Lindenwold Borough Departments

Environmental Commission Minutes

Shade Tree Commission Mtg.-Sept. 13, 2011

October 12, 2011 by Clerk

Minutes for the Shade Tree Commission Meeting on September 13, 2011

THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LINDENWOLD SHADE TREE COMMISSION WAS CALLED TO ORDER ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MEETING.

SUNSHINE ANNOUNCEMENT

PRESENT: TIM KALUHIOKALANI – ENVIRONMENTAL RESOLUTIONS, INC.
MAYOR RICHARD ROACH

ROLL CALL – MEMBERS PRESENT:

MS. NANCY LUTZ
MR. JOE DIDOMENICO
MS. JEANETTE KRUG
MR. TONY STANKIEWICZ
MR. AL TINE
COUNCILMAN KEN BALMER
MS. BETH SUCKIEL

MS. SUCKIEL ENTERTAINED FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 9, 2011 MEETING. COUNCILMAN BALMER MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE, MOTION SECONDED BY MS. LUTZ. ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MR. DIDOMENICO AND MS. SUCKIEL WHO ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED.

MS. SUCKIEL ENTERTAINED FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MEETING. COUNCILMAN BALMER MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE, MOTION SECONDED BY MS. LUTZ. ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS. MOTION CARRIED.

OLD BUSINESS

BUSINESS STIMULUS GRANT

MR. KALUHIOKALANI STATING EVERYONE HAS A LIST, WE’VE BEEN OUT DOING THE TREE INVENTORY

BRIEF DISCUSSION ON TREE INVENTORY

FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN

MR. KALUHIOKALANI STATING PART OF THE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT PLAN IS INVENTORY OF HAZARDOUS TREES.

MR. KALUHIOKALANI STATING NEXT MONTH WE WILL SEE WHERE WE ARE AT ON THIS THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE HAVE TO MEET FOR THIS YEAR.

BRIEF DISCUSSION ON FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN

CORRESPONDENCE / ANNOUNCEMENTS

MS. SUCKIEL READING RESOLUTION #2011-165 FOR THE RECORD

LETTER – DIVISION OF PARKS & FORESTRY
COUNCILMAN BALMER STATING THEY ARE DOING AWAY WITH PAPER AND EVERYTHING WILL GO AS E-MAIL


RESOURCE INVENTORY

MS. SUCKIEL ASKED FOR A MOTION TO TABLE THIS. COUNCILMAN BALMER MADE THE MOTION TO TABLE, MOTION SECONDED BY MR. DIDOMENICO. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED.

PARTIAL TREE INVENTORY

SECRETARY STATING I HAD SENT THAT OUT TO YOU AND SINCE THEN MR. KALUHIOKALANI HAS SENT THE UPDATE WHICH IS ON THE TABLE FOR YOU TONIGHT.

MS. SUCKIEL STATING WE HAVE THE MORE COMPLETED COPY

MS. SUCKIEL OPENED THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC AND STATING THERE IS NO PUBLIC

MS. KRUG STATING IN THE SHADE TREE ORDINANCES TO DO WITH BERLIN ROAD AND READING PART OF ORDINANCE TO DUE WITH CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SIDEWALK AND OR DRIVEWAYS WITH ANY MATERIAL WITHIN FIVE FEET OF A TREE. HOW IS THIS GOING TO WORK?

SECRETARY STATING WE HAD TABLED THE ORDINANCE TO OUR OCTOBER MEETING BUT IF YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT BERLIN ROAD STREETSCAPE, I BELIEVE THERE WAS A FIRST READING.
MAYOR ROACH STATING YES, IT HAS TO BE WHAT ONE SIDE IS THE OTHER SIDE HAS TO BE EXACT IF ANYTHING IS DONE.
SECRETARY STATING WE RECOMMENDED THAT TO MAYOR & COUNCIL FOR THE BERLIN ROAD STREETSCAPE.

MS. KRUG STATING THEN THIS DOESN’T APPLY TO IT?
MAYOR ROACH STATING NOT FOR BERLIN ROAD

BRIEF DISCUSSION






MEETING ADJOURNED