phone's on the um where's the thing know what I'm supposed to say >> it's always in my folder >> I previous. Oh, this isn't my This isn't my >> No, >> on the
>> I don't have to pull it up on the computer [snorts] and maybe George can walk over to it. like this at the >> It's worth it. It's only >> We have nobody in the audience.
Isn't that microphones. All right. In compliance with the Open Public Meeting Act of 1975, adequate notice of this meeting has been provided. If any member has reason to believe that this meeting is being held in violation of this act, they should state so at this time.
All right. Call the meeting to order. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. >> Uh Lauren, would you call the role, please? >> George A. >> Here. Tracy, did >> you say Tracy here? >> Barbara Jim >> here. >> Carol Sick >> here. >> George W >> here.
>> And Commissioner York, she's excused. >> All right. Has everyone had time to review the minutes of the meeting? Our last meeting. Upon my perusal, I saw nothing that was um in violation of anything that I thought that was out of order. So, uh I
would like to make a motion to uh um to pass the u >> approve the minutes. Approve the minutes as presented. >> Is there a second? >> Sec. >> A second. >> A roll call vote.
>> George A. >> Yes. >> Tracy. >> Yes. >> Jim. >> Yes. >> Carol Sik. >> I was absent that month. >> Abstain. >> Abstain. >> George W. >> Yes. Oh, hello.
All right, we have no guests or members of the public here today. So, there's no public comments either. We'll skip right down to number seven, the tree removal request. So, the first one, street tree removal. It's technically not a street tree, but it is on uh city property.
It's at the elementary school at 921 Lafayette Street. It is a blue spruce that is um is leaning and it's leaning substantially to the point that um it's in decline and the roots are coming out of the uh the ground at this point. So
it's not quite that stable anymore and um we had a request to have it removed out of safety concerns. Um we decided at the subcommittee meeting we discussed it and uh think that removal with a replacement tree would be appropriate and we replace it as a an
arbor day tree this spring. >> It also was recommended be approved by our >> by city arborist >> our city ar. >> Yes. So, >> make a motion that we uh remove the tree at 921
>> with a >> with replacement tree for update. >> I'll second that. >> All right. Roll call, please. >> George A. >> Yes. >> Tracy, >> yes. >> Jim, >> yes. >> Carol, >> yes. >> George W. >> Yes.
>> Okay. Motion passed. Next is 680 Washington Street. This is a tree that's been trimmed quite substantially. It's um in the rear of 680 Washington Street. It's a Norway maple. Um multiple, [snorts] you know, multiple times it's
been trimmed and it's continuing to decline. Um this is in Commissioner Preminger's district. She's not here, but I know that she approved the uh removal and um we discussed this at the the subcommittee meeting, too.
and uh the arborist checked it out and he also said it's in severe decline. So we decided >> make a motion that we remove the tree at 680 Washington Street. >> Still seconded. >> Roll call, please. >> George A. >> Yes. >> Tracy, >> yes.
>> Jim, >> yes. >> Carol Sick, >> yes. >> George W. >> Yes. >> Okay. Going back to 394 Congress Street. Uh 394 Congress Street. There is going to be um there are three existing trees on the property, a magnolia, saucer
magnolia, and two crepe myrtle. Uh unfortunately, they are in the right in the uh footprint of new construction that's going to be taking place. So, uh they're going to be removed and new trees will be planted. They have um already agreed to the replacement of two
for one replacement with those trees. >> All right. I make a motion that we remove the tree at 394 Congress Street. So seconded. >> George A. >> Yes. >> Tracy, >> yes. >> Jim, >> yes. >> Carol Zik, >> yes. >> George W.
>> Yes. >> All right. Next. 1046 Virginia Avenue. Uh there's a tree in the right back corner, but it is in the way of construction. They are constructing a one-stall detached garage which has already been approved. So since it is in the footprint of the new construction,
uh removal was recommended. and and Commissioner York whose district is that also recommended. >> Yes. >> I make a motion that we remove the tree. >> Seconded. >> George A. >> Yes. >> Tracy, >> yes.
