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Green Sheet rt 3017075
Presented By
Referred to
RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAlNT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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Committee: Date
1 WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 17370, Council File No. 86-792, adopted
2 July 10, 1986, requires tliat all City programs for pesticide use
3 be reviewed and approved by the City Council prior to any
4 application upon City property; and
5 WHEREAS, The Division of Parks and Recreation'5 Conservatory and
6 Golf Courses require intensive pest control measures in order to
7 maintain the economic values of these facilities; and
8 WHEREAS, Other Park Areas require less intensive pest control
9 measures; and
10 WHEREAS, The Division of Parks and Recreation's chemical programs
11 use material recommended and approved under Federal and State of
12 Minnesota regulation and such material are applied under the
13 supervision of certified licenced personnel; and
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WHEREAS, Warning signs will be posted at all sites where chemical
are applied as required by Ordinance No. 17370;
NOW, THERErORE BE IT RESOLtiED, That �he Division oi Parks and
Recreation may proceed with it's 2004 Pesticide Program, as
attached, of integrated pest management strategies using chemical
a control with biological and cultural controls to reduce pests
to an acceptable level and provide proper notification of where
pesticides will be used on Parks property.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Division of Parks and Recreation
is required, whenever possible, to post notice within the
effected area 24 hours prior to the use of chemical controls and
provide written notice to the City Clerk within seven (7) days
following application as to what chemicals were used and the
reasons for their use.
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Green Sheet ,u, 3017075
Presented By
Referred to
RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAfNT PAUL, MINNESOTA
28 BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, That prior to the
29 pesticide program, the Division of Parks
30 for the Council's approval complete plans
31 of a Integrated Pest Management Program.
Adopted by
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approval of the 2005
and Recreation submit
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DepartmenUOfficelwuncii: Date Initiated:
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Patricie F�eeman � 0 aris and ecr Non /
558-2318 p�[gn 1 arks and rea5on De artment Director ��� �� 1
Must Be on Council /\qenda by (Date): Number 2 0 �
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Adion Requested:
Signatures on attached resolution authorizing the Division of Pazks and Recrea6on to undefiake a Pest Control Progrem on City Pazk
properties and post notificarion of the same.
Recommendafioos: Approve (A) or Reject (R): Personal Service Contrecte Must Answer the Followi�g Questio�s:
Planning Commission 1. Has this person/firtn ever worked under a contract for this department?
CIB Committee Yes No
Civil Service Commission 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
Yes No
3. Does this personffirtn possess a skill not normally possessed by any
current city employee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet
Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
ApprovaJ and authorizarion to the Division of Pazks and Recreation to undertake 2004 Pest Control Prograzn on City Pazk property and
to post notificarion of the saxne as xequited - Ordinance No. 17370 Council File No 86-972, adopted June 10, 1986
AdvantaqeslfApproved:
The Division of Parks and Recrearion will use the 2004 IPM to guide the use of Chemical, Biological and Mechanical pest control to
keep pests at an acceptable level in Pazk properry. ��CE�VE�
DisadvanWges If Approved: �(�Y �, $ Za�
None
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Disadvantages If Not Approved:
Lower revenues - Increased Operation Costs - I,oss of Aesthetic value. �a g��o ��-�� � p g��
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City of Saint Paul Division of Parks and Recreafion
2004 Integrated Pest Management Program
Parks and Recreation Areas: TI►e IPM Program for tlie Division of Parks and Reereation
cousists of three types of control:
l. Biological Control: Whenever possible, the Division uses plants apprapriate for the
environznent in which it is planted. These plants are adapted to the local climate and can cvithstand
many of the common diseases and pests of the azea. Tlus may includes plants with a genetic
resistance to common diseases in the azea.
2. Cultural Control: This control is one of the most widely used and is adaptable to all parts of
the Division. The following methods are used with this type of control:
Maintaining healthy plants with proper nutrient and moisture comrol
-Using correct pruning and cutting practices
-Avoiding monocultures
-Using mulch to retain moisture and suppress weed growth
-Follouring recommended mowing cycles and turf height
3. Chemical Control: The division uses pesricides when the aesthetic injury to a plant is more
than can be tolerated in that particular location. The aesthetic in}ury threshold varies from one
location to another. Far example, park areas can withstand greater aesthetic injury than a golf
course. The division uses pesricides that target specific problems, rather than a broad spectnun
pesticide. Whenever possible, we use the least toacic concentration that produces the desired
effect. This reduces the amoum of chemical released into the environment and helps to prevent
accidental over exposures.
With in the city there are five separate areas that use pesticides as a means for controlling
unwanted pests and disease, these are: Golf courses, Parks and Recreation, Forestry, the
Conservatory and the Midway Stadium. Each location has problems and procedures unique to
their area, but all use chemical control in the most environmemally responsible ways possible,
Golf Courses:
Goff courses use a variety of chemicals to control diseases such as Dollar Spot and Snow
Mold, to control pests such as cut worm and to add nutrients to their highly used twf azeas such
as fanways and tee boxes. The golf courses review their chemical usage to ensure that the
chemicals they choose are the most effective and environmentally friendly ones available and
phase out the ones that don't meet their standards.
