Do I go first? >> I'm going to call this meeting to order at 10:00 on February 5th, uh, 2026, meeting of the She Commission of Cranberry. The pledge of allegiance >> Lauren.
>> The statement of adequate notice. Pursuant to the Sunshine Law, adequate notice in accordance with the Open Public Meeting Act was provided on January 5th, 2026 of this meeting's date, time, place, and the agenda was mailed to the news media, posted on the township bulletin board, mailed to those requesting personal notice, and filed
with the municipal clerk. Now, we'll move on to roll call. Miss Eastston, >> present. >> Miss Irons, >> present. >> Miss Johnson, >> present. >> Miss Arletterman, >> present. >> And Miss Bouquet is currently absent. All right. Thank you.
Okay. Um, I hope everyone's had a chance to look at the minutes of November 6th and the reorganization minutes of January 8th. Um, I'd like to move that the minutes be accepted into the record unless I'll second.
>> We'll do a roll call vote. Miss Eastston? >> Yes. >> Miss Irons? >> Yes. Miss Johnson? >> Yes. >> Miss Arterman? >> Yes. Miss Bouquet is absent. All right, that's unanimous. Thank you. >> Okay, so committee forestry management plan. Um, we'll be going over that in
the work session. So for now for this since no, excuse me, since the November, okay, if you reported all of your volunteer hours to um Lauren at the end of last year and she already has them uh just now report, please just report what you have for this year. And we've
already had two meetings. So, um I'm going to go last. So, who would like to report their hours in any CE? And speaking of CE, I do have CE. There there are these representatives um for each section of the state and I've communicated with two. This is for NJUF
and the one guy who's in our section claims we need certificates from all of our CE. And I've never received a certificate. Jackie and I uh have done a lot. I mean, you did core, which you and Barbara did core. So there's no CE but um I have to find out more about that
because but I did send him Jackie and my CE for last year and he said he will accept it but then in the future. So I'm going to have to contact or maybe somebody wants to volunteer to contact New Jersey uh shade tree feder um sorry New Jersey Forestry Association because that's where Jackie and I earned the
majority of our credits. There's supposed to be coordination between NJUFF and NJ New Jersey Forestry Association and I did receive a renewal today for I forget which one and I forwarded it to you. >> Okay. >> Okay. I think it was New Jersey Forestry Association.
>> Yeah. So, and when we sign up for those uh >> Yeah, we sign up for we put down the township that you know what we >> what we're associated with. I mean, put down Cranberry and Chain Tree Commission. So, I always presumed >> Well, me too. Well, I thought there was
a way for them to track who did attend. I mean, obviously you can register and something might come up and you but we report it and I think there's certainly an auto system, but there's supposed to be coordination. So, that has to be looked into. >> Okay. >> Um, and we're early in the year and he is giving he or NJUF will give us credit
for the credits that Jackie and I earned last year and um Okay. So, does who would like to report ours? >> Starting from sorry, >> January. Yeah. Oh, great. >> Uh I I'll report two hours.
Five hours. >> Um I can't say right now, but I can say that I got and I'm going to tell you all the details so this gets into the record. An hour and a half C4. Um, New Jersey deer population explosion part two,
January 15th, 2026. Um, and that was New Jersey Forestry Association and they call it uh backyard forestry series. is one of those. >> Um, and that was Alan Sutton. I'm going to give you all the details, please, if you don't mind. And maybe you can keep
that separately on your attendance sheet. Alan Sutton of the New Jersey C. Oh, Sussex County is good. Sussex County. >> And according to that, just real quick, about 174,000 deer um is what the population is based on the deer harvest,
which is the only thing they have to base it on. Deer harvest and well, roadkills. So anyway, it's interesting. It's a it's a huge huge issue. Um anyway, uh going forward, uh oh, so I have the one and a half C and I'll give
you the overall number. >> Yeah. Okay. So I have uh seven regular hours in OCE. >> Okay. Tree removal replacement ordinance, appendices, and application. I think we're everything's complete with that so far. We have our Juno plant
list. We have a recommended tree list, the two appendices. Um, and the third um, huh? Well, Shireen and I are going over the website and so we'll make sure that it's all there, but I think we're done with that. And that's just we can we can actually
just take that off, I think, for the future unless something new comes up with it. >> The only other thing was we were going to organize the way it was uh, listed. >> Oh, the application or the Oh, oh, yes. We're going to organize the tags in in importance and we all will include that
drought watch flag which I didn't yet. >> Yes. >> And we can decide after if you have an hour somewhere over the next soon. >> Okay. >> To to work on to finish that. Okay. Thanks. Um community outreach. >> Um we I did an overview that I passed
just a quick overview on community outreach. The things you've talked about is Cranberry School. I believe the auditorium is really close to being done. And then >> I heard I heard they're going to use it in uh March for they're going to have >> a soft opening or something or
>> well a performance >> a performance or something. Yeah, it's it's it will be ready for something in March >> and thereafter. >> That sounds great. So let's see. Do maybe well we'll be in touch for Arbor Day. So when we reach out for Arbor Day Oh well let me get when we get to Arbor
