HomeMy WebLinkAboutTree Board Minutes 11.07.2024Laurel Tree Board Meeting
Minutes
11-7-24
Council Conference room
Attendance: Tom Canape, LuAnne Engh, Michelle Mize,
1. Public Input
2. General Items.
a. October minutes
b. Members — LuAnne Engh has sent in her resignation letter to the mayor and Matt. She has
served on the Tree Board since 2012. Council has dropped the required membership of Tree
Board to a minimum of three people. Currently we have Michelle Mize and Tom Canape, as
board representative and Bridget Coleman as member. Aaron Christensen and Dan Fevold
will remain as advisors.
c. Trees on public lands/boulevards -City Attorney— Michelle Braukman —she will notify us by
email of the results of her research.
d. Arbor Day 2025 — Using the Fall for Arbor Day seems like the best plan. If it will be held
again, we should ask for October 7, 2025, the first Tuesday of the month.
e. DNRC — report -Tree Inventory. Since two wards still need to be finished, we decided to
attempt this next Spring when the trees leaf out in May
f. Jean Carol Library Tree — the plaque from Bright n Beautiful has been installed.
g. Tree maintenance — Matt had Patrick trim the Thomson Park trees for $7,000.
h. Arbor Day Accounts — City $100 — Foundation - $2014 —
Old Business
1. Grants for the future
2. Volunteer hours— please fill sheets out and return to Michelle by December.
Meeting Adjourned at 5:05
Next Meeting: No meeting in December. The next meeting will be January 2nd at 4:30