Landscape Ontario Growers’ Group Meeting

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 @ 6:30 p.m.

@ Landscape Ontario - Milton

Attendance: Dave Braun, Bart Brusse, Hans-Peter Werder, Mark Ostrowski , Jen Llewellyn, Glen Lumis, Christoph Kessel, John Moons, Tim Dyer (conf call)

Regrets:Chris Langendoen, Peter Olsen, Ted Spearing

Staff: Joe Sabatino

1)Opening Comments – Chair

Welcome & introductions: welcome newest member Mark Ostrowsk and to Tim Dyer via conference call

2)Approval of the last minutes – August, 2006 meeting

Motion to approve minutes as presented

Glen Lumis/Dave Braun ……………………………..carried

3)Auction – September 15, 2006 summary;

  • 240 lots;
  • final revenue still not completed; looks like a very successful auction;
  • 2007 @ PAO Sept 12? Kristen to follow up with Paul Offierski re dateACTION BY: KRISTEN
  • It was suggested that for field dug BB on Mon stock would be ready be Wed

Awards: caliper trees had conifers in it; this should be revisited WB conifers should not be included. White pines won this year. ACTION BY: KRISTEN/GROUP

4)Financial Updates – Joe Sabatino

  • Each Commodity Group gets $3000 from LO
  • Explanation of Balance sheet & Income statement. Joe explained how grower funds are allocated in the LOHTRF and general growers’ account, and how they are accessed.

Action Items

  • Invite Joe to the board meeting after year end for financial update
  • Christoph Kessel get e-copy from JS & attach to minutesACTION BY: JOE/CHRISTOPH

5)OMAF Update – Jennifer Llewellyn

  • Pub 383 revised. GB purchased in the past to give to growers @ short course; gets revised edition to growers;
  • IAS: Sirex Wood Wasp wide spread in ON pest affects pines over stressed, reforestation blocks
  • Hickory bark beetle
  • How has the fall been going - back log of digging caliper trees & backlog of landscape planting

MOTION: Subside Pub 383 at for GS $14/book with $9/per copy cover $5/copy SC registration up to 200 copies

Bart Brusse/Glen Lumis………………………………………. carried

Growers November 1, 2006 meeting – Page #2

6)Grower’s Events – 2006/2007

a)Dinner Meetings (Fall, Winter, Spring)

  • Logistics (dates, location, topics, speakers, etc)
  • Fall challenge to schedule Garden Expo/ still looking for early Dec date
  • Feb 22 IAS Oakville Quality Inn – CFIA Ottawa & US nursery association i.e. Conneticut
  • Tony suggested: Paul Olsen, John Bakker & John Verbinnen to make a presentation on their trip to China (at short course)

ACTION: Christoph to work with Kathleen in arranging February dinner meeting

b)Short Course - 2007

  • Logistics – February 7, 2007 @ Royal Botanical Gardens
  • Glen Lumis to provide information
  • Program for Congress HR issue
  • Food soup/sandwich well done would be expectable
  • Dave Braun update re speakers related to caliper tree productions: looking to hear
  • Feb 3, 2008 suggestions from Dave Braun: John Pursell Moons Nursery, MD (08) GPL to work out with DW/DB; Keith Warren Schmidt Nursery OR (09)
  • 2007 all set for about 15-30 minutes

7)Items from Previous Minutes – tabled until next meeting

a)Nursery Olympics – drop this from the agenda

b)New Board Members – 3 members to follow up;

  • Kathleen if she could please follow up with Peter Olsen, Chris Langendoen and Ted Spearing to see if they wish to remain on the commodity group committee Action by: Kathleen
  • Christoph to follow up with Kristen to see if additional new members could be recruited from chapters: who should be on the board diversification of what is grown & for geographic location; each chapter should have a rep at the board ; could participate on conf call. Action by: Christoph/Kristen
  • Christoph to see if LO assists with meeting travel costs (CWK to look into w/LO) develop policy future meeting Action by: Christoph

c)DPCP Update – Christoph Kessel

$ from AAFC for training for CNCP & DPCP

NPHAC see attached

PPV see attached

8)New Business

a)Elections:

John Moons is stepping down as chair….. Thank you very much John for many years of service

Chair: unsure

Vice Chair: Dave Braun

Option of rotating LO directors meeting

b)Summer Tour: possibility of a tour to West Coast, BC. Jen Llewellyn will lead the charge

possible: chair: ? vice-chair: Dave Braun; option of rotating LO directors meeting

9)Next Meeting –

Date:February 22, 2007

Time:4:30 p.m. (prior to dinner meeting

Place:Quality Inn – Oakville

Note: Bart Brusse has offered to chair the