HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-12-07 Tree Board Minutes Tree Board Workshop
Thursday December 7, 2023, 4:30-5:30pm
City Council Chambers, 73 Harlow St.
Tree Board
Urban FMP Workshop Minutes
Attendance:
City Staff: Ben Arruda, Forestry Manager, Jefferson Davis, Landscape Architect, Anja Collette,
Planning Officer
Board members: Greg Edwards (Chair), Annette Dodd, David Ludwig, Dominick Rizzo
• Reviewed relevant portions of Glenville, NY Urban Forestry Management Plan RFP
• Discussed City of Bangor RFP Process
o Tree Board & BPW to draft RFP before sending to Finance for approval
o RFP likely to require budgeted funding before issuing
o Question of whether there is funding available
■ Possible future sources: ARPA, expanded Project Canopy Grants,
Climate funding
o Jeff to send Greg a blank RFP template to start filling out with information
currently assembled
• Discussion of inventory
o BPW looking to have 4 summer interns in 2024.
o Plan to continue from old inventory
o Inclusion of urban parks (e.g. Chapin) , but not forest parks (e.g. Essex Woods).
o RFP should have a map prioritizing areas to inventory.
• RFP to include
o Items selected from Glenville RFP
■ Tree Inventory
• Specifics of inventorying
■ UFMP addresses the following
• Vision long-term and strategy
• Identify management needs based on inventory
• Budgets &work plans
• i-Tree Eco benefit analysis
• Tree Board activities
• Staff training to maintain inventory
• Storm preparedness and response planning
• Invasive species preparedness nd response planning
• Planting plans to by location.
• Waste wood utilization plan
• Tree equity score
o Additional items discussed to add to RFP
■ Map with priority areas to inventory, focus on
■ Public engagement piece
■ Tree nursery plans
■ Pamplet/info to explain UFMP & Inventory