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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06071999 TREEiO� . or City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET ❑ SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 ❑ FAX (407) 589-5570 AGENDA TREE ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING MONDAY JUNE 711999 5:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 3. ROLL CALL. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting of May 3, 1999 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1) No applications have been received for the vacant member positions. 2) The regular July meeting will be on July 12thdue to the July 4thholiday. 3) Charles Roth indicated that he would be resigning from the board. 6. OLD BUSINESS: 1) Model Planting Project changes - Charles C. 2) Update tree list - Charles C. 3) Discuss Pepper Tree Eradication Committee - Danne Herlan 4) General Discussion of Shade House 7. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Discuss Getting plaques for the trees planted on Arbor Day - Shirley Kilkelly 2) Discuss possible projects for the Boy Scouts - Charles C. 8. PUBLIC COMMENT. 9. CHAIRMAN MATTERS. 10. MEMBER MATTERS. 11. STAFF MATTERS. 12. ADJOURNMENT. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE ON TIE ABOVE MATTERS, WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES TBE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD. SAID APPEAL MUST BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WITBMV TEN DAYS OF THE DATE OFACTION. (286.0105 F.S). �1 IN COMPLIANCE WITH TBEAMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), ANYONE WHO NEEDS SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THIS MEETING SHOULD CONTACT TBE CM'S ADA COORDINATOR AT (407)-589-5330 AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. TWO OR MORE ELECTED OFFICIALS MAYBE INATTENDANCE. City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET ❑ SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 ❑ FAX (407) 589-5570 PUBLIC MEETING The Tree Advisory Board of the City of Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida, will hold their Regular meeting on Monday June 7,1999, in the City Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m. 7//- f6e� Dawn M. Corapi, Secretary Tree Advisory Board NOTE: IF ANY PERSONS DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE ON THE ABOVE MATTERS, HE/SHE MAY NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES, HE/SHE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY IN EVIDENCE ON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. NOTE: IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), ANYONE WHO NEEDS A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR THIS MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY'S ADA COORDINATOR AT 589-5330 AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. 46 CITY OF SEBASTIAN TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING JUNE 711999 Vice Chairman Fielding called the meeting to order at 5:36 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. f /001HAI MAN 3OAR D) iLec� APPROVED DATE APPROVED SUBJE T TO ddit ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Shirley Kilkelly Danne Herian Charles Cardinale VChmn. Fielding EXCUSED ABSENCE: Virginia Gordon ALSO PRESENT: Chris McCarthy, Parks Department Supervisor Ann Brack, Recording Secretary John Almada, Advisor ANNOUNCEMENTS: The secretary indicated that Mr. Roth will be resigning from this Board. It was also noted that no applications have yet been received for the vacant member positions, and the July meeting will take place on July 12th due to the July 4th holiday. It was noted that an advertisement is presently running for new members. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION by Kilkelly/Cardinale I move that we approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Tree Advisory Board for May 3, 1999. A voice vote was taken. The vote was 4 — 0, motion carried. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Model Planting Project changes — Charles C. Charles Cardinale pointed out the revised listing of priorities for the Model Planting Project All members approved the above listing. It was also suggested that this list only needs to be included in the meeting packets when there is a change in the listing. TREE ADVISORY BOARD le� MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 7, 1999 Mr. Cardinale also noted that Mr. Carl Behr recently got some information from the Building Department to be used in his elevation drawings of the City building complex. John Almada submitted a drawing of a proposed model layout for landscaping the rectangular' area between the Council Chambers and the Building Dept./Growth Management building and indicated it should go to Mr. Anderson at the High School r as an example. It was suggested that photos of the various plants depicted on this drawing would be helpful. Mr. Almada noted that several of the plant species can tolerate a lot of water. This drawing was discussed. MOTION by Cardinale/Kilkelly I make a motion that we use John Almada's sketch as an example of what we're looking for in the up and coming model project, and forward it to Mr. Anderson. Discussion: Mr. Almada indicated that the walkway depicted on his sketch would be done in mulch. It was also mentioned to date the drawing as 6/7/99, and a north arrow was added. A voice vote was taken. 4 — 0 motion carried. On the model planting project update of June 7, 1999, it was suggested to add "(see enclosure #1)" on the line of January 4, 1999. 2. Update tree list — Charles C. After some discussion, it was agreed to make changes to the list. Chris McCarthy noted that he does a report every year for the National Tree Trust on the distribution of the trees in the nursery. There was more discussion on additional trees planted in 1999, newly planted trees that have died, and the quality and grade of trees. It was also determined to include all trees planted in the various years, in the City and by the City and Tree Advisory Board. Chris will prepare this list starting with 1995 & 1996, with some help from Shirley Kilkelly. Mr. Cardinale suggested that this list be updated each time additional trees are planted, and will be presented to this Board periodically. Mr. Henan apologized for not having his presentation for this meeting, but brought up the subject of the newspaper article about the Easy Street Lake island project. He noted the negative attitude conveyed in this article, and there was discussion on this subject. 