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a. Tree Committee Visibility— Mark Connor presented his vision for a "citizens action group" which would increase tree planting in Town. • 9-month effort—target Fall 2022 planting • Web site • Small trees (e.g., so could be planted by school children) We discussed possibly planting along the bike path but issues were raised because the land is not actually owned by the Town. Chris pointed out the actual planting is only one part of the process. The others (buying trees, finding sites, maintenance, etc.) usually is the bulk of the effort. b. Tree Committee Outreach— Pat Moyer reported on a meeting yesterday to develop ideas. Attendees were: Pat, Marty, Mark Conner, Charlie and Pam Lyons from Lexington Living Landscapes. The ideas proposed were: • Ideas like Mark's above but with schools • Proving information (web link) to the Tree Manual to new homeowners • Tax/water bill inserts with tree information • At least annual Tree Talks at the Library • A small arboretum at Fletcher Park possibly with QR codes on the trees with information about the tree. The idea of an arboretum somewhere in Town was greeted enthusiastically. Mark made the point that this could also be thought of as landscaping which led to the idea of tracking new Town building more closely possibly through liaising with the Permanent Building Committee (PCB). Nancy and Charlie will try to connect with the PCB. c. Marty Kvaal has volunteered to be our observer at the Planning Board. In answer to her question of what she should monitor replies were: special permit discussions where tree removals are involved and regulations involving landscaping and/or trees. In discussing special permits, we agreed that Chris should sign off on sites under the jurisdiction of the Planning Board. He will make contact with them on this. 10. Mark Connor suggested we should try to influence the ZBA to take trees into account when they grant zoning variances. He proposed that a. We present to them b. Assign a liaison (a single person or rotating) c. Contact ZBA staff who can alert us when one of their hearing involves trees. 11. Jim Wood updated us on the plaque planned for the John Frey memorial. They will be presenting shortly to the Memorials and Monuments Committee and he is working to finalize the inscription for the plaque working with the Bicycle Advisory Committee.