Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Tree Board Outreach Work Group  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, October 25, 2022  
4:00 PM  
Virtual Zoom Meeting: See top of agenda for  
instructions on how to join the webinar or call in by  
phone  
A. Call To Order  
Present  
3 - Lead Member LAURA WYATT, ALEX MODERHOCK, and JAY WEISS  
1 - MCKINZIE MYSZKA  
Absent  
All others Present: JOHNSON  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
7.26.2022 MINUTES TREEBOARD OUTREACH  
2022  
MIN-234  
Attachments: 2022 MIN-234  
A motion was made by WEISS, seconded by WYATT, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Discussion Items  
• PSAs:  
o WORT:  
more flexibility: with regard to time constraints  
free of charge so we should look at elevating content in future meetings  
o Non-WORT:  
Current budget is approx. $1000 for remainder of year  
Funds need to be spent by end of November  
WYATT proposed that we have one or two PSAs ready to be sure funds are used;  
JOHNSON: we have 12 previous topics to select from, all agree that fall watering  
is too late; de-icing and pruning oaks seem like the best options; standing dead ash  
(better price in winter months) and winter treatment of spongy moth would also work.  
WEISS motions to advance two PSAs to elevate by end of November: de-icing  
and oak pruning; WYATT seconds. JOHNSON will elevate. Passed unanimously  
• Proposed website changes:  
o WYATT: interim solution to add topical items to home page where redundant ‘Dane  
County Tree Board’ in gray font color is located (not in header)  
o WYATT: Change gray font ‘Dane County Tree Board’ to ‘In the News/Get Involved’  
o Topics could include Heritage Oaks; Tree Canopy Group; Arbor Day Events; Madison  
College courses; Cambridge Tree Project (as model for other communities) etc.  
o Matt Noone has heritage oaks content ready; WEISS will reach out to get content and  
photo of oak and share with group.  
o JOHNSON will work to have content added to website  
D. Presentations  
E. Reports to Committee  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
November 22 4pm.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by WEISS, seconded by WYATT, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously 3-0.  
Minutes Respectfully submitted by Jay Weiss pending council approval