HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Tree Board 2011-03-11Tree Board Minutes
March 11, 2011
Members Present: Members Absent:
Scott Roederer Barbara Williams
Sandy Burns
Rex Poggenpohl
Mike Richardson
Chuck Levine
Others Present: Dave Mahany, Russ Franklin, Bruce Kane, Diana Selby, and Barbara Boyer
Buck.
Quorum: YES
GOCO Grant
Barb Boyer Buck will deliver the GOCO grant today (deadline) after the Tree Board meeting.
Notification of award will take place on or before June 14, 2011.
Sanctuary Fencing
Citizen Joanne Darden attended to give input about fencing in the bird sanctuary. She presented
the Tree Board members with a letter detailing her concerns and Scott Roederer thanked her for
taking the time to attend and participate.
Arbor Day
Sandy Burns reported that the Arbor Day schedule has been finalized and asked Barb for
assistance in preparing the invitation. Barb reported that the Mayor will issue a proclamation for
Arbor Day at the April 26, 2011, Town Board meeting. Sandy said that Sunrise Rotary has
ordered and paid for a bench to be installed for the Arbor Day event.
Barb reported that she received permission to reprint the Brevity Comic – “I’m bored – how long
until Arbor Day?” for the kids’ t-shirts this year. These T-shirts are prizes for the children at the
elementary school – one per classroom – awarded to the winners of the Tree Cookie contest.
Barb reported that an Arbor Day flyer announcing the event and the contest will be the kids’
Friday folders on April 29,
Environmental Stewardship Award
This award will be reported on by Scott at the Public Safety, Utilities, and Public Works meeting
in April. There have been no nominations received to date so it was discussed that the event
needed to be publicized more. Barb was asked to solicit the Beetle Busters for nominations and
several people said that Howard Burkhart would be a good candidate; he could receive the award
posthumously. The award will be presented with a plaque and a ceremonial tree planting; it was
discussed where the tree should be planted. Russ suggested the museum grounds since the Parks
Department will be planting there in May for the new Event Garden. Barb will check with the
museum to make sure that’s OK.
Beetle Symposium
Topics for the half-day Beetle Symposium were suggested:
• Defensible Space
• Biology of the Beetle
• Success Stories (beetle mitigation)
Barb confirmed the event can be recorded and available as a future resource from the Town’s
Peg Central site. The Tree Talks will also be filmed.
Respectfully submitted, June 28, 2011, by Barbara Boyer Buck