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Home My Public Portal About08-17-2022 Agenda Tree Board Regular Meeting 101 E. Orange St., PO Box 429, Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-732-1270 | www.hillsboroughnc.gov | @HillsboroughGov TREE BOARD AGENDA | 1 of 1 Agenda TREE BOARD Regular meeting 9 a.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Board Meeting Room of Town Hall Annex, 105 E. Corbin St. 1. Call to order, roll call, and confirmation of quorum 2. Agenda changes and approval 3. Minutes review and approval Minutes from regular meeting on May 18, 2022 4. Discussion items A. Request from Laura Juel to plant three trees in the right-of-way at 158 W. King Street B. Stiltgrass removal planning C. Video planning: How to Plant a Tree 5. Updates A. Garden Club B. Invasive Removal Team C. Staff: Tree ID project, Tree removals: Sycamores at 129 E. Tryon and Turnip Patch Park, 219 N. Hassell, Gold Park Master Plan coordination with Parks and Recreation Board 6. Adjournment Interpreter services or special sound equipment for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act is available on request. If you are disabled and need assistance with reasonable accommodations, call the Town Clerk’s Office at 919-296-9443 a minimum of one business day in advance of the meeting. 101 E. Orange St., PO Box 429, Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-732-1270 | www.hillsboroughnc.gov | @HillsboroughGov TREE BOARD MINUTES | 1 of 2 Minutes TREE BOARD Regular meeting 9 a.m. May 18, 2022 Board Meeting Room of Town Hall Annex, 105 E. Corbin St. Present: Chair Casey Collins, Vice Chair Tim Logue, Sharon Billings, Bridget Booher, Mixon Nelson and Gregory Yavelak Absent: Linda Paynter Staff: Public Space and Sustainability Manager Stephanie Trueblood 1. Call to order, roll call and confirmation of quorum Chair Casey Collins called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. Public Space and Sustainability Manager Stephanie Trueblood called the roll and confirmed the presence of a quorum. 2. Agenda changes and approval An Item 4.C. was added for a debrief of Earth Evening. Motion: Member Tim Logue moved to approve the agenda as amended. Member Greg Yavelak seconded. Vote: 6-0 3. Minutes review and approval Minutes from regular meeting on March 16, 2022, and April 20, 2022 Motion: Member Sharon Billings moved approval of the March 16, 2022, and April 20, 2022, minutes as submitted. Logue seconded. Vote: 6-0 4. Discussion items A. Video planning: How to Plant a Tree, Habitat Piles Collins offered to write the scripts and pass them around the board for input. B. National Pollinator Week planning: June 20-26, 2022 Trueblood noted that Sarah Meadows, the chair of the Hillsborough Garden Club’s Bee City Subcommittee, could not attend this meeting to review upcoming plans for National Pollinator Week. She summarized what typically happens. Billings offered to write a list of facts to be included in a news release about National Pollinator Week. 5. Updates A. Garden Club Billings reported the plant sale went well. TREE BOARD MINUTES | 2 of 2 B. Invasive Removal Team Logue reported the team continues to remove invasives. Some of the small new plants have not survived. Some have been disturbed by visitors. C. Staff Trueblood noted that: • A southern red oak on Hillsborough Avenue has had some dieback. It will be trimmed rather than removed. • The Treasure Tree map has been updated. • A homeowner requested Tree Board assistance in removing wisteria from the right of way near the Corbinton Woods neighborhood. 6. Adjournment Collins adjourned the meeting at 9:56 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Stephanie Trueblood Public Space and Sustainability Manager Staff support to the Tree Board Approved: August 17, 2022 June 16, 2022 RE: Right of Way Tree Planting Property: 158 W. King Street Hillsborough NC 27278 We would like to request planting of 3 small tree species in the right of way in front of our home at 158 West King Street. There are currently a variety of street trees planted along the north and south sides of the roadway. West King Street photos from the 1800’s show a tree lined street with most of them likely meeting their demise with construction of the paved road, sidewalks and utilities. We would be interested in working with the Hillsborough Tree Board to find suitable trees for the right of way in front of our house. Considerations for this area include power lines, ground slope, sidewalk, traffic signs and a loading zone area. We are interested in trees that have a single trunk with a more upright habit and will tolerate full sun. We have reviewed the Town’s recommended small tree species list- of interest are the Trident Maple and Serviceberry species. We would like to partner with the Town for optimal placement of the trees, assist financially, as well as commit to watering the trees as long as we live in our home. Sincerely, Vern and Laura Juel Attached photos below 158 W. King Street View looking East 158 W. King St View looking west