HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/10/2016 TABNovember 10, 2016
MINUTES OF SPECIAL SESSION OF
THE COLONY TREE ADVISORY BOARD
NOVEMBER 101H 2016
The Special Session of The Tree Advisory Board of the City of The Colony, Texas, was
- -- - called to order at 7:03 p.m. on the l OTx day of November 2016, at City Hall, 6800 Main
Street, The Colony, Texas, with the following roll call:
Stephen Sohn
President
Present
Pam Nelson Staff Liaison
Kathy Braby
Vice President
Absent
Eve Morgan Staff Liaison
Donna Cole
Secretary
Present
Kathy Neal Recording Secretary
Don Beckel
Treasurer
Present
Jackie Kopsa Athletics Coordinator
Lisa Leary
Member
Present
Richard Boyer Council Liaison
Dan Mahle
Member
Present
Allen Harris
Member
Present
And with all board members present a quorum was established and the following items were
addressed:
1.0 ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS
Call to Order
Citizen Input - None.
1.0 1 CONSENT AGENDA
2.1 Consider approval of minutes of September 8t 2016 -
This item was tabled as the minutes were not included in the meeting packet.
3.0 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
3.1 Receive update from staff and discuss the following items -
Arbor Day 2016 event -
The event was held inside at Camey Elementary due to weather conditions; the fifth grade
class participated. There were tree related activities such as tree art and tree identification
and Eve made a new game call Treevial Pursuit. Don and Steve were there to help and
Courtney Blevins from the Forestry Service talked to the kids about trees.
Tree City USA Application - -
The application is due Dec. 31". Trees are still being planted.
Tree Initiative -
The tree tracker is offline and could be offline for one year. We have asked them to send us
the number of trees that have been planted in the city, and we will also put trees on a GIS
map to hold their place. The city has committed to planting 7, 000 trees.
November 10, 2016
With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:14p.m.
Kathy Neal, Aecording Secretary
Stephen otVice President
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