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APPROVED
SHADE TREE ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
May 6, 1986 FEB ' 3 1987
7: 00 p.m.
CITY RECORDER
Present:
Steve Schwab Forester JoAnne Milner (2)
Bob Burke (5) Orson Gibb (4)
Milton Fulmer (7) Mary Pat Matheson (1)
Kathie Anderson (6) Vern Jorgenson Planning/Zoning
Peter Lassig (8) Max Peterson City Engineer
Jennifer Harrington (3) Karen Salisbury Parks
Michael Bird (9) John Swain Parks
An informal, 1st meeting of the newly developed Shade Tree
Advisory Board was held at the Salt Lake City Parks &
Recreation Building on May 6, 1986 .
Information was distributed regarding the Board members and
their length of term to serve on the Board. Steve Schwab
also distributed a copy of the Shade Tree Ordinance adopted
on September 17, 1985, creating the Board; the 1949 Report
of the Salt Lake City Shade Tree Commission; and an intro-
duction sheet of the Tree City USA program.
Mr. Peter Lassig was excused for a previously scheduled
commitment.
The 1st order of business was to set a time and date for
regularly scheduled monthly Board meetings. It was decided
to meet on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6 :00 p.m. . A
more central location fOr the meeting was requested; there-
fore, the next meeting of the Board will be held in the
Planning & Zoning Commission Chambers, Room 414 of the City
& County Building. That also being the same night as the
City Council Meeting, the ex officio members of the Board
were asked to send a designee to the Board meeting if a
conflict should arise.
The Oath of Office needs to be administered as soon as
possible. Mr. Schwab will make arrangements for this to
be taken care of possibly at the next scheduled meeting of
the Board.
Mr. Schwab read through the Powers and Duties of the Board
as stated in the Shade Tree Ordinance. Specific matters
of concern will be discussed and voted on in the June
meeting.
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The most prominent item the Board has to address is to
develop a city ordinance. Within one year of the effective
date of the ordinance creating the Shade Tree Board (adopted
September 17, 1985) the Board is to recommend an ordinance
regulating the planting, maintenance, and removal of trees
on city property. Mr. Schwab said three months is not
sufficient time to draw up an ordinance. It could possibly
take a full year. Jennifer Harrington suggested that by
the June meeting, Steve have a projected outline of how
long it may take and then if necessary, petition for an
extention of time considering the fact that the Board was
not organized until May of 1986 and the ordinance was
adopted in September of 1985, thus leaving only three
months to accomplish the recommendation of an ordinance as
stated. It was suggested that the Board research ordinances
from other cities to use as a basis for a Salt Lake
ordinance. Mr. Schwab stated a need to collect any
ordinances that currently exist that relate to landscaping,
trees, width of parking strips, etc. i. e. Planning & Zoning.
Bob Burke suggested using the zoning ordinances as a model.
Some items of discussion for the June meeting will be:
1) Questions &/or suggestions for an ordinance
2) Suggestions for rules & policies of the Board
members.
3) Suggestions for responsibilities of the Chairperson
and Vice-Chairperson
4) Issues of concern from each district
5) An overview of the Salt Lake City Shade Tree Division:
the staff, the budget, and the state of trees in
Salt Lake.
Special meetings may be called if necessary. Five (5)
members constitute a quorum.
Mary Pat Matheson suggested a need for some type of Shade
Tree identification cards for the Board members. Mr.
Schwab will check on the possibility of supplying cards.
Three ring binders will be provided for the members of
the Board.
Steve Schwab presented a short film on Arbor Day and the
Tree City USA program.
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Elections were held for Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson.
Since most of the Board members were not acquainted with
each other, it was decided that drawing names would be
the most equitable way to choose the first officers .
John Swain, not being a Board member, was asked to draw
the names:
Chairperson: Bob Burke
Vice-Chairperson: JoAnne Milner
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CITY RECORDER .i
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Parks&Recreation
• 1965 West 500 South
Salt Lake City,Utah 84104
Telephone 801 972-7800
Palmer DePaulis,Mayor
John Gust,Director of Parks
APPROVED
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CITY RECORDER
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Honorable Mayor Palmer DePaulis sj/A ' , I uu7
300 CFS Building
324 South State Street , ��:�
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Dear Mayor DePaulis:
Enclosed are the Salt Lake City Urban Forestry
Advisory Board minutes for May through December
1986.
I respectfully request the minutes be approved in
the Mayor' s Executive Action Meeting and filed in
the City Recorder' s Office.
Sincerely,
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Steve Schwab
Salt Lake City Urban Forester
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