HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Tree Board 2010-12-10Members Present:
Scott Roederer
Sandy Burns
Barbara Williams
Rex Poggenpohl
Tree Board Minutes
Friday, December 10, 2010, 9 a.m.
Members Absent:
Chuck Levine
Mike Richardson
Craig Adams
Others Present: Dave Mahany, Russ Franklin, Bruce Kane, and Tracy Feagans of the Town of
Estes Park
Quorum: YES
Budget
Scott will find out from Stan Gengler, Director of the Estes Valley Parks & Recreation District
(EVPRD), the ordering information to purchase fencing to install at the bird sanctuary on the
north side of the Lake Estes Trail. Scott advised Stan was asking the Bureau of Reclamation
(BOR) to match ($10K) combined EVPRD $4K and Town $6K. Bruce showed board members
a drawing of the "Buck Fence" which resides on top of the ground.
Wildlife Walk application
Barb Boyer Buck reported that the details for the next GOCO grant cycle 2011 has not been
announced yet.
Arbor Day
Sandy Burns reported that Sunrise Rotary will be donating another bench for Arbor Day in 2011.
Members brainstormed additional Arbor Day activities. Members liked the idea of citizen
nominations to commemorate by planting a tree and to include a "history dot" on the ring of the
Cookie as part of the contest; the dot question as it relates to a historical event or date.
Other Business
Russ passed out copies of the Notable Trees of Colorado 2011 calendars for board members.
The board asked Tracy to print the Tree Board website to determine if tree planting or
diversification is listed and report on the next meeting.
Request for agenda items for January: Invite Diana Selby, Dave Mahany- Provide 2011
Funding/Spending and Draft Symposium Agenda. Russ was asked by Tim D'Amato of Larimer
County Weed District if they could come to the Tree Symposium, provide a speaker, and have a
table with information.
Submitted by Tracy Feagans, December 10, 2010.
The January meeting is scheduled for January 7, 2011 at 9 a.m. in the Engineering Conference
Room 100.