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Home My Public Portal About2024-03-25 packetNOTICE OF MEETING AND TENTATIVE AGENDA1 iIndividuals should contact the ADA Coordinator at (573) 634-6570 to request accommodations or alternative formats as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please allow 3 business days to process the request. Please call 573-634-6410 with questions regarding this agenda. City of Jefferson Environmental Quality Commission Regular Meeting Monday, March 25, 2024 ~ 1:00 PM City Hall, 320 E. McCarty Street, Jefferson City, Missouri ~ Boone Bancroft Room TO JOIN VIRTUALLY: https://jeffersoncity.webex.com/jeffersoncity/j.php?MTID=mb14ce03849ec877f7af39711d9c1de05 CALL-IN PARTICIPATION AVAILABLE AT: 1-404-397-1516 MEETING NUMBER: 2497 593 4891 MEETING PASSWORD: 20240325 TENTATIVE AGENDA 1.Call to Order 2.Approval of Agenda 3.Approval of Minutes from November 27, 2024 4.New Business a.City Code Chapter 35 Appendix A “Approved Planting List” Review 5.Old Business a. Residential Composting Survey Responses 6.Other Business a.Recycling Education b.Sustainability Report 7.Public Comment 8.Adjourn Minutes City of Jefferson Environmental Quality Commission November 27, 2023 Commission Present Attendance Record Staff Present Keegan Evans 4 of 4 Dawn Kirchner, Planning and Protective Services Hannah Frevert-absent 6 of 8 Rachel Senzee, Planning and Protective Services Katy Hagely 8 of 8 Amy Schroeder, Parks and Recreation Jeanne Jacobek-absent 5 of 8 Stacy Landwehr, Parks and Recreation Mackenzie Job 7 of 8 David Bange, Public Works Mary Schantz 5 of 6 Guests City Council - Present Mike Lester, City Council Aaron Mealy 6 of 6 Stephi Smith, News Tribune CALL TO ORDER Chair Mackenzie Job called the meeting to order at 1:01 pm. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mackenzie entertained a motion to approve the agenda with the amendment to add discussion on the High St. viaduct project to New Business. Katy made a motion to approve the agenda. Keegan seconded the motion. The motion passed with all voting in favor. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mackenzie entertained a motion to approve meeting minutes from October 23, 2023. Katy made a motion to approve the minutes. Mary seconded the motion. The motion passed with all voting in favor. NEW BUSINESS City engineer David Bange provided an update on the High Street viaduct project. He presented the options provided to City Council. Councilman Mealy indicated Council was interested in two of the five options presented by Bartlett and West. David reported that the firm will come back to the City with requested revisions. They will consult with the Corps of Engineers in the process. OLD BUSINESS Mackenzie reported decent participation in the residential composting survey with the hope to reach 300 soon. She requested that survey results be presented at the next meeting. Mackenzie provided an update on the Council bill for Lafayette Tree Removal fell off the Council informal calendar with no action. There is no immediate plan to remove the trees. Staff will look into other options. OTHER BUSINESS Dawn provided an update on the Ripple bin design contest. One bin is at Extreme for maintenance. The school contest is ongoing, expected to end in February. Stacy asked commission members to consider public education on leaf and grass clippings in roads as they create a hazard for cyclists and pedestrians, along with presenting stormwater issues. ADJOURNMENT With no other business, the meeting adjourned at 2:00 pm. Appendix A. Approved Planting List Jefferson City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances Created: 2023-12-28 11:10:36 [EST] (Supp. No. 16) Page 1 of 6 Appendix A. Approved Planting List Appendix A.1. Small Trees Common Name Scientific Name Cultivar Amur maple Acer ginnala 'Flame' (better red fall color); 'Compactum' (reduced size) Crabtree Malus spp. Many-use only disease resistant cultivars Japanese tree