2017-10-05 Tree Board AgendaAGENDA rn,,
Edmonds Citizens' Tree Board
City Council Chambers — Public Safety Complex
250 5th Avenue North, Edmonds, WA
October 5, 2017
6:00 pm
1) Call to Order
2) Roll Call/Introductions
Select note -taker for the meeting
3) Approval of Agenda
4) Audience Comments (We respectfully request that guests limit comments to 5 minutes or less)
5) Approval of Meeting Notes
September meeting notes were distributed via email. Please bring corrections/comments.
6) Old Business/Discussion
• Arbor Day event discussion. October 7, 10:00 to 2:00 (or earlier if we're done), Hickman Park.
• Shell Creek Holy Rosary campus tree planting project: Weeding/clearing September 16; thanks to those who
attended. Planting date is October 28. Diane please update us on the conversations w/ the Holy Rosary group.
Can the Tree Board provide a tent and/or table for the event? Per Diane's email, is there a concern about this
project and the associated vegetation clearing in a critical area around Shell Creek?
• Floretum Garden Club workshop October 21, 10:00 to noon. Information from Barbara. Tree Board educational
presentation: planning discussion.
• Edmonds UFMP—discussion of Tree Board questions, if needed.
• Meeting notes format, if there's a need to discuss further.
7) New Business
• Taming Bigfoot tree planting/carbon offsets —Diane's email exchange w/ Sandra Distelhorst; also update us on
the City Council presentation of the program. Group discuss if/how we'd like to be involved.
• Street tree replacement at City Hall —discuss w/ Rich how we can make this happen this year!
8) Tree Board Member Ideas and Comments
9) Adjournment
Future meetings November 2 and December 7, 2017