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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - BC - 2020.12.03BURLINGAME BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION Approved Minutes December 3, 2020 The regularly scheduled meeting of the Beautification Commission was called to order via Zoom at 6:30 pm by Commissioner Kearney. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Kirchner, Kearney, Hunt, Dinuri, and Bauer Absent: None Staff. Parks and Recreation Director Glomstad, Parks and Recreation Superintendent/City Arborist Disco and Recording Secretary Borba Others: None MINUTES Commissioner Kirchner made a motion to approve the October 1, 2020 minutes. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Dinuri and was approved 5-0. CORRESPONDENCE None PUBLIC COMMENT Mayor Beach stated she was happy to attend the year's final meeting and thanked the Commissioners for their incredible service to the City. She congratulated the outgoing chair Commissioner Kearney and the incoming chair Commissioner Dinuri. Mayor Beach extended a thank you for the Commissioners great work on behalf of the City Council. OLD BUSINESS 1. Update of Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) Park Superintendent/City Arborist Disco read the staff report to the Commissioners. Director Glomstad asked the Commissioners if the document captured the recommendations of the Commission. Commissioner Dinuri and Bauer felt the document flowed well. Commission Kirchner commented that titles for documents should be referred to with the same title throughout the document and add links where appropriate. Commissioner Kearney stated all the content request had been included. Commissioner Dinuri made a motion to approve the draft update to the Urban Forest Management Plan with the changes suggested tonight by Commissioner Kirchner. Commissioner Bauer seconded the motion and was approved 5-0. NEW BUSINESS 1. Commissioner Rotation Commissioner Kearney read the staff report. Commissioner Kearney passed the gavel to new chair Commissioner Dinuri and vice -chair Commissioner Hunt. REPORTS 1. Director Glomstad Director Glomstad reported the City has a new system to store documents called Laserfiche. She stated Laserfiche would be able to processes Protected Tree Removal Permits and payment online, and it should be ready to go live in early 2021. Director Glomstad announced the Tree Lighting Ceremony is tomorrow night. Director Glomstad stated it is a prerecorded half-hour video you can watch online and will be posted on the Parks & Recreation Facebook page. Director Glomstad reported the Community Center is on schedule. She encouraged the Commissioners to take a look at the website for updates and drone images. Director Glomstad thanked past Chair Kearney for a great job and the Commissioners for their hard work. 2. Parks Superintendent/City Arborist Arborist Disco stated the City had hired an independent arborist to evaluate all the park's trees. The independent arborist will provide Arborist Disco with a report identifying trimming or removals the City should address. This information will be entered into the TreeKeeper inventory system for future reference. Arborist Disco shared the arborist report on the Palms on Carol Avenue with the Commissioners. Arborist Disco stated there are 43 palm trees on Carol Avenue and, on average, are 75 to 85 feet. He reported the Palm tree that broken in half was dry and rotted in the area where it failed. The remaining trees look good. The independent arborist's recommendation to the City is to do some pruning on the palms, and as they are removing the dead frons, inspect the trees further. The independent arborist also recommended to re -inspect in a year or two. Commissioner Bauer asked if the City would be trimming the Palm trees. Arborist Disco stated the City Contractor would be trimming the Palm trees. Arborist Disco stated he would be removing a few more trees on Easton Drive with structural problems and one on Burlingame Avenue. The trees will be removed and replace in the next couple of months. 3. Commissioner Hunt None 4. Commissioner Bauer None 5. Commissioner Kirchner Commissioner Kirchner inquired if the Commission should draft a letter to the City Council commending them on undergrounding of utilities on El Camino Real. The Commissioners agreed with the recommendation. Commissioner Kirchner will draft a letter, and it will be placed on the next agenda. 6. Commissioner Kearney Commissioner Kearney commented positively on the Protected Tree Removal Permit application processes going online. 7. Commissioner Dinuri Commissioner Dinuri inquired about a tree on El Camino Real that had fungus growth on the root system at Floribunda and Bellevue on the east side. Arborist Disco stated it is a sulfur fungus and comes out after the first rain. The next Beautification Commission meeting is on January 7, 2021. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:21 pm. Respectfully submitted, Gina Borba Administrative Staff