2007-06-21 Arborist Advisory Committee Minutes

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3.Status on the Exceptional Tree Assessment Protocol – J. Anderson/ M. Kraus. J. Anderson reported that M. Kraus is working on fine-tuning the assessment form. Item continued to next meeting. 4.Status on a Form to Document Work on Exceptional Trees - Chair Bisel. This form still needs to be generated. Item continued to next meeting. 5.Status on the Procedure to Remove the `Ohe Tree at Manuka State Park from the List of Exceptional Trees and for the Nomination of the Vancouver Orange Tree – E. Imamura E. Imamura will work with Corporation Counsel to get ordinance drafted for County Council approval. S. Stanbro clarified that there are two trees in Manuka State Park that need to be removed from the exceptional tree list, the `Ohe and Koki`o. Counsel Noda suggested adding the removal of the Koki`o Tree from the exceptional tree list to the next meeting agenda to provide adequate public notification. The Committee discussed how and when to present ordinance to County Council. S. Stanbro will attend all Council meetings pertaining to the proposed ordinances to remove and add these exceptional trees. E. Imamura will coordinate letters from the owners of the three trees. 6.Recruitment to Fill Vacancy on the Committee – Chair Bisel S. Stanbro found someone who is interested in joining the Committee. J. Anderson suggested sending letter or nomination forms to Outdoor Circles on the island. S. Stanbro commented that past attempts to recruit within Outdoor Circles have not been successful. Chair Bisel suggested checking with Mayor’s office to see how they would like the Committee to recruit a new committee member. Counsel Noda will check with Corporation Counsel to see what the best way to recruit would be. NEW BUSINESS 1.April 30, 2007 email from Michael B. Thomas requesting a letter supporting his proposal for a Kaulunani Urban & Forestry Program grant to create an Exceptional Tree website and educational database. Chair Bisel noted that M. Thomas is the executive director of the Centre for International Ethnomedicinal Education and Research (CIEER). He proposes to develop a website which includes all the exceptional trees in the State. Kaulunani requested that he get letters of support from the other Arborist Advisory Committees. Counsel Noda suggested having Planning Director and Mayor review Chair Bisel’s draft letter of support prior to finalizing it. E. Imamura will handle this. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS