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Tree Committee Meeting - May 13, 2021 Attending: Gerry Paul (Chair), Mark Connor, Pat Moyer, Nancy Sofen, Gloria Bloom,Jim Wood, Marty Kvaal. Marc Valenti (DPW), Mark Sandeen (SB), Charlie Wyman (Sustainable Lexington). Absent: Chris Filadoro (Tree Warden) Agenda Items: 1. Appointed Mark Connor scribe and unanimously approved the Meeting Minutes of March 11, March 19 and April 8, 2021 2. John Livsey (Town Engineer) reviewed proposed tree removals for upcoming Culvert Replacement Project at Waltham Street and Brookside Ave. Several trees including an 18" diameter tree in head wall will require removal in order to replace the failing culvert. The Town proposes to plant new trees in the adjacent area to offset the loss of the existing trees. Tree Warden Updates: 3. Marc Valenti confirmed that 70 trees for Spring have arrived. 4. Confirmed a pre-meeting for the Tree Inventory Study with Arbor Pro will occur next Monday. 5. Confirmed Kick off meeting with UVM for Tree Canopy Assessment 6. Indicated that the new Tree Bylaws requires Secretary of State approval before Implementation. Gerry recommended the possibility of getting a head start on the required programming for Viewpoint Cloud in order to be ready to go live when the Bylaws are ultimately approved. Marc Valenti would consider this request. 7. The Tree Hearing for 120 East Street was discussed and a Special Tree Committee Meeting was proposed to adopt a position. Committee Topics: 8. Proposed Tree Committee leadership changes were discussed. Gerry proposed an expansion of leadership roles within the Committee including the establishment of Co- Chairs and recommended Mark Connor for the new Co-Chair role. The Committee unanimously approved the recommendation and voted to forward to the SB for consideration. 9. Mark Sandeen requested advice and policy recommendations regarding New 5G regulations that the SB is developing for the town. Nancy created a list of 4 Major Principles which the Committee debated and unanimously approved. a. No tree in the ROW shall be removed. b. Applicant to provide Pruning Plan that follows Town's pruning Guidelines (to be defined), for approval by Tree Warden or designee. c. No new pole installation within the tree's protected zone (to be defined).