14a. Tree Preservation Board 1 1-cu
C ITYOF
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
MEMORANDUM
TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager
FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Coordinator -071
DATE: September 23, 1992
SUBJ: Tree Preservation Board
1
The idea of establishing a board or commission to address issues pertaining to tree preservation
and the promotion of planting trees in the city has been addressed for some time. Trees are often
a topic of discussion for the City Council, Park and Recreation Commission, and Planning
Commission. Trees dominate discussions in some cases, and in others they are discussed in less
1 detail. The intent has always been, however, to protect, promote, and plant more trees within the
city. The establishment of an official Tree Board is also a requirement of being named a Tree
City USA, a designation the city is currently seeking.
1 To move ahead in this regard, invitations for applications for membership to this board were
placed in the city's quarterly newsletter and the Chanhassen Villager. Excluding Council and
' Commission members who have voiced an interest to serve on this board, seven "at- large"
applicants have shown interest. A suggested organizational structure to get this board up and
running is to select one member each from the City Council, Park and Recreation Commission,
and Planning Commission to form a base for the board. On Tuesday, September 22, the Park
and Recreation Commission approved the appointment of Randy Erickson to this board. Upon
confirming all three of these members, the at -large applicants can then be interviewed by the
appointed board members to facilitate the selection of an additional four members to round out
a seven member board. Once all members have been selected, an inaugural meeting of the board
to establish an agenda and to take care of general housekeeping items, i.e. selecting meeting
dates, times, chairpersons, etc., will be set.
Upon the City Council's approval of this format, and upon their appointment of a member of the
City Council to the board, staff will facilitate the coordination of interviews and the establishment
of this new City of Chanhassen Advisory Board. Both Jo Ann Olsen, Senior Planner and I would
be working cooperatively as staff members to this board.
pc: Jo Ann Olsen, Senior Planner
1
If
� 411 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER