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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Aimee Kissel, Citizen Advisory Board Coordinator
Stacy Ulmen, City Clerk
Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Appointment to the Tree Advisory Board
MEETING DATE: August 16, 2010
AGENDA TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint one new member to the Tree Advisory Board.
BACKGROUND: The Tree Advisory Board has two vacancies due to recent resignations from
member relocations. One application has been received from the owner of a landscaping
business who is a City resident. If appointed, the term will expire June 30, 2012.
The Tree Advisory Board is created under Ordinance No. 1364, adopted by the City Commission
on April 26, 1993, as codified in Chapter 2.92 of the Bozeman Municipal Code. The Board is
comprised of five members appointed by the City Commission, serving staggered two-year
terms.
Whenever possible, two of the members shall be from the following disciplines: real estate,
commercial lending, civil or environmental engineering, or landscape architecture or
construction.
Members shall be residents of the City, own property within the City, or be gainfully employed
within the City.
The Board is advisory to the Commission, providing guidance and advice regarding the City's
tree program and developing a proposed arboricultural specification manual and any needed
revisions.
The Tree Advisory Board currently has two vacancies and one new applicant.
New applicant:
Bill Halpin
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachment: Board Application
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