HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-06-21 Arborist Advisory Committee Minutes
Harry Kim
Mayor
County of Hawaii
ARBORIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Aupuni Center 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288 Fax (808) 961-8742
Minutes
Meeting on June 21, 2007
Planning Department Conference Room – Aupuni Center – Hilo, Hawaii
Present:
AAC members: Chairperson Leonard Bisel, Vice Chairperson Jan Anderson,
Sharron Stanbro, Counsel Diane Noda (Corporation Counsel staff) & Esther
Imamura (Planning staff)
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 10:20 am.
ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
It was moved by Chair Bisel and seconded by S. Stanbro to accept the minutes of the
May 24, 2007 meeting as corrected. Motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1.Moreton Bay Fig Mock-up Sign – Chair Bisel.
Chair Bisel presented and Committee discussed mock-ups of signs. It was moved by J.
Anderson, and seconded by Chair Bisel to accept mock-up sign Option 6 with changes as
sign for Moreton Bay Fig. Motion carried unanimously. Next step is to obtain prices for
signs.
2.Status on the Proposal to Submit Grant Requests to Kaulunani Council – M. Kraus.
M. Kraus was unable to attend the meeting. Item continued to next meeting.
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
1.Schedule date of next meeting.
The next meeting is scheduled to be held on Thursday, July 12, 2007, in the Planning
Department Conference Room at 10:00 am.
2.Set agenda for next meeting.
No new items for the agenda.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
None
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:55 am.
APPROVED: January 16, 2008