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The tree management manual is being printed: SO color copies. OTHER: - 9 Fairbanks Road: clear cut for new house. Was a town tree taken down? - The recent heavy rains (10 inches in 2 weeks) are usually good for the trees. - Is there any legal recourse for violations on old sites? Can they be re-visited? Mitigation? - How to penalize builders for non-compliance? Ideas: delay CO by Building Department; 3 strikes and no more building permits; fines/day. See Wellesley's approach for trees removed without permission. 2021 PROJECTS a) Tree Committee Visibility—tree planting. Etc. Mark Conner reported that he looked at the website for Des Moines, Iowa that Charlie Wyman had referenced. Mark indicated that the program seemed to be very effective and a possible model for what could be done in Lexington. He also noted the program from the Arbor Day Foundation could be incorporated into the program. Small trees can be purchased for$1 to$13 through online retailers. b) Education/outreach projects-Charlie indicated that he's planning to call another meeting of the LLL/Tree Committee group. Pat wants to explore starting with one school. She will reach out to a PTA contact at Bowman. c) Planning Board liaison—Marty will report any activity at future meeting. d) ZBA conditions on tree removal—Mark Conner spoke with Ralph Clifford, ZBA chair, and gave a summary of how the ZBA makes decisions. He will invite Ralph to talk to us at a future Tree Committee meeting and then we would plan to attend a ZBA meeting to talk about how the benefits of trees might be considered in ZBA deliberations. e) Liaison to Permanent Building Committee—Nancy will contact Jon Himmel, PBC chair. ADJUNCT MEMBERS—Gerry pointed out that we can easily add citizens who are interested in helping with Tree Committee projects as adjunct members. LEXINGTON LIVING LANDSCAPES(LLL)—Charlie will send a link to the LLL website where he created a FAQ list about trees in Lexington. 5G AND TREES—Mark Sandeen reported on progress being made JOHN FREY MEMORIAL—Jim reported that the Historic District Commission (which has jurisdiction over Tower Park)will review the proposed memorial plaque. If they approve,the Monuments and Memorials Committee will then ask for Select Board approval. For completeness,the initial report and subsequent emails concerning tree bylaw enforcement are attached. 1. Report to the Tree Committee on Tree Bylaw Enforcement Concerns 6.9.2021 2. DPW Director Response to Report 6.17.2021 3. Follow up questions, responses and clarifications 7.10.2021