2 TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 73 1999 3. Discuss Pepper Tree Eradication Committee — Danne H. Chris McCarthy noted that the City used to mow that island, and there hadn't always been pepper trees overrunning it. He also noted that the previous City Manager, Mr. Frame, thought the Eagle Scout project of clearing the pepper trees from the island was a great idea, and he mentioned other groups that eradicate pepper trees. There was further discussion on this issue. Ms. Kilkelly suggested that Mr. Herlan write a letter to Brian Barbour, the Eagle Scout candidate, and encourage him not to be disheartened by this, and that the Tree Board is behind him. There was discussion of several discrepancies in the article relating to wildlife. Mr. Herlan suggested that the Pepper Tree eradication on this island was the beginning of the Pepper Tree eradication process for this area. He invited suggestions for developing this program. It was also suggested that a printed response to the negative article be obtained, and approved by the City Manager before being sent to the newspaper. 4. General Discussion of Shade House Ms. Kilkelly noted that she will be caring for the seedlings during the month of June. It was agreed that Mr. Herlan will meet her there at an arranged time to receive instructions about caring for the plants. Mr. McCarthy noted that these plants at the High School look extremely good, and are very much improved over their earlier condition behind the Police Department. It was noted that John Almada donated 7 cypress trees to the tree nursery, along with 4 Florida privets. Mr. Almada also noted that more milorganite is needed there. VChmn. Fielding gave information on lush trees in Lakeland, Florida. It was suggested that on future agendas, the subject of "Report of Shade House Operations/Scheduling" be included. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Discuss getting plaques for the trees planted on Arbor Day — Shirley Kilkelly Ms. Kilkelly suggested placing plaques around trees planted around the City on Arbor Day celebrations. There was discussion on this issue, and Chris McCarthy commented that he could probably take care of this as the price is reasonable. Discussion followed. Different sites around town were suggested. It was agreed by the Board that Chris will take care of this. TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 7, 1999 2. Discuss possible projects for the Boy Scouts — Charles C. Chris McCarthy noted that Mr. Collins has quite a few candidates coming up for Eagle Scout status. Replacement of 6 pines at Atlantis Terrace was mentioned. VChmn. Fielding suggested doing a physical count of the ones that need to be replaced. VChmn. Fielding asked if a thank you letter was sent to the Girl Scouts. (The secretary agreed to check on this.) Further discussion determined that Chris McCarthy would take care of replacing the dead trees at Atlantis Terrace. John Almada noted a piece of property, approximately 3 acres, at the northeast comer of Barber Street and George Street. He suggested that this might be a site for Pepper Tree eradication. Mr. McCarthy mentioned that the City's Filbert Street property will also need some attention, as there is a consideration to convert it to a passive park with nature trail. He noted that the Scout candidates might take part in some of this activity. W Mr. Cardinale noted that any projects that this Board might have for the High School Environmental Science Academy will need to be furnished to Mr. George Anderson before the end of summer for inclusion in next year's class plan. This subject was discussed. Ms. Kilkelly presented some information about Earth Day and the Friends of the Sebastian River group working with High School students. There was discussion about having -High School students participate in the Arbor Day Ceremony. Ms. Kilkelly noted that the Garden Club will not be providing refreshments next year. Mr. Herlan suggested putting this issue on the agenda for next month under Old Business, which will give everyone time to think about it. All members agreed. MEMBER MATTERS: Ms. Kilkelly asked who will water the slash pines, and Chris McCarthy responded that the City will. Mr. Cardinale suggested that Tree Board minutes be mailed to Mr. Anderson at the High School. There was discussion, and it was agreed that since Mr. Cardinale is liaison between the Board and the High School, he should, instead, give Mr. Anderson a periodic update on discussions of the joint project in the shade house. 5 s n� TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 7, 1999 STAFF MATTERS: Chris McCarthy noted that this Board should keep its next meeting short as there are two meetings in this room that same Monday, July 12, and we need to end our meeting by 6:45 pm at the latest. ADVISOR MATTERS: John Almada suggested putting more plants on the Easy Street island. Mr. Herlan spoke about how much root system is left from the Pepper trees and indicated that it would be difficult to plant anything at this time until those roots die away. Mr. Almada spoke about writing a letter to the editor (about the clearing of Easy Street lake island) and asked if any members have any problem with that. He indicated that he would be doing it as a concerned citizen, not a representative of the Tree Board. He also reminded the Board that several years ago residents on Easy Street asked the City to remove the ducks that reside around the lake. Ms. Kilkelly remembered that a man from Fellsmere used to remove the ducks, then some residents from Easy Street complained about this removal of the ducks. There was a brief discussion about several dead trees at the site of the last Arbor Day celebration. There was a brief discussion about funds received as donations for Arbor Day. VChmn. Fielding adjoumed the meeting at 7:33 pm. (6110199 AS)