Dane County  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Tree Board  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, December 17, 2024  
3:45 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the Lyman  
Anderson building 5201 Fen Oak Dr; Meeting  
Room Driftless; attend virtually via Zoom.  
See below for additional instructions on how to attend the meeting and provide public  
testimony.  
Interpreters must be requested in advance; please see the bottom of the agenda for more information.  
Los intérpretes deben solicitarse con anticipación; consulte el final de la agenda para obtener más  
información.  
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The December 17, 2024, Tree Board meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Members of the public can either  
attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person at the Lyman Anderson building, 5201 Fen Oak Dr, Meeting Room  
Driftless, Madison, WI 53718.  
The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and  
access information will be emailed to you):  
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LINNba2XRWiTeCEoMKA2rQ  
This link will be active until the end of the meeting.  
To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following three toll-free phone numbers:  
1-833-548-0276  
1-833-548-0282  
1-888-788-0099  
When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 918 4161 8515  
PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
IN PERSON: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO  
REGISTER VIA THE ZOOM LINK ABOVE EVEN IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING IN PERSON.  
In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.  
VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual  
registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the  
meeting.  
In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom  
or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the  
body.  
If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please  
send them to: johnson.lisa@danecounty.gov  
A. Call To Order  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2024 MIN-350 Tree Board Minutes 2024-11-19  
Attachments:  
C. Tree Board Operating Agreement  
1. Have a common understanding of Acronyms. CARPC, Capital  
Area Regional Panning Commission, assists regional governments  
with planning efforts and assists DNR with water quality  
management. OFS, Operation Fresh Start, assisting youth with  
social barriers obtain work experience and education. TCC, Tree  
Canopy Collaborative, a diverse group of professionals whose goal is  
to increase tree Canopy. WAA, Wisconsin Arborists Association.  
DCTB, Dane County Tree Board.  
2. This will be an evolving agreement between board members that  
can help our team create an environment in how we communicate  
and operate.  
• Action-oriented agenda items: “decide, brainstorm, weigh in on” –  
• Shift from reporting and information-sharing to engaging  
• Be deliberately engaged  
• All members of the board feel valued and respected  
• Permission to be unpolished  
• Communicate the ask  
• Hear from everyone  
• Make new members feel welcome  
• Follow up on request/tasks (accountable)  
• Start on time / end on time  
• Review TB Minutes prior to TB Meetings  
D. Project & General Updates  
1. Website  
2. Midwest Climate Collaborative Conference  
3. Heartwood Tree Company heritage oak tree sale  
4. Heritage Oak School Trees  
E. Discussion Items  
1. Consider forming a small group to work on Arboriculture specs for  
Dane CO, which could/should include tree protection guidelines for  
construction etc.  
a. Why? If we are asking folks to seek forestry’s input/approval on  
projects then we should have some guidelines for them to work from  
b. Adam/Forestry cannot be everywhere all at once – so this guide  
can tell folks what should be happening/ how things should be “being  
planted” for example- this can also then stand for evidence for  
enforcement of poor work (i.e redo this to match the specs you were  
provided) As reference/starting block we can use the Village of  
Howard’s or the City of Racine’s guides  
2. Thinking about how we can best serve communities with/about  
tree ordinances  
a. We’d like to create a sample/”model” Tree Preservation ordinance  
for communities to have a starting place for their own Tree  
Preservation Ordinances  
b. Ordinance tools (review some – I’ll send in a separate e-mail) can  
we do we want to make our own? Model of existing with Dane County  
tweaks or just host other’s stuff?  
i. This is valid for both Regular Tree ordinances (AKA Tree  
Protection Ordinances) as well as Tree Preservation/heritage tree  
ordinances  
c. How do we get folks to know about and use? Do we have a plan?  
Should we make one and what does that look like?  
3. Review/Add/Edit Dane County Tree Policy Resolution ingredients  
for forwarding on at the conclusion of the meeting.  
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4. Discussion re: Madison College Tree Apprenticeship Program  
support letter  
F. Action Items  
1. Additional TB purchases (place holder).  
G. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
1. To be determined  
H. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda  
I. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
J. Adjourn  
Note: If you need an interpreter, translator, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations to  
access this service, activity or program, please call the phone number below—preferably at least three  
business days but no fewer than 24 hours prior to the meeting.  
Nota: Si necesita un intérprete, un traductor o materiales en formatos alternativos o cualquier otra  
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24 horas antes del evento en cuestión.  
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Lisa Johnson at Johnson.lisa@danecounty.gov, 608-224-3715, 711 for Wisconsin Relay