverwood Park
Park and Recreation Director Grout stated that Planning Director Darling heard today that the
installation at Silverwood Park should be finished up by the end of the week. She noted that it
rained during the Music in the Park event, but she felt it still went very well.
Councilmember Liaison Johnson stated that he felt this was the first time that he had seen people
with beer bottles in the park and was very happy that he did not see that kind of any leftover
rubbish following the event. He stated that he wanted to commend Park and Recreation Director
Grout and Communications Director Moore for doing such a fantastic job putting this event
together. He stated that the band, brought down the house with an epic encore performance of
the Devil Went Down to Georgia.
Park and Recreation Director Grout stated that this was also the first time that they have had a
food truck at the event which was very well received.
7. ADJOURN
Cohen moved to adjourn the Park Commission Meeting of July 12, 2022 at 7:41 p.m.
Hirner seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Exhibit D - Certificate of Survey
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 14 -066
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING "BEE- SAFE" POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
WHEREAS, the Shorewood City Council and Park Commission have undertaken
several work sessions dedicated to the study and understanding of promoting a healthy natural
environment through the reduction and elimination of harmful pesticides; and
WHEREAS, bees and other pollinators are integral to a wide diversity of essential foods
including fruit, nuts, and vegetables; and
WHEREAS, native bees and honey bees are threatened due to habitat loss, pesticide use,
pathogens and parasites; and
WHEREAS, recent research suggests that there is a link between pesticides that contain
neonicotinoids and the die -off of plant pollinators, including honey bees, native bees, butterflies,
moths, and other insects; and
WHEREAS, neonicotinoids are synthetic chemical insecticides that are similar in
structure and action to nicotine, a naturally occurring plant compound; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is in the public interest and consistent with
adopted City policy for the City to demonstrate its commitment to a safe and healthy community
environment through the implementation of pest management practices in the maintenance of the
city parks, open spaces and city property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Shorewood:
I. The City shall undertake its best efforts to become a Bee -Safe City by
undertaking best management practices in the use of plantings and pesticides in all public places
within the City.
2. The City shall refrain from the use of systemic pesticides on Shorewood City
property including pesticides from the neonicotinoid family.
3. The City shall undertake its best efforts to plant flowers favorable to bees and
other pollinators in the City's public spaces.
4. The City shall designate Bee -Safe areas in which future City plantings are free
from systemic pesticides including neonicotinoids.
5. The City shall undertake best efforts to communicate to Shorewood residents the
importance of creating and maintaining a pollinator - friendly habitat.
6. The City shall publish a Bee -Safe City Progress Report on an annual basis.
4825 -8825- 3468.1
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 28th
day of July, 2014.
Scott; erby, Mayor
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Marie Darling
From:Ryan Anderson <randerson@ipminstitute.org>
Sent:Tuesday, August 2, 2022 12:48 PM
To:Larry Brown; Marie Darling; Twila Grout
Subject:Fw: Shorewood Budget
Here were Alec's cost estimates. Please let me or Alec know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Ryan
From: Alec McClennan <alec@whygoodnature.com>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2022 11:51 AM
To: Ryan Anderson <randerson@ipminstitute.org>; Sydney Lezaic <sydneyl@whygoodnature.com>
Cc: Leah McSherry <LMcSherry@ipminstitute.org>; Larry Brown <lbrown@ci.shorewood.mn.us>
Subject: Shorewood Budget
Folks,
Hope you are each having a great Summer! Wanted to reach out and get you some numbers to look at for the parks. In
this FIELD PRICING WORKSHEET you'll find a tool that we can use to help create a program to meet your expectations
and budget. It is currently populated with our recommendations but is just a starting point.
We've split the numbers a few ways and can do more splitting as needed to get into a budget that will work for
Shorewood. The numbers here include material cost estimates and not the cost of application. If you contract out the
applications, there will be a charge to apply. It is possible that Shorewood can purchase the materials and hire someone
to apply them. If you have equipment to apply materials or are interested in purchasing equipment to do the
applications, we are happy to advise.
The spreadsheet might look a little intimidating at first but I promise it makes sense :). Happy to jump on a call today to
go over it if you like Larry.
We've differentiated the program levels at each park as A,B,C.
Area Classifications
Class A
High Profile, high use areas. Get the full treatments.
Class B
Moderate use and doesn't need to be perfect.
Class C
Very Low Priority, minimal treatments each year.
On the spreadsheet, sheet one (Shorewoods Classifications) considers the entire park area as shown in the maps you
provided us as class A. If cost is a concern, we suggest treating only the playing field areas themselves as Class A
wherever possible (GN Classifications Tab). In the GN Classifications Tab we considered playing areas as Class A and
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areas around the playing surfaces as Class B. Many communities we work with consider the playing field portions of the
parks as Class A and everything outside the playing fields as Class C. We can adjust however you like. The Spreadsheet
is set up so that we can change the classification of each field area and it will calculate how that impacts the overall cost.
Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions. Also, a full report is forthcoming but wanted to get this to you
sooner...
Bottom line: Materials costs for the proposed applications range from $45k - $84k for all the parks combined. We can
adjust as needed to hit a target budget.
Thanks!
Alec
Alec McClennan
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Office: 216.641.9800
Cell: 216.570.5346
Email: alec@whygoodnature.com
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CITY OF
SHOREWOOD
5755 Country Club Road Shorewood, Minnesota 55331
952-960-7900 www.ci.shorewood.mn.us cityhall@ci.shorewood.mn.us
To: Park Commission
From: Twila Grout, Park & Rec Director
Memo Date: August 16, 2022
Re: Determine Liaison to City Council Meetings
__________________________________________
Listed below is a schedule for the Park Commissioners to determine who will be the liaison to
the City Council meetings.
Park Commission Meeting Report at City Council Liaison
Meeting
August 16, 2022 August 22, 2022
September 13, 2022 September 26, 2022 Hirner
October 25and November 22, November 28, 2022
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