2017-10-05 Tree Board MinutesEDMONDS CITIZENS' TREE BOARD
Meeting Notes
October 5, 2017
The Edmonds Citizens' Tree Board Meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by Co -Chair Doug Petersen
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in the City Council Chambers - 250 5 Avenue North, Edmonds, WA.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
Doug Petersen, Co -Chair
Vivian Olson, Vice -Chair
Barbara Chase
Frank Caruso
Albert (Jed) Marshall
William (Bill) Phipps
Gail Lovell
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT
Steve Hatzenbeler, Co -Chair
GUESTS OR AUDIENCE PRESENT
Julia Munger, Consultant from Herrera, Inc.
Joe Scordino
Kevin Cricchio
Missi Huff
1. CALL TO ORDER
Co -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
Missi Huff commented on a Deodar Cedar on C Avenue which has outgrown its current location and
needs to be removed before it becomes more of a problem. She was told that the Tree Board is not a
legislative group, rather, an advisory group. It was recommended that she go to the City Council for
action. Joe Scordino briefly talked about the Shell Creek Holy Rosary planting project. Kevin Cricchio
was attending the Tree Board meeting as one of the requirements of his Graduate Program in Urban
Forestry at Western Washington University.
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5. APPROVAL OF MEETING NOTES
The September meeting notes were approved — some corrections had been made by Vivian
beforehand.
6. OLD BUSINESS/ DISCUSSION
A) The Arbor Day event will be Saturday, October 7 at Hickman Park from 10-12. Setup
for the event will convene at 9:30, and there will be food (pizza) and water. Jed
made a motion that $1,290.51 be spent out of the budget. The motion was seconded
by Barbara, and unanimously approved. Rich will handle the finances. Boy Scouts
will be participating. Jesse and Rich will talk to the group beforehand and they will
also locate the plants in their proper spots for planting.
B) Joe Scordino led a discussion on the Shell Creek project. As part of the entire
project, 320 trees/shrubs were planted in the spring, and 80 will be planted on
October 28 in the area on 71" Ave. near the Holy Rosary Church. Invasive species
were removed from the areas on September 16. Hopefully, the offending hornet's
nest will have been removed prior to the event. Joe is interested in continuing the
project, but there are currently several roadblocks. The City Council needs to amend
the critical area boundary (1,500 ft.) for further planting to occur. There will be a
table and might have access to a tent for the event. Frank moved that the Tree
Board provide funds for snacks and water in the amount of $50. Jed seconded the
motion and it passed unanimously.
C) Barbara distributed an outline for the October meeting of the Floretum Garden Club
on October 21. The focal point of the meeting will be a presentation of the Tree
Board. After an introduction, topics to be presented will include an urban tree canopy
study, tree information on public trees, various projects (Shell Creek, Hutt Park,
Hickman Park, Farmer's Market, and others), tree challenges (view vs. trees), right
tree/right place, and finally questions that will be directed to the board and an
arborist, Scott Neuert.
D) The table at the Farmer's Market on September 30 was a big success. If the event is
repeated in 2018, there were a few recommendations for improvement — the trees
need to be ordered much earlier, in April (rather than waiting until August); display a
sign/banner that says `Edmonds Tree Board' (it was not obvious that this is who we
were); have brochures explaining what the Tree Board is and does. The latter is in
the works and will be completed and available for 2018. Gail will be working on an
appropriate Tree Board logo for the banner.
E) It was agreed that we need a follow-up on the progress report on the Edmonds
UFMP. Possibly we can receive this at the November meeting.
7. NEW BUSINESS
A) The kickoff for Taming Bigfoot occurs on October 24. The Tree Board will have a
table at the follow-up event in November to educate people on the value of trees.
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B) Julia discussed the pamphlet on the Tree Board on which Vivian has also been
involved. They will soon have something for the board to review. She and Diane
noted that we should see whether we qualify for the growth award. We certainly
should qualify, based on the list of the projects done within the past year. Julia will
summarize these activities and provide them at the November meeting.
C) There was a discussion on the street tree replacement at City Hall. Rich
commented that the area is loaded with utilities, making it more difficult to easily
accomplish. It is on his calendar for January. There are seven trees involved.
8. TREE BOARD MEMBER IDEAS AND COMMENTS
There were none.
8. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the Edmonds Citizens' Tree Board adjourned at 7:23 p.m.
Next Meetings: Thursday, November 2nd and Thursday, December Ph, 6:00 p.m., Council
Chambers.
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