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and has remained continuously posted as required under the statute. With adequate notice having been given, the Sha Tree Commission Secretary is directed to include this statement and the minutes of the meeting. Roll call. Liam Beani >> present. >> Neil Blacker
>> here. >> Peter Datti absent. Mike D'Angelo >> here. >> Daryl Golden >> present. >> Mark Olson >> yes. >> Rebecca Fleet >> here. >> Jill Sullivan >> here.
>> Bonnie Torivia >> here. >> Also present. Councilwoman Dimelli and Burough Secretary Larson. You have the power. Please rise for the pledge. 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. We will now hold the chair person and vice chairperson appointment. I will open the floor for nominations for chairperson.
and nominate Jill. >> Any other nominations? >> I renominate to sorry, >> who was that? That was >> Okay. Um, is there any discussion before
we move to a vote? >> What a speech. I I I know I wasn't here last time and I >> I will say that um you know I think Bonnie and I have the same priorities. Um and I will never match Bonnie's tree
passion. Um maybe Mark could give her money. Um, I think that the reason I threw my hand in the ring or whatever you call that is, um, because I think over the past five years, I think that
I've learned that there could be some efficiencies in how the meetings are run and I'm interested in that. I think that our meetings are way too long and um and that is kind of the reason that was the
reason why I said I would do it. Um I kind of think that our priorities I kind of see them like this like we have a planting priority priority, we have a protection priority and we have an outreach priority and everything we do should kind of fall into one of those
buckets and everything else should go away. Um, so that's that that's my piece. Uh, and um, you know, I don't I don't want to make this uncomfortable for anybody. Like I think
>> you know, whatever happens happens. Bonnie and I have an excellent relationship. Um, so that's all I'm going to say about that. >> Okay. Yeah. Um well Jill, you obviously make a wonderful chair and and you have
seniority. You've been here on here longer um than I have and uh I you know the reason I would want to I what I see what I would like to see happen is that we have a closer relationship with the other commissions and committees in
town. were all working for the same goals like working with the Nashville area and the environmental commission and the DPW and um you know and Chrissy work and everybody just trying to really get our goals done of having more trees,
protecting our canopy um worrying about our storm water and our watershed. I mean what I was just at, you know, storm water, you know, talk um educating people um about the importance of our trees and and you know, beautiful parts
of here and um and agree probably the efficiency of our meetings, you know, maybe it's divying up jobs more and doing things ahead of time and really coming in prepared and um yeah. Yeah. getting things and and I
I think that that maybe is one of the things I'd love to see happen is everybody has a job and they really get it done ahead of time and and you know and can talk outside of um the meeting so we get a lot more done um and planning we don't have much time to get
our goals accomplished right um >> yeahing our budget >> yeah I think it's important that we stick to the agenda like we can't be diverting like with every which I I understand why we do at some point in time, but it we just need to stay on
task because I'm sorry I'm interrupting you. >> No, I think like I I I think it's I think it's problematic that when a resident comes here that they feel compelled to walk away because we can't get through the agenda in time. Like that's you know >> that was unfortunate
that it just >> I don't know. Anyway, that's um well yeah no no I mean uh I mean, I honestly I'm happy if you're chair. I would just like to be able to be more involved with um you know,
meeting on tree things and with groups. I mean, that's really what what I like to do is just be more involved in tree decisions and trying to help get them planted and protected and >> watered and you know, that's my passion. So,
>> I don't know that that >> So, there you go guys. big decision. >> Well, if I may say that I I think you've both been standing, standing chairs. The reason I I nominated Jill, um, not only
because she's been here for a long time, uh, five years, and she's learned the ins and outs of how to run the meeting, but also she spearheaded two of our biggest projects, I think, and our most successful projects in the past three years. is the tree identification program and also uh the resident tree
buying program which were very complex and had multiple arms and she presented them in an efficient and timely manner where uh you know she got things done very very well and I thought they were great accomplishments and I think I think you would do that well with the
chair too. No offense to you Bonnie but that's why I nominated Jill in this situation. >> Wow. Are there any other nominations for chair? Okay, nominations are closed. We'll move to a vote. Um, >> well, I wanted to say how about
co-chairs? >> Well, there's a chairman, vice chair structure already. But >> you don't hold the you don't have to hold to that. >> How long is the chair role? >> Just a year. Just a year.
And I just say I'm happy to let you be chair and as long as you let me be the vice chair. It's very involved when you do your work. I can do stuff in the background. Maybe we both. That's all I really want to do. I mean, you know, >> are you going to vote for Jill? >> I'm thinking I'm going to move for
>> Okay, then we're done. >> Yeah, it's vote for Jill. >> I don't want I don't want this to be uncomfortable. It was It was super awkward. >> You know what? I'm going to vote for Jill. >> Okay, good. >> Okay, >> let's go to a vote. It just we don't develop. >> All those in favor of Jill Sullivan as
chair, please raise your hand. >> I >> Anyone opposed? >> Okay. Uh the new chair may take over the meeting for the vice chair. >> Oh, that's fine. I know. I like to feel.
>> Um, so then we'll hold the nomination for vice chair and >> second speech. >> Thank you so much. Any other nomination?
>> Okay. Roll call vote for Bonnie for vice chair. Raise your hand. Those in favor? Any opposed? Congratulations to the both of you going. >> Okay. So, um I get a motion to approve
the prior minutes prior meeting minutes >> to approve. Second. >> All in favor? >> Okay. We're good. Okay. Project updates. Uh >> I think Leah has to leave.
She has to get off. >> I do. I um it's I'll I'll just chime I'm just going to be off camera and I will be listening and I'll chime in when I need to. But thank you Bonnie. That was very thoughtful. >> Leah, do you want to go first?
>> Um I can if >> Okay, why don't we do community outreach first then? >> Okay, awesome. Thank you. Um, okay. So, um, I looked into the,
um, the ribbons for doing the trees. Um, Mike D'Angelo sent me a a good ribbon, too. It's like red, white, and blue. We have a few options. Um, that one's three feet. And I'm we're wondering about scale cuz some of those trees really are
giga. Um, so, um, I found something, you know, bunting. It's long. It's three feet long. It's red, white, and blue. It's striped, >> but it's 10 ft long. So, we could essentially like tie a big bow around the tree.
>> Um, I feel like you could see it a little bit better. Uh, each one of those is $89. I could look for it a little bit cheaper, but it's, you know, it's weatherproof. Um, and then >> yeah, >> I don't want to I don't want to interrupt you, but uh we were discussing
this with Susan Sorenson and she's also looking at into bunting for town decorations. So, that would jive well with >> Oh, nice. >> Yeah. So, I think that would look really good. So, I'm glad you you brought that up. >> Oh, that's great. Thank you for uh for making that link. That's good to know.
