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TREE COMMISSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE MINUTES, JUNE 5, 1991 <br /> 12:00n, Rams Realty, 315 W. Broadway <br /> MEMBERS ATTENDING: Ron Schmaedick, Jenny Sirnio, Jackie Chama <br /> Absent: Mary Bentsen; Staff attending: Jan Staszewski Visitors: <br /> Myrnie Daut, Greta Utecht, Risk Services, City of Eugene <br /> Agenda: <br /> 1. Approval of last minutes. <br /> 2. Tree Maintenance Program follow -up <br /> - Jenny Sirnio <br /> - Discussion with City Risk Dept. representatives on licensing, <br /> liability <br /> 3. EWEB brochure <br /> 4. Pre - Statehood Tree Brochure <br /> - Response from Dennis Leuck <br /> 5. Calendar <br /> 6. Seedling transplant program - Jan Staszewski <br /> 1. Minutes approved <br /> 2. Tree Maintenance education program: <br /> Committee listed four potential focus groups: Utility <br /> workers; private arborists /tree maintenance people; Public works, <br /> parks, city staff; Public school maintenance personnel. <br /> Jenny reported on her conversation with Tony Lum about EWEB's <br /> participation in Tree Maintenance training. Discussion covered <br /> optimum timing for participation. (Crews prune spring /summer when <br /> visual impact greatest vs. potential winter pruning schedule.) <br /> Tony suggested establishing pruning goals based on specific <br /> situation. For example: Using the visible corridors such as 13th <br /> St. as demonstration program to demonstrate how pruning can work <br /> with power line. <br /> Other ideas for focus: pruning techniques for trees next to <br /> power lines; tree structure compatibility with power lines; <br /> pruning vs. actual removal. <br /> Tony also indicated that EWEB may be receptive to idea of <br /> working with the Commission on a training program. <br /> He also said that the majority of requests /comments about EWEB <br /> pruning were requests for tree removal vs. concerns about pruning <br /> techniques. Jan said City calls ran in same vein. <br /> Discussion: Near view (kitchen window to tree) vs. highway views <br /> are different. People see different things. Power companies do <br /> most of pruning vs. less from phone, cable companies. Focus could <br /> be to train one key person who then trains others. <br /> 2b. Greta Utecht spoke to Committee about how city licensing now <br /> works. <br /> Synopsis: Landscape contractors must now have license through <br /> state. This however is a simple registration. No qualification is <br />