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MINUTES
THE COLONY TREE ADVISORY BOARD
SPECIAL SESSION
NOVEMBER 12TH 2009
PRESENT: Don Beckel - President STAFF: Pam Nelson
Stephen Sohn - Treasurer Keith Helms
John Sanders - Vice President Kathy Neal
TeRon Lawrence - Member
Lisa Leary - Member COUNCIL LIAISON: Allen Harris- Absent
Debby Short - Secretary
ABSENT: Dan Mahle
1. CITIZEN'S INPUT -
None.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 24TH 2009-
Motion to approve - Sohn; second - Leary; motion passes with all ayes.
3. DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF EXPENDITURES -
Tree expenditures in 2009 were $109,41616 This expenditure consists of tree plantings in parks,
medians/parkways, shoreline trail, Aquatic Park, removal of trees, supplies for the Arbor Day event,
irrigation added for trees at Lions Club Park, tree maintenance, staff training, a tree watering system at
Stewart Creek Park, and equipment costs.
4. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF WORKPLAN FOR 2010-
Park maintenance staff will continue to do maintenance on trees, remove dead and hazardous trees, prune
trees. Staff will host an Arbor Day event, attend tree/forestry workshops, create a tree ordinance for the city
and create informational brochures.
5. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF SETTING THE DATE FOR ARBOR DAY 2010-
The Arbor Day event will be at BB Owen Elementary School with the fifth grade class on April 30`", 2010.
We will plant some trees, have a leaf identifying exercise, and each student will be given a tree sapling to take
home and plant.
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Kathy eal, Recording Secretary Don Beckel, President