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Home My WebLink About07121999 TREE/O\ City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET o SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 0 FAX (407) 589-5570 AGENDA TREE ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING MONDAY JULY 12,1999 5:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 3. ROLL CALL. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting of June 7, 1999 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS: No applications have been received for the vacant member positions. /"'� 6. OLD BUSINESS: 1) Report of shade house operations / scheduling 2) Finalize possible projects for the Boy Scouts - Charles C. 7. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Discuss the possibility of canceling the American Forest subscription 2) Review the elevations of City Hall Carl Behr drew 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 TBE 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 WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE DATE OF ACTION. (286.0105 F.S). IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), ANYONE WHO NEEDS SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THIS MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY'S ADA COORDINATOR AT (407)-589-5330 AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. TWO OR MORE ELECTED OFFICIALS MAYBE INATIENDANCE. loob1 City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET 0 SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 0 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 July 12,1999, in the City Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m. 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 589-5334 AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. /0"11N CITY OF SEBASTIAN TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING JULY 12, 1999 Vice Chairman Fielding called the meeting to order at 5:36 pm. (BOARD AIR N APPR0V1ED DATE 8 APPROVED SUBJECT TO f The Pledge of Allegiance was said. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Shirley Kilkelly Virginia Gordon Charles Cardinale Danne Herlan Chmn. Clay Fielding ALSO PRESENT: Ann Brack, Recording Secretary APPROVAL OF MINUTES: (June 7, 1999) There was discussion of the second paragraph on page two of the June 7, 1999 minutes. Ms. Kilkelly suggested adding the following phrase to the last sentence: "that accumulates in this area." MOTION by Kilkelly/Cardinale I will move that they be approved. A voice vote was taken. 5 — 0 motion carried. ANNOUNCEMENTS: It was announced that one application has been received from Cathy L. Fulton. It was also determined that after Ms. Kilkelly, Mr. Fielding and Mr. Roth step down, this Board will need 2 reg. Members (Kilkelly & Fielding) and 2 alternates (Roth & Putman). It was also announced that Chris McCarthy will not attend tonight's meeting. MOTION by Cardinal/Kilkelly I move that we add to the agenda to discuss the letter to City Manager Moore under New Business. A voice vote was taken. 5 — 0 motion carried. /001 y TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 12, 1999 OLD BUSINESS: 1) Report of shade house operations I scheduling Ms. Kilkelly reported for the month of June: She & Charles repotted 5 oak trees, Discarded 3 seedlings. Anne Putman & Community Service worker repotted 13 trees, 3 Wild Coffee plants have been added, John Almada contributed 4 pots of Buckthorn in addition to the 4 privet and 7 cypress already mentioned, Mr. Henan noted that he has gone to the High School and weeded and watered the last 3 Sundays starting in late June, and will be maintaining the nursery in July and August. 2) Finalize possible projects for the Boy Scouts — Charles Cardinale There was discussion on the issue of repotting of 13 or more seedlings, weeding, and cleaning the yard cloth on the ground or replacing it. Mr. Herlan suggested that if more yard cloth is available, it should be placed on top of the cloth already there after it has been cleaned. Mr. Cardinale suggested moving smaller plants from the rear to the front for a little extra attention. /0"� It was agreed to try to set a date of 7/23/99 at 8:30 am. with Mr. Collins and the Scout group. Several Board members will also attend. It was also suggested that Mr. Cardinale obtain a key for this facility from George Anderson and inform him of these plans. There was discussion of tree plantings in October, and it was suggested that the purpose of repotting the seedlings is to allow them to grow larger before replanting. It was noted that probably none of these seedlings will be replanted this year. There was discussion of Hardee Park being the next site for planting. John Almada asked if there was any role the Boy Scouts could play in the Pepper Tree eradication process. There was a brief discussion on the Pepper Tree eradication project. Mr. Herlan spoke of an ordinance recently passed in Palm Beach County about eradication of Pepper Trees and Strangler Figs on residential lots, by the homeowner. He will fax this ordinance to the secretary as soon as he receives it. He also noted that Monroe County is in the process of adopting a Pepper Tree eradication program, and he will watch this process closely. He noted that this program is so new in this area, that there is not a lot of information available. Ms. Kilkelly suggested asking the secretary to prepare 6 copies of the Draft of the /4"%N January 28, 1998 updated Tree Protection and Landscaping Ordinance for All Board members. F) TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 12, 1999 John Almada suggested that a City property at George and Barber Streets could be used as an example for utilizing the Boy Scouts in a Pepper Tree eradication project. Mr. Henan suggested that this action be taken before the berries tum red. A library display on this eradication program was suggested. Mr. Henan noted that he would bring copies of the drafts of his rebuttal letter to the Press Journal, the letter to Mr. Collins and the Eagle Scouts, to Ms. Corapi tomorrow. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Discuss the possibility of canceling the American Forest subscription Ms. Kilkelly gave a brief presentation and the issue was discussed. It was suggested that the City become a member of the Florida Native Plant Society and subscribe to their quarterly magazine instead of the American Forest This action was agreed upon by all Board members. 2. Review the elevation drawings of City Hall property submitted by Carl Behr. 1aoo� Charles Cardinale described the drawings. Members complimented Mr. Behr and his rendering. Ms.Kilkelly suggested that a letter of thanks be sent to Mr. Behr. Members are eagerly awaiting future drawings of the remainder of the City Hall property. Wording for this letter was suggested. 3. Letter of invitation to City Manager Terrance Moore. Charles Cardinale presented a draft of this letter for comments from the Board. Several suggestions were made. It was determined that Charles would finalize this letter, with the assistance of the secretaries, and forward it to Mr. Moore. It was also suggested that the flow chart should be attached. CHAIRMAN MATTERS: Chmn. Fielding suggested that plans for Arbor day should be scheduled. Ms. Kilkelly suggested that this issue be placed on the agenda for August. MEMBER MATTERS: Charles Cardinale inquired about the inventory of trees that have been planted on Arbor Day in past years and referred to page 2 of the minutes of 6/7/99 on this issue. Ms. Kilkelly discussed this issue with Chris McCarthy and noted that he has this information in his records. TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 12, 1999 Mr. Cardinale asked that Mr. McCarthy be reminded of his offer to plant 6 slash pines on Atlantis Terrace. The secretary agreed to pass on this information. Ms. Kilkelly asked also that Chris be reminded of the need for milorganite fertilizer for the nursery at the High School before July 23, 1999. Ms. Kilkelly asked that a map of city owned parks be provided for all Board members. It was noted that new members don't always know the location of the many parks that are discussed at these meetings. This request will be passed on to the secretary. VChmn. Fielding adjourned the meeting at 6:59 pm. (7/76/99 AB) 4