>> Jim, >> yes. >> Carol Sick, >> yes. >> George W. >> Yes. >> All right. 1330 Ohio Avenue. >> This is a large fig tree, multi- trunk fig tree that's located in the front yard. Uh the owner requested it be
removed as it fruits in the summer. They're not always here. It's a messy tree. It is a healthy tree. So in this situation, we uh discussed its removal. That's in Commissioner York's district as well. And uh we said that it would we would allow the removal of that tree as
long as the tree is replaced. >> I make a motion that we remove the tree located at 330 Ohio Avenue. >> 1330. >> I'm sorry, 1330. >> So seconded. >> George A. >> Yes. Tracy, >> yes. >> Jim, >> yes. >> Carol Sick, >> yes.
>> George W. >> Yes. >> Okay. No old business at this time. Uh, new business. We have the Shade Tree Committee meetings scheduled. Has everyone received that? >> Yes. >> You all receive that? Okay.
>> The new the new Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. >> The time changes. Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. instead of 2 p.m. on a Tuesday. >> That's every meeting. That's every meeting. Each monthly meeting. Yes. >> Second Wednesday. >> Second Wednesday. >> And I think Lauren, you did get to send those dates out, correct? >> Yes.
>> I make a motion that we accept the 2026 STC meetings. >> Seconded. >> George A. >> Yes. >> Tracy, >> yes. >> Jim, >> yes. >> Carol Sick, >> yes. >> George W. >> Yes.
>> All right. Subcommittee report. Commission to order. >> Nothing right now. Okay. Councilman Meyer is not here. DPW, Mr. McCcluskey, anything? >> Um, obviously I just read that you guys are being changed until Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. Um, I'm sorry, but I'm going
to have to step down from this committee. I cannot do that time frame. I have other arrangements. >> Okay. >> Can you let us know who your replacement? I will work with Eric and this uh Paul Dietrich and see who wants to do it, but that's going to be kind of a big conflict with the sorry
with the DPW's scheduling. Okay. All right. Thank you. >> Well, Mr. Notch, we're at the end of our agenda pretty much already. Do you have um anything you'd like to present to the
commission? >> You don't? >> That's good. All right. Is there anything else that anyone would like to discuss at this time? >> All right. >> You you don't want to discuss this now or >> that's the uh Delaware Avenue, >> right?
>> It's not on today's agenda. We can, you know, >> it's going to wait till next month, though. >> We don't have to we don't really have to wait till next month to do that approval of those trees. If any commissioner wants to take a look at that property, it's 1433 Delaware Avenue. Um,
it's they're proposing a removal of five trees. Uh, three are blue spruce, two are holly and, uh, I've already formulated my opinion on that property. >> That's not by the Coast Guard base, correct? >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Yes. It's very close to the Coast Guard base. So, if anyone else would like to
take a >> Can we Can we defer that till uh next month's meeting? >> I the the contractor and architect are kind of they they re they put in this application in December. So, I'd like to get a a decision sooner. We don't have to make it right now, though. We can
>> um >> You can email. >> Yeah, >> that's okay. >> And the the loose proofs are in decline. >> Anyway, and they're putting a swimming pool in. >> So, >> so we don't know what >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So,
all right. Is there any anything else? >> Okay. >> I do have something. This is uh regarding 1249 Washington Street. Uh it's going to be rec uh rehab, new constru. Well, not new construction, I guess. Uh renovations.
>> Mhm. >> But uh that's the property that Shane, you and I went to. >> I spoke to the homeowner homeowner and he is requesting that remove the holly in the back right corner. >> And what's the reason for that? That's not in the construction plan. >> Poke pokey leaves. >> That's what hollies have. So, they want
they they uh they want to rellandscape and put something more user friendly in the backyard that uh they said they're not against trees and they want to plant trees and have that in their landscape plan, but they want to plant something that's more user friendly in the backyard. >> Have them have them prepare an
application, submit it, >> look at it when it comes. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> But they were not approved to remove all the trees on the property. I know it's kind of a question mark now. No, it was that the other trees they can remove, you know, because that that large Norway
maple at the back is in severe decline as it is. So, that should definitely be removed. The only one that I'd suggest to be preserved is that holly in the back because there's nothing really wrong with it. It doesn't it shouldn't interfere with any landscape plan. >> It's more of a nuisance, I guess, for them. >> Well, >> I know, but you know, it's a
>> put together. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Anything else? Since that's it, meeting is >> adjourned. Motion to close the meeting. >> Go ahead. Sure.
>> Make a motion the meeting be adjourned. >> Seconded. >> All in favor? >> I I