Tree Board

12300 Forest Hill Blvd Village of Wellington Wellington, FL 33414 Action Summary Tree Board Stormi Bivin, Chair Richard Cosola, Vice Chair Kay Brown Adrienne Deutsch Debbie Evans Steve Lisi Dr. Charles Sandell Wednesday, January 22, 2020 2:00 PM Village Hall - Council Chambers I. CALL TO ORDER Richard Cosola, Vice Chairperson, opened the meeting at 2:00 PM. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Pledge of Allegiance was observed. III. ATTENDANCE Members present: Richard Cosola, Debbie Evans, Kay Brown, Charles Sandell, Steve Lisi, and Adrienne Deutsch Members absent: Stormi Bivin Staff present: Brian Hopper, Operations Supervisor, David Flinchum, Planning and Zoning Manager, Michelle Diaz, Recording Secretary, and Lisa Nance, Assistant Recording Secretary IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES T-122 JUNE 5, 2019 TREE BOARD MINUTES Adrienne Deutsch stated a correction be made under Section III. ATTENDANCE, under Member present. Ms. Deutsch requested that the spelling on “Deustch” be changed to “Deutsch”. Ms. Deutsch also suggested that “Member present” be changed to “Members present”. Ms. Deutsch suggested a change be made to an item under Section VIII. COMMENTS, on the fourth paragraph, last sentence. Ms. Deutsch requested that the word “do” be changed to “does”. A motion was made by Richard Cosola, seconded by Charles Sandell, to approve and adopt the June 5, 2019 Tree Board meeting minutes, with corrections, unanimously passed by Richard Cosola, Debbie Evans, Charles Sandell, Kay Brown, Steve Lisi, and Adrienne Deutsch (6-0); with Stormi Bivin absent. Village of Wellington Page 1 Tree Board Action Summary January 22, 2020 V. STAFF UPDATES T-121 RECENT PLANTINGS & STATUS UPDATES – BRIAN HOPPER Brian Hopper updated the Tree Board on recent plantings and status updates. VI. NEW BUSINESS T-128 LWCF VILLAGE PARK FIELDS 6-7 Wellington is applying for grant funding for the renovation and rebuilding of multi-purpose fields #6 and #7 in Village Park. Tree Board discussed the 2020 Land and Water Conservation Grant Program (LWCF) grant application in the amount of $400,000 for the improvements to Village Park. T-123 OFFICIAL TREE FOR WELLINGTON Tree Board members discussed the possibility of selecting an official tree for Wellington, to present to Council. At this time, no recommendations were suggested. T-124 F.L.O.W.E.R. AWARD NOMINATIONS One (1) F.L.O.W.E.R. Award application was received by Debbie Evans. It was agreed by all Tree Board that voting on nominations would take place at the next scheduled meeting. Members were advised to send their nominations to staff before the next meeting. T-125 EARTH/ARBOR DAY 2020 EVENT Brian Hopper advised that the Earth/Arbor Day Event is scheduled for April 25th from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Debbie Evans discussed ideas on how this year’s event should commemorate the 50th anniversary of Arbor Day. Brian Hopper stated that there are plans to plant two (2) Palm Cypress trees in honor of the 50th anniversary. T-126 TREE SEEDLING GIVEAWAY Brian Hopper advised that the Tree Seedling Giveaway is once again scheduled for 2020. Mr. Hopper stated that he ordered Simpson’s Stopper and Southern Red Cedar seedlings for the giveaway program. T-127 TREE CARE TIPS, PROPER PRUNING FLYER – UTILITY BILL INSERTS Brian Hopper confirmed that the same “Tree Care Tips” brochure is scheduled Village of Wellington Page 2 Tree Board Action Summary January 22, 2020 to be sent out this Spring with the Utility bill inserts, as we do each year. VII. COMMENTS Steve Lisi discussed legislation regarding property right and the removal of trees. Charles Sandell mentioned the ongoing initiative to plant one trillion trees by Trillion Trees. Adrienne Deutsch discussed Florida Power and Light’s plan to move power lines underground and the removal of invasive plants located near the current power lines. Debbie Evans advised the Tree Board that Everglades Day at the Loxahatchee Reserve would take place on February 8th from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. VIII. ADJOURN A motion was made by Richard Cosola, and seconded by Charles Sandell to adjourn at 3:02 PM. The motion was unanimously passed 5-0, with Richard Cosola, Debbie Evans, Charles Sandell, Steve Lisi and Adrienne Deutsch in favor 5-0; with Stormi Bivin and Kay Brown absent. NOTICE Village of Wellington Page 3