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Home My WebLink About10021995 TREE4� City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET o SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 _ o FAX (407) 589.-5570 AGENDA TREE ADVISORY BOARD MONDAY OCTOBER 2, 1995 5:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. ROLL CALL. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 11, 1995 5. OLD BUSINESS: - STATUS OF TREE SURVEY - POLICY ESTABLISHMENT - DONNA STARCK 6. NEW BUSINESS: - REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR ADVISORY POSITIONS - CERTIFICATION OR TRAINING OF BOARD MEMBERS - DAVID NORTON - NATIONAL TREE TRUST SUBSCRIPTION FOR FLORIDA URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY NEWSLETTER NATIVE TREE LIST 6. MEMBERS MATTERS: THOMAS CECRLE MARGARET MIQUELON DAVID NORTON DONNA STARCK 7. CHAIRWOMAN MATTERS: SHIRLEY KILKELLY - MEMBERS RECEIVING MINUTES MEETINGS S. ADJOURNMENT. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE ON THE 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 THE 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 (00*+,, CONTACT THE CITY'S ADA COORDINATOR AT (407)-589-5330 AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. a City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET o SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 o FAX (407) 589-5570 PUBLIC MEETING CITY OF SEBASTIAN 1225 MAIN STREET INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FLORIDA THE TREE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, WILL HOLD THEIR REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 21 1995 AT 5:30 P.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. J. 10 - �"- & - D q CORAPI, SECR19TARY TREE ADVISORY BOARD NOTE: IF ANY PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE ON THE ABOVE MATTERS, HE/SHE WILL 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. eo"� TBPUBMTG.WP A. City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET o SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 o FAX (407) 589-5570 CITY OF SEBASTIAN TREE ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 2, 1995 CHAIRWOMAN KILKELLY OPENED THE MEETING AT 5:30 P.M. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: CWMN. KILKELLY DONNA STARCK MARGARET MIQUELON THOMAS CECRLE DAVID NORTON ALSO PRESENT: DAWN CORAPI, SECRETARY APPROVAL OF MINUTES: THOMAS CECRLE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 11, 1995 AS WRITTEN. DAVID NORTON SECONDED THE MOTION. VOICE VOTE WAS TAKEN MEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED MOTION. CHAIRWOMAN KILKELLY ASKED THE SECRETARY FOR THE STATUS OF THE TREE SURVEY. THE SECRETARY EXPLAINED THAT THE ONLY RECORDING THAT HAS BEEN DONE IS THE FOOTAGE THAT WAS TAKEN AROUND THE CITY HALL COMPLEX, BY THE BOARD AT THE LAST MEETING. THE BOARD APPROVED OF PURCHASING (5) FIVE VIDEO TAPES AT THIS TIME TO USE FOR MORE TREE SURVEY RECODINGS AND TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR THE TWO TAPES THAT WERE LENT TO THE BOARD. TREE ADVISORY BOARD PAGE 2 OF 3 REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 2, 1995 DONNA STARCK AND DAVID NORTON INFORMED THE SECRETARY THAT THEY WERE PLANNING TO USE THE CAMERA TO VIDEO TAPE FOR THE TREE SURVEY SUNDAY OCTOBER 15, 1995. AFTER A BREIF DISCUSSUION, REGARDING THE BOARDS REVIEW OF THE APLLICATIONS FOR THE TWO ADVISORY POSITIONS, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED THAT HE BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS ON THEIR OWN TIME AND HAVE THE APPLICANTS PRESENT AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 6, 1995 TO INTERVIEW THEM. IT WAS ALSO AGREED, BY THE MEMBERS, TO ASK THE APPLICANTS TO BE AT THE MEETING AT 6:00 TO ALLOW TIME DURING THE MEETING FOR MEMBERS TO DISCUSS THE APPLICANTS PRIOR TO INTERVIEWING THEM. CHWN. KILKELLY SPOKE BRIEFLY CONCERNING THE NATIONAL TREE TRUST. AS SHE PASSED AROUND A PACKET SHE RECEIVED FROM DAN COVERT THE COUNTY EXTENSION DIRECTOR, SHE EXPLAINED THAT IT INVOLVES SEVERAL