Fairways:
-Crrass is cut to a height determined by the desired play of the ball. For golfers to utilize
the fairway, the turf must be kept in proper playing condition.
- Fauway turf is fertilized, aerated and verticut to promote the developmem of dense,
healthy turf and to alleviate compaction.
- Fairway turf is irrigated. Frequency is deternuned by need.
- Broadleaf and grassy weeds are controlled by cutting and/or herbicide
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- Fungal invasions are controlled by cutting, adjusting irrigation, adjusting fertilization,
andlor by a fungicide.
Tees:
-Tee areas require a short mow height which results in greater stress on the tee turf. The
tee huf is also stressed by gouging and foot traffic.
- Tee turf is fertilized, aerated and verticut to promote dense healthy turf and to alleviate
campaction.
- Broadleaf and grassy weeds are controlled by cutting and/or herbicide
- Fungal invasions are controlled by cuttmg, adjusting irrigation or nutrients and/or
fungicide
- Tees are aerated twice a year
- Tee turf is irrigated on a need basis
Greens:
- Greens are the most highly maintained areas on a golf course. Greens are cut to an
extremely short height on a nearly daily basis to ensure that golfers are able to use the area
as determined by the game.
- Green turf is fertilized, aerated, and verticut to promote dense, healthy turf and to
alleviate compackion.
- Broadleaf and grassy weeds are controlled by cutting and/or herbicide
- Fungal invasions are controlled by cutting, adjusting irrigation or nutrients and/or
fungicide
- Greens are mechanically aerated twice a year and water aerated three times a year.
- Grezn turf is irrigated on a need basis
Roughs:
- Trees and shrubs are tiimmed to ma;,,ta;n height and view lines within the golf course
- Trees and shrubs are fertilized on a need basis
- Grass in cut to a standard height
- Broadleaf and grassy weeds are controlled by cutting andlor herbicide
- Irrigation in the rough is done in heavy play areas or in an area of new turf only on an as
needed basis.
Pond AreaslWater Hazzard:
- Active disease man�ement is not done in natural ponds. Native vegetation is controlled
when plant populations e�cceed the desirable level for a game of golf or eudanger the
quaiity of the water environment.
-Algae is controlled to prevent irrigarion pipes from clogging, either using natural
cotrtrols, such as barely straw or herbicide.
Deep RoughJDiatural Areas:
-No active disease management is done in these areas. Trees and shrubs are tiimmed only
to correct hazardous situations
- None native, invasive trees and shrubs are removed as time allows.
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Parks and Recreafion Areas:
Due to the extensive and diverse azeas within the pazks and recreation areas it is hard to classify
the use of pesticides to certain activities. Chemicais are used on an"as-needed" basis only after
throughly exploring the non-chemical options.
- Park turf azeas are mowed on a cycle using a lazge rotary mower to a height which is
acceptable to pazk patrons.
- Little spraying is done to control weeds for purely aesthetic reasons
- There is no spraying for dandelions anywhere in the parks system, this includes
parkways, recreation centers and park turf areas.
- Parks is making an effort to install mulch rings azound the base of trees to prevent
mower and weed whip damage.
- Trapping is the main method of controlling rodents in pazk buildings
Forestry:
- Forestry uses a limited amount of chemical to control epidemic diseases or insect
infestations, there is no spraying for aesthetic purposes.
- Chemical may be used to treat stumps and prevent r�sprouting if stump removal is not
an option.
Conservatory and Zoo:
The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory is an intensively cuhivated environment under
gtass. T'he public giasshouse pest control is different from the production greenhouses (behind-
the-scenes). The public areas aze not treated with traditional pesticides for public safety reasons.
Horticultural oils and soaps, proper culture and fertilization, and regalar releases of beneficial
insects are the methods utilized in the greenhouses open to the public. In the non-public
production greenhouses, IPM is aiso utilized and traditional pesticides are incorporated in the
m'v�. Cleanliness, sanitaxion and proper culture aze important components of IPM in the
production greenhouses.
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory Grouuds including the Como Ordway Memorial
Japanese Garden Proper plant selection and culture are importam IPM factors that m;nim;�e the
need for pesticides, herbicides and fungicides. The grounds are categorized into mairnenance
levels. Weed control in high maintenance areas is more intensive and incotporates herbicides.
The 7apanese Garden is an intensive high maintenance garden. A tree service is hired to apply
fungicides to control dothistroma needle blight on the Austrian pines which are e�ctremely
important trees in that garden. Herbicides are used infrequently to comrol weeds in medium and
low maintenance areas. Herbicides are also used as part of the campaign to eradicate buckthorn
Midway Stadium:
-Turf is mowed to maintain the playing field and control weed populations
- Turf is fertilized and irrigated to promote healthy, dense growth
- Little or no herbicide application is done ontside the playing field
- Fungicide applicarion is done on an as needed basis
- Trapping is the prefened method of rodent control rather than chemical
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