Day I'll talk about that. Um so that so cranberry school we will be doing Arbor Day with them. So that is community outreach. Um Cranberry Community, we I think in our work session, we could look at our calendars and the libraries calendar and set some dates for the walk, maybe a spring walk, a fall walk,
and at least one program. Not to get too far ahead of ourselves. Um you put program in the library like we did before. Um canopy assessment. I actually found the original document where I learned about it from and I'll copy this and
pass this out to you. Uh here I'll just if you want to it's on the other side I think. No, here it is. I think this is it. Yeah, that's it. And I'll copy that for everybody. But I don't know how navigable it is or if it's changed. I
know we tried to look. Jackie looked I looked quickly. The the one thing >> you didn't get to where >> you know and I tried this morning and I ran out of time. But when I had looked at it, it looks like um the one that
Ruters did that our township has, >> it hasn't been update it, they did it in in um 2015, and that's the most recent. Yeah, they did it in 15. But but I think
okay the time the way way this came up was sustainability because we have a goal or the sustainability um uh credits that we earn doing what we do including uh setting a canopy goal of 30%. I think it was like 23% at that time. >> Yes. Yeah.
>> Is it still 23% or >> that's that's what I saw. Oh okay. >> Yeah. And and I always thought I knew we were trying to get to 30, but I didn't know. >> Well, what I'm wondering is if the 15 >> Yeah, the Hagerty tract was planted
then. I would because that's another um 2500 trees in the township and that definitely would change the canopy, I would think. So, we maybe we can you want to look at that to see if you can when was um All right. And let me find the date of when we planted those trees. I think it has been I think it was 14
actually but I'm not sure if the data included that. So let me see if let me get the date of that planting and that's the only other significant planting.
um post after that there were about I don't know maybe 50 trees planted between Old Cranberry Road and Main Street just adjacent to the the Fiser tract a wooded part of the Fiser tract and there's so it's a path basically
from the Pin Oaks Preserve over to Main Street over to South Main Street anyway I don't know but so there has been some additional canopy I don't know if that's accounted for how significant think that is. But >> I'll find out the dates of those plagues. something else that I came across when I
was looking at that and maybe we could just wait for the work session but um there's a climate change um forest climate risk snapshot and it lists uh for mid-Atlantic region
and it lists trees that and it and it's just they're looking forward anticipating it's it's just something is that something we can um copy and share at the work session. That's really sounds really interesting. >> Yeah, I might be better if I can I'll do
that before the work session. So, just leave that there. >> Um that's great. >> Okay. >> I didn't have time to compare our >> Oh, well, RFQ with it. You're working a few other things. Um let's Oh, canopy. So, okay. So, canopy assessment. We're almost there. Check it
out. See, um >> yeah. Okay. >> You're very good at this kind of research. which you have to dig deeper and drill down. So, >> but in the meantime, we'll copy this and then you'll have that as well. Thank you. So, I went through a lot of paper recently. >> Um
I wish we had a little file cabinet, a little file drawer here for some things that should be kept, but anyway, that's okay. We could talk about that later. Um uh let's see. So, that's the Academy Assessment Consultant LTE. Um, Jessica had put a draft together
that I forwarded to Denise and Denise and Denise responded and I believe Barbara sent our leazison sent that to everybody. See, BCC everybody after that and then Jessica sent the document that was missing from the the attachment that
was missing from the very long thread. So, thank you for that. And uh we have $10,000 consultant um ad hoc as needed for for certain things. And um the and the township supported 10,000 which was
an additional three and we didn't use any last year because all the consulting was free as as little as it was it was all free and specifically Matt because he had done the inventory. So there's that association and familiarity with the trees 600 and however many he counted. Um, anything else on old
business that I'm missing? Jackie, uh, can we just go over this uh, in our work session for the consultant? >> Go over >> have time to go over um, you know, the immediate needs of
>> the upcoming and RFQ that we've been, you know, working on last year too. And uh >> yeah, we could even >> and like we're looking towards uh pruning too which we didn't have time at pruning in the winters. >> Yeah. Well, there's a segment of the
pruning um Shireen and Barbara were working on those the that segment that um subset of critical trees to determine if they're still there. And that's where I thought we would start with that because >> and go there unless and anyone who would like to Well, you can't really walk
through the parks now. That's the thing. I haven't really >> No, the right now with the snow. >> I can't get through all the all of the different parks. So, um >> and you can't see the base of the trees, which is >> No, I can't see any of that. So, that has to wait a little bit uh for that for that kind of pruning. But for now,
