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Town of Lexington Lexington Tree Committee Minutes February 12, 2015 A meeting of the Lexington Tree Committee was held on February 12, 2015, 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building, Room 125. A quorum of six was present. Members Present: Chris Filadoro, (Public Grounds Superintendent, Tree Warden), John Frey (chair), Karen Longeteig, Gerry Paul, Anne Senning, Nancy Sofen, Jim Wood. Members Absent: Jewel Kuljian, Peter Kelley (Selectman Liaison). The meeting acted on the following items: 1. Anne Senning was appointed as scribe: The minutes of the meeting of January 8, 2015, were approved. 2.Selectmen approved appointment of Nancy Sofen as Tree Committee member: Nancy was welcomed. 3. Tree Warden items: Bylaw tree removal applications and activity: Report deferred. 4. Plan for finishing the Town Tree Inventory: Report deferred 5. Trees for Spring 2015 Planting: Review of Current List: Baileys has no product worth considering for 2015. Schichtel’s has a substantial list. Jim Wood will check with Dr. Nina Bassuk at Cornell University to see if she knows of any other sources for bare rootstock. Several Species were discussed from the Shemin list, among them Amelanchier x grandiflora‘Autumn Brilliance’, Quercus rubra, Quercus bicolor, Ulmus x ‘Accolade’ and Cladrastis kentuckea. Jim Wood will compile a list of species and email them to Tree Committee members for finalization in the next meeting. 6. Tree Management Manual: John Frey and Anne Senning are working to up date the Tree Management Manual at the request of Dave Pinsonneault, Manager of Operations. The update is to include procedures for the removal and disposal of infected and/or diseased public and private trees. 7. a. Decision of proposed tree removal at 16/18/Homestead St: Postponed b. Draft of policy statement on requests for removal of Town trees for Committee review: Postponed. c. Concord Ave Tree Hearing, Friday 2/20/15, 8:00 a.m. at the corner of Barberry Rd and Concord Ave: Chris Filadoro reported that there will be a hearing on 78 trees on Concord Ave. Matt Foti has reviewed all 78 non-hazardous trees. Some of the issues discussed were the difficulty of currently evaluating any trees due to the high snow depth, the community concerns, referral of deputes to the Board of Selectmen and fair notice.