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<br />Horticultural & Forestry Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />DATE <br />Page 5 of 5 <br />them. She told how she uses a natural lawn care company and after five <br />years her costs are less then a neighbor's who uses a chemical company. <br /> <br />Fred wonders where Organolawn fits in to our city's land management. <br />Theresa said that they were not the low bidder. Tim explained that the <br />transitional phase and the market niche cost more money but the clientele <br />is beginning to demand Ghemical-free alternatives. He said that Scott's <br />chemical company does customer research and years ago the customer's <br />number one concern was cost, now it is safety. <br /> <br />Doug Grinbergs said that people really need to take this matter seriously. <br />Too often there is a caviler attitude in offices and government and one <br />thing to keep in mind is that to dispose of any of these chemicals you have <br />to take them to hOUSE!ho~d hazardous waste. He believes that the <br />European Union has a better idea and it is not just crazy people making <br />this stuff up. He thinks when it comes to a bid consideration for the city, <br />public health should weigh more heavily than just low cost. He presented <br />pictures of a city employee spraying pesticides into a storm drain and <br />spraying in front of a Montessori School. <br /> <br />Susan believes that design needs to be more of a consideration to limit <br />chemical usage and that there is a place for chemicals in the transition. <br /> <br />Tim said he just wants the risks to be known. <br /> <br />3. New Topic. Matt said that we have permission to use the city booth and <br />we need to determinEl if we are going to sell our bricks to raise money for <br />the Arboretum. Fred was disappointed with the lagging Arboretum 501 c3 <br />status. Fred expressled that our volunteering only covers the meetings <br />and not much further. JE~ff agreed saying that we have taken too much on <br />to do anything more than half way. Fred believes that the arboretum is a <br />city asset and the city needs to invest money on an annual basis for <br />maintenance. <br /> <br />Discussion Items for Nlext Meeting - All other agenda items were moved to <br />next months meeting. <br /> <br />Adjourn - The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. <br />