HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Tree Board 2014-02-20Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, February 20th, 2014
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Tree Board of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado.
Meeting held in the Engineering Conference Room of Town Hall Room 100 in said Town of Estes Park
on the 20th day of February, 2014.
Present: Celine Lebeau
Barbara Williams
Dewain Lockwood
Apryle Craig
Chris Reed
Also Present: Kevin McEachern, Public Works Operations Manager
Jen Imber, Public Works Administrative Assistant
John Ericson, Town Board Liaison
The meeting was called to order at 4:08 p.m.
GENERAL BUSINESS
It was moved and seconded (Lockwood/Lebeau) to approve the January 16, 2014 minutes and it
passed unanimously.
COMMITTEE BYLAWS
The members reviewed and discussed the draft of the updated bylaws for the transition of the Tree
Board to the new Parks Board. Minor amendments were suggested to Section III A regarding the
number of committee members and Section III F regarding quorum.
Trustee Ericson reminded the committee that the Town's original Tree Ordinance directed the
formation of the Tree Board and must be taken into consideration when changing the name and scope
of the committee. Greg White, the Town's attorney, would need to be consulted regarding changes to
the Tree Ordinance in conjunction with the new bylaws.
It was moved and seconded (Williams/Craig) to adopt the revised bylaws with the minor amendments
and it passed unanimously.
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
The committee has two vacant positions to fill, as well as one current member with a term expiring on
April 27, 2014. The Town will post for three committee positions. Apryle Craig announced she will be
moving out of state in August and will resign from the committee at that time.
ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION UPDATES
Celine Lebeau updated the committee on Arbor Day events. The Eagle Rock events will take place May
15th and 16th. Estes Park Elementary will hold their celebration on April 24th, with the same programs
and presenters as last year. Feedback from teachers and staff indicated that less small prizes, such as
pencils and stickers, and more emphasis on education would be valuable. A suggestion was made that
the committee could facilitate getting lessons from the ISA or ADF to the classrooms to incorporate
with their Arbor Day lessons. Celine is introducing a t-shirt contest this year for the Elementary
students, grades kindergarten through 5th grade. The winning design will be featured on the 2014 t-
shirt. Another idea that was discussed was producing small tree cookies for each student to take home.
Chris Reed will work on this idea, as well as getting a large tree cookie to place in the student library.
It was moved and seconded (Williams/Lockwood) to approve a 2014 Arbor Day budget of $1000 and it
passed unanimously.
With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 5:00 pm.