20231010 - Ridgewood Shade Tree Commission

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