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EDMONDS CITIZENS' TREE BOARD
�.H. Approved Meeting Notes
September 6, 2018
The Edmonds Citizens' Tree Board Meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm by Chair Doug Petersen in
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the City Council Chambers - 250 5 Avenue North, Edmonds, WA.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
Doug Petersen, Chair
Frank Caruso, Vice -Chair
Barbara Chase
Vivian Olson
Steve Hatzenbeler
Gail Lovell
Suzanne Juergensen
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT
William (Bill) Phipps
Leslie Smith, Student Representative
GUESTS OR AUDIENCE PRESENT
Lisa Connally, Mayor's Climate Protection
Committee
Kyle Braun, Consultant from the Watershed
Company
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Petersen called the meeting to order.
2. ROLL CALL/INTRODUCTIONS
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Agenda approved as presented.
4. AUDIENCE COMMENTS
STAFF PRESENT
Rich Lindsay, Parks Manager
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT
Diane Buckshnis — City Council member
Lisa Connally was in attendance to see exactly how the Tree Board's activities could be coordinated
with those of the Climate Protection Committee. There appears to be an overlap between the two,
and they have similar goals.
5. APPROVAL OF MEETING NOTES
The August meeting notes were approved — some corrections were noted (change of tonight's
meeting date; Suzanne wished not to be the author of an article written for The Beacon on the tree
brochure; Barbara will call Jerry about the Farmer's Market, not Vivian).
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6. OLD BUSINESS/ DISCUSSION
A) Budget.
Items for allocation must go through Shane for approval. Motions of expenditures
should be made that have been approved and duly noted in the meeting notes. Thus
far, the budget request of $4,000 for next year has not been addressed. Members
were reminded that there must be careful documentation of all expenses.
B) October Tree Planting Event/Arbor Day Celebration
Rich handed out information on the October 6 event. It included information on the
location, the people/organizations involved, a planting list, items the city will supply
and recommendations for what the Tree Board should supply. The event will be held
from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM. Many logistics were discussed in order for it to be a
success. A comment was made about Mountain Ash (on the planting list) possibly
being on the noxious weed list for Washington.
C) Urban Forestry Management Plan
Diane commented that it is essentially back to the drawing board. The first draft
needs major revision, with many things needing alteration so that it is a plan
specifically addressing Edmonds rather than a generic version as it is at present.
D) Farmer's Market
This year's Tree Board representation at a table will occur on September 22. Set-up
will start at 8:00 AM. Tree Board members will work 2 hour shifts from 9:00 AM until
3:00 PM (3 shifts). A sign-up sheet was circulated for coverage of each shift. The
location of the table is uncertain at this point. Other logistics of the event were
discussed. Plants for the give-away raffle will be: Star Magnolia, Stewartia
pseudocamellia and Cyptomeria. Glorybowers and Red -twig Dogwoods may also be
contributed for general distribution by Tree Board members. Let's hope for good
weather!
E) Tree Brochure
Kyle distributed a draft template without photos for the members to examine.
General consensus was positive. He is searching for the best possible photos for
each tree. Photos will be sought on the internet and Frank will explore whether there
are decent photos in the files at the Master Gardener Office. Proper credit must be
given to the photographer in all cases. Several corrective comments for
improvement of the brochure were made by members. It was decided that the Tree
Board website be the necessary contact rather than an email address. The Tree
Board will handle the publishing portion of the project. Kyle will attempt to have a
finished product so that it can be distributed at the Arbor Day event.
7. NEW BUSINESS
A) Student representative appointment
Leslie does not need to submit a new application. A motion was made by Frank,
seconded by Vivian to appoint Leslie as the Student Representative for the next
year — motion was approved unanimously.
8. TREE BOARD MEMBER IDEAS AND COMMENTS
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It was suggested that resources be added to the Tree Board website, and that these be divided
into separate categories. The categories could include tree maintenance and others. Suzanne will
research this for future discussion.
8. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the Edmonds Citizens' Tree Board adjourned at 7:25 PM.
Next Meetings: Thursday, October 4th and Thursday, November 1st, 6:00 p.m., Council
Chambers.
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