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Home My WebLink About2004 08 11 Consent CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MINUTES BEAUTIFICATION OF WINTER SPRINGS BOARD REGULAR MEETING JULY 14,2004 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Dawna Ferguson called the Regular Meeting of the Beautification of Winter Springs Board to order at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 14, 2004 in the Commission Chambers of the Municipal Building (City Hall, 1126 East State Road 434, Winter Springs, Florida 32708). Roll Call: Chairperson Dawna Ferguson, present Vice Chairman Richard Grogan, present Board Member Kathleen Andrews, present Board Member Alice Bard, present Board Member Ethel Beecher, present Board Member Carol Morrison, absent Board Member Lorry Roero, present The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairperson Ferguson. Mr. Steven Richart, Urban Beautification Coordinator, Public Works Department, stated, "1 would like to append to the 'Regular Items' a 'tree death' slide show that was presented to the [City] Commission on Monday night." II. CONSENT AGENDA CONSENT A. Approval Of The June 9, 2004 Regular Meeting Minutes. "MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JUNE 9th [2004] AS THEY STAND." MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER BARD. SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER ANDREWS. DISCUSSION. ,......, r--, ==--- M ~ ,.... . ~ ~. ; :II CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MINUTES BEAUTIFICATION OF WINTER SPRINGS BOARD REGULAR MEETING - JULY 14,2004 PAGE20F5 VOTE: BOARD MEMBER BEECHER: AYE BOARD MEMBER ROERO: AYE CHAIRPERSON FERGUSON: AYE BOARD MEMBER BARD: AYE VICE CHAIRMAN GROGAN: AYE BOARD MEMBER ANDREWS: AYE MOTION CARRIED. III. REGULAR AGENDA REGULAR A. Update On Moss Road. Chairperson Ferguson presented this Agenda Item. Chairperson Ferguson stated, "1 would like to - in the future, if okay with the Board [Beautification of Winter Springs] - add some of the Adjeatic Jasmine back into the bed after the tree planting is done. To fill in." There were no objections stated by the Board Members. Furthermore, Chairperson Ferguson asked, "Maybe at the end of the Winter if we lose the Lantana we could - go in there with something different." REGULAR B. George Street Landscape Plans. Mr. Richart presented this Agenda Item. Board Member Beecher asked if color or native plants could be added at George Street. Discussion ensued regarding planting Crape Myrtles at George Street. Chairperson Ferguson stated, "1 think it is the Consensus of this Board that you do work in some kind of color. Correct?" There were no objections by any Board Members. Mr. Richart stated, "We could go every third tree and - put a standard Crape Myrtle there and move down to the next. We could do that and we could keep that line straight." Chairperson Ferguson stated, "1 personally think multi's would look better in that setting - multi trunks, not a standard like they have on [State Road] 434." ,...., ~ ==--- ~ ~ t""" . f'" . G ~ CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MINUTES BEAUTIFICA nON OF WINTER SPRINGS BOARD REGULAR MEETING - JULY 14,2004 PAGE30F5 Mr. Richart discussed the colors for Crape Myrtles. Chairperson Ferguson took a Consensus and stated, "Every third red cedar is going to be a multi trunk Crape. Right?" There were no objections from the Board Members. In regards to the color of the Crape Myrtle, Chairperson Ferguson stated, "Our consensus is a dark color - not purple." Chairperson Ferguson stated, "You did an outstanding job, Steven [Richart] it looks really good." REGULAR C. Update On The Winter Springs Draft Landscape Ordinance. Mr. Richart stated, "Michael Mingea, [Arborist/Environmental Inspector, Community Development Department], is reviewing and Eloise Sahlstrom, [AICP, ASLA, Senior Planner, Community Development Department], is reviewing it. They [Mr. Mingea and Ms. Sahlstrom] are going to give some input too. And, there is some valuable information they are going to give me. So, anything you - have - get that to me in the next couple of months." Mr. Richart also stated, "We can move on in - September's meeting. We can probably get back together on that." Discussion. REGULAR D. Discussion Of Plants And Types Of Decorative Pots For City Hall. Mr. Richart presented this Agenda Item. Much discussion ensued regarding Catalog Item Numbers TF4027, TF4228, or TF4229 for decorative pots and Bl, B3, B4 for color. Tape I/Side B "I MOVE THAT WE SELECT TF4027; TWO OF THEM; FOR THE FRONT OF CITY HALL; IN B3 COLOR." MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER ANDREWS. SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER BEECHER. DISCUSSION. VOTE: VICE CHAIRMAN GROGAN: AYE BOARD MEMBER ROERO: AYE BOARD MEMBER ANDREWS: AYE BOARD MEMBER BEECHER: AYE BOARD MEMBER BARD: AYE CHAIRPERSON FERGUSON: AYE MOTION CARRIED. r-"t ~ =-- ~ rr=: ,...... I ,.... . G ~ CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MINUTES BEAUTIFICATION OF WINTER SPRINGS BOARD REGULAR MEETING - JULY 14, 2004 PAGE40F5 MR. RICHART STATED FOR RECORD THE WEBSITE, THE DECORATIVE POT NUMBER...TF4207, THE COLOR SCHEME NUMBER...B3, THE DIAMETER...TWENTY-SIX INCHES (26"), THE HEIGHT...TWENTY-FOUR INCHES (24"), AND WEIGHT...430 POUND CAPACITY OF THE DECORATIVE POT. Discussion. Mr. Richart asked the Board Members, "Did we decide we definitely wanted the plumbago?" Board Member Beecher indicated, "Yes." Chairperson Ferguson stated, "Yes." There were no objections from the other Board Members. .:..:. AGENDA NOTE: THE FOLLOWING ADD-ON ITEM WAS DISCUSSED, AS DOCUMENTED. .:. .:. III. REGULAR AGENDA REGULAR ADD-ON Urban Forest Tree Report (Slide Show) Mr. Richart operated a slide show regarding the Urban Forest Tree Report. IV. