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Home My WebLink About01082007 TBcm ~ HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND TREE AND LANDSCAPE ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, JANUARY 8th, 2007 - 5:30 P.M. Chairperson Albury called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Pledge of allegiance was recited. 3. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Chair Lynn Albury Vice Chair Mary Bennett Maureen Cummings Neil Lagin Members Excused Absent: David Rodriguez Cynthia Schuster (a) Unexcused Absent: Matthew Sims (a) Staff ~ Council Members Present: Chris McCarthy, Parks & Recreation Superintendent Rebecca Grohall, Growth Management Director Margie Reynolds, Planner Donna Cyr, Recording Secretary 4. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 6.2006 MINUTES On MOTION by Ms. Bennett and SECOND by Mr. Lagin, the November 6, 2006 minutes were approved on a voice vote of 4-0. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Introduction of Margie Reynolds the new Growth Management Environmental Planner. She is doing field inspections. Ms. Grohall told the Board that Ms. Reynolds would be working on new developments. Any existing homes that have problems are done through Code Enforcement. 6. OLD BUSINESS: Recap of Champion Tree Clinic - Mr. Lagin thanked the Board for all their help and said the event was successful. Commercial Landscape portion of LDC -The list that Growth Management presented at the meeting was reviewed and discussed at length (see attached). There was discussion on what trees really would grow in this area. It was determined that palms will stay on the tree list. Growth Management is going to start working on a Brazilian Pepper eradication program. After much discussion, Growth Management will revise the list from this meeting. Tree Board Meeting January 8, 2007 Page 2 Tape 1 side 2 Then they (GM) will reword the code. After the Code is reworded Growth Management will send it back to the Tree Board for review at the February meeting. Then the revised Code will go to Planning & Zoning for their approval. Ms. Bennett left the meeting at 6:51 pm. 7. NEW BUSINESS: Mr. Lagin told the Board that a winner of the pizza certificates had a problem when they went to use it. He will handle the situation. Ms. Cummings asked questions regarding the status of Arbor Day. Because of the late date she would like to start contacting the local schools. It was decided that she would contact the high school and the Charter school. Mr. Lagin would contact Sebastian Elem.; Ms. Albury would contact the middle school, and Ms. Bennett could contact Pelican Island School. Mr. Lagin will start working on prizes. The board secretary would get a letter to Ms. Cummings so she could take it to her schools. The tentative date of Arbor Day is Saturday, April 28th. (Tentative due to Gobi Fest & Earth Day) The site was not determined at this time. The contest will be a coloring contest for the younger grades and a photo contest for the middle 8~ high school. Deadline for the contest is March 22, 2007. 8. MEMBER MATTERS: Ms. Cummings would like to discuss missing meetings at the February meeting. 9. STAFF MATTERS: Stanley Dnben of 412 Bywood Avenue has a Pandamius Palm that he would like measured. The board secretary will call Mr. Driben to see if Saturday the 13th at 10:00 am will work for him. She will then email to board either way if the field trip is on. If the field trip is on then the board will go on to Ms. Cummings home and measure her tree. 10. PUBLIC INPUT: No public input. 11. ADJOURNMENT: Chairperson Albury adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m. Chair an Signature Bo`~ir" Secretary Sign re - k-~ S ~~~ c; '7 Date DRAFT Palm Trees Suitable for Meeting City's Tree Requirements Common Name Drought Frost Native Size Growth Type Description Picture (Species Name) Tolerance Tolerance Palm, Coconut Cocos nucifera Yes X T(32) L NI P Requires fertilization. Palm, Canary Island Date Phoenix No XX* H L S P Nutrient deficiencies, needs extra magnesium. 