DATE:                Tuesday, October 28, 2008  

TIME:                  6:00 PM  

LOCATION:      Room 101, Norwalk City Hall

 

1.         Call to order (Don).

 

2.         Update – Oak Hills Tree Management (Tom Vorio, Oak Hills Superintendent).

 

3.         Approve minutes of Tree Advisory Committee meeting of September 23, 2008 (Don).

 

4.         Report – incidents of illegal cutting (Paul).

 

5.         Tree planting program.

 

a.            East Norwalk (Nick, Hal).

b.            Van Buren and Stevens (Paul, Hal).

c.            Maple Street – additional trees (Hal).

d.            Calf Pasture Beach Road (Hal, Paul, Rich, Peter).

e.            Broad Street (Paul).

 

6.         Information copies:

 

a.            Arbor Day September/October 2008

b.            Tree City USA Bulletin – 2008 Annual Report

c.            Tree Campus USA

 

7.         Project update – Wicket fence for Wall Street tree pits (Peter).

 

8.         Replaced trees on Wall Street at “Meglis” (Peter).

 

9.         Tree issue at 122 Murray Street (Hal).

 

10.    Discussion – Tree Festival 2009 (Don, Dave, Hal).

 

11.    Discussion – Grants to Municipalities for Control of Invasive Plants (All).

 

12.    Discussion – Tree Line USA program (Dick).

 

13.    Discussion – Developing and Using Urban Forest Management Plans – Final webinar (Dave).

 

14.    Reminder – Tree Management Plan (Hal).

 

15.    Application for re-certification – Tree City USA and Growth Award (Hal).

 

16.    Discussion – Neighborhood Activities (Maribeth).

 

17.    Discussion – NTA Activities (Dick).

 

18.    New Business.

 

19.    Adjournment.       

 

Next Tree Advisory Committee Meeting:         Tuesday, November 25, 2008

                                                                        Room 101, Norwalk City Hall