HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Tree Board 2014-01-16Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, January 16th, 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 16th day of January, 2014.
Present: Celine Lebeau
Barbara Williams
Chris Reed
Also Present: Scott Zurn, Director of Public Works
Jen Imber, Public Works Secretary
Russ Franklin, Parks Division
Brian Berg, Parks Division
Keri Kelly, Parks Division
Megan Lindeman, Parks Division
Tonya Ziegler, Parks Division
Absent: Dewain Lockwood
Apryle Craig
Scott Zurn called the meeting to order at 4:06 p.m.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Due to the absence of a quorum, approvals of the budget and meeting minutes from October 2013
were postponed until the February meeting.
TREE BOARD CHANGES
The Tree Board is broadening its scope of responsibilities as well as changing the board title to Parks
Advisory Board. The Town Board is supportive of these changes and is awaiting new by-laws for review
and approval.
The board discussed possibilities for the new and broader scope of responsibilities to be included in
the by-laws. Possible areas of focus for the new board include: art in public places — memorials,
donations, permanent installations and locations, publicly funded art; parks — public and private
standards; trails; planting standards — invasive plants, noxious weeds, measures of control; pests such
as beetles; education — arbor day, plant walks, symposiums; and river work — clean-ups, education and
support, wetlands, revegetation, willow cuttings; wildlife; downtown waste management; and new
planting areas.
The Parks division will work on rewriting the by-laws and will present a draft for the February meeting.
ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION UPDATES
Celine Lebeau is working on setting up appointments with Estes Park Elementary and Eagle Rock to
schedule the 2014 Arbor Day celebration. Celine is also working on integrating a t-shirt design contest
as a new feature for this year's celebration.
BOARD BUDGET
The board is reconsidering budget allocation with the board revisions and the new scope. A vote will
be taken after the by-laws are approved and when the Parks Advisory Board is fully seated with new
members.
Scott Zurn adjourned the meeting at 5:03 pm.