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Minutes
TREE BOARD
Regular meeting
9 a.m. June 21, 2023
Board Meeting Room of Town Hall Annex, 105 E. Corbin St.
Present: Vice Chair Tim Logue, Bridget Booher, Mixon Nelson, Linda
Paynter, and Gregory Yavelak
Absent: Sharon Billings
Staff: Public Space and Sustainability Manager Stephanie Trueblood and Stormwater and
Environmental Services Manager Terry Hackett
1. Call to order, roll call and confirmation of quorum
Vice Chair Tim Logue called the meeting to order at 9:15 a.m. Public Space and Sustainability Manager
Stephanie Trueblood called the roll and confirmed the presence of a quorum.
2. Agenda changes and approval
Trueblood and Logue confirmed there were no changes to the agenda.
3. Minutes review and approval
Minutes from regular meetings on March 15, 2023, and April 19, 2023
Motion: Member Bridget Booher moved approval of the March 15 and April 19, 2023, minutes as
submitted. Ex-officio Member Gregory Yavelak seconded.
Vote: 5-0.
4. Discussion items
Review landscape plans and discuss proposed plantings for the future train station site
Jeff Christensen of Surface 678 reviewed landscape plans and proposed plantings for the future train station
site. Trueblood gave a history of the project and the site.
Chair Casey Collins arrived at 9:15 a.m.
Board members and Stormwater and Environmental Services Manager Terry Hackett provided feedback
regarding tree selection and grasses and vines that are best suited for the site. The board, Hackett and
Christensen discussed which native species would grow best in the environment. Their goal is for the
landscape to be a model of ecofriendly landscape management.
5. Updates
A. Garden Club
No updates were given.
B. Bee City Subcommittee
No updates were given.
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C. Staff
Trueblood gave the following updates:
• The Hillsborough Board of Commissioners approved the Comprehensive Sustainability Plan at its June 12,
2023, meeting.
• Tree removal and pruning will take place at Turnip Patch Park.
• The Ridgewalk feasibility study will be given to the Board of Commissioners at its June 26, 2023, meeting
without comment. Comments on the study will be received in the fall.
• Hackett announced a new stormwater technician position.
6. Adjournment
Collins adjourned the meeting at 10:58 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie Trueblood
Public Space and Sustainability Manager
Approved: September 20, 2023