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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Tree Board 2012-04-20Tree Board Minutes April 20, 2012 Members Present: Sandy Burns Barbara Williams Mike Richardson Rex Poggenpohl Members Absent: Scott Roederer Chuck Levine Others Present: Russ Franklin, Brian Berg, Scott Zum, Jen Imber Quorum: Yes General Discussion The terms of Sandy Burns, Rex Poggenpohl and Mike Richardson will expire at the end of April. The re-application/re-appointment procedures of these members were discussed. It was recommended that future appointments and terms be staggered to avoid too many terms expiring at the same time. Sandy Burns moved the Tree Board request those members with expiring terms reapply and serve an additional year. Barbara Williams seconded the motion, with all members voting in favor. Meetinz Minutes Mike Richardson motioned to approve the meeting minutes from the March 30th, 2012, Tree Board meeting. Barbara Williams seconded the motion and all voted in favor. Tree Symposium Scott Zurn confirmed the emergency panel had been notified and would be in attendance at the Symposium. Jen Imber will confirm with Eric Rose on the time the panel will speak. All other Symposium speakers have been confirmed as well. Checks for speaker fees will be prepared for Merle Moore in the amount of $100.00 and for Dave Leatherman for $200.00. Sandy Burns will be responsible for delivering the checks to the speakers. Russ Franklin will provide a projector for Merle Moore to use during his presentation, since Mr. Moore requires special set-up for his manual slides. Lunch will be provided for the speakers, staff and Trce Board members at 1:00pm. Russ Franklin and Brian Berg will help set up the day of the event. Snacks, bagels and coffee will be provided for the speakers in the moming. Mike Richardson will ask Kind Coffee for a coffee donation. Mike Richardson researched the cost of a banner to hang at the intersection of Hwy 34 and Hwy 36 and found it would run between $600.00 to $800.00. The banner could be used every year for promotion of the event. Barbara Williams moved to approve a budget of $1000.00 for banner production, with Sandy Burns seconding the motion, and all voting in favor. Arbor Day Russ Franklin discussed the tree planting with school officials, with the possibility of planting the trees on the hillside to replace several dead trees. Parks will deliver the pine tree to the school on May 1S` to be placed in the library. The commemorative bench is finished and is waiting to be delivered to Dave Coulson at the school. All prizes are ordered except for the t-shirts. The Trail Gazette is working on a poster to promote the event. Mike Richardson confirmed Schmidt's Bakery will be donating cookies for the celebration. Kate Rusch, the Town's PIO, has sent invitations to the Town Trustees and Mayor. Sandy Burns has taken care of distributing invitations to teachers at the school. Mike Richardson is still on the hunt for a tree cookie from a large pine. Special Meeting The Tree Board has set a special meeting for Friday, May 10Ih, 2012, at 9:00 am to discuss final preparations for both the Arbor Day celebration and the Tree Symposium. The next Tree Board meeting is scheduled for Friday, May 101h, 2012 at 9:00am.