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Lexington Tree Committee Minutes, Town of Lexington, MA December 3, 2009 Members Present: John Frey, Chairman, David Pinsonneault, Tree Warden. Members: Jewel Kuljian, Anne Senning, Nell Walker, Jim Wood, Karen Longeteig, Gerry Paul. Friends of Trees, Jane Beswick, Alexandra Kahn, Barbara Kent. Emeritus member, Susan Solomon. Karen Longeteig was appointed scribe. The minutes of November 12, 2009, were approved as corrected; to wit: Paragraph 2.3.a: “Velcova: to “Zelkova”. Para 2.4: delete all language after “Bittersweet removal” and substitute: ‘The project is on hold and we will re-submit it next year.” In two places: “Omart” to “Ohmart”. Tree Warden’s report: a.1. Bylaw tree removal applications and activity: Total calls: 662 Total Closed: 542 Total to Plant: 1984 Total planted: 1301 Total to remove: 822 Total removed: 641 Total inches removed: 1491 Fees collected: $14,910 a.2. David Pinsonneault brought up a new subject, discussing two sections of the Bylaw that he felt should be altered by Town Meeting next spring. They were Sections 120-8 c.3. and 120-9.C. The purpose of the first would be to tighten overly broad language about “enhancing landscapes” and of the second section, to make Norway Maple removal subject to the same mitigation/replanting requirements as other trees. John suggested a subcommittee be formed to come up with some language. Anne & Karen volunteered to meet with David at the DPW on Friday, December 11, at 10:00 a.m. b. Inventory: the Inventory should supply us with identified sites for tree planting, which will then be reviewed ‘on the ground’ by DPW staff. Priority will be to plant out trees ready from our nursery. Jim and Anne will arrange to identify these. They will meet, along with a DPW rep, Nell and Karen, on th Monday, Dec. 7, at 9:30 a.m., weather permitting. c. Status of Street tree planting: David outlined that, out of the $24,000 committed for 2009, we planted 35 in the spring, and all but 8 or 10 of the remained in the fall. These 8-10 trees couldn’t be planted due to site insufficiencies of one sort or another, and were heeled in for the winter. The status of trees funded by the $14,000 in last year's budget was less clear but David said we would research it. The remaining two trees from the Lexington Field and Garden Club donation were planted; a Sourwood at Emery Park and a London Plane in front of the White House. Jewel reported that one of the Sourwoods on Meriam Street has been snapped off, apparently in an accident. David said we would re-plant it. d. Off-berm planting contract: We are still waiting for legal counsel Bill Lahey to come up with some slight changes; it has been approved in principle. e. Commemorative trees: We are waiting for input from the Haus family, and the Mayo family has paid for two more commemorative trees. The Mandel