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12-13-2004 TBM Tree Board Minutes December 13, 2004 Members Present: Rose Jergens, Newt Potter, Mark Schnobrich Members absent: Brian Wendlandt, Summery of Proiects in 2004 The Board reviewed a video depicting the in service accomplishments of the local Hutchinson Rotary Club [ in conjunction with neighboring Rotary clubs ] in there tree planting project in Buffalo Lake, Minnesota this summer. The project included planting trees to help the community of Buffalo Lake recover from a tornado which struck their community in the summer of 2003 and destroyed hundreds of trees. Schnobrich presented the video and stated that he was going to be recommending that the Rotary Club be nominated for a state community forestry award. The Miller Woods Oak Savannah Restoration Proiect Schnobrich presented copies of the letters sent to those residents abutting Miller Woods who were in violation of property line encroachment. Three letters were sent out to the residents, all with deadlines as to when they needed to respond to the infractions. Schnobrich will report on the status of the owners actions at the January 2005 meeting. Mike Smith suggested that the neighborhood police officer be contacted to help assist with enforcement of the property line ordinance. Schnobrich stated that was a good idea and that he would contact the police to help in that capacity. Schnobrich highlighted the 2004 Energy Tree Project at the November meeting and was hoping to report that by the December meeting time he would be able to state that funding for the 2005 Energy Tree planting Project would be granted from Hutchinson Utilities. However no formal agreement denying or approving funding for 2005was received from the Utility Commission. A decision is still pending. With no further business the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Mark Schnobrich City Forester