Barbara is almost done with the list of I think it was about 19 trees. And we can we can start off with getting a quote for that. There's 30,000 in our budget. And that's a that's a fair amount of money. And if they're dangerous and they're on the street, I think, you
know, that's our job, >> right? >> And and also I have a short list of >> Well, yeah. And you know, it's interesting. I just found a quote, which I wish I had written on the top of my folder. Um, yeah, a lot of them do look like they're going to fall down, but they actually statistically don't fall
often. That's not exactly the quote, but it's from one of the tree hazard courses that I took at Ruckers. So, it gave me comfort. Um and um yeah, so we could start with that and see and get a quote if if if and we can discuss that at the worksh
session if that will be the priority for that money and that but also this young trees on Main Street, >> right? >> The ones that were planted before it's they're too far gone. It's so important because structure is actually um different from and I have to look at my notes again because I was doing a lot of
reading. Um structure is actually different from the health of the tree. It's kind of two different things that both have to be addressed in during assessment. Anyway, so that's it for that. Um I I'd like to welcome Barbara, our liaison, and we're in between old business and new business. Do you have
any report for us? This would be a good place. Um if you have anything, no pressure. We were thinking we would add you somewhere maybe even between old business and new business to give you that grace as as a report or put it under old business or could be the beginning of new business report from
it's not is that really business or it's just a report. Well anyway get you on the agenda is what I'm saying. So there's always a place for you. >> Thank you. So where are you at? >> Oh new business. >> Oh you do you did the consulting. Okay. We're going to at the work session,
we're going to um review what immediate needs we have coming up. And the biggest one is anybody know what the biggest one is? CFMP and then the grant. I don't I forget who was going to look into see if there's still green communities grant money available. And just to ask, it
runs through 2027, right? I'm not misreading that. I always I do this every that it runs through the year 2027, correct? but rents through 2020. >> Our current >> Yeah, I wrote it down because they extended five years and I believe that means through that >> till 2027,
>> but we'll have it ready to go. >> We have to have it ready. >> Yeah. So that's why we start on it this year. >> Yeah. Yeah. Just at least look communities grant. Okay. I'm sorry. And um >> Okay. So I'll hold right now, Barbara. >> Yeah, I can. Um, so we had a reorg and
we had the the TC meeting was cancelled because of the storm and then we had the budget meeting and the mayor did have specific questions about your budget and um because they saw that the money
wasn't spent from the previous year and yet here you have a a higher budget again this year. So I explained to them how there was drought. you haven't planted all the trees um and there was money in it. The reason why I said oh have you talked about the consulting and
I'm not going to get into it 100%. But um they were wondering you know why that money hasn't been spent and um I said you've been in discussion you're trying to find a consultant um and you're discussing maybe you knew what the role
was but I don't know if there was clarity of what everyone else thought the role of the consultant was. So, um, so that's >> you know the township or here because we did have a consultant for free at our September meeting last year who talked about what that role could be. It's the
the same person that did our inventory. So we already had familiarity with >> So you you have a consult. So we can >> So I I guess I was unclear like I and the your your budget >> we've used the consultant. I mean we've we've consulted him. We don't have a
contract um because he's already done this work. There's s you know this is kind of some followup. I'm using what he suggested in the plan. Um but we can consult any arborist who is maybe the best for what we're doing. For instance, the tiny forest. >> Oh, so you're not going to have one
particular consultant that you go to. >> No, ad hoc. And it could be But it could be Matt if everyone's in agreement. Everyone's met Matt. >> We were going to discuss this in the work session or even a following session if we need more time. >> Yeah. And we Oh, okay. >> Or we and we could also have a work
session with Matt or another arborist if you wanted to get somebody else. I mean, all those things are possible. >> Okay. Because I, you know, I I said, you know, you're working diligently. you know, you have a plan like >> and so you're getting it's not if there was any question. >> No, generally rates are 90
>> about giving you the money. It's like what was the money for? Why >> totally understand that and appreciate the 10,000 um they run because it would be an hourly thing generally or particular task. They generally earn $95 to $150 an hour depending on what they're doing. Just so you know what the
rate is and that's how because we got quotes from that a couple years ago and that's what the rates are now. They may have gone up because that was a couple years ago. So, >> right. But, >> okay. So, that's going to be a work session. So, I can report that out on Monday because, uh, on Monday's TC. >> Yeah, it's going to be part of a work session, but mo mostly we're getting up
in line for pruning and planting, Arbor Day. Um, >> I just had a quick road. So, last time we talked about um the planning and zoning thing. >> If we were going to be part of the planning and zoning, there's a planning and zoning subcommittee, I believe.