Um, yeah. Okay. So, that would like thematically it would tie in. I think it would be safe for the tree. it would still be large enough to be noticeable, especially on some of these really big ones. Um, and we could always trim them down if we needed to, but you know, you can just, it's like a present. You can
make the bow a little bigger, a little smaller. Um, and then, um, I looked into what are they called? Coroplast. You know, it looks it's like corrugated cardboard, but it's plastic. I use them for like open house signs that you stick
in the ground. So, we could do those. Let me just pull up the price on um the we could like customize them for the tree. It's obviously it's a little cheaper if we do like one sign for all
of the trees, but if but you know I' I'd say that it's not a huge price differential if we wanted to customize one sign per tree like based with that that sign having the treere's like particular information
on it. Um let me just pull up the price. So, it's about $15 for one of the Coralast signs and then the steak is another like $6.50. So, we're looking at like 21 $22 for
them. Um, and then um and then that's for one. If we buy multiple of the same it if we just did like one this is a you know 250 old tree then you know it the price goes down a little bit for each quantity. So if we got four or 12 I
wasn't sure how many trees we'd have. Um then you know it'd be $15 a piece for four or $8 a piece for 12 and then again $6.50 for the for the steak. So I did I thought it was price-wise it wasn't
terrible. Um, and I I don't know if it's enough of a price differential that it would make sense to make them all the same. I was wondering what you guys thought on that, but we could custom. >> Still thinking of doing the QRS code on that sign, correct? So, >> Oh, yeah. You're right. So, they will have to be individual.
Okay. So, like about 2122. >> Make it make it one QRS code and then have a map to where all the trees are. So, just to make it, I think, easier and more streamlined. This I know we're getting ahead of ourselves on the 2025 celebration, but since you have to leave, we can kind of discuss it. >> Okay. Yeah.
>> Or sorry, 250 celebration. >> Yeah, this all this all ties in. So, um >> and were we >> under community average? >> Were we were we looking at 13 trees? Was that the goal for 13 colonies? And did we have >> I think that there might be more. Um I
could chime in here a little bit on this. Um based on the inventory that we have, I ran I downloaded everything and ran it through um chat GP check GBT actually um to have it analyze the data
and have it estimate the tree ages based on um growth rates in New Jersey um and the current DBH. and it came up with a list of like 33 possible candidates that had um a you know with the certain
levels of confidence. Um and then I would there was quite a bit that they um it labeled like unknown growth rate. So I just kind of looked at those separately and of those trees there was another like 12 that had a DBH greater
than 25. The ones that had like higher confidence the lowest DBH was like 31. So, you know, there could be more than 13 trees out there that kind of fall into this category, but they like so with this data, it has like obviously the species and everything like that.
So, we could kind of look at this spreadsheet and maybe arm it out to somebody that has a little bit, you know, clearer knowledge, but it kind of just like broke down the >> But this is 250 years old. This is what it estimated. This this is like I I just took everything that they said could be
over like 175 years old because you know it makes mistakes. I just thought that that would be you know a like a a short list that we could actually look at and then kind of like edit down from there. >> No trees, >> correct? This is everything from our inventory. This is our 2,600 and
whatever trees and kind of narrowed it down to, you know, at least whatever 45. >> That's a good number. I mean, we can narrow that down and get various species >> and good accessibility and find 13 that in that because the
symbolism of the 13 I think the 13 colonies and that that is is fantastic and then you know there could be one buried deep in very fields that is not going to be as successful. I think that would be our goal then is to have as many different species and to have the
most prominent but that are accessible so that people could see them. >> Yeah, these are very would be accessible but these are all like the public street trees and like stuff that was um around like the outer edges of their fields and in the parks and stuff like that. So um
but I think like engaging the residents I I saw that somebody submitted one is you know you should do that as well. I think we should maybe have a goal maybe spreading them around so they're not like all well they are they probably army anyway but not all concentrated in
one particular area so folks are like walking around they can get different neighborhoods >> absolutely >> could we incorporate the big trees that they're already you know the ones that are with the state like the >> they're probably on this list but they're in people's yards they're not
>> oh yeah but I mean just include them because they're already those are really old some of them >> was my neighbors one of them that submitted >> just yeah what >> it's awesome. Yeah. >> Yeah. I mean do that I don't know if people would want them people in there. We have to ask for permission. >> Exactly. >> I like Yeah. Like I would like to have
disability personally so people could see the ideal >> and then he easily identified and also located I think is the way to go with this so that >> someone could potentially and conceivably find 13 trees around town that are tuned. >> So it's been turning 50 years old. So,
was it decided to tap this at 13? >> Yeah, it was just a number we threw out there because we thought it was reasonable. It's not overwhelming for someone to find if they want >> if they wanted to do like a map, >> right? Find all 13 in town. And we thought that was a good number because of as simple as it
>> and the budget. >> The bunting budget. >> Yeah. Right. Yeah. Like 100 plus dollars a tree. So, >> okay. So, I'd be happy to pass off this list to somebody with more knowledge on like on >> Yeah. So, we um so, uh Christie was
talking with Susan Sorenson and they're meeting their committee is meeting this week. >> Next week. >> Next week. >> She heads the 250th committee for the town. >> She So, once we So, it has to be approved and once it's approved, then we can ask Sher Spiro to help us like
identify these trees. So, we're a little delayed here. Isn't that correct, Christie? Is how it's going to work. >> Yes. um when we sent it to the council uh to the mayor to possibly get on the agenda for approving all of these decorations and such, he said it had to
be approved by this 250 committee first because they are streamlining and aligning everything the town's trying to do for the 250th. And to the point about bunting us up, they want everything to look uniform. >> So they were not meeting till next week. So once that's approved, then you can
take those next steps, start putting it back in the buzz and the and engaging Sherry, but not until it's formally. >> Okay. So it might be good to have Sherry, >> you know, track GPT says these are the trees in this list. Can you just >> Exactly. I'd like to just like kind of
look at this list assuming that we're going to do something with trees that are old, whether or not they're decorated in whatever fashion. Let's move this this part this part forward with actually like getting our list Does that make sense? Okay. So, all right. So,
all right. I'll send that. >> And Lee, are you okay with the one QRS code with a link? You think that's more streamlined and simplified for you? I just like an individual QRS code for each individual tree can get a little hectic.
>> Yeah. Um I think one QR code and also then people will be able to see info on the other trees. Maybe they'll be more motivated to find them. I think that's a good idea. Um, yep. Uh, >> website. >> It's gonna be you. That's That's the
>> That's your job, Mark. >> That's the idea. Yeah. >> It hasn't been built. >> Not yet. Can you give me the list of the trees? >> Mhm. >> Perfect. >> I know you build. >> Yeah, I could do that. That's easy.
>> Do you not want it on the Sh2 Commission website? >> No, I would like I would like a shade tree commission website. >> Yeah. I don't think that that's not what we were volunteering for. >> Trail as the actual shade tree page.
>> Yeah. Yeah. >> As an >> Yeah, you could do that. >> Can I just ask your comment? So, you said you like a shade tree page. Are you looking for something outside of the the page we have under the >> website? Yeah. something that we can link from there that would be able to do
stuff like post, you know, a map of a QR code. >> We should we should be able to do that. Like our burough website really should be housing all of this stuff. Like there's they absolutely can. >> Should or should not. >> They can. I know we can. >> I work with websites. I mean, we could
take this offline if you have like some sort of knowledge of this, but I think like beyond this um like the resident tree buying program that needs to be um a little bit more dynamic than what I've seen come out of that website, but perhaps
>> this is not the first commission or committee that's sort of wanted a separate page, but ultimately I think everything can be housed on our >> good for the 250 year deal QR code link to a page. page. Build that. Easy enough. >> Yeah.
>> And then you can link that to the world website. >> You can build pages on the website, too. I mean, I work with the same program in Long Branch. It's we make pages all >> site. >> And no, it's a civic record or civic plus. >> So, what exactly are we asking Susan to
approve that we bunting on 13 trees? >> What What are we asking? >> And the time frame and the signage things like that. So, >> does she need a >> Does she need like a a visual of what the image would be on the sign? Because
I can I can mock that up. >> What she say to you, Mike? Like they're meeting next week. She has an idea of what you guys are. >> She has an idea of bunting because I said bunting would be a good idea. Um yeah, as long as I think as long as we're all uniform around the town, I think that's >> the only thing is that our bunting on
our trees matches every other bunting. Are people going to even notice? They're gonna think this tree is just decorated like everything else. Like how how are we going to make ours stand out? It's the old >> it's like a flag like this porch that just blends in.
>> Yeah, but there's only going to be bunting around 13 trees. >> Why didn't she said she's using bunting stuff? >> Probably like um you know on Burough Hall and things that >> the bunting the bunting I was looking at was not like the half circle. It was
like a a rectangular or like a straight red, white, and blue um stripe. I if I was there, I would show you what it looks like, but I can email um I can email Christie so that you can see what it looks like. You know,
>> want to see what it looks like. >> Yeah. For if you have the more you have, we can just forward it on. >> Yeah. Okay, great. I'll send I'll send all that um over to you. And then um um just to quickly go over, we have 200
I already my brain is gone. 245 followers um and on our social and we um Oh, I made a poster. Did you get that Christie? >> Yeah, here it is. >> I have it printed there.
>> Okay, great. Um, so if that's okay, >> it's just me. It's not supposed to get and uh I made a social graphic for a thank you note for the community appeal.
Um, so I'll be posting that soon. And that's all I have. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, guys. those should we let's just circle back to I know this is out of order as I was just ranting on how this needs to be
more efficient. Um uh the 250th anniversary. Is there anything else that we need to say about that or are we are we able to move on? So we're going to go we're going to wait for Susan and that committee to kind of approve the look and feel of what we're
doing. We're going to move these tree this list of trees. I'm going to send a copy to Mark, send a copy to Sherry just to look through to kind of like narrow it down. Um, we'll, you know, just narrow down on actually what is 250 years old. If it's more than 13, we'll
look at that and decide based on location, what our top 13 choices are. We're going to have a QR code that kind of sends people on a scavenger hunt for these 13 trees. >> Correct. >> Sounds great. >> Okay. All right.
>> Okay. Uh so back to the first um agenda item which was uh tree planting. Um so I know that we were talking about coming up with a tree planting plan. I'm assuming that this is something that you want to take a a lead on.
>> I would love to. >> Okay. Um maybe I could, you know, Christie, sorry. With Chris had to log into um to uh Arbor Pro. >> Yes.
>> So maybe we could transfer that to Botney. >> Good idea. >> Okay. And then I could teach you how to do that. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Um >> is that going to show me where the spots are? >> We have to grade them. >> We have Okay. >> Yeah. So, let's take like a first pass
at like identifying specific areas and then we can work on getting to the inventory so it's so it's there and we can group them. Okay. Um I thought we were going to kind of try to miss this the meeting but got to come with some ideas of planting. >> We have we have
>> Yes. You guys do you have work? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Just want to go anybody has location potential locations that just throw them out there quickly so we can identify. >> Go ahead.
>> The three I talked to were said no unfortunately and I think they were nice big bare front lawns. >> Oh, >> they like to residents. >> Yes. We were talking about um the rightways um in in front of our
properties um where a sidewalk could be built someday. Mhm. >> Uh I'm on hunting and and we have like a 14T right ofway >> which only four of that is sidewalk and the rest could be >> right
>> potential trees. Um, so I had chatted with some neighbors who had this just vast openness and >> did they really like the clean >> Oh, >> did you talk to Stone >> across the street from you?
>> Stone Rich is that his name? >> Stoner. >> I did not talk to him. >> No, I haven't seen him. >> So I think he his is empty, right? >> Yes. >> Yes. I was u and around like began and new house, new couple that's there.
There's also that modular across the street from him kind of the back of uh the old >> Did people think you were nuts? >> I mean, they know. I'm nuts. >> It's interesting. >> I have too, but uh Second Street, uh
since Sandy, there's a lot of gaps on Second Street. A lot of that street. So, I spoke to one of the residents. He didn't can't accommodate on his lot, but he's he gave me potential locations all around there. In fact, there's I can tell you 16, 18, 30, 49, 53, 56, and 71
space for a potential tree. And then somewhat selfishly, um I live on the east side of Hance Road and as you walk down that road, it makes nice can especially when the leaves come with it. It's a beautiful almost like cave, but
there is like a defect right around a little bit probably two/irds down I guess where some trees fell also dark. Um, so you have this nice canopy of trees, very large trees and this defects. So I spoke with the residents. Uh, it's a 39 and 45 answer there. Could
that be a good spot? >> Two res one at 39, one in 45. >> No, just one between them. Between them just to kind of create that canopy look. >> Is this where the big open lot is now? Is that what you're talking about? Um, >> the house got knocked down >> that there. No, a little bit further than that. >> What was the rank? 394.
>> 3945. >> Where's the big red? That's >> That's a little further up, I think. I'm not sure what that is. >> Well, would they think about doing the resident tree buying or they want to retreat? Um, I I didn't talk about the
differences, but I just said, you know, I'm probably right away truth because if you walk down that road or drive down that road, it's almost like a cave and then all of a sudden, like 2/3 the way down, it it's it's it's just suddenly. Problem is also, I think you're getting
to this is there's wires on one side. So, you can't really put a tree there now because they just get hacked up. Uh, but on the other side, you can create that continuity downhill. Are you talking about the north of River Road? Is that where the 39
>> North? I'm sorry. North of River Road. Yes. >> Oh, yeah. >> Cuz I was thinking that pants between River Road and >> Yes. >> It's a disaster. >> Yeah. Well, that's why we're getting nominations. >> That would be great. >> That on the list, too.
