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Arborist Advisory Committee <br />January 3, 2020 meeting minutes <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 6, 2019 COMMITTEE MINUTES <br /> <br />th <br />Vice Chair Sudler moved to approve the December 6 minutes. Committee member <br />Friday seconded the motion. <br />The Committee voted 5-0 with one excused to approve the minutes. <br /> <br />COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCES REP. TO ATTEND MEETING TO DISCUSS NEW <br />ARBORIST POSITION <br /> <br />No Human Resources representative was present to discuss the new Arborist position. <br />Chair Bisel asked that we carry this agenda item over to the next meeting. <br /> <br /> <br />DISCUSSION OF DRAFT COUNTY PLAN OF ACTION FOR TO ADVISE THE <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE MAYOR’S OFFICE TO PURSUE <br />ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO ESTABLISH A TREE <br />MAINTENANCE CREW THROUGH A REORGANIZATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT <br />OF PARKS AND RECREATION <br /> <br />Executive Assistant Messina met with Roxcie Waltjen and was informed that Parks and <br />Rec would love to have an Arborist Position. <br /> <br />Committee member Friday questioned if this position would be flexible under different <br />departments. <br /> <br />Messina, replied HR would be the department that would be in charge of shaping this <br />position. <br /> <br />Chair Bisel, asked to keep this agenda item for the next meeting. <br /> <br />STATUS OF COMMITTEE MEMBER EXCEPTIONAL TREE NOMINATIONS <br /> <br />Chair Bisel explained that this would be a good way to jump start the exceptional tree <br />nominations by learning the process and completing the forms by the first quarter of <br />2020. <br />Committee member Wyban, did some research on the coconut groves along the <br />bayfront highway. She discovered that those trees were donated by Shipman and <br />planted by boy scouts for shoreline resiliency. <br /> <br />Vice Chair Sudler pointed out that only Big Island doesn’t have any neighborhood <br />boards. *Jonathan pointed this out as one reason why the issue at the Panaewa <br />Equestrian Center got to this point with no public notice or outcry. <br />Committee member Friday suggested that the Committee start with a single tree <br />nomination. Chair Bisel also mentioned that homeowners can get a tax break if they <br />have an exceptional tree on their property. <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />