1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:10,559 It's five o'clock. We'll call the tree advisory committee meeting to order. And 2 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:14,400 the first uh point of business is a call roll call. Michelle 3 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,400 » here. >> Amy. 4 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:24,080 » No, I'm Beth. >> Beth. Beth. [laughter] I don't know why 5 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:27,199 I was thinking. Beth all Beth 6 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,320 » here. >> Kathy 7 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:33,440 » here. >> Jason. Richard here. Chip, 8 00:00:32,160 --> 00:00:38,320 » I'm here. >> Okay. We have a quorum. 9 00:00:36,480 --> 00:00:42,879 Uh I don't know of any announcements or 10 00:00:40,079 --> 00:00:45,250 presentations that's not conducted under the business. [clears throat] 11 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,200 Okay. 12 00:00:50,879 --> 00:01:00,160 We need a motion to approve the minutes from May 21st, 2026. 13 00:00:58,079 --> 00:01:02,960 I move to approve the minutes for May 21st, 2026. 14 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:06,799 » We have a motion. >> Second, 15 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:10,080 » Kathy. A motion, a second. Any question? >> All in favor? I 16 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:15,119 » I >> Okay. 17 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:19,520 Okay. Jason, update on the tree ordinance and a recommendation what the 18 00:01:17,759 --> 00:01:25,119 city's doing. >> Uh I know that Brett has looked at it, 19 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:30,560 uh the street commissioner. I do not know where it's at with either the city 20 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:34,000 attorney or the director of planning, but he did say that he was going to try 21 00:01:32,159 --> 00:01:40,159 to push that through and get it on the next agenda to get approved. 22 00:01:38,079 --> 00:01:44,240 » Do we need to be there for anybody? >> I will find out from him whether we need 23 00:01:42,479 --> 00:01:47,920 to or not. I'm assuming once they look it over, if changes need to be done, 24 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:51,680 they'll send it back to me. I'll make whatever appropriate changes need to be 25 00:01:49,439 --> 00:01:53,360 done and then give it back to him. >> Okay. 26 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,399 » But yeah, I'll let you know. I can send an email out once everything's approved 27 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:59,600 by >> We've been working on that for a year 28 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:05,600 and I think we have it [snorts] pretty well uh settled and just need a city 29 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:08,600 council approval. >> Yep. 30 00:02:08,959 --> 00:02:14,640 Did we ever do anything with the inventory, 31 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:20,480 the city tree inventory? >> We have a new GIS guy now. Uh so Chris 32 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:26,160 is working on a lot of different things with uh storm water mapping, sanitary 33 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:29,760 sewer mapping. Uh that will be on his plate at some time for the uh complete 34 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:36,160 tree inventory. We still have the inventory we've been working off of from 35 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:41,519 2011 I think it was uh when Davey did it. Uh I occasionally add them uh or 36 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:46,160 delete uh trees in there when we remove trees or add trees to the to the list. I 37 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:50,239 know you re removed some here recently with all the wind and rain. 38 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:55,200 » Yep. Yep. But yeah, it's not a I mean it's just a an inventory in our asset 39 00:02:52,879 --> 00:03:01,200 management system uh that we keep, but it's not completely up to date. Uh but 40 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:04,640 once once he gets through doing uh the mapping for everything else, then the 41 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:12,879 tree inventories on the list. >> Okay. Keep us appraised. 42 00:03:08,239 --> 00:03:18,959 Okay. New business. Uh, our next activity is a fall festival and we have 43 00:03:15,599 --> 00:03:26,000 a booth at the festival and I believe it's from 9 to 5. 44 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:30,799 So, we will need to have some staff board members and others to help us with 45 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:34,239 that. Chip. 46 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:41,519 » So, let me give you an update on that. Um, I had our marketing uh coordinator, 47 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:46,239 Victoria, uh, design a new tent uh for the tree advisory committee. So, 48 00:03:43,599 --> 00:03:50,720 it'll uh, I think it says Franklin trees and has the city logo and the parks logo 49 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:58,560 and so it'll have plenty of advertising there. We also um, bought you a Arbor 50 00:03:54,959 --> 00:04:02,400 Day flag uh, official Arbor Day flag that will can go in the booth and I 51 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:07,360 bought we also bought five I believe. I haven't gotten to Jason about this yet. 52 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:12,400 I bought five Tree City USA signs that um say 19 years on them because we it's 53 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:16,079 been 19 years to help advertise at the booth. 54 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:18,799 » We have a flag Tree City flag. >> Probably do somewhere. 55 00:04:16,959 --> 00:04:22,000 » Yes, I believe I've got one. Yeah. Okay. Maybe we can hang that again. 