>> Is it just out of curiosity, are you talking about like the new builds that are on hands, right? Off of >> builds and old builds. >> Yeah. That's just like my buddy uh oh recorded a buddy in town just he's
like I cannot believe that why do we do this in this town it's like the number they took it and there was a monster northern red that was taken down >> just crazy the number of trees taken down our hands like he's always saying ridgewood in Ridgewood they plant trees what the houble toothpicks are we doing
we should be planting trees every year 10 20 30 trees is not for us. We'll all be gone, but in 75 years, they'll be gorgeous for the town of Fair. >> So, the question just is, are we planting them in this right away or like
man, do you want a tree? We'll give you a tree. Do you want a treat? Like, that's what they do. They give people trees. >> Yeah. Yeah. I mean I I think that um we I would propose that we have if we
can't do that to the extent where it's endless that we say okay we we have 10 trees you know maybe tucked aside in our trust fund like you know at all times we have enough money for 10 trees if
somebody comes in and says I want a tree and they put it in in their like you know right away area like Madison does. Madison would they get you could call the burrow and say I want to train my right away and they will come pick a
tree >> free. They just want to train. >> What about followup care make sure that residents know that's the only worry. >> Yeah. No signs. >> I feel like they do. I mean we could I
could ask him about that you know for more details. I don't remember. I feel like we talked about that a while ago, but um you know that could be part maybe part of >> I think they have a much bigger budget obviously. >> Yeah. But then on the like as an idea
under the planting plan for 2026 maybe that becomes part of it. >> So we have 10 trees available. >> Let's find out what like let's try to find like a best practice and then maybe we could model something after that. But
>> but Daryl, he's a good cold caller. knock them, sweat them down. >> Um, Mark, did you I know that you weren't here, but did you do I'm sure you have a list of areas beyond H Road that you think might need trees.
>> Yeah, I mean on public right, you know, there's so much on in those just around variable field planting. I well that's that's specifically something that we could >> but you know I attended the wreck meeting last night because I wanted to talk about love where you live and I
said you know our um Bill Rash pointed out that we need trees around you know and DJs he said you know there's just this thing that we you know we don't want kids running into trees or like on the field I like playing soccer and
lacrosse like I don't know they're very I'm I'm trying. I said, "Well, we really would like to plant tree like help you plant trees." Like, I don't know if they I I think we just I would love to work closer with Wreck and see if we could convince them to plant some trees around
the ball fields around the track. >> Well, it be on the other side of the track like where they're not running, >> right? >> Do you want to set up We can We can have a meeting with I think maybe should. I don't know if in the recck's budget they
have any money for treat like would they have any extra money >> that I don't know but >> I'm not even sure it would fall under wreck though >> right so >> they reached out to us in the past TJ has I remember he wanted to put a shade tree by the playground >> this spot about five years ago
>> for shade in that area so so they he said we do have money in the but the main playground by the where they on the trees >> by the snack shed yeah >> well they have the sons of American revolution tree there Yeah, that's true.
>> Um I think that so Nick has a he has like a program that track has like all the trees. I wonder if it would be good to have a meeting with him. >> Yeah, I like it's great. So I don't like I feel like it would be can't you identify also by using that program
where they're kind of holes. That's what you did. >> That's a word. So that was part of um that was part of the inventory thing that we had done and which is great. You know the budget the the grant was only for so much money. So, we just
identified um the actual trees, but there is the ability, this is what I was just mentioning to Bonnie, where we could go in and just stand there with our phone and say, "Okay, we're we want one here, we want one here, we want one here, and then kind of like group them >> um to make that part of the plan so
everybody kind of sees like >> what we want to do." >> Great. >> So, that would be >> I'd be happy to like facilitate any meetings you want to have with wreck. Okay. Let me know. >> Um yeah. Well, um the one place I keep
looking at is right in front of Forefront. Um >> yeah, >> and it's just kind of bald and I actually said something. I've been trying to find out if anybody knows them and Carolyn Ferguson emailed me with Michael Michelle. Michelle is the dog.
Michelle owns it. And he hasn't gotten back saying we just would love to plant some trees. So I don't know. She says what she shows us where it was a county road if there was some sort of clearance problem or what. But anyways, I'm going to try to see if >> we discussed this six months ago, I
believe this summer about maybe reaching out to the county about putting roads on putting star trees on the road because it's a county road. Maybe work with them, right? >> Yeah. >> We can we just Yeah. >> Yeah. Who do we
company? Yeah. Well, >> could they put some on their actual property though, too? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I mean, because they don't have any lines in front. They don't have power lines. They're on the other side. So, it's a perfect place. >> Um, and they could put four trees there. Really,
>> it's a huge spot. >> Um, the other place that I was thinking, the Acme, they have those patches right in front of Duncan and right in front of the bank. >> A patch of mulch. Like, that's what it is. And I said to Chris York, I just saw
him at the stormwater. I said, "Can we do we work to the Acme?" >> I said, "Can we get them to trees?" Because they have really good relationship with the Acme. >> I mean, um, >> who owns that? Whose property is that? >> I don't I don't know. Sometimes >> I don't know.
>> He's silver. >> Anyway, I was just saying that, you know, that was an that was a place that was supposed to have storm water addressed and it wasn't. I don't know how that until they missed the boat there. I think it was the number one place to to capture it. Um the BP where
they took all those trees down, he said is more difficult because the paperwork wasn't handled properly and they got to take everything down. >> And we've had conversations on the council about that too, >> but they I mean that they should put something up there too.
>> Um so eventually, but I don't think that's going to happen. But if um I can talk to Chris and see if I find out who the acne person is. If you think that would be >> No, I don't talk about that's a good spot, >> right? I think so. Yeah. >> Um
I left my list cuz I ran outside water coming out of my ceiling so I kind of ran out of my stuff. Um but um yeah, I just, you know, I keep thinking that behind the community center at some point we might do that. Um
and >> um no I talked to some folks around us and nobody similar I don't want to name names nobody was really interested in entries on it >> are we allowed >> not anymore so >> are we allowed to um have a document
that's shared like if we if we create if we started like a Google sheet where people could put and like the commission. >> Does it constitute a quorum? Are you having a meeting? >> Possibly. Um I'll look into it, but that's not usually okay. Like you can't do it
before that share. >> Okay. Um >> that's a good idea though. We share it in Google documents. >> Yeah. So as we go >> Well, we all have to go through you Christie or I'm >> trying I'm trying to see if if if we
could one of us if that's allowed. Okay. If it is and I would suggest that perhaps over the next you know month we as we come up with these we just add it so it's something that we could easily look at instead of going >> we don't want to do efforts either's
already done >> right so so should we approve like say we want to spend a certain amount on spring trees and then like kind of get it started. I think we have I think
we'll have um if we're going to tap into um the Fernbrook thing, we'll have time in in March if we want to kind of come up with a list and then make a decision on what we could address during that time. We'll have time to do that in the
March meeting. I actually have a list. Yeah. >> Yeah. I get that availability for the offering this year. It's quite extensive. So Oh. Um, yeah. So, I think yes, we should do that, but we
should probably like kind of maybe highlight a few places and then approve what we want to what we want to put in grounds. >> Big thing is just use some of this money and get some trees instead of >> completely great >> and to make the >> Okay. Um, I don't have a list with
because I didn't realize that. So, um All right. Uh, Rebecca, do you have anything to add on the swag? >> I do not at the moment. Um, I saw the note from Christy. She followed up with
me after one of the meetings saying that we wouldn't be able to necessarily like sell anything to, you know, raise money or anything like that. So, I think what I was looking for is maybe how would we want to use it?
