Community Tree Council

03/15/2021 COMMUNITY TREE COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS MINUTES: Meetings were viewable by the public on You Tube at: 12:00 - 12:05 PM - CTC Executive Committee meeting 12:05 - 12:10 PM - CTC Steering Committee meeting 12:10 - 12:20 PM - New Member Interview Work Group check in 12:20 - 12:30 PM - Trees for Tomorrow Work Group check in 12:30 - 12:40 PM - Grants & Fundraising Work Group check in 12:40 - 12:50 PM - Landmark & Champion Trees Work Group check in 12:50 - 1:00 PM - Larry Morris Memorial Planting Work Group check in 1:00 - 2:00 PM - CTC Promotions Committee meeting 2:00 - 3:00 PM - CTC Policy Committee meeting 3:00 - 4:00 PM - CTC Education Committee meeting ◆ Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (12:00 – 12:05 PM): Members: {Joe, (chair), Mary Attaway (president elect), Pam (treasurer), Rodney (secretary)} Attendance: 1. What Operational/Organizational Issues or Needs are there: a. Grants Group is working on a few potential opportunities b. The Council will need to identify planting sites/allocations for this grant money in the very near future. 2. Vote Time Sensitive: a. none at this time. Adjourn: ◆ CTC Steering Committee Meeting Minutes (12:05 – 12:10 PM): (Executive Committee plus all Committee Chairs) Members: { Joe, Mary Attaway, Pam, Rodney, Mary Songster, Edith Jackson, Aron Hall (ACC Arborist)} Attendance: 1. Recent creation of Larry Morris Memorial Planting Project Work Group a. Shawn volunteers as chair of work group Adjourn: ◆ CTC New Member Interview Workgroup check in (12:10 – 12:20 PM): Members: {Shawn (chair), Pam, Edith}  Attendance: 1. New members elect Holly Campbell, Patrick Perry, and Ernie Cox on an April appointment timeline by Mayor & Commission. a. Mary Songster plans to email Jean Spratlin to confirm. Adjourn: ◆ CTC Trees for Tomorrow Workgroup check in (12:20 – 12:30PM) Members: {Phil Hale (chair), Mary Attaway, Joe P., Rodney, Pam, Shawn} Attendance: 1. No items submitted for discussion. Adjourn: ◆ CTC Grants & Fundraising Workgroup check in (12:30 – 12:40PM) Members: {Mary Attaway (chair), Edith, Stacee} Attendance: 1. Discuss/Brainstorm/Generate list of potential planting areas within the County to receive tree planting improvements as beneficiaries of upcoming grant funding. a. Potential county organizations to reach out to b. Potential public areas for planting Adjourn: ◆ CTC Landmark & Champion Trees Workgroup check in (12:40 – 12:50PM) Members: {Shawn (chair), Edith, Jessie, Joe P., Lea, Rodney, Mary S, Phil, Patrick} Attendance: 1. No items submitted for discussion. Adjourn: ◆ CTC Larry Morris Memorial Planting Workgroup check in (12:50 – 1:00PM) Members: {Shawn (chair), Jessie, Joe P., Lea} Attendance: 1. A motion was passed to create a workgroup to plant a memorial tree for Larry Morris. a. It was suggested that we plant a tree along the Kingswood Nature Trail and the work group has received permission from the property owner - Loren Hunt. b. There are a number of CTC members who are interested in helping with this initiative. c. A plan is in motion to set up a meeting to discuss details. Adjourn:  ◆ Promotions Committee Meeting Minutes (02/15/2021, 1:00 – 2:00 PM): Members: Mary Attaway (chair), Jessie, Joe, Phil Hale, Tori Attendance: Jessie will embed links to county videos, add bios to the members page - Tori will assemble the answers to the bios we receive. - We discussed the prices for tshirts. In order to place an order, members need to preorder and prepay, because $200 is only enough for less than 10 shirts. Is it worth it? Vote? Mary and Jessie will meet to work on website in coming weeks. Pam is investigating the ability to /accept credit card payments online. / Adjourn: ◆ Policy Committee Meeting Minutes (02/15/2021, 1:00 – 2:00 PM): Members: Mary Songster (chair), Joseph Bates, Lea Clark, Rodney Walters Re-worked Advocacy letter for downtown tree continual funding. Mary has not moved forward with this revision. The beginning of the SPLOST Clayton St. project ahs changed the dynamics a little and she needs to talk with Andrew Saunders to see about the scope of the ask and the timing of the letter. Advocacy “list” for planning Discussed need to reach out to Aron and brainstorm ask help on language and policy advisory submittal. Would like to have list to entire CTC for June meeting to review. a) language for planning on tree waiver Mary working on b) language for planning as related to parking minimums and planting island increase being tied together c) language for parking lot tree planting recommendations Mary working on d) ADDA parking services contract was negotiated by Mayor Denson to put in 5% for building facade negotiate fro 5% for park revenue, used for downtown trees? Or ROW soil enhancement? Best place for funds to go? e) discuss Sustainability goals of ACC 100% Resolution. Relationship of increased solar to tree requirement. Public and private Began discussion on impact of property line tree in relation to solar. “Sky Rights” Mary explained her idea for reworking parking lot trees to allow more dirt for trees and free up space that could be used for EV charging and solar for commercial properties. f) discuss tree bonus for keeping champion tree perhaps advising to include trees that are at 75% of champion to encourage keeping larger caliper trees. Agreed this would be good additional metric Adjourn: ◆ Education Committee Minutes (02/15/2021 -3:00 – 4:00 PM): Members – (Edith Jackson, Chair), Stacee Farrell, Lea Clark, Seth Hawkins, Holly Campbell  Present: Edith Jackson, Lea Clark, Holly Campbell Absent: Stacee Farrell, Seth Hawkins (excused due to work conflict) 1. Spring Project - Edith conveyed to Stacee Smith, KACCB, the CTC’s willingness to assist with any Earth Day Projects 2. Fall Event- “Tree ID on the Greenway” trail section near Sandy Creek Nature Center. Online preregistration for possible 70-100 participants. Oct. 30th @ 10 AM with 1 to several guides dependent upon numbers. Nominal registration donation to be charged to CTC PayPal account. NO rain date. Winterville Tree Council will partner with CTC on this. Other organizational partnerships to be considered. Will need 7-10 volunteers dependent upon registration numbers. Stacee emailed Randy Smith, Facility Director of Sandy Creek Nature Center, with basic info on the event, to inquire about feasibility 3. Members to continue to identify resource links; Edith sent compiled list of virtual Resources to Stacy Smith, KACCB, to share with Green School Coordinators Adjourn: END COMMUNITY TREE COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS YOU TUBE SESSION