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ARKANSAS
Urban Forestry Advisory Board Meeting
January 11, 2017 at 4:00 p.m.
City Administration Building Room 111
113 W. Mountain Street, Fayetteville, AR
Members: Glenda Patterson, Chair; Russell Dye; Damon Lipinski; Aubrey Shepherd; Amy
Jones; Alan Ostner, Audra Rogers
City Staff: Chanel Pennington, Operations Assistant; John Scott, Urban Forester; Lee Porter,
Urban Forester; Alison Jumper, Park Planning Superintendent
AGENDA:
1. Call to Order
Glenda Patterson, Chair
Patterson called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM.
Members Present: Patterson, Jones, Ostner, and Rogers. Shepherd arrived at 4:09 PM.
Lipinski arrive at 4:13 PM.
Members Absent: Dye
2. Approval of December UFAB Minutes
Glenda Patterson, Chair
UFAB Motion: Patterson motioned to hold the approval of the minutes until the
February meeting.
3. Native or Invasive Plant Presentation
No presentation for January.
Patterson asked the board to start thinking about topics they would like to discuss and
they will pick their presentation months at the February meeting.
Jones requested a list of past plant presentations.
Staff will provide a list of the 2016 presentations.
4. New Member Introduction / Orientation
Porter welcomed the new members to the Board. Staff and board members gave a brief
introduction.
Staff discussed the following topics:
• The Parks and Recreation organizational chart
• Definition of Urban Forestry
Mailing Address:
113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov
Fayetteville, AIR 72701
• Responsibilities of Urban Foresters
• Contents in the 2017 Urban Forestry Advisory Board orientation binder
5. Staff Reports and Updates
A. Annual Tree Preservation Numbers — Scott
December
0 7.42 acres of development reviewed
0 2.89 of the 7.42 acres has canopy
o .88 Acres preserved for a 30% preservation rate for December
Year to Date
0 701.24 acres reviewed in development
0 294 of the 701.24 acres has canopy
0 233 acres were preserved for a 79% preservation rate for 2016
B. Mount Comfort Tree Replacement Project— Porter
Staff coordinated the replacement of 11 street trees between Mt. Comfort Road and
Salem Road. The project is now complete.
Ostner asked which division in the city is responsible for planting the trees.
Scott referenced a chart in the orientation booklet that explains the planting and
maintenance process. Porter added that generally if it is in a city park, the parks
department will handle the maintenance and most street trees are under the care of
transportation. It depends on the project and the location.
C. Entertainment District Pruning Project— Porter
Staff is working on a map defining the entertainment district and the procedures for
pruning the trees within the area. There are 160 trees within the district in the public
right of way. Staff would like to have this plan finalized and the pruning completed by
spring.
Ostner asked if there were qualifications for the business that will perform the pruning.
Staff replied yes, they will have to be a certified arborist to bid on the project.
D. College Avenue Planting — Lee
Transportation is planting the trees along College Avenue.
6. Other Business
A. Chair and Vice Chair Appointments
The Chair and Vice Chair will be appointed at the February meeting. The Chair will
lead the URAB meetings; the Vice Chair will lead when the Chair is not present.
Staff asked for a volunteer to present at the February meeting.
Staff nominated Dye for the February presentation.
7. Adjourn
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Lipinski motioned to adjourn the meeting at 4:54 pm, Ostner seconded the motion. The
meeting was adjourned at 4:54 PM.
Note
UFAB minutes provides the basic discussions and motions of the UFAB meeting. For more
information, please refer to the UFAB meeting video provided on the city's website,
www.fayetteville-ar.gov.
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