Dane County

Minutes - Final Unless Amended by

Committee

Tree Board

Consider:

Who benefits? Who is burdened?

Who does not have a voice at the table?

How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?

Monday, July 1, 2024

3:30 PM

In Person Meeting: Attend in person at the Eagle Effigy

Mound at Mendota Health Institute - 10 Muir Dr,

Madison, WI 53704

A. Call To Order

6 -

Present

Supervisor MICHELE RITT, JAY WEISS, LAURA WYATT, MATT NOONE, CORY

RICH, and CATHY BRODBECK

2 - TIERNEY BOCSI, and TEDWARD ERKER

Excused

Also present: Brian Wahl, Lisa Johnson

B. Consideration of Minutes

05.21.2024 MINUTES TREEBOARD

2024

MIN-111

Attachments: 2024 MIN-111

C. Tree Board Operating Agreement

D. Project & General Updates

1. Grant application (skipped this item)

E. Discussion Item

1. Internal Dane County Tree Preservation Resolution: A few members will work on the

issue together as long as there is no walking quorum

2. Parks and Open Space Plan recommendations Wahl submitted some notes about the

Plan, need to submit these to Parks. Noone will send out Wahl’s comments for the

DCTB to review. In addition, Brodbeck and Rich will review the Plan document and

Wahl’s notes, and provide comments by August , 2024.

F. Action Items

1. Additional TB purchases $2000 remaining in budget. The Board discussed building

more tree cribs for Sun Prairie Elementary and Thoreau (no vote on this item yet)

2. Internal Dane County Tree Preservation Resolution BRODBECK wants to see samples

of resolutions so she understands framework and what needs to be in it. RITT says if a

bulleted list of what the board wants in it is provided, she can work with County Board

staff and Corporate Counsel to help write it and turn it into a resolution. The department

involved in the resolution also needs to approve. The list will be generated at the next

meeting on July 16.

3. DCTB Application to the Bock Foundation Grant was submitted for funding to create a

model tree preservation ordinance; CARPC would work on it with DCTB if funded.

NOONE would recuse as he is a CARPC employee; others on staff would work with the

Tree Board

4. Tree Board applicants. Two applicants applied for the 9th seat on the Board.

Candidates are Kate Kendziora and Sean Gere. After much discussion, a motion was

made for the DCTB chair to write an email letter to the County Exec’s office to

recommend Kendziora for the seat.

A motion was made by WEISS, seconded by BRODBECK, that the DCTB chair to

write an email letter to the County Exec’s office to recommend Kendziora for the

seat be approved. The motion carried unanimously 6-0.

G. Future Meeting Items and Dates

July 16th 2024

H. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

I. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law

J. Adjourn

A motion was made by WEISS, seconded by RITT, that the meeting be

adjourned. The motion carried unanimously 6-0.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Lisa Johnson, pending board approval