lilac Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk' (dense form, early flowering age) Eastern redbud Cercis Canadensis 'Forest pansy' (purple leaves); 'Alba' (white flowers) Oklahoma redbud Cercis reniformis 'Oklahoma' (glossy green leaves, greater insect resistance) Common Smoketree Cotinus coggygria 'Daydream', 'Purpureus', 'Velvet cloak' American smoketree Cotinus obovatus A more upright form than the "common" Hedge maple Acer campestre 'Queen Elizabeth' (more vigorous, better branch attachment); 'Compactum' (a smaller, bushier form) Paperbark maple Acer griseum Tatarian maple Acer tataricum Hornbeam maple Acer carpinifolium Miyabe maple Acer miyabei Truncatum maple hybrid Acer x truncatum 'Pacific Sunset', 'Norwegian Sunset' Manchurian maple Acer mandshuricum Trident maple Acer buergeranum American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana Columnar European hornbeam Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'; 'Columnaris' Hop hornbeam Ostrya virginiana Serviceberry Amelanchier spp. 'Autumn Brilliance' (tree form, rich fall reds) (A. x grandiflora) 'Robin Hill' (tree form, buds pink when opening) Carolina silverbells Halesia Carolina Kousa dogwood Cornus kousa 'Satoni' (pink to red blooms, maroon-edges leaves) Flowering dogwood Cornus florida 'Cloud 9' (showy abundant white blooms); 'Cherokee Chief (and others)' (red blooms) White fringetree Chionanthus virginicus Star magnolia Magnolia stellata 'Water Lily' (later blooming); 'Royal Star' Created: 2023-12-28 11:10:36 [EST] (Supp. No. 16) Page 2 of 6 Franklin tree Franklinia altahambra Japanese snowbell Styrax japonica Appendix A.2. Medium Trees Common Name Scientific Name Cultivar 'Skyline' honeylocust Gleditsia triancanthos 'Skyline' (more upright-branching) Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea 'Perkins Pink' (pink blooms) Red maple Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset', 'October Glory', etc. Ornamental pear Pyrus calleryana 'Cleveland Select' or 'Artistcrat' cultivars (no 'Bradfords') Littleleaf linden Tilia cordata Greenspire, Glenleven Silver linden Tilia tomentosa 'Sterling' Katsuratree Ceridiphyllum japonicum Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum Mountain silverbell Halesia monticola Sawtooth oak Quercus acutissima Goldenrain tree Koelreuteria paniculata (do not plant near wetlands) Japanese pagoda Sophora japonica Persian parrotia Parrotia persica Hardy rubbertree Eucommia ulmoides Turkish filbert Corylus colurna (tree form) 'Bracken's Brown' magnolia Magnolia x soulagiana 'Bracken's Brown' River birch Betula nigra Cranapple Malus spp. (non-fruiting, disease- resistant cultivars) Saucer Magnolia Magnolia x soulangiana Single trunk Appendix A.3. Large Trees Common Name Scientific Name Cultivar White oak Quercus alba Swamp white oak Quercus bicolor English oak Quercus robur Northern red oak Quercus rubra Shumard oak Quercus shumardii Scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Overcup oak Quercus lyrata Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa Chinkapin oak Quercus muehlengergii Willow oak Quercus phellos Shingle oak Quercus imbricaria Cherrybark oak Quercus falcata var. pagodifolia Created: 2023-12-28 11:10:36 [EST] (Supp. No. 16) Page 3 of 6 Black oak Quercus velutina Chestnut oak Quercus prinus Post oak Quercus stellata Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba Use certified male species only such as 'Autumn Gold' (broad, conical form); 'Princeton Sentry' (upright form) Kentucky coffeetree Gymoncladus dioecus Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Sugarberry Celtis laevigata London planetree Platamus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood', 'Liberty', 'Columbia' Tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 'Macho' Amur corktree Phellodenron amurense 'Macho' Lacebark elm Ulmus parvifolia 'Emerald Vase' (upright, American elm-like); 'Dynasty' (vase-shaped, improved fall color) Sugar maple Acer saccharum 'Legacy', 'Green Mountain', 'Fairview' Black maple Acer nigrum American