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Topic: Urban Forestry Commission
Time: Jul 22, 2024 04:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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CONSENT AGENDA
Items on the Consent Agenda will be approved together unless any committee member requests that an item be removed for individual consideration.
HEARING OF CITIZEN COMMENTS
No formal Committee action will be taken during this meeting although issues raised may become a part of a future agenda. Participants are allotted a three minute speaking period. Specific items listed on the agenda may not be discussed at this time; however, citizens are invited to speak to those specific issues at the time the Committee discusses that particular item.
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ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON
ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRPERSON
ELECTION OF TREASURER
TREASURER'S REPORT
CONSIDERATIONS / DISCUSSIONS / REPORTS
STAFF REPORT
TREE CITY
Proceeds from Tree Sale
Where are these profits now?
If these funds are not in our Treasury, plan on returning them to our Treasury.
Plans for the use of these profits.
Descriptions of the tasks that need to be completed.
What part of this is to be cared for by the city.
What part is to be card for by a group of volunteers created for this purpose.
Who is interested in developing a group of volunteers to care for the arboretum?
Who would like to develop tasks that need to be completed by the arboretum care coalitions/Friends of Starin Park Arboretum.
How is funding going to be secured on a continual basis for the Arboretum at Starin Park?
a. Request for no parking signs from streets
b. Upper Shelter
c. Length of Event
d. Consistent Times
e. Approval for number of Trees/shrubs to purchase
f. Approval of amount of money to spend for these trees
BIRD CITY
Included in this letter will be a request for a volunteer or volunteers to manage the Bird House in accordance to Best Practices for successful Purple Martin Colonies.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
A quorum of the Common Council may be present. This notice is given to inform the public that no formal action will be taken at this meeting.
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