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Home My WebLink About2014-07-10-TREE-min LexingtonTreeCommittee TownofLexington,Massachusetts 201BedfordStreet,SamuelHadleyPublicServicesBuilding,Room125 Minutes,MeetingofJuly10,2014 Attendees:JohnFrey(Chairman),KarenLongetieg,GerryPaul,AnneSenning,JimWood,JewelKuljian andChrisFiladoro(SuperintendentofPublicGrounds).Absent:DebMauger(SelectmanLiaison),Nell Walker.JimWoodwasappointedasscribe. Agendaitems. 1.MinutesoftheJune12,2014wereapprovedasamended. 2.BylawTreeRemovalapplicationsandactivity.Chrisreviewedthestatusoftreeapplicationsand statusandwillprovidethereporttoJohnFrey. completeTreeInventory.Chrisisstillresearchingcontractorsto 3.ProgressonhiringContractorto completetheinventory. 4.a)Spring2014treeplantingupdatedsummary.Anneprovidedalistoftreesscheduledfor plantingduringtheSpringof2014.56treeswereplannedofwhich52wereplanted.4tulip treesremain. b)Plant4TulipTreesASAP.Sincewehad4tuliptreesleftoverwerequestedthatChrisandhis teamfindlocationsfortheTuliptreesandplantthem. c)Question:20footsetbackmeasuredfromcurborfromrightofway?Wediscussedthe methodofmeasuringthesetback. 5.WateringofNewlyplantedStreetTrees.Chrissaidthatthewatering truckwasoutthreetimesaweekwateringthenewlyplantedtreesusingtheͻƓĻĻķƌĻͼ approach. 6.KatahdinWoodssitemeetingwithKurtShillington6/23/14rePinOakremovalforSolarPanels. DuetoJohnFreysefforts6ofthe10PinOakswillbesavedandtwoGreenAsh.Arborvitaewill beplantedtoreplacediseasedHemlocksandPines. 7.TreesrequestedbyGarettBurke,46BrandonSt.toscreenToyota lightsfrombikeway.ChrishassaidtheTownhastheresponsibilityand authoritytomaintaintheMinutemanBikeway.JohnFrey,Karen LongetiegandJimWoodwillworkonalandscapeplanfor/ŷƩźƭ͸ƭ approval.TheLexingtonDPWwillprocureandplanttreesto implementtheapprovedlandscapeplan. 8.EarlyorderingforFall2014BarerootTrees?EarlyplanningaheadforSpring.AnneSenninghad suppliedJimWoodalistofTreeswhichshouldnotbeconsideredduetodiseasesandinsect susceptibility.JimWoodistosupplyadraftlistoftreestothetreecommitteeforfallplanting consideration.FollowingthisasimilarlistwillbepreparedforSpring(2015)planting. 9.TreeNurseryRenovationplan?TheTreeCommitteehadageneraldiscussiononthistopicand offeredthefollowingcomments. a.TheNurseryisanimportantpartoftheTreeCommitteesfocusandshouldbe continued. b.Existingtreesshouldbeculledandthosesavedplantedasappropriateinanewly designedNursery. c.Specialitytrees,seedlings,seedsevencouldbegrownintheNurseryuntiloutplantingis appropriate.Sincewenolongeruseplantingbagstimeallowedbeforeoutplantingis notascritical. d.Itcouldfunctionasaholdingareaformanytreesandshrubs. e.ChrisFiladorosuggestedanewautomatedirrigationsystembeinstalled,alongwithtree appropriateandeach25tree plantingsinaЊЉ͸ЊЉ͸matrix.25treeblocksmightbe blockwouldhaveitsownirrigationhead.TheЊЉ͸ЊЉ͸spacingwouldallowforfasterand easiermechanicalmaintenance. 10.6inchmulchbufferaroundtreesinğƭƦŷğƌƷΉYğƩĻƓ͸ƭdiscussionwith DaveCannon.Ourdiscussionincludedwhetherornotthesidewalk shouldbe3or5feetinwidth;howeveritwasagreedthataЏ͸inch bufferbetweenpavingmaterialandthetreetrunkisappropriate. 11.CommemorativeTrees:TheSelectmen6/30/14approvedwordingon tagforthebźĭƉƌĻƭ͸LindenatCaryHall.NellğƌƉĻƩ͸ƭCommemorative StripedMaplegroveinLincolnParkwasapprovedbyWesWirthwhois theLandscapeArchitectforLincolnPark.JimWoodwillorder5 StripedMaplesforfallplanting. th 12.List/mappingofnewlyplantedtrees&placementof300anniversary tags.KarenLongetiegsharedapreliminarylistandhasprovideditto Chris,John&Anne. 13.ChangetoTreeByLawtoimposegreaterfinesforillegalremovalof TownTrees.ChrisFiladorosaidthatmostcontractorsareworking withhiminapositivewayandhedidnotbelieveitwasneededatthis time.TreeCommitteeconsensuswasnottoproceedfurtherwithaBy Lawchange. 14.DARArborDayoffer.CindyWoolworthwonderedifDARcoulddo$500 600pertree.JohnFreytoldCindyWoolworththiswasareasonable amountforanaverage2to2½calipertree.Shehasnotgottenback toJohnwithfurtherrequests. 15.Other: ConcordAve.treeremoval:arboristassessment?ChrissaidthatMatt FotihasbeenhiredtodothetreeassessmentfortheConcordAve sidewalk.Acommentwasmadethatperhapsthetreecommittee couldworkwiththeEngineeringstaffontreereplanting. RobinsonRoad?Treeremovaltoallowforstreetwideninghasalready beendecided,andisbelievedtobereasonable. TwotreesinLexingtonCenterontheSouthsideare notingoodshape.JohnwouldappreciateTreeCommitteemembers lookingatthemandmakingrecommendationsrefutureaction. Themeetingwascompletedat9:30AM Nextregularmeeting:August14,2014,7:30AMatDPW,201Bedford Street,Room125. Respectfullysubmitted,JimWood