56 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:26,479 » Yeah, we may end up hanging it up at the amphitheater uh permanently, too. But at 57 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:30,000 least we can put we'll have two you can put up at the booth so we can have 58 00:04:27,759 --> 00:04:35,040 plenty of advertising for that. Jason, I don't know if the we we got a new DNR 59 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:39,600 person that had contacted me from that was for southern Indiana that um I'm 60 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:43,600 getting ready to meet with. I can't remember. It's in the next week or so. 61 00:04:41,759 --> 00:04:47,840 Um that she's going to be coming through uh Franklin and she's going to give me 62 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:50,800 all kinds of uh DNR information about trees and all those kind of things. So, 63 00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:54,400 they'll have plenty of stuff to hand out is what I'm trying to get at. And then 64 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:57,120 I'll work with Jason and we'll see if we can't get some kind of tree saplings or 65 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,040 something for you to be able to hand out. 66 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,639 » Yeah. when she comes in, we may talk to her because that's where I got them the 67 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:05,040 last time. >> Yeah. Perfect. Okay. So, but this time 68 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,919 you're gonna have plenty of information to hand out. You got plenty of 69 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:11,840 advertising so people know what the booth is and all that kind of good 70 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:15,280 stuff. Uh like I said, we'll get some tree saplings so we can hand those kind 71 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,919 of things out to I think we bought something else. I can't something else 72 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:22,320 to hand out from the Arbor Day Foundations where I bought all this 73 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:25,440 stuff at. And um really all you guys need to worry about is just getting you 74 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:29,039 a schedule of of who's going to be there and if there's any, you know, gaps or 75 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:34,000 something in there, just let us know and I'll get some staff to to to be there 76 00:05:31,759 --> 00:05:38,960 when you guys can't be there. So yeah, it should be way better than even the 77 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:42,240 previous years we've had. So >> great. 78 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:44,320 » What are the hours that we need to >> 9 to 5? 79 00:05:43,039 --> 00:05:49,039 » 9 to5. >> Yeah. I'll be there all day. 9 to 80 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:53,759 probably midnight. >> Yeah. cuz Jason's already there anyway. 81 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,639 » Is there music that night? I think there is. 82 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:59,320 » There is. >> There'll be music and fireworks. 83 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,320 » And fireworks. 84 00:05:59,759 --> 00:06:03,520 » I think >> and and not I'm sorry. I didn't 85 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:06,880 remember. We'll put you down at that prominent spot, too, as you're walking 86 00:06:05,039 --> 00:06:10,240 down Monroe Street right when you go into the entrance. Yeah. Where that 87 00:06:08,479 --> 00:06:14,000 grass area is right on the end because that was pretty good that year. We had 88 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:18,240 it there. So, >> Kathy, didn't we normally kind of block 89 00:06:15,759 --> 00:06:22,880 this in about three hour? Yeah, I think so. 90 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:26,720 Um, I can do afternoon. I've got we've got cross country in the morning, but I 91 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:31,520 can do afternoon. >> Well, I can 92 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:35,520 bar in any unusual circumstances, I could do some in the morning. 93 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:43,120 » Yeah, I could. I mean, football game is on Friday that 94 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:48,479 So, I probably be free for an hour. >> Okay. Well, okay. 95 00:06:46,479 --> 00:06:50,720 You don't need that today or anything. Something you could do between now and 96 00:06:49,919 --> 00:06:54,160 then to figure out. >> We don't meet again till then. 97 00:06:52,160 --> 00:07:00,160 » Well, you better do it today then. >> Some ideas with uh 98 00:06:57,759 --> 00:07:04,000 Okay, Kathy, you're in the afternoon. >> Mhm. 99 00:07:01,759 --> 00:07:07,064 » What What's good? 2 to 5 or >> Yeah, I could do that. 100 00:07:05,280 --> 00:07:09,084 » All right, [clears throat and cough] 101 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:15,120 » so what time do we open? >> 9 to5. 102 00:07:13,199 --> 00:07:18,960 » Yeah, let me confirm. do the morning. >> Let me confirm that's 9. It may be 10. 103 00:07:17,199 --> 00:07:23,919 » Okay, >> morning's probably easier for me. 104 00:07:21,199 --> 00:07:26,960 » It is 10. So, it the booth actually start at 10:00. 105 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:29,120 » We'll get it all set up for you. So, don't worry about the setup part of it. 106 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:33,440 So, if you just want to get there a little before 10:00, it's fine. 107 00:07:30,639 --> 00:07:34,800 » 10 to 12. Yeah, I could do that. >> Okay. 108 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:41,199 » Okay. >> Both of you ladies will be 10 to 12. 109 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:44,199 I'll come then from 12 to 2 or a little longer. 