Tree Committee Agenda July 25, 2019

7/24/2019

Village of Mamaroneck Tree Committee
25 July 2019 Agenda
Regatta at 123 Mamaroneck Avenue

Approval of the Minutes

Resignation of Committee Member Dennis Cucinella

Comments from Residents
               Highview Street residents, 142 and 153

Correspondence
                Stuart Tiekert email regarding trees at Waverly & Ogden, code violations
                Stuart Tiekert email regarding survival of trees planted in past years, inventory
                Gator bags empty or missing
                Liz Stone – Hinman Place  letter
                Gina von Eff – wants replacement tree
                Andrew Carter – wants replacement trees, 544 Oakhurst Road

Old Business
Tree Maintenance Issues
                Lights and wires around trees – 335 S. Barry Ave, still not removed
                Additions to Stump List (where is it?) – 735 The Parkway
                Hazardous tree? 725 The Parkway median – improved but still questionable
                220 & 228 South Barry – lowest branch has been broken (truck?) and is split next to trunk, needs to be pruned. At 220, there is another low branch that should come of at the same time.

Spring Planting update & watering

Harbor Island Conservancy meeting, Gail

Fall Planting – 100 trees
                Site list by mid-August; begin list at end of June (following Spring Planting)
                                Harbor Island Park street trees
                                Waverly – 3 cherries
                                Bishop – residences, Sean
                                Richbell @ BPR
                                South Barry Ave & Shore Acres
                                Hinman Place

                Need to clear right of way questions at Mam’k HS and Mam’k Town Center

                Bishop Ave. right of way for Fall planting

Pruning Elms – Jerry
                (Arborist assessment received July 2018)
                Frank Buddingh to train DPW, fall pruning

Tree Ordinance update

Planning Board – draft guidelines to present annually
                Sidewalk repairs using structural soil
                Tree well planting guidelines
                Distances from stop signs & corners

Citizen Pruners workshop
                Need I.D., Village vests

Google doc maintenance spreadsheet

New Business
Brown rot on Harbor Island cherries
Removal list
Specify young vs large
Remove young by DPW before Fall Planting?
Tree inventory
                Use of GPS coordinates vs. street/house numbers

ROWs paved – new list

Calendar Notes
     Next regular meeting 22 August  2019, 7:30 p.m.