2g. Designate the Park & Rec Commission as the Chanhassen Tree Bd 1
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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager q - - to 4 - 2.
1 FROM Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Coordinator .___ ---
i DATE: January 29, 1992
SUBJ: Naming of the Park and Recreation Commission as the Chanhassen Tree
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As you are aware, a packet of information •j €erning the City's application to be named
I a 'Tree City, USA" was recently distributed t l • City Council, Planning Commission and
Park and Recreation Commission. One of quirements of the application was that a
Tree Board be named. It was determined ' . t th ' ark and Recreation Commission should
I act as the Tree Board for the City. This c • ' clusi • 4 .was presented January 28, 1992, to the
Park and Recreation Commission for th- "though
T h e Commission welcomed the o p p • Y • 'ty to be ' - • I s ed the Chanhassen Tree Board.
1 Commission members expressed th . interest in p , • • • g for an expanded Arbor Day
celebration, establishing an annu '" ty wide tree sal `-, and addressing tree death due to
1 construction activity. At an app `• riate time, the Co 4 r . , ission may choose to form an ad
hoc Tree Board consisting of representatives of the City .c •uncil, Planning Commission and
members of the Park and Reireation Commission. The ' •mmission acknowledges its lack
of knowledge concerns the City's current Tree Or. s ;e- , since they were not involved
in its development; '` d , „? I i• 4 ,-> ;••,,_ I n:: , - -. : Y coming familiar with it.
1 Recommendation - s> •
It is recommended that the ty 1 t t �, ac •, . ' k : :' ' • g of the Park and
I Recreation Commission as the Chanhassen s = re oar • and provide any initial direction to
the T r e e Board as they see fit. T h i s n: • • ' • ; ” in role only. The Park and Recreation
1 Commission will not be re -named the Tre ' -ard.
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