HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-17-10 Tree Advisory Board MinutesBOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mary Keck, Chairperson
Shelly Engler
Rodney Walters
Chris Mehl, Commission Liaison
Absent:
Ada Montague
Daniel Misner
CITY STAFF PRESENT:
John Van De finder, Street Superintendent
Michelle Dipzinski, Tree Board Secretary
GUESTS PRESENT:
None
TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
12:00 PM
CITY HALL MADISON CONFERENCE ROOM
Item 1 Call meeting to order:
Chairperson Keck called the meeting to order at 12:OOp.m.
Boardmember Walters needs to leave the meeting at 12:50 today.
Item #2 Review meeting agenda:
No additions or changes requested.
Item #3 —Approve January 20, 2010 meeting minutes Action Item:
The changes requested were:
Page 2, Item 5B, second bullet should read ...the trees would not be leafed out instead of
bloomed out.
Page 3, Item 6A, second buUetshou|dread tnbpusedtheboardnnaycondderdoingthm
whole Guide in black white instead of the whole Guide would need to be in black white
also.
Motion: Boardmember Engler motioned to approve the January 20, 2010 minutes with the
requested changes
Boardmember Walters seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
Item Open Public Comment:
There were no members of the public in attendance.
Item #5 New Business:
A) New Board flaison Commissioner Chris Mehl:
Commissioner Mehl was welcomed and introductions were made.
B) Arbor Day activities Friday, April 30, 2010:
The Bozeman Cleanup Day is the weekend before Arbor Day
The last few years' activities were planned for Arbor Day but they had to be cancelled because
of weather issues. It was discussed whether activities should be planned this year.
Last year a tree was planted after Arbor Day but there was no ceremony or promotion
regarding the planting.
In the past trees have been planted at Beall Park, Irving School and the Softball Complex
boulevards and there have been instances where more than one tree was planted for Arbor
Day.
Foreman Stover has some money budgeted and he applies for grants to help with the Arbor
Day activities.
There was also discussion about planting trees on MSU property, BoardroennberVVa|tens
discussed the tree planting process and budget issues associated with that. Planting on the
MSU boulevards may not be an option, there are differing opinions on boulevard trees and
there are ongoing discussions on what they will be doing with their boulevard trees.
Boardmember Walters thought it would be easier and faster to get approval for planting trees
where other trees had to be removed this year. He said there was a neighborhood on 3 that
would like trees planted on their MSU boulevard; the residents are hoping to form a coalition to
take care of the trees if they would be allowed. At this tirne there are no plans for MSU to plant
trees in that neighborhood.
This should be added as an agenda item to next month's meeting. Items that need to be Iooked
at are Iocations; a rough number of how many trees could be planted and who to collaborate
with such as MSU and the Downtown Partnership.
C) 2009 Board Summary:
Chairperson Keck handed out copies of a Board Summary that she came up with; there was
only one change requested,
Once the change is made copies will be provided to the other board members.
Item #6 Old Business:
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Three versions were provided; an all black and white version, a color version with the black and
white photos, and a color version with colored photos.
The air black and white version is not an option.
The corored version with the black and white photo discussion includeci:
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There was discussion regarding the split picture in Cooper Park
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The tree shown on Wallace needs to be a species that is acceptable on
boulevards, the Board thinks it is a Green Ash
The colored version with colored photo discussion included:
o The ony setback with the colored photos are that they are of trees in the
cernetery instead oftrees on the boulevards
The requested changes to the colored version with the colored photo are:
o Add a 4 bullet under things to remember and mention the Setting Down Roots
in our Cornmunity brochure for getting more information
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Use the same size font on pages 12 through 15
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With the change in font insert the black and white photo from page 2 to the
bottorn of page 12
The Things to Remember section can be moved to where ever it fits
There are grammaticai corrections that need to be made, Chairperson Keck will
go through the document one more tirne and meet with Secretary Dipzinski to
finalize the document
Motion: Boardmember Engler motioned to make the changes and have Chairperson Keck approve
the finished product.
Boardmennber Walters seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
B) Urban Forest Master Plan ongoing discussion:
The Arbor Specification information needs to be found, knowing what is already in that
document would prevent duplicating information on the master plan
The title of the master plan will come directy from the Ordinance that required the Master PIan
to be made.
Discussion ori this item had to end 50 Boardmernber Walters could leave, there was no Ionger a
quorum.
C) Tree Walk ideas:
This item was not discussed.
Item #7 Reminder List:
None of these items were discussed
a) Rouse Avenue Plan:
b) T-shids
c) PIG Grant Bogert Park streamside restoration project:
d) Gallatin Valley water issue:
e) Durston project:
f) Other board information/activities:
a. Park Recreation Board:
b. Beautification Board:
C. Subdivision Review Committee:
d. Cemetery Expansion:
g) 2020 Plan Transportation plan:
h) Invite MSU (President, Horticulture Staff, Landscape Architecture class) to plant more trees on
MSU properties:
1) Tree board history:
j) Tree pest alert process, information to arborists maintenance companies:
This item was not discussed.
Item 149 —Schedule next meeting— should be March 17, 2010:
The next meeting date 15 set for March 17, 2010 from noon to lpm to be held in the Madison Room
upstairs at City Hall, 121 N. Rouse Ave.
Motion: Boardmember Engler motioned to adjourn the meeting at 12:50.
Boardmember Walters seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
Adjournment
Chairperson Keck adjourned the meeting at 12:50p.m.
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