Zionsville Tree Board
Regular MeetingZionsville, IN · August 19, 2020
Minutes
Minutes of the
PZAZ Committee
Date: 19th Aug 2020
Zoom Meeting
ELECTRONIC MEETING
This meeting was conducted pursuant to Governor Eric J. Holcomb’s Executive Orders 20-02, 20-04 and 20-
08 and Governor Holcomb’s Exercise of his powers under Indiana’s Emergency Management and Disaster
Law, Ind. Code 10-14-3, et seq.
Additional information about this meeting was provided in the annex published with the Agenda
Present: Tom Casalini, Mervyn Cohen, Greta Sanderson, Nancy Tikijian, and Amy Lacy
Absent: Brad Burk
Pauline Coderre attended as an interested visitor. Mark Zelonis was present for part of the time
Greta Sanderson called the meeting to order at 8:00am
Introductions:
Each member of the committee briefly introduced themselves
Discussion Items
1. Greta reviewed our Mission
To promote urban forestry and streetscape beautification for Zionsville
• Maintain the town’s Tree City designation
• Act as liaison on street tree plantings
• Identify areas for additional urban forestry
• Develop a Community Service Day
• Work with Town and others for management of planting beds
• Public education. E.g. Home owners associations, service clubs etc
Greta believes that we are active in all 6 areas.
The group was reminded that we can only advocate and educate, but we have no budget
and no powers of enforcements
2. Initiatives and committee responsibilities
Committee members each accepted responsibility for the following
• Ordinances and preservation _ Mervyn. Need to become aware of all relevant
ordinances, compliance and need for new regulations
• Events (tree-planting day, Z’Greenfest) – Nancy. In the past we have been part of
Earth Day and tree planting day
• Tree City designation – possibly being done by Lance Lantz
• Outreach - Greta
• Beautification – Tom
3. Zionsville Gateway Project
Amy will discuss with Deputy Mayor Julie Johns-Cole the potential for PZAZ having some
official input, as an organization, into the Gateway Project.
4. Overlap with other town I committees and boards .
Tom expressed the need to resolve many potential overlaps that we have with many other
town boards and committees. Amy is planning a strategic meeting for September that will
bring together different boards, committees and commissions. She will include PZAZ.
Our committee should define its objectives before the strategic meeting.
5. The official regulations for PZAZ.
BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS CREATED BY TOWN COUNCIL ORDINANCE
People of Zionsville for Aesthetics of Zionsville (“PZAZ”) of the Town of Zionsville, Boone
County, Indiana
Elected/Appointed by the full Town Council
Powers and Duties PZAZ (People of Zionsville for the Aesthetics of Zionsville) is a
volunteer group promoting urban forestry & streetscape beautification.
Members Five (5) members to include one member of the Town Council who shall serve
as an ex-officio member.
Term of Office 1 year
6. Memorial for PZAZ Founder Lana Funkhouser.
Amy will discuss with Deputy Mayor Julie Johns-Cole the possibility of having a small
memorial in the Plaza adjacent to the Town Hall. This could be a memorial tree
7. Next meeting
The group agreed that we should invite an expert from the DNR to our next meeting, to
discuss issues such as relevant ordinances appropriate and invasive tree species, tree
inventories and management plans.
The next meeting date is still to be arranged. Each of us should send Greta dates and days for
which we are not available for future meetings. The meeting adjourned at 9:05am.
Submitted by Mervyn Cohen
Determination of the need for an electronic meeting will be evaluated prior to the meeting and
final notice will be posted in compliance with the Indiana Open Door Law.
Agenda
THIS PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO
GOVERNOR ERIC J. HOLCOMB’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS 20-02, 20-04
AND 20-08 AND GOVERNOR HOLCOMB’S EXERCISE OF HIS POWERS
UNDER INDIANA’S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER
LAW, IND. CODE 10-14-3, et seq. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
REGARDING THE MEETING IS PROVIDED IN THE ANNEX
PUBLISHED WITH THIS NOTICE.
ANNEX TO PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THE AUGUST 19, 2020
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PZAZ COMMITTEE
In his Executive Orders 20-02, 20-04 AND 20-08 (collectively, the “Executive Orders”),
Governor Eric J. Holcomb has ordered all political subdivisions of the State of Indiana to limit
public gatherings and to implement the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s and the
Indiana State Department of Health’s recommended virus mitigation strategies. The Executive
Orders suspend certain requirements for Essential Governmental Functions that facilitate
Essential Infrastructure with respect to public meetings and open door laws, including
suspending physical participation requirements by members of public agency governing bodies
and permitting public attendance through electronic means of communications. As a political
subdivision of the State of Indiana, the Town of Zionsville must comply with the Executive
Orders throughout the duration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. According, all public
meetings of the PZAZ Committee shall be conducted in the following manner until the end of
the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency:
1. Members of the public shall have the right to attend PZAZ Committee Public
Meetings via the following forms of electronic communication: Zoom
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PZAZ Agenda
for
Aug. 19, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.
ELECTRONIC MEETING
I. Opening
a. Call Meeting to Order
b. Welcome and introductions
II. Mission and Objectives: To promote urban forestry and streetscape beautification for
Zionsville
III. Initiatives and committee responsibilities
a. Ordinances and preservation
b. Events (tree-planting day, Z’Greenfest)
c. Tree City designation
d. Outreach
e. Beautification
IV. Other business
a. Memorial for PZAZ Founder Lana Funkhouser
b. Next meeting: DNR on following ordinances, ordinance update?, tree species and
issues, tree inventory and management plan, invasive species
c. Meeting dates?
7. Adjourn Meeting
The date and location for the next meeting of the ZARC Committee is to be determined. Determination
of the need for an electronic meeting will be evaluated prior to the meeting and final notice will be
posted in compliance with the Indiana Open Door Law. In his Executive Orders 20-02, 20-04 AND 20-08
(collectively, the “Executive Orders”), Governor Eric J. Holcomb has ordered all political subdivisions of
the State of Indiana to limit public gatherings and to implement the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s and the Indiana State Department of Health’s recommended virus mitigation strategies.
The Executive Orders suspend certain requirements for Essential Governmental Functions that facilitate
Essential Infrastructure with respect to public meetings and open door laws, including suspending
physical participation requirements by members of public agency governing bodies and permitting
public attendance through electronic means of communications. As a political subdivision of the State
of Indiana, the Town of Zionsville must comply with the Executive Orders throughout the duration of the
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. If an electronic meeting format is selected, members of the public
shall have the right to attend Town Public Meetings via the following forms of electronic
communication. A zoom link will be provided in the meeting notice.
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