HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Tree Board 2013-10-24Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, October 24th, 2013
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Tree Board of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado.
Meeting held in the Administration Conference Room of Town Hall Room 150 in said Town of Estes
Park on the 24th day of October, 2013.
Present: Celine Lebeau
Barbara Williams
Chris Reed
Dewain Lockwood
Also Present: Scott Zurn, Director of Public Works
Kevin McEachern, Public Works Operations Manager
Jen lmber, Public Works Secretary
Brian Berg, Municipal Service Worker -Parks Division
Rex Poggenpohl, Resident
Absent: Apryle Craig
Scott Zurn called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Minutes from the July 18, 2013, Tree Board meeting were reviewed by members. It was moved and
seconded (Williams/Lebeau) to approve the minutes and it passed unanimously.
The board discussed setting a schedule to hold future monthly meetings. Beginning in November, Tree
Board meetings will be held on the third Thursday of each month for the duration of one hour, with a
starting time of 4:00 pm.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Jen Imber and Brian Berg updated the board on the success of recently held educational programs.
Merle Moore's "Native Plant Walk", first held on August 14th, received such a positive response from
the community and registration for the 20-person capacity filled so quickly that an encore of the
program was held on August 27th. Due to a scheduling conflict, Scott Roederer's RMNP Tree
Identification workshop, originally scheduled for September 13th, was cancelled. Mr. Roederer is willing
to reschedule this workshop in the spring of 2014. Dave Leatherman's Tree Ecology program,
scheduled for October 3`d, was cancelled due to the flooding event and loss of roads into Town. Mr.
Leatherman would like to keep open the option of rescheduling the program sometime in 2014.
The Estes Park Garden Club expressed interest in collaborating with the Tree Board on a Tree Disease
seminar, to be held in March of 2014, and asked the Tree Board to recommend an expert in the area to
speak at the seminar. Board members suggested Boyd Lebeda of the Colorado State Forest Service. Mr.
Lebeda has worked with the Tree Board on activities in the past, including Arbor Day events.
AMERICA IN BLOOM AWARDS
Brian Berg updated the board on the awards Estes Park received from the America In Bloom program.
Keri Kelly attended the AIB Symposium and Awards Ceremony in September, and brought home three
awards for Estes Park's first entry. Awards received include the Outstanding Achievement Award for
Landscape Areas, Most Effective Use of Bold Foliage and the nationwide winner in the population
category of 4,001-7,000 residents.
Scott Zurn adjourned the meeting at 4:35 pm.