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Town of Lexington
Lexington Tree Committee Minutes
January 9, 2014
A meeting of the Lexington Tree Committee was held on January 9, 2014, 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), Karen Longeteig, Jewel Kuljian, Gerry Paul, Anne Senning, Nell Walker,
Jim Wood
Members Absent: Deborah Mauger (Selectman Liaison),
The meeting acted on the following items:
1.
Anne Senning was appointed asscribe, and the minutes of the meeting of December
12, 2013, were approved.
2. Tree Warden items: Bylaw tree removal applications and activity
Chris Filadoro
will provide more information at a later date. He reported on the application at 181 Follen
Rd.
3. Plan for finishing the Town Tree Inventory:
The committeediscussed the history of
inventory, its rationale, current status, and plans for completion. Plan: Chris Filadoro will
identify the costs of contracting out the remainder of inventory (Precincts 7, 8 & 9) to a
company vs. hiring interns to complete it. Karen Longeteig will write up an ad to hire
interns. Anne Senning will give Karen Longeteig a copy of the ad that was used to hire
interns in the past.
4. Spring 2014 Planting: Placing an Article in the Town Papers Offering Trees vs.
DPW Decides Where to Plant Trees
There was discussion but no vote. It was decided
to do both, one model for setback trees, the other for street, park, cemetery and
conservation land trees.
5. Tree species to order:
Jim Wood raised the issue of which species to order for spring
2014. Chris Filadoro wants to plant 65 trees each in spring and fall to distribute the
forestry staff work loads. The limited available species for fall planting was discussed.
The need to inventory the tree nursery before an order for 2014 spring is placed was
raised. John Frey, Nell Walker and Anne Senning will take this inventory and report to
Jim Wood. Several homeowners have requested species for spring 2014 from a waiting
list of setback trees begun in fall 2013. Jim Wood will look for these species.
6. List and mapping of newly planted trees: fall 2013:
This process was reviewed.
Chris Filadoro will provide a set of blown up maps to Joel Custance, Crew Chief Forestry
Division so that he can place an ‘x’ where each tree that was planted. This will provide
Jewel Kuljian and Anne Senning the locations of the trees. Anne Senning will transcribe
the tree locations and associated data onto the computer.
7. $45,000 Budget Item to Meet Planting Goal:
Gerry Paul reported that $45,000 has
been included in the budget.
8. Discuss with Matt Foti a. Norway Maple status in Tree Management Manual, b.
set back requirements: possible article to amend Tree Bylaw
John Frey will email
Matt Foti regarding a future meeting date, when these subjects have been placed on the
Tree Committee agenda.
9.ZBA 12/12/2013 MeetingReport:Requirements for Toyota Tree Replanting:
Gerry Paul reported that the ZBA decided to require Toyota to replant nine (9) of the
original ten (10) trees that were removed. ZBA also required removal of poisoned soil in
the 10 original planting pits and replacement therein (and in any relocated planting pits)
with “structural soil”, as recommended in the Tree Committee memo to the ZBA dated
12/12/2013 (archived with the Tree Committee minutes of Dec. 12, 2013).
10. Tree City USA:
Chris Filadoro stated that he would like to seek a growth award this
year and to hold the ceremony at Hastings Park.
There was no remote participation. The meeting was not recorded.
Respectfully submitted, Anne Senning, Scribe
Next regular meeting: February 13, 7:30 a.m. at Samuel Hadley Public Services
Building, Room 125