HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-06-14-TREE-min 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.
• Chris will email Bylaw tree applications and activity to John Frey on
Monday.
• Anne Senning presented an excellent "Asian Longhorned Beetle
Worcester Update 2014-2016"which will be included in the update to our Tree Manual.
This action was approved by the Tree Committee with a 5-0 vote to include.
• Met with Salem, MA Tree Manual Team. They discussed their efforts to
develop a similar Manual for Salem, MA. The Lexington Tree Committee voted 5-0
permission for Salem, MA to use the existing Lexington MA Tree Manual and updated
versions as developed in the future as the basis for the Salem, MA Tree Manual.
• Deleted
FUTURE FOLLOW UP ITEMS
• Best Practices Study Discussion
• Dense housing development and its effect on surrounding tree loss.
Amend Tree Bylaw to address
• Tree Committee website update
• Striped Maple replacement in Nell Walker's Grove
Adjourn:
Next regular meeting, July 12, 2018, 7:30AM at DPW, 201 Bedford Street, Room 125
Respectfully submitted:
Jim Wood