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Lexington Tree Committee Minutes June 14, 2018, 7:30 AM DPW, 201 Bedford Street, Room 125 • Jim Wood was appointed as scribe and the minutes of April 11, 2018 and May 10, 2018 were approved as amended. Members Present: Chris Filadoro,(Tree Warden) Gerry Paul, Jewel Kujilian, Pat Moyer, Jim Wood, Anne Senning, John Frey (Chair) Selectman Liaison: Jill Hai Guests : City of Salem, MA Tree Commission, Darleen Melis, Sandi Power, Polly Wilbert • Tree Committee welcomes Selectman Jill Hai as Selectman Liasison. She will attend on an as needed basis. • Tree Committee congratulates Chris Filadoro and Joel Custance on their completion of Tree Warden and Certification. • Tree Inventory has continued with a $50,000 contract. Two year program, first year, will address street trees, second year Parks, Bikeway, Other. International Society of Arborists (ISA) risk assessment form will be used. Two people are working on the inventory. • Chris Filadoro will email out Monday the List of Locations/Species/date planted in Spring/Fall 2017 and Spring 2018. Contractor Failed tree plantings are replaced on an as needed basis. • Chris reviewed with the Tree Committee the previous approvals for tree removal that he had authorized at the number 11 and 15 Fulton Road lots. He will confirm that his direction was followed. Gerry noted that our Tree Mitigation fund was substantially down. Chris concurred said more contractor/builder tree plantings could account for this. Tree committee raised issue of Webb Street (off of Woburn). What is the situation. Chris said the Contractor owns a 25 foot right of way to the property that he has filed a Development Plan for. He will review status of the activity. 6A. Grove Street Development. Comments-Being done by Northeast Development, good company. Chris has reviewed plans and informed them they could not remove trees on the Right of Way without Tree Wardens permission. Chris recommended Right of Way trees be evaluated which they did. A Tree Hearing will be required.