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS . Arbor Day Improvements. V. REPORTS With discussion regarding printing slogans on City correspondence on planting trees, Vice Chairman Richard Grogan suggested, " 'Plant a tree for our future '. Start printing that every once and a while in literature." Chairperson Ferguson stated, "That is an excellent idea for next month." Board Member Beecher asked, "When they [City Manager' office] have that quarterly magazine that the City puts out and asked things about all of the departments - couldn't we get one - paragraph in there each time; something about trees. Just tell them, 'we lost one thousand (1,000) trees this year due to various causes, please plant trees, protect our canopy'." Mr. Richart indicated, "We need to do that. Now that I am more involved in it, we need to get some media attention going about that." g ;::;.- ~ ~ ea ~ . . CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MINUTES BEAUTIFICATION OF WINTER SPRINGS BOARD REGULAR MEETING -JULY 14,2004 PAGE50F5 VI. ADJOURNMENT "I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEETING." MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER BARD. SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER ANDREWS. DISCUSSION. WITH CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. Chairperson Ferguson adjourned the Meeting at 8:24 p.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY: DEBBIE FRANKLIN DEPUTY CITY CLERK NOTE: These Minutes were approved at the Meeting. . 2004 Beautification of Winter Springs Board ,...., r:-, :: ~ ~ r' I ~ ~ Date: August 11, 2004 The following Documents were provided to the Beautification of Winter Springs Board on August 11, 2004 by Staff. f . Learn to Prune I , (- Another new feature has been added to arborday.org. It is a fun way to learn the basics of shade tree pruning. Sounds and animation make the tutorial enjoyable and effective. You can watch pruned and unpruned trees 'grow' side by side and even use pruning too's.toi;. .....ur hand at improving an unkempt tree. Andy, your guide thr ';Ihe lessons, will let you know how you did. To get started, si . ,. .' go to arborday.org/prunlng. In this virtual pruning exercise, take a tool from the pegboard and try improving the tree. ,...We guarantee shipment of healthy trees to our members. If you need to contact us about your trees, drop a note to Member Services, ztwnal Arbor Day Foundation, 211 N. 12th St., Lincoln, NE 68508. We want your tree-planting efforts to be successful. The Foundation sometimes want your name included, j . ........ es mailing lists with selected organizations with offers of interest to our members. If you do not us a note and tell us not to exchange your name. ARBOR DAY · July/August 2004.888-448-7337 . arborday.org. 7 ----- ----- ""' .; ~ Loblolly Pine Pinus t r CONES: grow grouped 2 - 5 together, each from 3 - 6 inches in length and oval to cylindrical in shape. Each scale is tipped with a stout, curved prickle. BARK: Gray and scaly on young trees, becoming reddish-brown with age and breaking into plates with rounded ridges and deep furrows. o NEEDLES: Usually in bundles of 3, 6 - 10 inches long, slender but fairly stiff, and yellow-green in color. Loblolly Pine is an important timber species with a natural range mostly in the southern coastal states from east Texas to Delaware. It was often found thriving in low, poorly drained sites, giving it the common name, loblolly, a word once used to describe a mire or mud hole. This is one ofthe fastest growing of the southern pines and it enjoys a long life span. Where space allows, it can be a fine shade tree and can tolerate both wet areas and occasional drought. As a timber species, loblolly's strength and hardness make it valuable for both interior and exterior construction lumber and a wide variety of products where good durability is important. Another name for this southern pine is 'old field pine' due to its aggressive habit of populating abandoned farm fields.! ) Loblolly Pine can be ordered from The Tree Book, or 0 online at arborday.org/treestore. FORM: Large at maturity, sometimes reaching 90 feet in height with a trunk 2 - 3 feet in diameter. Lower limbs often self- prune leaving a straight, clear trunk with a somewhat open, oval- shaped crown with horizontal limbs that spread 25 - 35 feet. Loblolly Pines have short tap root with widely-spreading lateral roots. PLANTING: Prefers deep, acidic soils with abundant moisture. Plant in full sunlight and where the space can accommodate a large tree. Suitable for hardiness zones 6 - 9. An official publication of ~ The National ~ Arbor DavFoundation~ 100 Arbor Avenue' Nebraska City, NE 68410' 888-448-7337 a..honl.1y.o."g ~=.-~ 50038701