>> Right. I I reached out and I haven't gotten I did it today. So, >> okay. Because the other thing is that the arborist I think could also be part of that as well. >> Well, I think that >> Denise's letter addresses that. Did you see Denise's? Yeah, I believe it addresses. >> Yeah. Read through that because it sounds like from Kathy you saying that
they send the plans and then you look at you >> list. Yeah. Barbara had asked was that before the last meeting I don't or before the budget meeting before the budget. Yes. I told Barbara exactly and I have them here um what shade trees role is in the plans which is the landscape plan approving the species
everything else is he is the engineer the way they're planting it um he's he's the officer on plant planning so good >> just yeah I mean that that was addressed in the letter I do have questions about that and and how you know would like more detail on it but I feel like that's
like >> well those you direct direct to Denise those questions because I don't think I can answer anything further than the letter if that's what you mean. >> Right. I think that some of these questions might be better addressed in a work session. >> I think it'll be better addressed in the work session. Yeah. Yeah. Um but Denise
did explain where um at at this point where it stands and how like and Kathy explained how it goes back to you guys and you look at the planting plan and what plants are being planted and that's as far as shade tree is involved, right?
interviewed plans before with me and so has Jackie. >> Yeah. Okay. Yeah. So, however that works with within your body. Yeah. Um >> Yeah. They I mean generally when they come to me there's not a there's maybe a week and I need to get the comment back
within a week or less and some of them only have a few species. Some of them >> well I forget if it was with Jessica or Jackie. It was a lot and they also had objectionable things. But um it's pretty quick especially because we can cross reference so easily. so much more quickly in so many ways now. So,
>> so good. >> Um, but that's where it ends. It doesn't like it's not like Sha Tree goes out and inspects them or does any of that stuff. >> No, but that is a concern. >> I know. >> I know. from from experience just looking at the different developments here. You can tell they might have had a
plan, but you know, just like when we're trying to plant trees, the uh nursery will come back to us and say, "Well, we don't have that tree now or we only have two out of five, you know, can you use this instead?" But we >> I know what happens if something dies
and stuff like that, right? Yeah. >> So, I reached out to the planning board just letting you know and I can follow up once I get get back. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. No, I was saying >> because I think based on on that email that might have to change is what I'm saying >> if it can because I'm not sure what the
regulations like what you know your >> what the cha you have to read the regulations code of what shade tree can and can't do too. So we have to stay within >> the scope too. >> Yeah. I don't know where it states that shade tree is part of that process but
it took me years to make it happen. I would hear about a plan and have to ask for it and I missed some. >> It's amazing you're at this point >> and um and then there's there's been change in staffing and with some new staff it immediately she she added shade tree too the template for for that if it
includes landscape plan even if it's one tree. So um and that's been the role and I have attended planning board meetings and again it was about the species. The only time it was something different was, forgive me, I don't remember what this
was. It was quite a while ago. Um, we wanted to let someone who was doing a lot of planting know that not to plant 3 in. And I don't think we got to change it in the code. Not to do 3 in because right the chance of survival is much less, but to do one and a half to two
and a half inch caliber. I think just trying to stay within that range. And the engineer is aware of that. I don't know where it's actually written, but that's, you know, that's one time when I went to make a case at the meeting for that. And there was there was a few other issues, too. I think they had some things that had to go off. They just
deleted them. It was, you know, not a big deal. >> You can watch an argument over the tree caliber. Yeah. >> Yeah. Well, it wasn't an argument. They were relieved. I think it was gonna save them. >> Not an argument, >> but Yeah. But it it had to be Yeah. So, um, but at some point I think maybe it
would be good for um us to meet with have a work session with someone on the planning board, the chair, whatever, just to make sure is that's all we're doing. I mean, or to see if there's something else we should looking into. >> I'm opening it now and we'll see what happens. >> Okay. So, Barb's on that. Great. >> Yeah. Yeah. But
>> just to know whether Yeah. Anyway, and then you guys can work whatever. Um, the other thing that I do have a question about that though because that I raised it and I um and I did text you like how many tree replacement and uh tree