>> Okay. You know what? Maybe can I can I give you a call? I just like, you know, offline so you could kind of like fill me in on your thoughts because I've never >> Yeah, I've missed your swag. >> So, I I would just love to be brought up
to speed on that like separately. Okay, cool. All right, >> that's perfect. Yep, I think that's a great idea. >> Rebecca, could could we maybe think about uh me on the back of my car? Of course, I have, you know, trees of the answer. Some sort of little bumper sticker or something that we could hand out at le
>> like something bare like the, you know, um I just want to like kind of tap into what her like what Rebecca's like like her. Yes, exactly. And then >> Yeah, I think Yeah. >> Um Okay. So, Peter's not here, so we'll
um skip the cherry tree giveaway unless Did he send you anything? No. Okay. Um, Arbor Day. >> So, I was thinking of tying at the last meeting we were talking about potentially tying in Arbor Day to the uh
250th anniversary. Do you think now I'm thinking that if we're delayed another month is actually going to be too lofty of a goal. So, I was thinking maybe having kids or Boy Scouts go and do a scavenger hunt to find all 13. If you try all 13, then maybe you get entered
into a contest where you win, you know, you know, something like that. Yeah. Instead of doing a poster, but again, it seems like against the gun timing wise because Armor Day is going to be the last Friday in April. If our meet if we meet again, make a decision by March,
it's kind of cutting it close. >> So, yeah, I would agree with you. >> Do what? So usually for Arbor Day we we always you know that's a big part of our initiative we celebrate Arbor Day and what we've been doing in the past for I guess past 10 years or so is the the
library will have an event that week for the uh siblage kids to do a tree appreciation thing. Usually they'll give out trees. those talk about trees or read a book >> uh regarding trees and then we'll do a poster contest >> uh for the nod age kids uh
>> grades four, five, six, seven and eight and they submit posters and then we pick which poster then the winners of each grade get a uh a certificate and that's what we've been doing for tree appreciate tree appreciation. >> Certificate where they get a question >> uh it's been to either Canyon Pass or
Nicholas Creeper >> for how much? 50 bucks. >> You got to make a poster. >> Why don't we have the Why don't we have the um poster contest um be centered around the 250th with trees? >> Okay. >> Or something like that. So, it kind of like ties it all in.
>> That's perfect. Cuz I think it also I don't know if they still, but I think if they went on a tree hunt and then you know logging which tree they saw, I think that would be just a very complex thing. Yeah. >> So, let's simplify and that's a good idea. Why don't we do that 250th anniversary and then the tree theme and
we'll do the same thing again. $50 gift cards for each grade winner. >> So a total of $250. >> Do we have to vote on that? >> Yes. >> I don't remember. Maybe we talked about this. Does Nolan help facilitate like the poster contest or is that like
>> uh I've had varying support over the years, but I've been leaning on the art teacher and she's been doing a good job >> of uh you know kind of getting them to talk about it and then >> I guess putting time aside to >> during during school hours. Okay, that's great. >> There was a lot more last year than
there had been years. Yeah. >> And you'll see the fourth and fifth graders are very active and once they get to 78 and it was because some grades don't submit. So it looks like you spent $200 at fair the crearyy. >> Yeah. >> And it was some people enter as pairs or
as teams got >> the trees to give away the library again. remember I got trees there's little >> we can one year she uh the head librarian I think she's now retired but it was Donna Powell she retired
>> she was yeah she was actually went out and got trees herself but I can reach out to them again and say we can offer giving you seedlings for >> well last year I dropped them off remember they had yeah um and Chrissy did you get that thing that I sent
>> um it had the prices So, I can't remember how many I ran out without the shoe pepper. Um, if we wanted to approve a budget, we're approving the budget for our >> I will tell you it's usually 12 to 15 uh sickles age kids that show up this
library event. But if you're advertising advertising free treason books, you need to $100. >> Yeah. >> Amanda, I can ask a question. Um, so two things. Have you talked at all to the green team, the Nwood green team? I feel
like they would be a good outlet to at least get this message out to the Nwood kids >> for the poster contest. No, I haven't. That's a good idea. >> Yeah. So, and you can connect with our green team because they have connections with green team. The second thing is I'm the chair of the communications committee, too, and I want to do a
better job of promoting these kind of things and all the different things we're doing. So, anything that's happening, any flyers you have for any events, please make sure I'm copied on them to Bettyanne just to make sure I'm trying to get them posted in different places. And also, like I want the green team to post it and the natural area to
post these type of things because I feel like we're all can we're getting a lot of the same audience, but I think it'd be good to get out to them too. So, >> I sent an email to know whatever year you're in copy you want that. >> That'd be great. Thank you. Like I was about plant some trees around um
space now with this field >> cuz they cut down three trees >> on that. What's that? Not third. >> Crazy. We could plant some of those on our three years ago and they're still
there. >> We lost the the sweet gum tree. 75 year old sweet country. >> That's not where um Amalia is doing the >> No, not the rain. No, then also in third street they need
some trees. We talk about it in March, I guess. Yeah. Next, >> yeah. Uh yeah, we could do that. We can talk about time. >> So, can we can we do $100,000 again um for receipt lines and >> Yeah. So, can we um have a motion to
approve? $100 for the trees at the library and $250 for the gift cards for the Nwood kids or Arbor Day. >> So, >> and do we want any giveaways for Liberty Little Day? >> We're not there yet.
>> Okay. Well, the only reason I say because it's forest service and you've got to >> Okay, this is for Arbor Day. >> Okay. So that would be I think see >> 330 >> 24th April 24th that's the last
>> a motion to approve second >> all in favor >> here anybody opposes >> okay excellent all right where you live today body >> well um last year we got the forest
service to bring a bunch of seedlings there and ask them They will bring the free ones or we can go pick them up. And they they have a lot of dead bare root. They have You're not listening. They have lots of different tree options. Um which
uh Christie, I was wondering if you could put that. >> Okay. >> Did you ever get that? >> Which one? You sent me >> the Well, it's the bar of the nursery. The >> nursery. Yeah. Okay.
So go under. Yeah, this 2026 on the right. Yeah, this >> Yeah, there's two different ones. So, >> but these are bear roots. So, if you So, these are oak trees. So, go to the top.
It'll say oaks. You get northern red oaks. And >> these are seedlings, right? >> These are bare root. It's hard to see that. Wait, go just go up to the top. That's just the form that you fill out. Um, >> oh, Northern Idaho. >> So, 5 to 10 in. Yeah. So, how much does it say on there? It's
>> $40 for a 25 bundle, >> right? Okay. >> Spend more money. >> $40 for 25 bare root trees for the day. >> Well, that's where we get.
>> And then there's this. >> And then did we give away? >> This is another one. So that was just the um the red oaks. This is you can get others. These are batches. >> These are these are in the tubes, >> you know, these little like tubes. The
other ones are bare root just plain like I'd have to put them in a bag here or something. >> How much money does committee have? >> Get a bear root tree from the Armor Day Society for >> We don't have an account with
don't have an account. That's on vendor. They can become one. No, >> you get because they're not New Jersey company, >> the Armadale Foundation. >> The struggle with those bonnets, those are just so small. Then then you have
this >> Well, this is people get frustrated because I planted it and didn't, you know, one second. So, what Live Day is in May, correct? >> Nope. It's Sunday, uh, April 26th from 1
to 4:00 at the community center. >> Okay. When do we need to order this stuff by or to have it in time? I'm just asking. >> Pick up is midappril. >> So, when do we have to order it though? When do we have to put in our request? >> Um,
>> after your next meeting. >> Orders accepted now to April 30th for pickups between March. >> Okay. So, here's this is what I would suggest. >> Um, the Arbor Day Foundation bare root
trees would be a better option. Why? >> This tallest tree, which I think you have a 50% success rate versus this taller tree where you might have a 80% success rate. >> And they're like $12 a piece. >> These are going to be $12. These are
going to be what would you say? $2. A dollar. >> Okay. So should we see if we could get Arbor Day Foundation as an approved vendor by March and then table this conversation for what we want to do until March and then if we can consider
getting a taller more impressive tree and you know a few of those we could kind of create something around that. >> This tree for >> I don't know but send me this stuff and I'll find out. So Jill, this tree for a dollar and this tree for $12, that difference
is three or four years of growth. >> I'm fine with that. >> Then you can guarantee your uh what's your your what's your vendor? >> BM Brook. That's a seveny old tree, right? >> But that's $300. So the price is crazy.
