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A meeting of the Lexington Tree Committee was held on March 9, 2017, 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building, Room 125. A quorum of seven was present. Members Present: Chris Filadoro, (Public Grounds Superintendent, Tree Warden), John Frey (chair), Jewel Kuljian, Karen Longeteig, Gerry Paul, Anne Senning, Nancy Sofen, Jim Wood. The meeting acted on the following items: Note: The paragraph numbers in Anne’s notes below reflect the order of items as they were discussed at the meeting. 1. Anne Senning was appointed as scribe: The minutes of the meeting of February 9, 2017 were approved. 2.8 Sherborn Road: Gerry Paul reported that following construction at 8 Sherborn Rd boulders were piled around the trunk of the one existing tree. Chris Filadoro will follow up. 3. Parking Under Town Trees within Root Zone: Gerry Paul raised a question as to whether the bylaw has a prohibition against parking under town trees within the root zone. There is no such prohibition in the bylaw. After discussion Chris Filadoro pointed out that it is more effective to call the police if one observes this infraction, than to place this in the town bylaw. 4. Tree Manual Report: John Frey and Anne Senning presented the introduction to the fourth edition of the Tree Management Manual, Titled “From the Editors”. The tree committee voted to approve this section of the fourth edition. 5. Town Tree Inventory Report: Chris Filadororeported that six contractors had placed bids to complete the town tree inventory for precincts seven, eight, and nine. Seeing that the Town will have allocated funds in the budget to complete an inventory for the full town using ISA risk assessment for hazard trees, the tree committee voted with 1 dissent to discontinue further tree inventory efforts to hire contractors. 6. Warrant Article for Tree Bylaw changes for 2018 Spring Town Meeting: Nancy Sofen updated the committee on plans for the tree bylaw warrant article. She is shepherding the tree by law through numerous public hearings before it goes to spring 2018 town meeting. 7. Dave Cannon revisit postponed: The meeting with Dave Cannon from the engineering department has been postponed. It will be rescheduled on an as-needed basis. 8. Scottish Rite Museum setback tree planting: Jim Wood secured an additional planting area adjacent to the Scottish Rite Museum at the Grey Nuns facility for 12 set back trees. The species for all 24 will be a mixture of scarlet oak, pin oak, sweet gum, and tupelo. 9.Arbor Day: The tree committee discussed numerous locations where an Arbor Day tree might be located without coming to a decision. Chris Filadoro will find a location.