linden Tilia americana 'Redmond' Bald cypress Taxodium distichum Pond cypress Taxodium ascendens Cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata Black gum Nyssa sylvatica European Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Norway Maple Acer platanoides Appendix A.4. Approved Deciduous Shrubs for Understory Plantings Common Name Scientific Name Mature Height Dwarf flowering almond Prunus glandulosa 3 feet Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergi 5 feet Mentor barberry Berberis xmentorensis 5 feet Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica 8 feet Beautyberry Callicarpa japonica 4 feet Beauty-bush Kolkwitzia amabilis 10 feet Chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia 8 feet Purpleleaf sand cherry Prunus cistena 4 feet Spreading cotoneaster Cotoneaster divaricata 4 feet Rock spray cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis 3 feet Crape myrtle Lagerstroenia indica 10 feet Slender deutzia Deutzia graeilis 3 feet Redosier dogwood Stolonifera 6 feet Winged euonymus Euonymus alata 8 feet Forsythia Forsythia x intermedia 6 feet Amur honeysuckle Lonicera maakii 15 feet Created: 2023-12-28 11:10:36 [EST] (Supp. No. 16) Page 4 of 6 Fragant honeysuckle Lonicera fragantissima 6 feet Tatarian honeysuckle Lonicera tartarica 9 feet Hydrangea, Hills of snow Hydrangea arborescens grandiflora 3 feet Common lilac Syringa vulgaris 9 feet Persian lilac Synnga xpersila 4 feet Mock orange Philadelphus spp. 7 feet Privet Ligustrum spp. 8 feet Japenese maple Acer palmatum 20 feet Pussy willow Salix spp. 20 feet Flowering quince Chaenomeles lagenaria 6 feet Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus 12 feet Purple smoke bush Corinus coggygria purpureus 15 feet Spirea Spirea spp. 5 feet Staghorn sumac Rhus typhia 15 feet Tallhedge Rhammus x frangula 'Tallhedge' 12 feet Viburnums Viburnum spp. 12 feet Weigela Weigela spp. 3-6 feet Winterberry Ilex verticillata 9 feet Appendix A.5. Approved Evergreens for Barrier Hedges Common Name Scientific Name Mature Height Broad-Leaved Evergreens American holly Ilex opaca Chinese holly Ilex cornuta Meserve hybrid holly Ilex x meserveaea 'Blue Prince' 12 feet Leatherleaf viburnum Viburnum rhytidophyllum 6 feet Needled Evergreens Juniper, Chinese Juniper chinensis Spreading Varieties: Armstrong 4 feet Upright Varieties: 5+ feet Blue Heaven Burki Canaaertii Hetzi Column Juniper Hollywood Keteleeri Robusta Green Wichita Blue Wintergreen Skyrocket Yew Capitata 6 feet Hicks 6 feet Created: 2023-12-28 11:10:36 [EST] (Supp. No. 16) Page 5 of 6 Browni 4 feet Wardi 4 feet Appendix A.6. Approved Tall Evergreen and Conifer Trees Common Name Scientific Name Mature Height Baldcypress Taxodium distichum Canadian Hemlock Tsuga canadensis Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana Pine Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus Japenese Black Pine Pinus thunbergiana Japenese Red Pine Pinus densiflora Limber Pine Pinus flexilis Red Pine Pinus resinosa Spruce Norway Spruce Picea abies Black Hills Spruce Picea densata Fir White Fir, Concolor Fir Abies concolor Appendix A.7. Approved Live Groundcovers Common Name/Cultivar Scientific Name Height/Spread Ajuga, Bugleweed or Carpet Bugle Ajuga reptans 4—8" Creeping junipers Juniperus horizontalis Andorra 18" 5—8' Bar Harbor 10" 6—8' Blue Chip 8" 5—8' Blue Rug 6" 6—8' Procumbens 10" 6—8' San Jose 10" 6—7' Sargent, green 10" 6—7' Sargent, blue 18" 6—7' Turquoise Spreader 6" 6—8' Creeping phlox, Moss pink Phlox subulata English ivy Hosta, Funkia, Plantain Lily Hosta spp. Japanese spurge, Pachysandra Pachysandra terminalis Periwinkle, Myrtle or Vinca Vinca minor Purpleleaf wintercreeper Euonymus fortunei 'Clorata' Grasses: Buffalo grass Turf grasses Created: 2023-12-28 11:10:36 [EST] (Supp. No. 16) Page 6 of 6 Appendix A.8. Approved Persistent Mulches Organic Bark, chunks Bark, shredded Pecan hulls Pine needles Wood chips Wood fibers (coarse grade) Inorganic Crushed rock, except crushed limestone Gravel Volcanic rock