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Thursday, August 17, 2023 Time: 8:30 PM (local time) Location: Teams Room, Paducah City Hall Alternate location: N/A Minutes/Comments provided in BLUE: Board Meeting AGENDA (Regular Meeting)
Establishment of a Quorum of Board QUORUM ESTABLISHED – See Attendance Sign-in sheet
Guest Introductions/Log Attendance (Chairman) o Introduction of New Member – Jinny McCormick o Candidates (none presently) – Jerry Welch (970) 492-5972
Old Business/Follow-up:
Outreaching to other groups in our community: Garden clubs, etc. for assistance with Urban
Forestry/Paducah Trees awareness and projects:
By-laws Committee updates:
Members: Jonathan, Chris Dye, Amie Clark
Progress
New/On-going Business:
Trees for review and/or permit approval:
1400 Reed Avenue
Cluster of Oaks near new backyard fence (see attached)
TAB to review ASAP – J. Perkins to prepare letter
1035 Elmdale Road
Large Pin Oak growing in right-of-way (see attached)
TAB to review ASAP – J. Perkins to prepare letter
General updates from Board?
City/County Planning commission meetings?
Carson Park Master Plan currently in the works with MC Fiscal Court
Paducah Riverfront Redevelopment design nearing completion – 90%
Tree Week 2023: Scheduled for October 6-15. WKCTC is seeking opportunities in our
community and at WKCTC for events.
Suggestion from TAB to announce Tree Week from City’s Facebook page/website. If
there is an event Paducah Power has volunteered to auger holes for tree planting and will
support new planting.
First Christian Church is hosting a Men’s event on Tuesday September 19th at the
church – Chris Dye and Jonathan Perkins plan on attending for TAB.
Department Updates?
Rick Murphy brought up the occurrence of tree deaths (new plantings) on public projects.
States that it’s happening a lot and that there are several at the moment along the
Riverfront (Schultz Park area specifically). He has concerns about this continuing to
happen on new projects.
RM states that the contractors need to plant trees the way they are specified in the project
plans and specifications.
Next Meeting Dates (as posted on paducahky.gov calendar):
October 19, 2023, 8:30 AM, Teams Room
December 21, 2023 (Tentative), 8:30 AM, Teams Room
OUR PURPOSE:
(1) To hear all appeals from denials of applications for permits required by this article. (2) To adopt rules for the conduct of such hearings, which rules shall uniformly apply to all such appeals.
(3) To follow the hearing of such appeal to cause its decision to be reduced to writing. (4) To advise appropriate municipal agencies on matters of care, preservation, planting, removal, replacement or disposition of trees in parks, along streets and in public areas as needed.
(5) To promote urban forestry. (6) To review and recommend as necessary the master street tree plan prepared and submitted by the Appointee. Attached Images:
1400 Reed Avenue
1035 Elmdale Road
PADUCAH TREE ADVISORY BOARD – Attendance Sign-in
Thursday, August 17, 2023 Time: 8:30 PM Location: Team Room, Paducah City Hall
Name: Email: Organization:
Jonathan Perkins jonathan@pla-design.com TAB Chair
Brian Thomasson bthomasson@paducahpower.com Paducah Power Company/Permanent Member
Chris Jones cjones@scbarchitects.com Member
Amie Clark aclark@paducahky.gov Park Dept., Permanent Member
Chris Dye chrisndye@gmail.com Member
Jinny McCormick Jinny8675309@gmail.com Member
Pam Patterson writerpam@hotmail.com Guest, First Christian Church
Leah Eubanks Leubanks@fccpaducah.org Guest, First Christian Church
Rick Murphy rmurphy@paducahky.gov Engineering, Permanent Member
TREE BOARD\0-Letters of Recommendation\TAB_LetterOfOpinion_Elmdale-Reed_090423/docx Page 1
PADUCAH TREE ADVISORY BOARD
300 S 5th Street,
Paducah, Kentucky 42003
September 4, 2023
Rick Murphy, City Engineer
City of Paducah
300 S 5th Street
Paducah, Kentucky 42003
RE: Review of Trees in Public R/W: 1035 Elmdale Rd, 1400 Reed Ave.
Mr. Murphy, et al:
On August 18, 2023, Mr. Greg Guebert with the City of Paducah requested a review of 1 pin oak
(Quercus palustris) at 1035 Elmdale Rd. and a cluster of 3 trees – pin oak and cherrybark oak (Quercus
pagoda) at 1400 Reed Ave. by the Paducah Tree Advisory Board (TAB).
Upon review of the above listed tree locations, the following is the opinion of the Board:
1035 Elmdale Rd. – The existing tree lives within the grass utility strip between the sidewalk and the
asphalt street. It is infringing into the sidewalk and the roadbed however the tree is in good to excellent
condition and is in no apparent need for correction or removal. It is recommended that this tree be
preserved in good health and that a permeable and flexible paving material be used to replace the
existing sidewalk if required. Minimal disturbance of the tree’s root is necessary to maintain the health of
the tree.
1400 Reed Ave. – The cluster of existing trees live along a minimally-used gravel alleyway across from a
new home and PVC fence. The trees appear to be in good to excellent condition - very healthy and
unlikely to fail. It is recommended to preserve all trees in good health.
If there are any further questions or clarifications, please don’t hesitate to respond.
Respectfully,
Paducah Tree Advisory Board
Jonathan E. Perkins, PLA, ISA Certified Arborist KY-0768A
Chairman
[Cc: File]
Hon. George Bray
Mayor
Jonathan E. Perkins, PLA
Chairman