BERTHOUD TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE March 2024 Meeting Minutes  1. Call to order: 2. Roll Call:  Kathy Mitchell called the meeting to order at 5:02 P.M. on Monday, March 18th, 2024.  1. Kathy Mitchell - Chair - present 2. Lynn Larsen-Vice Chair-p present 3. Randy Niece - Secretary- - present 4. Toni Baker - attend via Zoom 5. Hannah Daniels - present 6. Richard (Rick) Kurcab- - present 7. Amy Lentz = present  Quorum 7/7 either in attendance or via Zoom Paul Furnas-Town Forester & Open Space Supervisor- - present Motion for approval made by Randy; seconded by Amy. Approved by all.  Sean Murphy- - Town Liaison - present  3. Approval of Minutes from February 2024 Meeting: 4. Public Comment or Non agenda items:  a. Arbor Day Poster Contest. Sean commented on coordination ofa school presentation.  1) He was in contact with Ivy Elem, on Monday, April 22 willa attend 3rd-5th grades to present the Arbor Day  poster contest. b. Arbor Day Banner.  2) Posters willl be due at the end oft the day on Thursday, April 25th. 1) Paul has been in contact with banner designer abouti ideas and costs. 2) He plans to purchase one that can be used multiple years, so date won't be on banner. 3) Hoping to get a simple, easy to remember URL to direct people to website with Arbor Day information Amy announced she will be teaching class on April 11 from 6:00-7:30pm at Berthoud. Library.  that will change each year.  Note: below photos taken the day after the meeting and posted here for reference to Item 5.a below.  LUEB POPOFF 303-44-7724 HOLLOWLOGO    Berthoud Tree Advisory Committee = March 2024 Meeting Minutes  5. Discussion Items:  a. Street Tree Carving Cost Sharing Program (No public comments). 1) Paul pointed outt that a dead ash tree was carved into sculpture. (See pictures above) 2) Locationi is the NE çorner of 5th Street and Massachusetts. Ave. 3) The property owner had not gotten a Street Tree Work Permit to do this. a) Cost sharing program witht the city with a price cap.  4) Forestry Department is considering: a program to allow others to do similar work andi is requesting input  as1 to how this can be done.  b) Requests must identify artist ands submit topic or sketch of proposed sculpture. c) There is al known cure time before at tree is eligible for carving. Need to define. d) There was a suggestion to plant at tree alongside the carving to maintain the canopy. e) There should be guidelines about how many per street andH how far apart. Also, themes such as f) The committee was askingi ifs several artists could be contacted to come talk to group with suggestions  Nature, Wildlife, etc. to prevent undesirable results. on how best to regulate this activity.  b. Next Quarter Social Media Posts (No public comments) 1) April - continue push for the Arbor Day celebration 2) May - EAB along with map of where the treatments will occur 3) June - Town code for tree clearance  4) Suggestions were made for when to remove tree stakes, remove tree wrap (timed with: shutdown and  restoring of sprinkler systems), follow up ont the fall pruning instructions. Continuing Plans for 2024. Arbor Day celebrations. (No public comments) 1) The town board approved the resolution at last week's meeting for Bien Park on April 27. 2) Paul plans to plant al Hackberry Tree, balled and burlapped. 3) Amys sent as suggested presentation to Paulf for usei int the school classroom or at the event. 4) Paul hopes to get handouts such as tree stickers, pencils, crayons or colored pencils. 5) There was a suggestion to include topics such as ice cream flavors coming from trees (vanilla, chocolate, root beer) to get and hold the interest of the younger attendees. 6) Sean suggested pocket pamphlets on trees and wildflowers to handout tol kids. 8) Ric asked if posters from contest could be placed in downtown business to generate interest. 1) Showed pictures oft tree removal at cemetery by professional tree service using ropes. 2) The stump at removal locationi in Bien Park has been donei to receive new tree. 3) Anew forestry tech has been hired. Samuel Bailey has a CSU degree in forestry, just got ISA certification. 4) Crew busy with trimming trees at Berthoud Local Garden, cutting back landscaping, remove dead aspen at Railroad Park, remove a cottonwood near inlet structure at Berthoud Res. 5) Forestry received a grant to purchase electric chain and pole saw, working out well. 6) COTree has a problem, 600+ trees listed as invalid. Have new tech correcting thisi information. 7) Berthoud's one State Champion tree has been cut down. Paul hopes tos start the Berthoud Champion list.  7) Poster contest (see above 4.a comment)  6. Staff Report:  a. Paul provided update:  7. Adjourn:  Kathy adjourned the meeting at 6:20 P.M. on the 18+h day of March 2024.  Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April15",2024, at 5:00 pm  Signature:  4/n/24  RJPK  Page 2of2