removal and replacement applications >> 31 since the beginning only 31. >> Did you report that? I'm sorry if you report that. >> No, I'm I didn't get there yet. >> Oh, okay. I'm sorry. >> But um I can report that. Is it >> So there's been what I what I was letting know letting the TC know is it's
um the word is getting out. >> Yeah. So over 19 months, >> yeah, >> we got 30 and we have one just now. >> Okay. >> And the one that we just got now, I'm bringing to the work session because it's someone who had tree four trees removed before. >> Okay. >> And now she's removing many more. I
won't get into details, but we need to help. We need to calculate what her responsibility is in planting trees. And she already planted some young trees. So this is the first one that actually requires work. all of the others. You mean they they um so there were 11 in 24
after it became >> and then 19 in 25 and just one so far this year and this is the first one where they're going over four >> unless they were dead trees which is an exception right >> so this is an interesting one >> so um so I'll be running the Monday
meeting because the mayor will be out I we'll try and get um should we get something out in the mayor's update for Tuesday because >> about how many applications have come No, no, no. Um, well, >> say that the numbers have increased, but here, make sure you, you know, like, can you can you put something out like we
can put like a little blurb about a link to the application like spring is almost here? >> Yeah. Would you write like a couple sentence thing and I could just throw it in and then we can put it into the >> You need that today. >> Does it go to you, Lauren? Like what goes to the uh >> You need that I think today or tomorrow. >> Wait, what's today? >> Thursday.
>> Oh. Oh, I don't know. >> Yeah, I'm not sure if we could get it in for Tuesday, but we could try. We just um >> All right. We'll do it at the work session. We'll just we'll give it when we'll and we'll email both of you. Is that >> Yeah. Okay. >> I'll see if I could get it in for Tuesday. >> Okay. Um >> when would you need it by
>> I'm not actually too sure the deadline. Um but it's Thursday. So >> yeah, I think >> I think I think we could be fine >> for mayors. And then um we don't usually put Arbor Day in there because that's generally second grade, you know, school thing. That's not I mean it is open to the public. We invite We invite all the
We invite all the organiz all the >> drought. >> Yes. And the drought which I'm going to give to um >> Did you send that to Barbara too or just to me? Okay. So >> yes that has to be done again. >> And it will need to be it needs to be an alert on our um well we'll have to we'll
figure it out. We can look at the where it needs to go. I think there's an an advisory some kind of advisory first that's that is first and it could go there. I mean, you could even like I I mean, I could even put put >> Can you believe it with all this snow that there's drought, you know?
>> Can I do you want us to mention the drought or do you want to put that? >> No, go ahead. I think you could. >> Including drought. Okay, >> we'll put it there. And then also it needs to go on our homepage. Yeah.
All right, we can do Can we do that the work session, you guys? That'd be great. No, I I think it's really important that um that is people know like especially you know people are planning for spring believe it or you know you know that so
it's important to get that >> well also there's storm damage uh you know from this winter so far and that will have to although so some trees might have to go down because they were damaged so severely I don't know >> but um okay I'm sorry go ahead >> no I'm done thank you
>> thank you okay um oh So, uh, Lauren and I just started working on the Tree City USA application over the weekend or we could we could even do I meant to print out a blank annual accomplishment report so that we could actually start everyone could work on that um at the work
session maybe. Can you print one out and or >> Yeah, I'll >> Okay, I'll um because it's a good then we go over what we did which is and last year's easy because we didn't do a lot. I mean, we did a lot, but um we didn't do a lot of what we normally do. So,
Arbor Day 2026. Um I would like to ask um Jackie if she would MC Arbor Day and this year and coordinate um >> yeah, this year I looked at the calendar and I can >> It's April 24th, 2026. And I'll coordinate with Lauren andor Jackie so
she knows um to invite to coordinate with the school to reach out to the school who is Rebecca Leonard. Um, and then she'll notify the teachers and find out if they're doing the song and the music teacher and they'll coordinate. Um, and I think the location
will be Village Park. We lost one of the crab apple trees that we've had there for a long time. I'm don't know how to get all the stakes out of the ground. I've untied the trees that were tied for too long. That's something um we can talk about at the work session. I tried myself with a lever.