'l F canariensis Palm, European Fan Chamaerops No X H S S P N/A humilis Palm, Pindo NIA Butia capitata No XX* H S S P Wildlife value. Palm, Sabal N/A cabal pabrretto Yes XX* H L S P lVwu4 PA FlI' DRAFT Palm Trees Suitable for Meeting City's Tree Requirements Common Name Drought Frost Native Size Growth Type Description Picture (Species Name) Tolerance Tolerance Palm, Queen NIA Arecastrum No XX* H M M P Manganese deficiency and romanzoffianum high nitrogen requirements. Palm, Washingtonia No XX* H L F P Becomes very tall. NIA Washingtonia robusta DRAFT Canopy Trees Suitable for Meeting City's Tree Requirements DRAFT i NO Common Name Native Drought Frost Size Growth ,hype Description picture (Species Name) Arbor -Vitae No XX* H M M E Effective visual buffer platycladus orientalis h' Bald Cypress Long lived tree. Taxodium Yes XX H L M D Wet Soil distichum- - .Ram Buttonwood (button mangrove) Varieties include silver & Yes X H M S E conocarpus eredctus green Camphor Tree Requires acid soil. ti •:,,, Cinnamomum No XX* H L M E t camphors Up to 10' height. r Elm, Chinese: t (Drake) r y No XX* H M M E Weeping form. Ulmus parvifolia Elm, Florida Ulmus americana Yes X H L F D var. floridana r w Geiger Tree Yes XX* T(32) M M E Orange flowers in June and Cordia sebestena 'lull'• DRAFT Canopy Trees Suitable for Meeting City's Tree Requirements Common Name Native Drought Frost Size Growth ,hype Description Picture (Species Name) Golden Rain Tree, Fall flowers, followed by Flamegold attractive No X H M M D Koelreuteria seed pods. ele ans Gumbo Limbo Use closer to coast, smooth Bursera simaruba Yes XX* T L M D reddish bark. Hackberry Yes X H M M D Unique tree with warty bark celtis laevigata Holly, Dahoon Yes X H M M E Requires acid soil. Ilex eassine ` Ligustrum (Privet) No X X H M S E Makes a nice background Ligustrum spp. Loblolly Bay Attractive white flowers in Yes / H L M E gordonia iasianthus summer Magnolia, Southern Magnolia Yes XX* H M M E Requires acid soil. grand flora DRAFT Canopy Trees Suitable for Meeting City's Tree Requirements Common Name Native Drought Frost Size Growth ,hype Description Picture (Species Name) Mahogany N/A Swietenia Yes X T M M E Requires warm location. mahagoni Maple, Florida Yes II L F D Acer barbahmr Maple, Red Yes / H L G D Prefers wet soils. ' Acer rubrum Oak, Chapman Quercus Chapmanii conducive to scrub jay habitat Oak, Laurel...,+',_,. Wildlife value, short lived Quercus laurifolia Yes XX* H L F E tree. Oak, Live Quercus virginiana Yes xx* H L M E Long lived tree. YYYi Oak, Shumard Quercus shumardii Yes xx* H L M D DRAFT Canopy Trees Suitable for Meeting City's Tree Requirements Common Name Native Drought Frost Size Growth Type Description Picture (Species Name) Oak, Water Yes X H L F E Quercus nigra Orchid Tree Rose Purple flowers October Bauhinia blakeana No XX* T(30) M F D to March. Persimmon Nice blooms from Spring to Yes X X H M S D Winter diospyros virginiana Pine, Slash Pinus eiliotii van Yes XX* H L F E South Florida type only. densa Pine, Longleaf Wildlife tree Yes XX* H L M E Not suited for irrigated areas ' pinuspalustris Peltophorum(Yellow Poinciana) NIA No X* X H L F E Grows rapidly up to 50' Peltophorum pterocarpum Poinciana, Royal No XX* T(32) M F D Red flowers April -July. Iwo Delonix regia 1• Red Bay Yes XX* H L M E Persea borbonia DRAFT Canopy Trees Suitable for Meeting City's Tree Requirements Common Name Native Drought Frost Size Growth ,hype Description Picture (Species Name) Red Mulberry Excellent wildlife tree Edible Yes X X T(33) M F D mortis riebra fruit Sweetgum Liquidambar Yes XX* I I L F D Pyridimal form. styracii lim Sycamore (American) Yes XX* tl L F D Large Leaves Plantinus occidentalis I DRAFT Understory Trees Suitable for Meeting City's Tree Requirements Common Name Native Drought Frost Growth Size Type Description Picture (Species Name) Gregorywood NIA Bu' uceras Yes * M m ocation. Carolina Laurel Cherry N/A Yes X H M I F Prunus caroliniana Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia No XX* H S M D Flowering Tree May to June. indica Golden Shower No XX T M M D Yellow flowers in summer. Cassia fistula Holly, East Palatka Yes X H S S E Requires acid soil. NIA Ilex attenuata Jerusalem Thorn Yellow flowering tree March No XX* H S F D Parkinsonia to May, thorns. aculeata Fio X S DRAFT Understory Trees Suitable for Meeting City's Tree Requirements Common Name Native Drought Frost Growth (Species Name) Size Type Description Picture Loquat Eriobotrya No XX* H S F E Edible fruit. Messy c "" 4 japonica =� Oak, Sand live Quercus Geminata conducive to scrub jay habitat Oak, Scrub Quercus spp. conducive to scrub jay habitat Red Cedar Jumperus Yes XX* H L M E Wildlife value. idn silicicola - - ---- 1 � 7.-- - Sweet Bay Magnolia Yes / H M M E Z,— vi rginiana Wax Myrtle (Bayberry) Myrica cerifera Yes XX* H M M E Multiple trunks. i N