01-25-2010 TBMHUTCHINSON TREE BOARD
at City Hall
Monday, January 25, 2010
5:00 p.m.
Agenda
Members present: _X Corey Stearns, _X—Dale Redetzke, _X_Laura Poser, _X Newton Potter,
Steve Cook, Mayor;
Members absent
Others Present: _Mark Schnobrich, City Forester;
Others present:JOHN OLSON
Meeting called to order at _5:10 p.m.
There was a quorum of members present: _X_ Y _N
1.) Emerald Ash borer, Update of proposal to County
Mark explained the Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture grant that the city
of Hutchinson in conjunction with McLeod County and U. of Minn.
Extension and McLeod SWCD all applied for in November.
Unfortunately the application was denied. Mark stated that it was
baffling in the sense that the grant was a broad, collaborative effort
on that part of multiple governmental units. The grant was an
Emerald ash borer preparedness grant and would have helped
Hutchinson and McLeod County prepare for the oncoming EAB
investation.
2.) Year End Report for 2009
Mark passed out the annual forestry report and highlighted the
accomplishments of 2009 and the goals set for 2010.
3.) University of Minnesota /Gravel Bed Grant Update
Hutchinson was selected by the University of Minnesota as a project
city to work with U. of M. College of Forestry in designing and
monitoring the use of the Missouri Gravel Bed system. This system
utilizes a gravel bed to store bare root trees for later transplant into the
landscape. The grant covers the cost of improvements to the city of
Hutchinson's existing gravel bed system along with including a tree
inventory and volunteer training of citizens to help assist with that tree
inventory. $1,500 will be awarded to help assist with the grant.
Dale Redetzke mentioned that possibly Jeff Schmidt and his Middle
school class would like to participate in the volunteer training that the
U. of M. will be conducting in February or March. Mark stated that
citizens at large will be solicited to find out if they would like to assist
with the tree inventory after receiving tree identification training. The
U. of M. will be conducting the training.
4.) Adams Street Improvement project Landscape Plan
Due to reconstruction of Adams street in 2010, 142 trees will be
removed in order that a 10 foot bike trail walking path can be installed
on the west side of Adams St SE. The Tree Board and the city of
Hutchinson are proposing the replanting 340 trees and 106 shrubs
back in after the street project is completed. The replanting includes
the planting of the boulevard area in front of the 3M Company all the
way to the Crow River. 96 trees would be planted on the west side of
Adams St, 108 on the east side and 136 trees south of Fair Ave.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:OOP.M.