Community Tree Council

04/19/2021 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: Joe, Pam, Mary A., Rodney, Edith 1. What Operational/Organizational Issues or Needs are there: a. Rodney checked into the County’s approach for in-person meetings - CDC guidelines. County is opening up on May 15th i. Discussion on if/how/when this could potentially take place 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: Shawn, Edith, Mary S., Pam, Joe, Rodney Larry Moris Memorial planting (possibility of Adopt Athens arrangement) - consensus is that an Adopt Athens arrangement would be a very good approach. - Steer away from idea of a formal grove, rather approach as a planting of a set of trees. Adjourn: ◆ CTC New Member Interview Workgroup check in (12:10 – 12:20 PM): Members: {Shawn (chair), Pam, Edith} Attendance: Shawn, Edith, Joe, Mary S., Pam, Rodney  - New member packets - Next set of interviews - get a count of who plans to renew their memberships Adjourn: ◆ CTC Trees for Tomorrow Workgroup check in (12:20 – 12:30PM) Members: {Phil Hale (chair), Mary Attaway, Joe P., Rodney, Pam, Shawn} Attendance: Phil, Joe, Mary A., Rodney - Repotting of 21 trees went well - Are there any outstanding needs for these trees? Adjourn: ◆ CTC Grants & Fundraising Workgroup check in (12:30 – 12:40PM) Members: {Mary Attaway (chair), Edith, Patrick, Stacee} Attendance: - Outreach REI letter - Todd Stevenson (stormwater) - Habitat for Hummanity -State Farm -Coca Cola - Synovous (Transportation) - Trees Atlanta (water quality) 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: - Planning a get together - will send out invites Adjourn: ◆ CTC Larry Morris Memorial Planting Workgroup check in (12:50 – 1:00PM) Members: {Shawn (chair), Jessie, Joe P., Lea}  Attendance: 1. Adopt Athens (yes or no? – work group consensus is yes a. Action Item – CTC to maintain area 2. Refer to it as a planting of a set of trees (steer away from the grove concept) a) 5 trees, stake out locations Adjourn: ◆ Promotions Committee Meeting Minutes (04/19/2021, 1:00 – 2:00 PM): Members: Mary Attaway (chair), Jessie, Joe, Phil Hale, Tori Attendance: The promotions committee did not meet because I was the only member available. Jessie and I plan to make previously proposed updates to the website in the coming weeks. Jessie will embed links to county videos, add bios to the members page Adjourn: ◆ Policy Committee Meeting Minutes (, 1:00 – 2:00 PM): Members: Mary Songster (chair), Joseph Bates, Lea Clark, Rodney Walters Discussed maintenance costs and what ACC spends vs. what is truly needed. Cost of not maintaining. Quantifying the benefits of more robust maintenance. Loss over the years of budget. Where does the money come from? ( 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? How to ask?) If trees are part of our infrastructure how are we doing?. Developing metrics and language to create adjacent forest patching from private land to public land. To help maintain contiguous green space as we continue to grow. (ACC is, conservatively, expected to add 100,000 new residents in the next ten years) Finding some working points as development pressure increases. Mary’s been focusing first on parking lot trees. Lea and Rodney began further discussion on private tree responsibility/requirements. Clarifying more language in tree ordinance for healthier long term plantings as lots develop-redevelop. Adopt-A-Tree program? We don’t have one. Could such a program encourage more private plantings? Adjourn:  ◆ Education Committee Minutes (04/19/2021 -3:00 – 4:00 PM): Members – (Edith Jackson, Chair), Stacee Farrell, Lea Clark, Seth Hawkins, Holly Campbell Present: Edith Jackson, Adjourn: END COMMUNITY TREE COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS YOU TUBE SESSION