HomeMy WebLinkAboutTree Board Minutes 11.21.2019MINUTES
CITY C)FLAUREL
Tree Board
11/21/2019 09:30 AM
Public Works Conference Room
ATree Board was held inthe Public Works Conference Room and called toorder 6«LuAnne
Engh at 09:30 AM on 09/12/2019.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Z LuAnneEnuh,Chairman
Z Aaron Christiansen, Vice -
Chairman
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u�y Walter VViddis,Secretary
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u�� Dale Ahrens
OTHERS PRESENT:
1. Public Input
a. None
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2. General Items
a. Oct 2O19minutes approved
b. Oa|eAhrens-hehasn'treappUedforhisboandpusition
c. Arbor Day will beMay 5,2O3O.
d. Currently we have a balance of $1500 in our account with the city and $250 in
the school account. We should buy two canopies or one good one with the
money. LuAnne did purchase one last year.
e. Artwork and Theme. Since the LHS students didn't respond to the challenge, we
asked the New Life School and have 10 samples to consider.
f. Aaron & Fran to decide on trees for next year and their placement
g. Aaron will contact the other greenhouses for tree donations. Aaron will design a
donation letter for 2020
h. LuAnne will contact the vendors by the next meeting,
3. New Business
a. Downtown tree district - LURA grant - We will leave this on the agenda but not
sure what should happen next.
b. Thomson Park Blvd. -13 dead Elm trees are going to be removed by Patrick Riedl
for $3900. Aaron suggested only 7 trees to replace the dead ones with Honey
Locust or Linden.
c. Dead and broken trees are a problem. Karen sends letters to those that need to
take care of their boulevard trees. It was suggested to add the names of the
properly licensed tree companies but the city says they won't do that as it shows
an endorsement.
4. Old Business
a. Replacing 5 dead ash trees at South Pond - with Hackberry, elm, maple or linden
and one juniper.
b. Lions -Phyllis has gathered many pledges for the dock/paving project so that the
Lions International will match funds. CHS has promised 20K for the next two
years. The money from the state is 62K.
5. Other Items
a. Code enforcement - Karen Courtney - The codes for Boulevards is being
rewritten.
b. All members should keep track of their hours. Volunteer hours equal $23 and
that is used to show money spent on trees to qualify for Tree USA. Hours are
collected at the end of the year.
6. Announcements
a. Next meeting Dec. 19th @9:30
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The Tree Board adjourned at 10:00 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
LuAnne Engh
Committee Chairman
MOTE: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting is for information and discussion of
listed agenda items.