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TREE AND LANDSCAPE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 2006 - 5:30 P.M.
1. Chairperson Albury called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m.
2. Pledge of allegiance was recited.
3. ROLL CALL:
Members Present:
Chairperson Lynn Albury
Vice Chair Anne Dann
Neil Lagin
Therese Miller
Matthew Sims
David Rodriguez
Members Excused Absent:
Mary Bennett
Staff & Council Members Present:
Donna Cyr, Recording Secretary
Melanie Astle, MIS Dept.
Advisors:
None present
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION Lagin/Sims
VOICE VOTE on the motion carried unanimously
"I make a motion to accept the January 9,2006 minutes as written."
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Introduction of two new alternate members Matthew Sims and David Rodriguez.
6. OLD BUSINESS:
Field Trip to 519 Periwinkle Drive on Saturday. January 14th at 10:00am. Members
Lagin and Miller along with Advisor Cardinale measured the oak tree and could not
agree on the measurement. Member Dann and Advisor Cardinale returned at a later
date and measured the oak tree. It was detennined that the oak was not a Champion.
A magnolia tree was measured and being the only one of this type measured at this time
it is considered the Champion.
It was decided by the Board that the Champion Tree List should be broken into two lists.
One showing only Champions and another list showing non-Champions.
Tree Board Meeting
February 6, 2006
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There will be a tree measuring field trip on Sat., Feb. 11th at 11:00am at 650 Franciscan
Avenue for Shirley Kilkelly. If Mr. Cardinale gets the Board secretary the address of
another person tonight, she will include the additional name to the Public Notice for the
field trip on Saturday.
Arbor Dav - Mr. Lagin will double check with the Garden Club to see if they will still be
providing refreshments. Ms. Albury is trying to get a hold of Cathy Fulton about a
donation and it was mentioned that Henry Madsen might be giving some kind of
donation. Donations from the Art Club have not been confinned yet. After much
discussion regarding the date for the contest deadline it was decided to change it from
3/3/06 to 3/22/06. Mr. Lagin, Mr. Sims and Ms. Albury will take the contest rules to the
different schools. Mr. Lagin will contact KIRB about participating in the event. Advisor
Cardinale and Mr. Lagin will work with the Press for advertisement of the event. The
Board Secretary will get with the MIS Dept. the information for Arbor Day so they can
create a slide for both the Web site and Channel 25. Ms. Albury is still working on the
presentation of colors. Mr. Lagin will get his invitation list from the Champion Tree Clinic
to Ms. Albury and it will be forwarded to the Board secretary. The invitation letters
should go out around the first week of March.
Chairperson Albury reminded the Board that the 2006 Work Plan was finalized and we
need to start working on it after Arbor Day.
7.
Tape 1, side 2
NEW BUSINESS:
Therese Miller brought up the preservation of native trees. It was mentioned that she
bring up the matter at the 6:30pm joint meeting with the Environmental Advisory Board.
Mr. Lagin mentioned what it would take to return to being a Tree City. Ms. Albury stated
that during the last meeting Mr. McCarthy discussed that issue. The City would be able
to reapply in December after the new trees were planted.
8. MEMBER MATTERS:
No new member matters.
9. STAFF MATTERS:
No new staff matters.
A citizen (Ken> asked about the field trip on Saturday, Feb. 11th and he was invited to
join the board.
10. ADJOURNMENT:
Chairperson Albury adjourned the meeting at 6:25 p.m.
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