Um and um anyway, but uh there was one tree gone and then of course we're replacing the dogwood which won't be an arbitate planting. That's replaced the Girl Scout tree. But I think if everyone's okay, we'll continue to plant another ornamental tree there. That little arburetum that we've created for arbits
also we need to buy the tree and we need to order seedlings for the kids. So that's all. and then um and I'll coordinate with all you guys. I won't I'm having surgery the day before, so I won't be available um Arbor Day, but I will be at the meeting in April. So,
thank you, Jackie. Yeah. No, I'm happy to consider it considering your knee. Um >> but it would also be good. Hopefully, someone else. >> Well, we both did it last year. >> Join me. >> Yeah. Oh, someone else. Oh, yes. Please
support Jackie at Arbor Day. Yes. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um, and Lauren will hopefully probably be there and some other That's right. staff as well as the police and you know the whole photo someone will need to will I'd like someone to volunteer and it doesn't have to be you. >> Um because you might be you might get
stuck in the office uh take photographs because Jackie won't can't do that too maybe. I'm thinking it'd be nice. Aman usually does but um anyway so all those things we'll cover. We'll make a list. Yeah. And we'll bring it to the April meeting so you guys are all set. >> Yeah. >> Okay. That's Arbor Day NJFA membership.
Um, did you didn't get a renewal for that one? Maybe that's the one I sent you today. >> Yeah, I didn't see what you sent me today. >> Okay. So, I think the NJFA membership just came in. Um, which we're members of now. That's the New Jersey Forestry Association. The NJUCF under the other
one is New Jersey Sha Tree Federation. And then that will give you an opportunity when they um ask for that to update who the members are since we've had some changes. Um and then we can take NJ membership off because that should just be an automatic. Well, not automatic, but they should remind us. So, tree maintenance,
planting, pruning, um oh, inquiries. Um I already covered tree inquiries. I don't have any I have had no inquiries beyond the applications except for some people who are concerned about the tree. Most cases, it's pushing up the sidewalk. It's a big trip hazard. and
other cases dropping branches. Those I can I'm going to add to the list that Barbara and Shireen have and then look at all of them together. I also have to consult DPW on the resident's complaints. Um I I don't to make sure he's in alignment because it might go
out of his budget if they're coming down or that part of the CH budget. Um and that's um that's all I have right now for new business. Uh, and we're on number reports unless I'm missing something.
Is there anything else that I'm forgetting? >> I don't know if this um, so in our last work session, we had discussed posting the uh, the right-of-way survey on our website. Was there any
>> um, we didn't see any reason to do that. I mean, >> well, I think there was there was we wanted to do it. >> Oh, then I for then >> is there a reason not to do? >> No, I'm sorry. Then I forgot. I neglected to check with Denise on that. >> Okay. >> And and I I completely forgot about that. So, thank you. I did see it in the minutes actually and that should have
reminded me, but thank you. I will ask Denise and that's so people can look up their right of way because I >> it's Yeah, it's just it's to to find out to to if somebody wants to understand whether or not a tree in the yard is located within or not the public right
away. >> Yeah, I think they're still going to have to show their tax map. But I'll but because Jared usually deals with the property line stuff, you know, is it in the right of way? Is it not? And sometimes uh like he said some of
it can be deceptive because there's so many different ones but let me just see if we can get it online but there might there's some interpretation required actually that goes with that. So you know the whole face sheet from the engineer that explains how to use it. Anyway, just saying there might be some
explanation that's required as well. >> I have a question about how did that list go? Were there a lot of trees that >> you know the you guys Barb and you went walked right to talk about that at our work session. >> Oh, at the work session. I'm sorry.
