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Edmonds Citizens' Tree Board
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October 7, 2021
The Edmonds Citizens' Tree Board Meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Co -Chair Barbara Chase in the VIA Zoom
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
STAFF PRESENT
Bill Phipps,
Debra Dill, Parks and Rec
Ross Dimmick alternate
Deb Powers. Urban Forest Planner
Frank Caruso co-chair
Kernen Lien, Environmental Program Manager
Barbara Chase
Doug Petersen
Suzanne Juer ensen
BOARD MEMBER(S) ABSENT:
ELECTED OFFICIAL PRESENT
Donna Murphy
Diane Buckshnis, City Council member
ELECTED OFFICAL ABSENT
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order by co-chair Barbara at 6:00 pm
ROLL CALL:
6 board members were present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Agenda approved as presented.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The September meeting notes were approved with no corrections or omissions noted.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS:
No guests at the meeting. Deb Powers introduced herself as the newly hired Urban Forest management planner
OLD BUSINESS:
A: Tree Tags
Donna was not present at the meeting. Bill gave a summary of tree tag history and encouraged Donna to continue
work being done on updating the tree tag program
B; Other cities tree codes
Bill stated he hadn't been able to move forward very much on this project but will continue to explore what other
Cities are doing with their tree codes. Deb Powers commented on her experience at the city of Redmond with
theirs.
Diane also commented on our tree code update.
NEW BUSINESS:
A: Participation in Arbor day planting
Debra Dill commented the city will be running this project and it will be concentrated around the Edmonds Marsh
approximately 200 trees will be planted. The city is footing the entire bill for the trees where the Tree Board has
contributed money for purchase of trees in the past few years. Tree board members are urged to show up for
Planting on October 23.
B: Joe Scordino was not available for the meeting to discuss the Students Saving Salmon activities.
C :Edmonds Elementary new activities
Barbara stated that lack of water in the area prohibits other activity at the school at this time.
D: Other ideas form tree Board members
Discussion around the Zoom meeting intrusion at the last meeting. Tree Board Zoom meeting has been
upgraded to Webinar Zoom thus giving the meeting host control over who is allowed to attend the meeting
giving more security.
TREE BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
Bill will be note taker for the November and Diane will take notes in December.
Frank, Doug and Barbara will not renew their membership at the end of their term ending December 31, 2021
Ross will not be at the November and December meeting as his work takes him to Europe at that time.
Suzanne introduced the idea to have a downtown tree walk to be held sometime in the summer of 2022,
Discussion followed and several members encouraged moving forward with this idea next year.
Suzanne asked if a consultant will be hired for the Tree City USA award application. It was indicated that won't
Happen and Urban forest Planner will take on that task.
Kernen talked about the impact the newly adopted tree code has been on new housing developments taking place
in the city. Both the city planners and developers are sorting out the new code, how it applies and what the affect
will be.
ADJOURN:
The meeting was adjourned at 6:56 p.m.
Next Meetings: Thursday, November W1 and Thursday, December 2nd, 6:00 p.m., Zoom