HomeMy WebLinkAboutTree Board Minutes 09.16.2021Minutes
City of Laurel
Tree Board
9/16/21 9:30 AM
Council Conference Room
Attending: LuAnne Engh, Dale Ahrens, Matt Wheeler, Kurt Markegard, Phyllis Bromgard
1. Public Input
a. No public attending
2. General Items
a. August minutes approved —
b. Park trees —So many dead trees in Thomson. Matt wants to target the bad trees and
have Patrick take them out — he figures it might be $4,000 to remove them.
c. Kurt checked the budget and $8,000 remains in the tree fund that would need to be
spent by the end of the year. We should start looking for new trees and where to
plant them. This time of year, trees are discounted but the selection is low.
d. LuAnne said she'd look at the various nurseries and get pricing and inventory. These
should be planted before the ground hardens.
e. Student artwork. All the schools have been contacted and hopefully we'll have
artwork to look at next month.
f. Balance for Arbor Day in the city account - $528.05
3. New Business - none
4. Old Business
a. Tree Trimming - relook at the needs in the Fall
b. Downtown trees— We have 13 locations that should be replaced. If the trees are
gone the stumps are still in the ground.
c. We should notify the landowners it's their responsibility to replace them.
5. Other Items
a. Volunteer hours - Please keep your hours.
b. South Park Lions Cleanup is October 2"d-8:00
Next meeting —November 21st— 9:30
LuAnne Engh, Chairman