SHADE TREE COMMISSION
 Meeting Agenda
 Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 7:30pm, Garden Room

 ADMINISTRATION:

 - Call to order, Attendee introductions, Approval of October 10, 2023 minutes (Carolyn, 5 min)

 COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 - Fall tree planting: Phase III CBD and Residential planting completed, successes and concerns (Carolyn, Matt, 15 min)

 - Adopt-a-Sapling: Review, lessons learned (Adam, Nancy, 15 min)

 - Big/Heritage Tree recognition initiative NJDEP, Flier for posting on social media (Cavan, 10 min)

 - Community tree planting/Fundraising letter, identify Fundraising sub-committee to develop initiatives, work with Millenium, beginning 2024, to identify and submit grant applications (Carolyn, 10 min)

 - Revised protective Tree Ordinance presentation to the VC (George, 10 min)

 - 2024 Budget (Carolyn, Andrew, 5 min)

 - Review of NJSTF Conference (Carolyn, Declan, 10 min)

 NEW BUSINESS:

 - Street tree inventory presentation by Neil Gallone, GIS, at December 12th meeting.

MEETING AGENDA
 

Ridgewood Shade Tree Commission
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 7:30pm
 

ADMINISTRATION:
 
Call to order. Introductions. Minutes from September 12th meeting to be approved. (Thank you George.) Without a designated Recording Secretary we will again be rotating minute taking among members in alphabetical order beginning in 2024. Ian Keller will be recording the minutes for this meeting. Mahmoud is slated for the November meeting. (Carolyn, 3 minutes)
 

Guest: Village Manager Keith Kazmark (10 minutes)
 
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
 
- Adopt-a-Sapling, Saturday, Oct. 14th, updated (Adam, Nancy B-H, 10 minutes)
 
- CBD Phase III and Residential street tree Fall planting, update (Declan, 10 minutes)
 
- 2024 proposed Shade Tree capital budget. Continued discussions with Nancy B, Declan, Matt, Andrew, Carolyn as municipal budgetary issues move forward (Carolyn, Andrew, 5 minutes)
 
- Protective Tree Ordinance (presentation to VC, Oct. 25th, update (George, 15 minutes)
 
- STC trifold brochure, Tree planting and/or Donation request letter, STC revised web pages updates (Tim, Siobhan, Carolyn, 10 minutes)
 
NEW BUSINESS:
 
- Establish Fundraising / “Friends of Ridgewood Trees” sub-committee. Members needed (Carolyn, 3 minutes)
 
- Seek to establish “Ridgewood Champion Trees” project in conjunction with Parks/Rec (Carolyn, 3 minutes)
 

- FYI: Completed Tree Inventory presentation to the STC by Neil Gallone will be scheduled for November meeting.
 
- STC member commitments (amend Bylaws): Meaningful membership participation should require recently (starting 2023) appointed members to become Core Trained within 2 years of appointment; all members be required to attain two (2) CEU’s each year (a two hour annual commitment); participation in Daffodil Festival and Earth Day Fair; active membership on, at least, one sub-committee (Carolyn, 10 minutes)
 
- Public Comments

RIDGEWOOD SHADE TREE COMMISSION

Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 7:30pm, Garden Room

ADMINISTRATION:

- Call to order, Introductions, Approval of July 11th Meeting Minutes, Request for new member to replace Maria Damasco. Eilat Kissel, RHS Student Liaison. Sign up for NJSTF Conference, Oct. 26-27. Guest: Matthew Rogers, Village Attorney. (Carolyn, 15 minutes)

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

- CBD and Residential street tree Fall planting update. Watering, etc. (Declan, 10 minutes)

- Adopt-a-Sapling update (Adam, Nancy B-H, 15 minutes)

- Tree Ordinance update (George, 10 minutes)

- Shade Tree proposed 2024 Capital Budget (Carolyn, Declan, Matt, 10 minutes)

- Trifold brochure update. Tree planting and/or Donation letter (Tim, Siobhan, 10 minutes)

NEW BUSINESS:

- Village website redo. STC web pages to be updated. (Siobhan, Carolyn 10 minutes)

- “Champion” trees. Proposed project to identify largest/most significant trees throughout the Village (Carolyn, 10 minutes)

 STC Meeting, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 7:30pm, Garden Room

 AGENDA

Administration:

 - Call to order, Introductions, Approval of June 13, 2023 meeting minutes (Carolyn,

 3 min)

Committee Reports:

 - CBD June weeding/mulching initiative: Evaluation and lessons learned (Adam, Tim, 20 min)

 - Phase 3 CBD Fall 2023 planting: Ensuring ANSI guidelines are followed and proper municipal supervision is provided (Andrew, 15 min)

 - Fall 2023 residential tree planting, contractor bids, watering (Declan, Carolyn, 15 min)

 - Adopt a Sapling: progress report (Adam, Nancy B-H, 10 min)

New Business:

 - 2024 Budget proposals: Municipal process begins in August/September: Need to continue CBD tree well watering, residential tree planting. (Carolyn, 5 min)

 - Existing 8”+ DBH trees at Schedler: Conditions undermining health of trees (Nancy B-H, 10 min)