Tree Board

Clarksville Tree Board 14, July 2021 @ 4:00 PM 4 Floor Conference Room, City Hall th Agenda 4:00: Call to order—Wes Powell Adoption of minutes from previous meeting. Continuing business: 1. City Forester Update – Kathrine a. TAEP Grant b. City Forestry Maintenance Plan c. Arboretum QR codes Old business: New business: 1. Tree Board sub-committee discussion a. An example breakdown for our responsibilities can be found here. Tree Board Committees and Responsibilities.doc - Google Drive 2. Tree Equity in Clarksville discussion Tree Equity in America’s Cities - American Forests Other business: 1. Board member vacancies. Public Comments: Next meeting: 11, August 2021 at 4:00 p.m. 4th Floor Conference Room, City Hall c. 5:00: Adjourn Example:Committees and Responsibilities Note: The Urban Forester and the Board Chair are standing members of all committees with the exception that the Board Chair cannot be a member of the Nominating Committee. Education and Community Action Committee: Responsible for community activities and events, media relations, identifying grant opportunities, and increasing public awareness of the Tree Board. Also responsible for planning all activities related to the annual Arbor Day event. A subcommittee will be annually formed to plan for Arbor Day. Committee Chair: Nick Bridgeman Arbor Day Chair: Anna Toon Committee: Dan Steinhoff Dale Madden Tom Welborn Nick St. Sauveur Ex-Officio Members: Ben Nanny Kasey Krouse David Vandergriff Policy and Planning Committee: Responsible for recommending changes to the By-Laws, preparing recommendations for City Council and Urban Forester, preparing annual updates with the cooperation of the Urban Forester for City Council, and long term planning. Committee Chair: Tom Welborn Board Members: Craig Walker Jenny Arthur Dale Madden Ex-Officio Members: Liz Albertson Tim Hester Kasey Krouse Nominating Committee: Responsible for recommending nominations for Tree Board members andofficers. Committee Chair: Tom Welborn Board Members: Kasey Krouse Urban Canopy Committee: Ad Hoc committee to be formed as need. Responsible for compiling species planting and spacing requirements, support and maintenance of the urban forestry plan, assisting the City with the management of the urban forest, working with entities that prune on public property, and providing arboriculture expertise. ** Ex-Officio Members: Urban Forester or City Public Service Director