Okay, then forget it. >> Well, you want to keep that? >> Sure. I I mean, yes. Barbara and I split up the trees. My understanding was she was doing the trees last night. I went and took pictures of the trees that were supposed to get to. They were kind of hard to decipher which trees just
because of the snow. Oh, sorry. Just because of the snow. Um, but the other thing was that some of the trees were actually in power lines. So, I don't know how much of those we can actually take down. >> We can't take any of them. >> We can't take any of those down. I have to refer that to DPW who refer it to the
state contractor that can work within power lines. >> Yeah. So, like see this one's 61 Maplewood across uh from 56. It's clearly in a power line. So, I don't know. >> That is so awesome. You took pictures >> and that's one of the critical ones.
That was one of the ones. Yeah, we narrowed it all down to there was I think 19 trees total. >> Yeah. >> That were critical and dead and needed to be removed. That was like >> Were any of them already? >> You could tell in the winter? >> We couldn't really No, we couldn't really tell. I mean, I couldn't to be I
don't know if you know any of them. What >> were any of them gone already taken? Yes, there was one um on Main Street in between I want to say um 165 and 167 that was not we couldn't find it. >> Okay.
>> So, I'm assuming it's gone. >> That's good. There's one less. >> Okay, great. Thanks. >> Who Who pays for the one that is in the power lines? You get the state contractors. Who pays? Um if an arborist because ultimately it's the arborist who
determines um >> usually anything in Malden wire is DPW >> and then but does the power company pay for taking those trees down? >> Who pays for that? >> The township does >> and not the utility.
>> Well, if it's dead then I think the power company but I I actually I don't know. >> I may have a contact there. So can >> um No. I don't know. I'm just questioning that. >> Well, we'll know soon enough because we're going to address this list and that's one that's there's several that
are involved power that you had to contact the utilities. >> Yeah. All the all the um pruner pruning companies we've used because it's been um uh parks and stuff, none of them can work in the wires. That's just a few
companies in it state and so it would probably go through DPW if there's any kind of utility stuff involved. Yeah, that's um so great. We're almost there. Thank you. Go ahead. Okay. Um I just wanted to it would be good for us to
have a list of the for the RFQS. Uh you know, we had talked about which um companies we use. Have a list >> which ones that we have used before or and before and we're still in business. >> Yeah. And at least have some of them
like Sunset Creations. >> Oh, Sunset. Thank you. >> And then growing concerns. >> Barton nursery. Is that one of them? >> I don't think they plan. I think we can procure stock there, but I don't think they plant. But we have to have that's another discussion. Barton because
Barton's involved in the swim club and that's something >> um I suggested we get an arborist to consult and Denise suggested we try to work it first without consulting an arburist about the pool club thing. I'll tell you about that in the workshop. >> Okay. That's
We're on Barbara. We're on member reports. >> Shireen just gave us an update. Um >> the trees. I don't know if you got a chance to go see the >> I don't know if you got a chance to go see the trees, but my what I was saying
was what what I noticed was some of them were in power lines. So I don't know that they're are responsibility to take down. >> I'm still working on mine. >> Okay. Okay. Anybody else have a report? I I think I gave mine throughout the meeting. Um the inquiries was the the
main thing. I mean the um applications, I'm sorry. But then in addition some inquiries which have all been about a tree that needs that that they don't for various reasons the homeowner thinks it should go but it has to be assessed by an arborist of which you know again we're not. But when we get a quote,
that's what the arborist is there for. We have that arborist um will determine and then you know quote on whatever other trees but none in power lines. Um otherwise I'll make a motion to adjourn the meeting. Oh, summary of
Well, maybe we do that after the work session. Um does that make sense? summary of action items or do you want to do that now? >> Yeah, maybe that makes sense. Do you think? >> Okay, we can do that >> because >> and then I'll write something up. >> We wrote down a lot of things for the
work session. Yeah, we have well it's a it's the whole year we're looking at and you know five years really this year plus well seven >> two more years with this plan and then you know where we're going and what needs to be happening and um and you know things don't move quickly. So um
uh and the exciting thing is getting the RFQ out. So that's the top priority because we're a second away from it. Do you agree? Okay. Um okay. So we'll do a summary of action items. Um and you can also look at uh the minutes from November meeting where
there's some there's a summary of action items there too from before. Okay. Um it's uh is there any public comment? I don't see anybody from the public here. Um
uh I move to adjourn this meeting. >> Second. All those in favor? >> I I >> Thank you. So, we can't start the next one.