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TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
_ APRIL 15, 2013
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CITY SHOPS TRAINING ROOM
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Bill Hoch, Chairperson
Mary Keck
Scott Makoutz
Lessa Racow
Absent:
Jennifer Weiss, Vice Chair
Cyndy Andrus, Commission Liaison
CITY STAFF PRESENT:
Ryon Stover, City Forester
Michelle Dipzinski, Board Secretary
GUESTS PRESENT:
E.J. Hook, Environmental Services MSU
Item # 1—Call meeting to order:
• Chairperson Hoch called the meeting to order at 12:00p.m.
Item #2 — Review meeting agenda:
• No changes were requested
Item #3 —Approve March 20, 2013 meeting minutes —Action Item:
• No public comment was presented
• No changes were requested
Motion: Boardmember Keck motioned to approve the March 20, 2013 as presented.
Boardmember Makoutz seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
Item #4— Public Comment:
9 No public comment was presented
Item #5 — New Business:
A) S 8" Median Design:
• medians have a 12" concrete area them for maintenance purposes
• Irving School designed the median in front of the school using a drought tolerant design
• one median may possibly be done with Arbor Day grant money; would use no mow grass and
use underground drip irrigation
• would like to see a variety of trees, no more than 10% of any species be installed; discussed tree
species and how well they would work in the medians, talked about size, hardiness, zones
• discussed options to prevent people driving on the medians, boulders, metal tree stakes; liability
issues need to be taken into consideration
• EF Hook from MSU discussed issues that they experienced with drip line irrigation; he also
talked about the underground soaker hose concerns and the inability to monitor if there is a
problem, an inexpensive safety guard is a water pressure gauge to tell how much PSI there is
B) Arbor Day Celebration/Recognition of Shelly Engler's Service:
• no date has been set as of yet
• Boardmember Keck will check on a plaque in recognition of Shelly Engler's 20 years of dedicated
service on the Bozeman Tree Advisory Board
C) Next Meeting Date:
• Chairperson Hoch will not be available for the May or June meetings
Item 46 —Old Business:
A) Cost Share Program 2013:
• there were 125 trees available this year at a cost of$50 to the homeowners, applications come in daily
• will start planting soon
• Foreman Stover has been working with various Homeowner Associations that want to buy trees to
replace trees that have died
• the Western State Comp Grant has $20,000 still available, will work on an Elm Tree Project in Cooper
Park to treat Elm Scale
Item #7— FYI:
a) City Tree Management Plan
b) Restructuring of City Boards
c) Rouse Ave. Rebuild, 2014 Project
d) Bogert Creek Enhancement Project:
e) MSU Tree Campus USA:
• MSU was granted the title of Campus Tree USA
• for Arbor Day they will start planting along 7"' and Fieldhouse
f) Other board information/activities:
Park & Recreation Board, Boardmember Engler liaison:
Beautification Board:
Subdivision Review Committee:
Cemetery Board, Boardmember Keck liaison:
Item #8 — Other:
• Foreman Stover updated the Board on the issue with the Spruce that was damaged on Holly
Item #9 —Schedule next meeting—To be determined:
• the next meeting date is set for July 101h, the second Wednesday in July
Item 410—Adjournment:
Motion: Boardmember Keck motioned to adjourn the meeting at 12:57 pm.
Boardmember Racow seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
Adjournment
Chairperson Hoch adjourned the meeting at 12:54 p.m.
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