This is great. It's the cheapest, but the success rate is just >> No, that's fine. So, let's see. Um, can you get Chrissy the information about the base foundation so she could see if >> she could get us to the natural area would like to use them, too. So,
>> let's see if we can Let's see if we can make that work. All right. So, that so that we'll move on that for um for next time. Is there anything else you need for >> Well, ideas. I mean, I'm in charge of it with Robin O'Neal, so it's very hard for me to do both is like to do the table
for the Sha Tree. um mission and do everything else that I have to do. So, I would love for somebody to >> Yeah. Unless you had people manning it. >> Yeah, we had the mulch thing. >> Yeah. Last year, >> um >> that was good. >> That was good. We did um Ivy the year
before I the importance of it. So, if anybody has a good idea of something that they think, you know, an interactive thing is kind of fun that the kids could >> do. um >> to pick it back off the pruning. Uh
>> have some pruning. >> Yeah. >> Going to have some trees for the kids with the clippers. >> Well, we could have pruning information. >> I wonder. Okay. >> I don't know. I mean, it's just something to think about. I'd love everybody thought about it because I'm
thinking about a lot of other things for this. >> Okay. But that's everyone's homework. >> 50th um anniversary. get ready to go flying in our trees and something like that. >> Okay, we did publicize it. >> Publicize it there. >> Yeah.
>> So, keep working there and say, "By the way, there are 13 trees hidden around town." Especially for the kids. They would love that. >> And, you know, would be great is to have like a print out of each of the trees. We're going to show them a picture of it and explain what the type is and why it's so important and have like a little
>> That'd be a good way to kick off the tour. We could even do that like kind of ripping off your idea there if we kept it contained within Marter Park and identified a couple of the old trees in Marter Park and had maps and had them like kind of go >> community center.
>> Yeah. >> Oh, it's a community center. It's not in Marter Park this year. >> Oh, there's all the trees there. >> Five little film trees on your face. >> Yeah, I know. I saw the fresh >> find some tumble weed.
>> So, um we actually I worked on the first love where you lived at and the first ones and what we found is a lot of the tables that were really interactive. So, questions like when we always table like the um victory park for the EC. So kind of right and wrong way to prune or
something, you know, like something that gets them and then you give them a prize at the end if they get all the questions right or something that like gets them I don't know actually learning. >> But well I like I like too what Mike was saying about the 250 and you know advertise that. So maybe we could do
something about but >> great programming is um Leave No Trace. They have like awesome >> um >> like awesome like little mini curriculums and stuff like that. >> So looking at them might like be a good
place to like get some ideas. Like they have great little games um that we've done like you know how long do things take to you know decompose or whatever like you know how long is a metric going to last you know like that type of stuff. But
the um but kids like love that like so it might be some sort of like kind of like what you're talking about like around like how how old would this tree be or I don't know anyway it might be a place to like kind of just get some ideas not just you everybody come with
an idea that's next that's >> okay anything else funny that um I don't think so >> okay um calendar updates It's >> Peter's not here. Um,
>> what does that mean calendar thing? >> Peter keeps like a kind of us in check on like what we what is coming up so we don't miss anything. Like we found at one point in time that we started talking about um like the budget a
little bit late and >> I think that's how it like started. Um, so just like a kind of like a reminder like if we're if the next meeting we need to be concentrating on something. >> Um,
and so we need to we he puts the pruning um that on this the pruning workshop. I don't see the calendar. He just brings it to the meeting. I don't have access to it. that
on Monday. >> Yeah, I think that that should happen ahead of time because we should all just have an idea of the calendar. >> Um, and maybe that doesn't even need to be part of the agenda. >> Yeah, but I'll give him a call about that. I don't want to take it away from
them if he feels strongly should be discussed. um uh kind of calendar related uh just uh the resident tree buying program will launch it in um in
March um for a early April um handoff to Fernbrook on what the orders will be and then we'll have planting
um in miday. So that's kind of what uh follows the timelines that we've been following um you know for the past couple years. I will like say that um I would love I would happy to be the point
of contact continuously with Furbrook. I have that relationship. I'm happy to like you know continue to gather what trees are available and and keep that timeline. I would love um somebody if that has help with like that can do
graphic design, Canva kind of take over the presentation of what's available that big um you know document. So, I don't know if anybody has like talent in that area,
but think about it. But that be that would be something I would love to pass off if possible or put it onto this new website that I'm open to. Just throwing it out there. Think about it. Let me know if you could help out in
that area. Um, and then last but not least, um, council Wow. Um, just so you know, I'm taking notes on my phone, but I send myself reminders. But, um, I don't know that there's that much right now that is, I
guess, relevant, but if there are there different topics you want me to kind of inform you on that you're interested in, you know, like are there I don't So, the things that I was thinking of was like one thing is the tree ordinance. >> Yes. >> Um, I mean, that's a personal thing for me, but I would love you guys to review
the tree ordinance again. And I think that would be great to get back on the docket this year. >> Um I know there were some questions about the size and having heritage trees. So it would be great to >> board. Okay. Awesome. >> Um so I'm trying to think 21 Fairborn
Road. The biggest update is that it we put in for another grant to fund some more of it which hopefully we'll get. So that would be great. Um there still haven't there was plans that went in to get these grants but they're not set in stone yet. So there will still be some
feedback on that. Um I would love to like have you guys review that at some point too just because of the tree, you know, for the tree side of it. Um >> is there another meeting on that that I see something? >> Well, there was an open house. They had to do that for the grant. >> But I thought there was another one. No.
>> Well, the first the first one got cancelled, I think, because of the snow and then they rescheduled. So maybe that's what you >> um but that was that they had to do that for the grant. Did they set another date for that? >> It was already done. It happened. >> Oh, they did this.
