HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-01-04 - Minutes -CITY ❑F FAYETTEVILLE MEETING MINUTES ARKANSAS Urban Forestry Advisory Board Meeting January 4, 2022 4:00 p.m. City Hall Room 111 113 W. Mountain Members: Lacey Jennen, Jim Parrish, John Crow, Ken Eastin, Coy Morris, Tas Zinck City Staff: Sonya Morell, Operations Assistant; John Scott, Urban Forester; Melissa Evans, Urban Forester 1. Call to Order: Scott called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm. Scott said the Chairman position will be voted on in March, giving new members a chance to get to know everyone on the board. 2. In Attendance: Jennen, Parrish, Crow, Eastin, Morris, Zinck Staff: Morell, Scott and Evans 3. Approval of November Meeting Minutes - UFAB Motion: Chesser made a motion to approve the meeting minutes for November, with the revisions discussed. Eastin seconded the motion. Motion passed 5-0-0. 4. Follow up from previous meeting • Planting trees on Cato Springs Road has been added to the 2023 project calendar. 5. 2023- • Board will be spending the first two months going over code and the manual, then the board will need to decide which direction they would like to pursue moving forward. Also, board will review the new Urban Forestry Master Plan so that staff can use this information to determine what direction the board will go. • Staff has been asked if they would like to choose a different location for the invasive pull. The invasive pull has been done at Clarence Craft Park for the past 5 years, and the new location would be Kessler Mountain Park. Board further discussed and would like to add native plantings at Clarence Craft Park before moving to Kessler Mountain Park. 6. New Member Orientation - a. Staff reviewed the current Landscape Manual and codes. b. If board has a question about a property or something going on, email us immediately, don't wait until the meeting. 7. Tree Escrow Project — Board and Staff a. 2022 Plans — Wayne Street and Gulley Orchard bids came in too high, staff has added this to the 2023 plan. b. Potential Projects — Board planting locations Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 8. 2023 Projects updates - A. Hose Bib for Gulley Park — This is the only project that missed the end of year deadline. It is being done today. B. Tree label program for 2022/2023 (Tree trail program) — Starting with Mexican Plum and American Holly on the Sequoyah woods Trail. — Met with Charlie C. Edible food tree labels. Color code- Nothing New to add D. Urban Forestry Management Plan Update. — Survey to the public is out on the city's webpage. E. 2022 Projects: Mt. Kessler Park Tree replacement was completed. Rupple and Salem was completed. Tree planting on 265 was completed. 9. Adjourn - UFAB Motion: Parrish made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Eastin seconded the motion. Motion passed 6-0-0. Meeting adjourned at 5:05 pm. 10. Submitted by: Sonya Morell, Operations Assistant 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.