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<br />MINUTES LEXINGTON TREE COMMITTEE, MARCH 26, 2002 <br />Attendance: Frey, Mazerall, Solomon, Walker, Wood <br /> <br />Mass ReLeaf grant application mailed on time <br />1) <br /> <br />2) Vote to reverse the decision, taken March 14, to <br />incorporate Article #12 fund request into Article #4 <br /> <br />Unanimous decision to keep it as a stand-alone article <br />Reasons: a) the selectmen and both financial committees will oppose the <br />dollar request <br /> b) a stand-alone article has 15 minutes for presentation and <br />unlimited time for discussion from the floor, whereas a line item <br />in Article #4 is permirtted only 3 minutes <br />proxy votes received from Karen Longeteig and Joanna Griscom <br /> <br />3) Discussion of the strategy for floor discussion of Article #12 <br />at Town Meeting <br />a) John Frey will present the article and prepare <br />supporting slides <br />b) Susan Solomon will line up speakers supporting the <br />article <br /> Kay Tiffany, Jackie Ward, Patrick Mehr, B.B. Fallick suggested <br />Also will call Ginna J. to find out how many trees were planted in Emery <br />Park as replacements <br />c) Nell Walker will speak for the article <br />d) Several items that need to be clarified <br />GIS or GPS system <br />Who is to enter the data; walk through the procedure for entering data <br />Full inventory, not a statistical base <br />Estimate savings in dollars and manpower over the long term <br />How long it will be before the savings are eident <br />To include trees on public ways and on park land and conservation land <br />(?) <br />Will additional hardware/software be required <br />e) handout will be available for town meeting members <br />by Monday April 1 <br /> <br />4) Adjourned at 8:45 AM <br /> <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Susan Snell Solomon, Secretary <br /> <br />