>> Yeah, cuz the grants in. We were We had a really quick turnar around. We didn't find out about the grant till pretty late. So, it was great that they were able to turn it around cuz we're already doing this project, so why not get more money for it? Um, and it was an easy one to we could have used it for other projects, but this was kind of ready
because we already had the plan. So, that was why the council voted to move forward with trying to get funding for more funding for Barryman Road. Um, I was actually asking Chris about the pond. Like Marter pond seems to be doing well. So I, you know, we're looking at
Schwankers, possibly working on shrinkers. I would love to work on shrinkers now. See, seems like what we did with that was good. >> The trees there need a lot of help. >> Vines all over everything. >> Yeah. So if maybe that's something if you guys want to look at Bankers Pond
area, that might be something to kind of look at. I'd like to look at that as a whole. Um I think in general I mentioned communications uh I would really like to get um make sure that between the commission I mean you're lucky you have Christy she's amazing so you know she's
a great um conduit to the administration but I'd like to help you I am the the liaison with um shade tree obviously um environmental commission natural area and green team and I think it you're doing so much great work that really crosses over so I I'd love to help
facilitate more communication there. Um, I don't know. Any other ones that you had questions about or like have been on your radar that you want to ask me about? >> I think the ordinance was the was the big one. So that you're here. >> Yeah, I'm happy to
>> um >> I love it, but happy to do it. >> Um, so we should probably have like a >> we can definitely conversation and >> and I'll give you all my cell phones so you have it. But the the whole thing with the cherry trees at the end of road
I mean you know the natural area once something happened happen everybody keeps talking about it nothing really gets done about it I don't know I think everybody's frustrated I don't know if the burough has any plans but I think you know whether it's taking the fence
down kicking some trees out and planting the second row of those cherry trees um I mean >> I didn't realize how important they are to everybody Everybody is a big you know I don't know they really do love that and I feel you should start you actually should try to start doing something
whether it is planting just a few behind like a little further back from the road or you know what >> I think it is like definitely a project that needs to be like planned out. I mean because you have to move the like >> we need a professional we need a
professional person to analyze the landscape >> the runoff >> trees that are there that you know the cherry trees and the other trees and >> and I don't know I feel like we should be allarmed with I feel like there was a grant that just popped up >> that kind of
>> I have to look through my email that came from um our street about storm water runoff and planting and just like this from the the bar and the urban bar.
>> Oh, >> sends it because I >> mean Chris is really good at seeing those. Chris, your >> Yeah, I didn't I may have missed it because I get a lot of those too, but I didn't see that one. But >> I I mean I'd like set up pretty quickly so I don't know. right?
>> You know, and just speaking about the cherry trees in the natural area, um they are working on a community forest plan. >> Um they aren't really a part of they're mentioned in our community forestry management plan and actually you know
Bill Brash because he's involved with that freehold soil district really he's the one who kind of incorporated them into our plan and said that we're going to try to work with them to get this grant and a plan and all that. So they they have been talking to um USDA and
the soil conservation district the the two bells that came to our meeting remember the one >> and it it um they're trying to get a plan approved awarded to them to do this to try to I mean >> they're like a they don't they don't they have a committee of really lovely volunteers but they don't have experts
that know how to take care of 40 acres of forest so they really need somebody to help them. So they're working on that trying to so >> yeah and they asked they asked for your plan just to yeah to see >> because they're mentioned in our plan but
>> but part of our plan is to help them do this so that's part of our m our master plan so we should probably stay aware of what they're doing and we can do >> and I can always report back I mean some of the stuff that so they said just to give me an update naturally are set priorities and um most all of them were
covers really under DPW and so DPW has a plan for the whole year in terms of I guess the big meadow needs to be covered and some um what are the ones that have to be pulled out >> I'm not the best with like the names of these things there's I go to Bonnie for
those but yeah so they're pulling them out they're going to plant other things after the other trees after so they have um they have a pretty decent plan for the year which is great >> so yeah Caroline actually said to DPW dear DPW this is what we need them do these our request from you and Nick got
out and said, "Yes, we can do bang, bang, bang, bang, bang." Which makes me think we do something. We would really like you to get a watering truck. We would really like somebody to be assigned to it on a regular basis to take care of any new plantings. We want to make sure that every tree is protected once it's put in, you know,
like a thing like that or I mean they're I think they are very receptive, but it's easier if you say this is what we need when they're very concrete. So, I don't know if we want to wrap that up. Well, what what's needed? >> We need a water truck.
>> One that works. >> I think that's usually covered in the annual report that day presents to council. >> While we were waiting for the date, so that occurs, you guys need this 250th approval. So then you go to council one
time for your annual report and your um signage and whatever asks you have for the 25th year. >> So hopefully we'll hear April.
>> When did when did it last year? >> March. >> Yes. >> March. But you have the no meeting too. So that kind of is kind of like a wash. So maybe end of March, whenever you can get on the agenda.
>> Are are you actually talking separate truck or a >> something that goes into the rear pickup truck, which would be a lot less expensive and we have pickup trucks already. >> It's a separate truck. It's already set up now. We just need a new pump on it. Well, they really could use
>> We don't need a new truck. We just need the one that we have to be. I'm just wondering if looking at, you know, because as important as that is, the it's easier sell for them to upgrade their pickups on a regular basis um
because they use them as plow trucks in the winter. They can be used for all kinds of things and then having something that drops into the the tank drops into the rear of the truck which can then be housed in a garage and put on the truck as needed. And it's it's a
lot much of a less expensive ass kind of thing. I don't know the details of it. Just know I see it other little bit of details on but that truck that 400gallon tank truck tank >> doesn't have any water pressure. So the
water is displaced at the rate of gravity, >> right? >> So it's slow. Mhm. >> So if you're trying to put 10 gallons on a tree, a newly planted tree once a week, >> it I don't know how it's going to take a
long time to do >> that. >> Uh to displace 400. Whereas if you had a pump on it, that gets >> you talk to them say, "Do you have capacity?" And then that's where they get frustrated and they're like, "Listen, we got the baseball fields and we got the >> of course." >> Yeah.
>> That's how we get, you know, >> and they use the baseball fields in other places, too, to water down like the >> It's maintain the DW has so many. >> They use it to water the pots and things like that. >> Yeah. >> Um, where are you wanting more watering?
>> Well, I think like that's one of the reasons it would be hard to plant very heavy fields around the track is where are you going to get water? You've got to I think you could drive the truck in there because they drive >> I think you could um >> if you if you plant in the spring you have to water. If you plant in the fall
they will get that first >> six months. >> But just so I'm understanding you're saying for newer plantings is kind of the need of the >> I think that's why one yeah one of the reasons they didn't want to plant a lot of trees is because we can't afford them.
Ul, the thing you're talking about that you plop into the back of a pickup truck, does that have a pump on it or is it just >> Yeah, it just it has a hose then you turn it on and it displaces at the rate of gravity. It's just slow. It's not as fast as your garden hose,
>> right? But I'm saying the one are you saying that they have >> different options just like any you can buy ones with a pump without a pump. Brad we've had larger uh you know >> and Bonnie you're saying the one that they have now the pump just needs to be replaced. >> Dave Carl said he was trying to get a
faster pump faster. He's trying to improve it, but you know, I just don't know what the >> status. And and the one that we that Spring Lake had that we saw at that conference, that was like a something they just pulled behind the tree. >> I was going to say that be the other
operates DPW. That's interesting. >> Street Trade. Chris, do you think you could find the status because you said that Dave Carl was looking into an Do you think it's possible we could just ask the statuses request is that we would love to get
that resolved so that you know we could execute on our plan. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Uh, chair told, I just don't I don't want to mess you up in the interest of efficiency because you're now >> I know 170 minutes in, >> but uh, council brought up that the tree
ordinance. So, where is that? Is that on this >> committee or is this committee supposed to take that on? Is that what you're saying? >> That's they did last night. >> We're supposed to update it. Brian didn't go to this committee. >> I thought Brian did.