110 00:07:46,479 --> 00:07:55,199 and Kathy two to four. And I'll talk to uh 111 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:59,000 Meg and Dana because I know Dana likes helping. 112 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,000 » Yes. 113 00:08:02,879 --> 00:08:10,000 » Brooke, did not we not take Lindsay Purscell off? 114 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:11,280 » I wasn't told to. >> Chip, 115 00:08:10,479 --> 00:08:15,120 » we we did. >> We did. He so he will not be appearing 116 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:18,000 as a member anymore. >> I'll I'll help you do that, Brooke, 117 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:20,319 because I did I did notice that the the dates are out of whack, too. So, 118 00:08:19,759 --> 00:08:25,840 » okay. >> I I'll help you. 119 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:28,479 » Okay. So, we have a tentative sign and I will send all of us a reminder. 120 00:08:27,919 --> 00:08:31,720 » Okay. >> For that. 121 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:41,039 Any other new business? Jason 122 00:08:38,560 --> 00:08:44,880 up give us an update on the city and what's happening. 123 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:49,920 » Uh right now we're doing a lot of tree trimming in heritage. Uh been there for 124 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:56,800 about three weeks. I'm hoping another week and we're done. 125 00:08:52,640 --> 00:09:00,800 Uh probably next year though we we get in an addition work and then we get 126 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:05,440 called off and then you have to go back and then you get called off. So, next 127 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:10,880 year with my other role as director of the 128 00:09:08,560 --> 00:09:17,440 street department, I'm going to implement a quarterly trimming instead 129 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:20,720 of jumping all over the place. So, I'm going to block the city into four 130 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:25,440 sections and we're going to work into that one section until we're done. If we 131 00:09:23,279 --> 00:09:29,360 get a call that we've got something dangerous or the school calls about 132 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:34,320 something, we'll jump off and go do that. But if it's a resident that calls, 133 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:37,040 we'll see you in your section. It may be this year, it may be next year, it may 134 00:09:35,680 --> 00:09:40,720 be four years, but we're going to start working like that. We we can't get 135 00:09:39,279 --> 00:09:44,880 anything done by jumping all over the place. 136 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:47,760 But, uh, it should work out. Like I said, if there's something dangerous or 137 00:09:46,399 --> 00:09:51,120 or it's damaged, you know, something's damaged a vehicle because, you know, the 138 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:54,800 buses are driving through or something, we'll take care of that. But, I got a 139 00:09:52,959 --> 00:09:59,760 limited number of resources. I've got three guys that do this every day. So it 140 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:05,040 takes when you're doing a a large area like what Heritage has so many trees, it 141 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:10,760 it takes forever to do it. >> You did a nice job at the college. 142 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:10,760 » Thank you. 143 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:19,120 » Oh yeah. Uh not really. Uh been pretty fortunate storms this year. We've had 144 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:23,040 we've had numerous storms. A lot of brush out there, but very few of our 145 00:10:21,279 --> 00:10:29,839 trees have come down. Only [snorts] things really came down of ours uh 146 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:33,440 lynons and pear trees which are typically rid trees. 147 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:36,560 » Yeah, agree. I cut them all down. >> Yeah, 148 00:10:33,680 --> 00:10:39,680 » exactly. >> That's it. 149 00:10:37,519 --> 00:10:42,399 » Okay. Chip, do you have anything to add on reports? 150 00:10:40,399 --> 00:10:48,600 » I do not. >> Okay. 151 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:48,600 Uh open it up for public comment. 152 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:56,880 Advisory comments, Kathy? >> No, I don't think so. 153 00:10:55,440 --> 00:11:01,920 » No, I'm sorry. >> Nothing from me. 154 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:09,120 » U sounds like we're in good shape for the fall festival. I will remind 155 00:11:04,959 --> 00:11:15,360 everyone to make sure you track hours preparing for a meeting at a meeting or 156 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:20,240 anything involved with uh the tree committee because all those hours Jason 157 00:11:18,399 --> 00:11:23,920 takes at the end of the year and we add up and that helps us maintain our Tree 158 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:28,880 City USA. >> Yeah, I'll probably start that report 159 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:31,880 after fall festival, end of Septemberish. 160 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:39,360 So most of there's not a lot of preparation, but there is some. So just 161 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:41,519 kind of think about it. And you're brand new, so we got work on getting ours. 162 00:11:41,513 --> 00:11:42,959 [laughter] >> Exactly. 163 00:11:42,560 --> 00:11:45,360 » So >> tell me what to do. 164 00:11:43,839 --> 00:11:48,079 » Chip, anything else we need to be appraised of? 165 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:54,000 » Nope. >> Okay. There's no other comments. Uh 166 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:57,959 we'll adjourn our meeting. Thank everyone for attending.