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Ashland Tree Commission
Minutes
February 12, 2000
Call to order -The meeting was called to order at 5:10pm by acting chair
January Jennings, Additional commissioners in attendance include Bryan
Nelson, Bryan Holley, Greg Covey, Tom Pier, Rich Whital and Parks liaison
Donn Todt, Planning liaison Kerry Kencairn and staff Robbin Pearce.
Approval of Minutes - Minutes for January were approved with corrections.
Welcome Guests - Charlie Hamilton representing Suncrest Homes and Dave
Richardson and Bill Thompson representing KFC & A&W were welcomed.
Old Business
A. Project Updates - 1)Siskiyou Boulevard - January Jennings had
included in the meeting packet a handout from the Public Works
department that describes the proposal the Siskiyou Boulevard
committee recommended to City Council. City Council has approved
the proposal. The proposal shows that only hazard trees will be
replaced. However, there are some "holes" that will be filled in.
January will conduct an inventory of the trees on Siskiyou Boulevard
in the spring to update the 1992 inventory, The full committee
Thanked January for her continued dedicated work, 2) Library - There
is no additional information at this time, And no additional
information on the Gresham Street parking situation, 3)Helman
Street project - Staff will be walking the project with Ray Smith from
Engineering to be sure there is consistency and that the parkrows
developed are adequate, Bryan Nelson recommended being sure we
recommend sleeving to parkrows so irrigation can be added.
4)Recommended Street Tree List - Bryan Nelson finished the list.
Staff will print it and let Nelson edit it. Then it will go to the
consultant that will add the symbols. Staff will bring tree photos to
the March meeting to discuss cover options, 5)T ree ordinance - This
item is on hold until the fate of Measure 7 has been determined,
6)Elks parking lot - Donn T odt reported it is almost complete.
Engineering needs to add concrete to bumpers to direct water. Staff
added Public Works will conduct a tour of the project for them next
summer and Public Works is looking into signage to explain what a
bioswa Ie does a Iso,
B, Arbor Week - January Jennings will be working with a group of
teachers for 1st through 3rd graders at Lincoln School. There will be
small group activities over a number of weeks and an assembly on
Friday April2JCh (Arbor Day), Tom Piel volunteered to work with
Jennings.
Rich Whitall would like to present a 10 to 15 verbal presentation to
Council on Arbor Week (April 3 Council meeting),
A number of locations were discussed for a tree planting. It was
decided to work on the North Mountain Park location. Donn T odt will
pick a spot to plant a tree at the park. Staff will contact the
coordinators of the park project to see if school kids would be
available to help plant, Rich Whital will contact the Mayor and
invite him to be involved in the tree planting also. Staff will also
contact the media,
The Commission then discussed a plaque for the Ginkgo as Tree of
the Year 2000, Bryan Holley will draft a letter to Friends of Ashland
Library to invite them to discuss ideas on where to put the plaque.
Staff stated the total for Terry's photos is more than our budget will
allow in one year. ($13.50/photo 40 photos for a total of $540)
Discussion included having pictures for five trees done each year and
getting the tree photos on the City's web site.
C, Other -l)Rich Whital said the Tidings is permitting three articles to
be printed. The articles will be:
1) Overview Holley & T odt
2) Right Tree Right Place Moore
3) Topping Jennings
Everyone else who is writing should keep at it but hold the material in
case we get more slots in April.
2) January Jennings shared her draft letter to Greg Scoles regarding
the use of local landscape architects for local projects, Greg Covey
and Kerry Kencairn win share ideas with Jennings, Final draft will come
to staff to be presented to Scoles.
3) January Jennings stated in the course of researching her article
she found a book in the public library that showed topping as an
appropriate form of pruning as well as other archaic tree processes.
She asked the Commission to replace the existing book with a coPY of
Gilman and she will draft a letter to the library asking that the
original book be removed.
4) Bryan Nelson brought up the topic of structural soil He reminded
the Commission we have recommended the use of it and yet it is not
being done. Discussion included: recipe, who owns the rights, how to
get the City to try it or a local developer to try it. The topic was
tabled until March.
New Business
A. 1) Planning Action 2000-012 (Thompson on Clover Lane - KFC/ A&W)
Osmanthus won't take the reflected heat, Use an alternative, Move
the red sunset closest to the exit deeper into the planting bed. The
buffering between the street and parking needs to be taller at
maturity - maximum three feet,
2) Planning Action 2000-0007 (Suncrest Homes - Tolman Creek)
Use an appropriate built-up base before putting down your asphalt
paths, Ceonothus 'Point Reyes' will be frozen out in coldest winters,
Add to the plan Sargeant Cheery is not columnar variety or form.
B. Other - There was no additional new business.
Adjournment - Meeting adjourned at 7pm