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HomeMy WebLinkAbout13. Tree adv Commission Memorandum REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC, Deputy City Clerk Stacy Ulmen, CMC City Clerk SUBJECT: Appointment to the Tree Advisory Board MEETING DATE: October 13, 2014 AGENDA TYPE: Action RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to appoint Patrick Cross to the Tree Advisory Board. BACKGROUND: There is one ongoing vacancy on this board. One new applicant has applied. 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 one vacancy and one new applicant. New applicant: Patrick Cross ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission. Attachment: Board Application 435 AdvisoryBoardApplicationID: 137 Form inserted: 9/17/2014 4:26:05 PM Name: Patrick Cross Physical Address: 417 S. 14th Ave., Bozeman, Montana 59715 Primary Phone: (406) 697-4865 Email : cross@yellowstoneresearch.org Your current occupation: Research biologist Employer: Yellowstone Ecological Research Center How long have you lived in the Bozeman Area?: 1-5 yr Which position are you applying for?: Tree Advisory Board City Limits: yes Have you ever served on a City or County Board or Commission?: no Please explain your relevant qualifications, interests and experiences.: As a young professional, I am looking for ways to be more involved in the community, while the tree board appeals to my interests and experience in ecology. I have also observed the workings of a tree board and local government when I was a newspaper reporter in Big Timber. There I wrote stories on backyard mountain pine beetle attacks, invasive Russian olive removals, noxious weed sightings, and the threat of emerald ash borers (a major focus in recent Bozeman Tree Advisory Board meeting notes). My work at the Big Timber Pioneer won awards at the state newspaper contest for government and natural resources reporting. This experience with urban forest issues, local government operations, and public communication complements skills acquired as a Systems Ecology graduate student and research biologist at the Yellowstone Ecological Research Center. I am knowledgable in plant identification, taxonomy, and physiology and forest disease ecology, which would benefit the inventory and disease prevention components of the Bozeman Tree Advisory Board's master plan, and have experience with geographic information systems (GIS), a useful tool for resource planning. This scientific experience would also help me understand and critically evaluate the best science available to urban forest management. An appointment to the Bozeman Tree Advisory Board would let me apply my skills and experience working on exciting and important issues to benefit our neighbors and trees. Thank you. Reference 1: Dan Rostad Sweetgrass Conservation District 406-931-0075 dan.tostad@mt.nacdnet.net Are you willing to comply with all ethics training requirements?: yes Reference 2: Bob Crabtree YERC 778-265-4032 crabtree@yellowstoneresearch.org How did you hear about us?: Website 436