Ryan did it. He was very long. No, >> he had he was more than our leaison. >> So now it has to if you want to improve that because well we always said that we would you know always take back amend potentially amend it for things that are working and things that are not.
>> Yeah. >> And we started to do that already. We noticed that some of the trees that were coming down did not have a good >> It just said hazard if we want to be more specific. >> Yeah. So then that that was changed. So, we're constantly looking at it, but you know, it's like I always said, it's going to be a dynamic process. It's not
just a static thing. Always going to keep looking back at it. The other one is the the number of trees that if a you have a tree that dies and it's taken down, >> you don't have to replace. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. That was >> horrendous. That was something we
>> That was something we were discuss. >> So, can that go in the March agenda to bring that? >> Does somebody have the >> Well, you I mean it's not I wouldn't bring it well necessarily to the council because >> No, no, this meeting. >> Oh, to you. Yeah. >> Yeah. At the last meeting, Christie
brought copies of the community forest management plan and the tree ordinance to give to everybody. I don't know if everybody You weren't here. You weren't here. So, so everybody has a hard copy, >> but I don't know if you still have them. um just thought it would be easier to have them in Canvas actually because
it's confusing when you look online they still lines through it I know >> so connecting an agenda item in >> March with an idea >> the next thing is proposed new agenda items >> so should we put revisiting the ordinance as a thing that we anybody
comes up with something they want to talk about or >> I think are we done with council so then >> oh yeah unless you guys have anything Okay. So, proposed new agenda items and we're going to put the tree ordinance back on um
>> resident tree buying program. >> Anything else? >> I I just want to throw out that you have you've done this great work with the in the inventory and I bet that most people in town have no idea that that number is 2600. So, is
there a way to leverage Nixl, go to Betty and just send that out, say, "Oh, by the way, did you know there's 2600 trees on?" And then you could also say, "Did you know," which I always bug
Christy Larson about. How many trees were taken out last year? How many trees do we have uh recorded that were taken out? There's a lot more trees that were taken out. Um, how many trees were planted?
How many trees are >> This would be great on a website. >> On a website, but also if Nixl directs you to the website. >> Can I get you off there? >> Nixl is is more used for like emergency or bigger things. >> Well, do you want to get inundated with
every message that we send out? >> But but she does a great job. That thing is is or not Nixel. What does she send out? >> No. So your song so Nixl is like more of an emergency service but but you're talking about the this the newsletter I think would be great if he's like buzz the buzz so like yeah you could do that
like a you could get every month or every time she goes out have a fun fact or something but also that's done and I mean nobody really knows how much use we have maybe we have that at the day >> it's a great stat you know
>> yeah okay so you come up with something for once a month to off the buzz. >> I got it. >> All right. Thank you. >> 2600. >> Isn't that the number you send? >> Yeah, that's how >> we'll make it tighter. 2624. >> Let's write something first. >> Mark, I would recommend maybe making the
graphic and just sending like have maybe a set graphic that you're doing every month and put your fun fact and a little picture or something. >> Send a picture of Neil. >> So, yeah. and and that's going to go underneath our like community outreach.
>> Well, it's just going back to the website. >> Joe, we need to this education. Do we want to keep doing um having workshop March 12th? Um
do we want to keep doing programs looking for things? So, so like I was saying, I I kind of think that what I would like to see going forward in in our agenda is kind of looping these things, if everybody's okay with this, under these
three categories of planting, protecting, and then community outreach. And um so we could talk about things in those groups. So, um, you know, under planting, we would have our planting plan. We'll have the resident tree buying program. Um, maybe the cherry
tree program giveaway. Um, and then under protecting, having uh the tree ordinance. Um, >> that's enough right there. >> Yeah. Um maybe if we um if we want to at some point start reviewing the list of trees
that are being taken down that we have done in the past like that would be there and then in outreach is basically you know the 250th the Arbor Day the love where you live day um Leah's um you know social media updates
um >> education workshops >> yeah and educational workshops and stuff like that so kind grouping things in those three buckets so that you know um I think it'll lead to a better flow of conversation when talking about um
things in those categories. >> Does Sher Sparrow ever come to this committee? >> Um she has been here a few times. Yeah, maybe >> if you need her I mean but just side note you we pay her for that. Yeah,
she's so >> use Yes, she could if there's like some real thing that she she um >> it's critical to that whole ordinance because she's the one that's saying, "Oh, yeah." >> For that, I think that's a really good thing to get her to come in for. Absolutely.
>> I think like we're looking at how we, you know, just calling a tree a hazard is something that should definitely readress levels of hazard or not. >> Yeah. So when do we want to do that? Is that how do we how do we go about doing that?
>> I I I would love to like get through one more meeting of kind of like reorganizing things in this way and see how that goes and then you know have a conversation about the tree ordinance of you know >> amongst us and the new members here and then maybe we could loop Sher in.
>> Well Sher did she she responded right to the question? Yeah. >> Yeah. She know well she now well I mean I think there only been like two applications so far this year like there really with the snow and whatever because usually to your point we do the review the tree data but there really isn't anything to review yet. Um but she
now will put according to the ordinance one of those five categories of why it's a hazard instead of just hazard like when she does her field visit she knows but now you all know exactly like >> oh okay >> that's helpful. >> Yeah. Couldn't all those these agenda
items fall under your planting protection outreach like structure? >> Yeah, of these. >> That makes sense. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, if there's nothing else, we'll open it up to the public for comments. Is it?
>> Can I just say one administrative thing? >> Of course. >> Um, >> fair Haven. I submitted your 3C USA and the New Jersey Community Forestry Plan from Fair Haven and they're awaiting approval from the state for the year to maintain accreditation. You need eight
CEUs a year. Um so I will forward uh the commission opportunities from time to time and just make sure you have your attendance sheet or whatever they ask for so that you guys can get credit. Um if there's a cost involved or registration, work with me, figure it
out, do the whole purchase order thing. Um and um board training is available to new members and any member who has not had it yet. Again, I can help you register and I'll send you the details as a follow-up tomorrow. >> Am I I can do that too, right?
>> Would you mind me sending it to me? Yes. >> And that could fall under the CEOs could ponder the outreach because anybody in the community goes get you get cus from this bill those Bill's going to bring the sheet and everybody who signs in he will process
that part of the cus. So >> okay. >> So hopefully the DVW will go to that and anybody else that goes. >> Okay. If that's it. >> Does the shade tree into their meetings? Do they ever go out for beer or is it
all just the whole >> not very important? >> No. >> No, baby. >> We can leave. We did go. We did go. I remember a couple times. No back in the day, but we haven't got
>> So, um, how do we close this off for Monday? Yeah. >> Second. >> And the next meeting is March 4th. >> Correct. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thanks everyone. >> Thank you. Well done. >> I asked Bonnie how long the meeting is going to my husband asked me. She said
nine. So not bad. >> Five minutes. We've been out back in the second.