Arbor Commission Meeting Notice and Agenda for Monday, March 3, 2025

1 City Hall Plaza, Ellsworth, ME 04605

ARBOR COMMISSION

Regular Meeting

Monday, March 3, 2025, 8:15-10:15 AM

AGENDA

1. Call to Order (time by which item will be completed)
2. Adoption of Minutes of February 10, 2025 (8:20AM)
3. Staff Comments/Clarifications (8:35AM)
   1. Report from M. Otzwirk, Community Tree Steward
   2. Report from C. Pelletier:  Current status of City tree-related 2024-2025 PW tree-related funds.plus any currently anticipated spending through June 2025
   3. Scheduling of tree-related professional development for city staff
   4. Other
4. Citizen Comments (8:45AM)
5. Report from City Council (9:00AM)
   1. Tree Ordinance and Permit
   2. Arbor Day Proclamation Submission
   3. Submission of Commission 2026 budget/and context of that request with outside non-profits
   4. Other
6. Immediate Action Item Reports
   1. Commission membership (9:05AM)
   2. Contracting Public Forest Management Plan (9:10AM)
   3. Review of planned spending of 2025 Commission budget allocation(9:20AM)
   4. Proposed expenditures for 2026 Commission budget allocation (9:30AM)
   5. Invasive Pest Management Plan (9:40AM)
   6. Public programming for March and April (9:50AM)
   7. Establishment of Tree Trust Fund & Arbor Day programming
   8. Other
7. Other Reports re Work in Progress
   1. Project Management Team Report (M. Blackstone) (9:55AM)
   2. Comprehensive Forestry Management Plan Committee (M. Blackstone) (10:00AM)
   3. Other
8. Review/Adjustment of Overall Commission Schedule for 2025 (10:05AM)
9. Member Comments/Other Business (10:10AM)
10. Next Meeting:   April 7, 2025  8:15-10:15AM
11. Adjournment (10:15AM)

Topic: Arbor Commission
Time: Mar 3, 2025 08:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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