Smithfield Tree Committee Agenda

29 January 2014

  1. Brief review of last year’s achievements.
  2. Tree City USA signs at each end of town. Thanks, Jeff!
  3. small plaque on sign is missing
  4. Two pruning demonstrations
  5. Health Days Booth / Tree Give Away (Cove)
  6. Sunset Park
  7. Grant
  8. Volunteers
  9. Arbor Day Celebration
  1. Replacement for Jared on Committee.
  2. Phyllis will send message to Newsletter
  3. Who wants to stay on the Tree Committee?
  4. Lisa: yes
  5. Geoff: this year ok, but not next year
  6. Dixon: until the Memorial Trees Program is up and going.
  1. Chad’s replacements
  2. Jess Daines 435 764 5377 or (Also digs graves for city cemetary)
  3. Cody Law 435-994-1370
  4. work phone 563-4140
  1. This year’s budget: $750
  2. Tools?
  1. TreeUtah grant, deadline March 1
  2. Street trees on 1000 E, from Sunset Park to 300 S.
  3. Xeriscape / Low maintenance
  4. 1st N West
  5. Center Street, 1-3 West along Heritage Trail*
  6. Everyone check and email comments
  7. If we don’t get a grant, consider a public campaign for people to buy tree or part of tree as part of chosen project.
  1. South end of Sunset getting ready for rocks and play equipment, this spring. Also a pavilion . We’ll wait until after pavilion installed to do trees.
  1. Pruning demonstrations
  2. Fruit – ask Ben. Geoff will ask on Saturday
  3. Ask Mike Kuhns if that’s an option – Phyllis
  4. Tree care – pest i.d, pruning, planting, watering
  5. IPS alert through city newsleter?
  6. Public service announcements as soon as possible.
  1. Health Days Booth (May 10) (Jeff will reserve.)
  2. Check with Ron Zollinger for tree display(Lisa will approach)
  3. We’ll draw until at least one Smithfield person wins!
  4. Follow up on past trees, how are they doing
  5. display photos of previous trees
  1. Arbor Day Celebration
  2. Poster winners
  1. Memorial Trees
  2. Lisa and Dixon
  3. Rocks – where to keep ? Outside of city offices along fence
  4. as committee go pick some out
  5. Phyllistalk to Jess about moving them from dump to city offices.
  6. Customers could use those or their own, as long as it meets requirements of size and flat face.
  7. Tree spot
  8. Landscape plan for size of tree
  9. Record keeping
  10. Picture catalog – Dixon
  11. Lisa and Dixon will meet to map out what needs to be done. Bring to next meeting.
  1. Other
  2. Black pines north of library
  3. need pruning but not removing. No action at present.
  1. Date of next meeting: Wednesday, February 19.