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?  
Tuesday, October 1, 2024  
3:45 PM  
San Damiano Park, Monona, WI 53716  
A. Call To Order  
Meeting was called to order at 4:02.  
6 -  
Present  
Supervisor MICHELE RITT, MATT NOONE, CORY RICH, CATHY BRODBECK,  
TIERNEY BOCSI, and TEDWARD ERKER  
2 - JAY WEISS, and LAURA WYATT  
Excused  
Also Present: Adam Alves, Lisa Johnson  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Tree Board Minutes 2024.09.17  
2024  
MIN-255  
Attachments: 2024 MIN-255  
MOTION to approve by BOSCI, seconded by ERKER, MOTION PASSES (6-0)  
C. Tree Board Operating Agreement  
No change  
D. Project & General Updates  
1. Tree cribs NOONE reviewed Thoreau planting, Sun Prairie planting. NOONE  
mentioned some other potential school sites.  
2. Duluth Trading Company (Schlecht Family Foundation) NOONE reviewed process to  
apply for funding and what you can apply for. The grant has three cycles during the year.  
The next one is in December.  
3. Village of Dane Tree Planting: BRODBECK planned and will host a 125th anniversary  
event celebrating Dane’s incorporation which will feature a tree-planting. The Tree  
Planting Event will be Monday, October 28th at Capitol Valley Park, 720 Capitol Dr,  
Village of Dane, Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.  
4. Tamarack Trails Commemorative Tree Planting: The Tamarack Trails Neighborhood  
Association received Heritage Oak seedlings from the Tree Board. Some will be planted  
as commemorative trees on October 18, 2024. BOSCI will attend the event and give info  
on oak savannas.  
E. Discussion Items  
1. Policy Resolution Update: RITT met with Hicklin about the tree preservation policy  
resolution. Hicklin supports the draft, RITT submitted it to County Board staff for review.  
2. TB Parks and Open Spaces comments Alves talked to Alex DeSmidt of Dane  
County Parks. Alves and DeSmidt will review Tree Board comments and make an initial  
draft.  
3. Future Meeting locations  
F. Action Items  
None  
G. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
NOONE will send a poll for dates for the November meeting.  
H. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
I. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
J. Adjourn  
MOTION to adjourn made by ERKER, seconded by RICH. MOTION passes (6-0).  
Meeting adjourned at 5:08 pm.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Lisa Johnson, pending board approval.