Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Tree Board Policy Work Group  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, June 21, 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  
3 - Lead Member MICHELE RITT, MATT NOONE, and ALEX MODERHOCK  
1 - MARLA EDDY  
Present  
Absent  
Also Present: Lisa Johnson  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MAY 17 2022 TREE BOARD MIN  
Attachments: 2022 MIN-099  
A motion was made by RITT, seconded by NOONE, that the Minutes be approved.  
The motion carried by a voice vote 3-0.  
C. Discussion Items  
1. Discussion of workgroup organization and meeting schedule. – Keeping current  
schedule as is.  
2. Policy ideas to explore – Tree protection/ replanting program (trees of a certain  
diameter).  
- Planting more fruit trees as well.  
- Reaching out to each location to see how they set up their policies to set up  
something similar in Madison?  
- Review policies and websites for next month’s meeting.  
- Adding request to preserve civil war trees in Town of Berry (Southern WI)  
D. Presentations  
E. Reports to Committee  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
1. Next meeting July 19, 2022, August 16, 2022, September 20, 2022, October 25, 2022,  
November 22, 2022, NO December meeting.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by NOONE, seconded by MODERHOCK, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously 3-0.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Alexander Moderhock