PROGRAMS FOR AQUIRING TREES, SHE SAID THAT AS SHE REVIEWED THE INFORMATION SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 1, 1995 TO APPLY FOR A GRANT, HOWEVER SHE WAS TOLD BY THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE DEADLINE AND IF WE WERE TO SEND IN AN APPLICATION AFTER THE DEADLINE WE WOULD STILL HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF GETTING TREES. IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED UPON BY THE MEMBERS TO PROCEED WITH THE NATIONAL TREE TRUST GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING PROGRAM. CHWN. KILKELLY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE SECRETARY SENT AWAY FOR A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE FLORIDA URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY NEWSLETTER. DONNA STARCK MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD REQUESTED FROM THE SECRETARY TO MAKE AVAILABLE COPIES OF THE NATIVE TREE LIST FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS, FOR THEIR INFORMATION. THE SECRETARY EXPLAINED THAT JAN KING HAD JUST RECEIVED THE LIST FROM JANICE BRODA OF THE FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY AND WHAT SHE HAD WAS JUST A DRAFT, THEREFORE JAN ADVISED HER NOT TO MAKE THE COPIES AVAILABE TO DISTRIBUTE BUT SHE COULD MAKE A SINGLE COPY OF WHAT SHE HAD TO GIVE THE MEMBERS AN IDEA OF WHAT THE LIST CONSITS OF. MEMBERS MATTERS: THOMAS CECRLE: NONE MARGARET MIQUELON: NONE DAVID NORTON SPOKE BREIFLY ON HIS THOUGHTS OF INCORPORATING THE POSSIBLE TREE GRANT WITH REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO BECOME A TREE CITY U.S.A. HE SUGGESTED THAT IF THE TIMING WAS RIGHT THE TREES RECIEVED FROM THE GRANT COULD BE PLANTED FOR ARBOR DAY. 5 TREE ADVISORY BOARD PAGE 3 OF 3 REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 2, 1995 IN DISCUSSION REGARDING ARBOR DAY AND THE POSSIBLE TREE GRANT SUGGESTIONS WERE MADE TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS TO HELP IN PLANTING AND TO POSSIBLY ASK FOR TREE DONATIONS IF NEEDED. BOARD MEMBERS AGREED THAT THEY DEFINATELY WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION THIS YEAR. DONNA STARCK: NONE CHAIRWOMAN MATTERS: CHWMN. KILKELLY REQUESTED FROM THE SECRETARY TO MAKE THE MINUTES AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE THE DAY OF THE MEETING. THE SECRETARY SAID THAT SHE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THAT AND SHE AGREED TO CALL THE MEMBERS WHEN THE MINUTES ARE COMPLETE FOR THEM TO BE PICKED UP. DUE TO DONNA AND DAVIDS WORK SCHEDULES THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PICK THEM UP, THEREFORE THE SECRETARY AGREED TO MAIL THE MINUTES TO THEM. CHWMN. KILKELLY ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE SECRETARY PROVIDE COPIES OF THE MINUTES TO THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. SHE SAID THAT WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. CHWN. KILKELLY SPOKE BREIFLY AND ELABORATED ON THE CONTENT OF AN OUTLINE SHE DEVISED, TO PASS OUT TO THE MEMBERS, CONCERNING THE GOALS AND METHODS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE TREE ADVISORY BOARD. AFTER A BREIF DISCUSSION IT WAS DECIDED BY THE MEMBERS TO JOIN THE NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION FOR A $25.00 FEE. THE SECRETARY EXPLAINED THAT TO HER KNOWLEDGE THE PROCEDURE WOULD BE TO FORWARD THE APPLICATION AND A MEMO REQUESTING THE FUNDS TO FINANCE AND THEY WOULD SEND OFF THE APPLICATION WITH A CHECK FOR THE $25.00. THE MEMBERS WENT OVER THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE TWO TREE ADVISORY POSITIONS BRIEFLY AND DISCUSSED THEIR FEELINGS OF WHAT QUALIFICATIONS WERE NEEDED FOR THE POSITIONS. TBM10295.WP w W /0� City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET o SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 o FAX (407) 589-5570 SEBASTIAN TREE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF MEETING HELD APPROVED AT MEETING HELD 7SHILEYK KELLY, CHAI OMAN l/"/� AWN M. GORAPI, SECRETARY TABMAS.WP /0041 G 1995