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RECEIVED 2022 15 FVI), 4 1 13111111 1i Lexington Tree Committee TOWN UEl Meeting minutes of January 13, 2022 k. INC1°" N 11 7:30 am on Zoom Members present: Gerry Paul (chair), Mark Connor (co-chair), Gloria Bloom, Marty Kvaal, Pat Moyer, Nancy Sofen, and Jim Wood (near the end) Guests: Marcia Gens, Dan Miller, Barbara Tarrh Absent: DPW staff Scribe: Marty Kvaal was appointed. Minutes of December 9, 2021 were approved. Applicability of Tree Bylaw to unaccepted streets. Town Counsel determined that no bylaw changes are needed for the Tree Bylaw to apply to demolition and major construction sites. The street to the center line is part of the property and covered by the bylaw. Applicability of Tree Bylaw to tree removal by Eversource at Bowman School. Town Counsel ruled that the tree bylaw applies. Eighteen (18) trees, with a value of around $70,000, were cut without permission from the town. The Town Manager is working with Eversource to resolve the issues. 30 Ingleside Road: At a hearing last week, there were no objections to remove the Tree of Heaven (ailanthus) trees. Thus there will be no Select Board hearing and no required payment to the Town. Tree Removal Company License/Reporting Requirements: Drafting a regulation with the DPW on this issue will be stay on the Committee's back burner given the current issues being worked. Presentation to the Permanent Building Committee: Nancy Sofen with Marcia Gens and Charlie Wyman presented to the Committee (PBC), in December, the Sustainable Landscape Standards (SITES and Lexington-Specific) and the Lexington Plants List. The Committee hopes the PBC will adopt the standards for town building projects as has the town's Planning Board. It is too late now to apply the standards to the new police station project, but they will be applicable to the new high school project. PBC Presentation (attached to last month's minutes) SITESv2 Reference Guide SITESv2 Scorecard Lexington-Specific Landscape Standards Lexington Master Plant List Sidewalk Construction on Cedar Street and Lincoln Street. Several Tree Committee members walked the sections of these streets where sidewalk construction has been approved. Both sites will involve removing several very large trees.