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, May 17, 2022
3:45 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
6 -
5 -
Present
Supervisor MICHELE RITT, JAY WEISS, LAURA WYATT, ALEX MODERHOCK,
MCKINZIE MYSZKA, and MATT NOONE
Absent
ADAM HELMINIAK, ADAM ALVES, JAEDAN FESTGE, BRIAN WAHL, and
MARLA EDDY
B. Consideration of Minutes
APR 19 2022 MIN
Attachments: 2022 MIN-052
A motion was made by WYATT, seconded by WEISS, that the Minutes be
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 6-0.
C. Discussion Items
1. Grant options: None were brought up by Board members for review.
2. Potential projects that require budget money: PSAs, Dane County Heritage Oaks
project potentially, Friends of Forest awards, fall tree planting projects.
a. Discussion ensued re supporting the DC Heritage Oaks project being spearheaded
by Howard Veregin, state cartographer. It was brought up that for the Board to
participate, we need an overall plan and desired outcome. It was not decided which work
group the project would be housed in should support go forward. Potential support
activities might include developing a PSA on the project and sending people to a contact
or site for more info if they are willing to have trees on their property measured, or they
want to participate in tree measurement activities on public or private lands. It could also
be advertised on the TB website.
b. This will be a discussion item on the agenda for June. NOONE will speak to
Howard Veregin, state cartographer about how we can support.
c. RITT will connect with ALVES re fall tree planting projects or replacing trees. She
will also review with him the approved County Board budget money re staff for tree
planting.