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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03052001 TREECITY OF SEBASTIAN TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING t s MARCH 5, 2001 Chairman Cardinale called the meeting to order at 5:35 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Beverly T -Bell Anne Dann(late ar.) Ch. Cardinale Ruth Davies ALSO PRESENT: Chris McCarthy, Parks & Recreation Dept. Ann Brack, Recording Secretary John Almada, Advisor APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 2105101 MOTION: Fulton/Cardinale Lynn Albury Larry Birchmeyer(a) VC Cathy Fulton move that we accept the minutes as presented to the meeting of February 5, 2001. A voice vote was taken. 6 — 0, motion carried. OLD BUSINESS: A. Environmental Science Academy Presentation Michele Artlip was present and reported that the SRHS group who entered the Envirothon won the competition for the grant to place their project at the east side of the main City Hall building. She furnished copies of their winning proposal to all members. Michele did not know what the dollar amount of the grant is at this time. There was discussion of this project and Larry Birchmeyer noted that the prices quoted for the various plants seem to be retail, and he suggested that wholesale prices would be available. Michele will take this information back to her class, and commented that final decisions may vary from what is contained in the proposal. Maintenance of the finished project was discussed and it was repeated that the City has accepted responsibility for ongoing maintenance. The project may get started within the next month or so, but may not be completed until the Fall. There was some discussion on the design of the irrigation system, some of the suggested plants, and the width of the foot path. I TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 5, 2001 Michele noted that she will be giving this Board monthly reports on this project until school closes. (Since she is a senior, another representative will probably take over after she graduates.) B. Finalize Work Plan Arbor Day: The first item to be discussed was reducing the number of speakers at the Arbor Day ceremony. It was also suggested to move the date of the ceremony to March or April of 2002, after the last possible freeze. Cathy Fulton noted that the Arbor Day Foundation has a time span for different regions, and she will check into the "window" for Florida. Larry suggested the first or second week of March. Beautification of Main Street: Anne Dann asked if there was a plan for this project, and Chris responded that no definite plan has been designed, but money has been allocated in the budget. He noted that City dollars used for the Envirothon project will come out of this budget. Anne noted that this Board might recommend tree species for planting along Main Street on City owned property. It was noted that there are many water and cable lines buried along this route. Model Planting: It was suggested to design a plan for the inter -connecting area between the East side of main building and the model planting next to Council Chambers. Pepper Bashing Projects: After some discussion, it was suggested that Indian River Drive, Blossom Park, and various other sites around the City would be good sites for this endeavor. The City will provide locations and the Boy Scouts will be invited to participate. Displays at Library: John Almada commented that he will reserve the display case in February, 2002 to publicize Arbor Day. He requested help with this project. Other Board members will work on displays for educating the public. Keep Indian River Beautiful: Ruth Davies reported that a new Chairman is needed for this organization and the tree planting (Grow a Gift) program seems to be dormant at this time. Shade House Operations at High School: Ch. Cardinale noted that the shade house is being remodeled at this time. He suggested that some of these potted trees are big enough to be replanted in the City. John Almada suggested planting 10 or 15 of the water oaks at Hardee Park near the water. Easy Street Park was also suggested as a planting site for some of these trees. It was also noted that planting during this drought is rather foolish. It was suggested that the work plan should contain the following: Continued maintenance and designation of plants when drought is over. 2 TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 5, 2001 Volunteers for the shade house revised their schedule as follows: March, John Almada; April, Cathy Fulton; May, Ruth Davies; June, Lynn Albury. It was determined to place the subject of Blossom Park on the agenda for the next meeting. Anne Dann suggested that this Board make a recommendation to City Council about the tree requirement for commercial properties, mentioning the new Publix Supermarket on Barber Street. There was much discussion on this issue, and enforcement of existing codes was discussed. It was suggested that the landscape code be reviewed by this Board and discussion took place. Another suggestion was to educate the public on landscaping. Items for the future agendas include Blossom Park, enforcement of Landscape Code and a plan to educate the public. John Almada was informed which of his landscape codes were current. NEW BUSINESS: A. SHADE HOUSE OPERATIONS The subject of fertilizer for the shade house was discussed. A 50 Ib. bag of 8-8-8 was requested from Chris. B. MODEL PLANTING This subject was discussed earlier in the meeting. MEMBERS MATTERS: A. ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Anne Dann nominated Charles Cardinale for Chairman. There were no other nominations and Charles Cardinale was elected Chairman. Cathy Fulton nominated Beverly T -Bell for Vice Chairman. There were no other nominations and Beverly T -Bell was elected Vice Chairman. Chmn. Cardinale adjourned the meeting at 7:10 pm. (317101 AB) 3