Tree Committee Meeting Agenda July 25, 2019

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

Approval of the Minutes

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

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 small vs large
Remove small 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.