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Gerry Paul said the neighbors had David Cathcart, arborist, conduct an evaluation (Gerry noted he had a copy of this report and would distribute it) who disagreed that it was a hazard. Dave Pinsonneault disagreed with his assessment and said that Cathcart said it was low risk not no risk. Mark Connor asked what the definition of"hazardous" is. Dave P. said it was a "defective tree with a target". A target being something of value that would be potentially destroyed or damaged. Tree Committee Motion: Re 5 Fulton Rd 60' Pine Tree "To date the Tree Committee has not seen sufficient evidence to support the removal of the tree. The Tree Committee recommends a short term stay of the removal of the tree until there is evidence to support such action". Motion passed 4-1. Dave Pinsonneault agreed with obtaining more information. However, he stated that there is no appeal with a hazard tree. In addition he did not want to see this situation go into the fall. Mark Sandeen asked what the mitigation plan was if the tree did come down. Chris Filadoro said the Town does not follow the Tree Bylaw, but his plan was to work with the neighbors. Sandeen recommended stump removal/grinding, and offset tree planting 4 to 5 feet from spot 7. Tree Canopy Assessment. Dave Pinsonneault noted that our application for a grant was not accepted. After discussion, we developed the following motion: "The Tree Committee approves moving forward with conducting a Tree Canopy Analysis using available funds." Motion passed 5-0 8. Tree Management Manual-After discussion, the Tree Committee voted on the following motion. "The Tree Committee approves the 4t" Edition of the Lexington Tree Management Manual. The Tree Committee recommends that both the Manual and Tree Committee Recommendations for Tree Planting be approved by the Select Board." Motion passed 5-0. 9. Marcia and Rick provided an update on the Oct.6 "Stand with Lexington's Trees" event. Ideas for publicizing the event were discussed. 10. General Comments 10.1 Mark Sandeen commented that Town Counsel said it was not clear if the full appraised value could be recovered by the Town if the Select Board approves the removal of a Town tree. He noted that Town Counsel implied that this could be remedied with a bylaw change. The question was raised regarding what was the status of or actions being taken for the setback trees and the interior trees at 7 Fulton. 10.2 On the topic of Setback planting, Mark Connor asked if there was a way to control the trees after planting. Gerry Paul noted this was one of our most successful