NEW BRITAIN BOROUGH SHADE TREE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

  1. Meeting called to order at 7:34 P.M. by chairman Jackie D'Agostino. All recited the Pledge of Allegiance
  2. Roll Call
  1. Those present were as follows: Jackie D'Agostino, Ben Rakus, Fran Dougherty, Marge Eberz, and Peter La Montagne. Lorraine Moxey was absent.
  1. Approval of Minutes
  1. Minutes of October meeting were read, corrected, then approved by Fran seconded by Ben, approved by all.
  1. Old Business
  1. Aqua Landscape-Update
  1. Project completed
  1. Tamenend Trail Plantings
  1. Project on hold
  1. Borough Right of Way Mapping
  1. After looking at the borough street map, a discussion on the possibility of asking Save A Tree Service for an estimate on doing a tree inventory was made
  1. Tree City Application
  1. Manager, Sam Bryant resubmitted the tree city application Marge Eberz sent a letter to Pine Run School asking them about the Shade Tree Commission working with them on an Arbor Day Event- They agreed. Jackie suggested the possibility of getting a bare root tree from the Tree Tenders
  1. New Business
  1. PHS Tree Tenders: NBB Chapter formed
  1. Jackie D'Agostino, Ben Rakus, Peter La Montagne, Taylor Thompson and Tom Price have completed the course and are our chapter members.
  1. Service Road Recommendations
  1. 3 ash trees have been treated and an arborist will look at them in The spring There are 8 ash trees, 2 maple trees and a honey locust in the islands now Bucks Beautiful would like to plant in these islands and Peter will contact them to find out what they want to offer us possibly bulbs at the entrance
  2. A PECO grant is being written for signage and plantings
  1. Ordinance update
  1. Recommendation from Tom Price
  1. The Amur Maple will be taken off our list Chanticlear Pear, Cleveland Pear, Aristocrat Pear will be the only pear trees on the list All Native plants will be marked as natives on the list
  2. Ben Rakus will revise the list
  1. Tree of Heaven
  1. An article will be written for the newsletter about The Tree of Heaven and Spotted Lantern Fly problem.
  1. AOB
  1. A suggestion was made to think about having a borough arborist Several names were mentioned Several suggestions were made including having publications available to the public and a new Residence brochure VI. Next Meeting Dec. 18, 2017
  1. Adjournment
  1. A motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Marge Eberz and Seconded by Fran Dougherty. All agreed Meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M.