Mountain Lakes Shade Tree Commission
Minutes of Meeting
November 11, 2010
Commissioners in attendance: S.
Marshall, L. Conner, M. Vyff, C. Murtagh, J. Eveleth and H. Carr
Council Liaison: Ellen Emr
1. There were no comments from the public.
2. October minutes were approved with some typographical error
corrections.
3. Prune and Remove is complete. Joan has given Barry the numbers in
three lists: prunes, removals in ROW and parkland (wood removed), and removals
in woods (wood to remain). Total
price should be lower than last year.
There are fewer trees to be removed and fewer large limbs to be pruned.
4. Consuelo and Marnie attended the Shade Tree Federation
Meeting for 2010. They found the
speakers to be informative and obtained the needed CEU credits. Sue was given the required paperwork.
5. Laura attended a meeting of the Cove Project Committee
where there were many ideas about how to proceed. The barberry will be removed. How and what to replant was discussed. A landscape architect from Boonton
Township may be hired to help with the planning. A short knee wall of stone, a cornerstone greeting plaque,
and native vegetation may be included in the project to line the Cove. A natural look is the goal.
6. On November 4th, after school, students
from the environmental club, their teacher Mr. Fewel and commissionerÕs Laura,
Joan and Heather gathered at the far end of the new fields. Our mission was to
remove rebar and tubes that protected seedlings planted years ago. The weather was cooperative as we
pushed through new growth saplings to find rusty rebar and plastic tubes in the
initially cleared area. With
enthusiasm and hard work the job was completed in less than two hours. Laura reports that the pile of rebar
and plastic was picked up by DPW.
7. Consuelo has been working on the Business Stimulus Grant
project. It needs to be completed
by September of 2011 using a state appointed contractor. Joan walked the areas, identified for
removal of invasive plant material, with Mike, from ÒTree King.Ó He is the approved contractor for
Morris County. It is difficult to
determine what our $7000 will cover since most of the trees slated for removal
are small in diameter. The
parameters set by the state deal primarily with the removal of larger trees. Mike will get back to us with more
information.
8. John Linson will write the new 5 year Community
Forestry Management Plan as he did last time. The major focus of this plan will be to make Mountain Lakes
Shade Tree ordinances work better in order to protect our tree canopy. Commissioners will help our Borough
manager by making site visits when needed.
9. Arbor Day photos have been put on line and copies
filed.
10. Tony sent a draft outline of the Ò100 Trees for 100
YearsÓ centennial sale. We will be
working with him to finalize the details soon.
11. Heather has been in contact with Tony about the
replacement tree on the Boulevard from the 2009 planting. He will also plant the two 2010 honorary
trees at Birchwood beach area. Sue
and Heather will flag those locations after todayÕs meeting.
12. Ellen suggested that Shade Tree may want to look into
using GPS mapping to do our P&R survey in the future.
Next meeting will be held on December 9th