1 City Hall Plaza, Ellsworth, ME 04605
ARBOR COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
Monday, April 7, 2025, 8:15-10:15 AM
AGENDA
1. Call to Order (time by which item will be completed)
Welcome of new member Val Libby
2. Adoption of Minutes of March 3, 2025 (8:20AM)
3. Staff Comments/Clarifications (8:40AM)
a. Report from M. Otzwirk, Community Tree Steward
Pruning workshop report; Right of Way research, road inspection, mapping; blog; public risk assessment workshop, other
b. Report from C. Pelletier:
Current balance of City tree-related 2024-2025 PW tree-related funds plus any currently anticipated spending through June 2025
c. Scheduling of tree-related professional development for city staff
d. Other
4. Citizen Comments (8:50AM)
5. Report from City Council (9:00AM)
a. Update on Tree Ordinance and Permit review
b. Update on Arbor Day Proclamation & Tree City status
c. Update on procedure for handling Commission budget request submissions in the context of requests from outside non-profits
d. Response to request for a specific and consolidated line item in City budget for trees
e. Other
6. Immediate Action Item Reports
a. Commission membership (9:05AM)
b. Public Forest Management Plan progress (9:10AM)
c. Current balance re Commission budget allocation for 2025 and review of planned spending of 2025 and 2026 allocations—legal fees and timelines for setting up Tree Trust, placement of memorial stone at Knowlton Park, other. (9:20AM)
d. Proposals for expenditures from PW Parks, trees, cemeteries allocation for 2025/2026: pruning of apple trees and shrubs at Old Burial Ground (9:30AM)
e. Arbor Day Programming. (9:40AM)
f. Maine Arbor Week Programming (9:50AM)
g. Invasive Pest Management Plan (10:00AM)
h. Other
7. Other Reports re Work in Progress. (10:05AM)
a. Project Management Team Report (M. Blackstone)
Submission of IRA Grant claim.
b. Comprehensive Forestry Management Plan Committee (M. Blackstone)
c. Other
8. Review/Adjustment of Overall Commission Schedule for 2025 (10:10AM)
9. Member Comments/Other Business (10:15AM)
10. Next Meeting: May 5, 2025 8:15-10:15AM
11. Adjournment (10:15AM)
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