HomeMy WebLinkAboutTAB_SPECIALMeetingAgenda_032923 - Minutes PADUCAH TREE ADVISORY BOARD Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Time: 1:30 PM (local time)
Location: Teams Room, Paducah City Hall
Alternate location: N/A Minutes/Comments provided in BLUE:
Board Meeting AGENDA (Special-Called Meeting)
Establishment of a Quorum of Board QUORUM ESTABLISHED – See Attendance Sign-in sheet
Guest Introductions/Log Attendance (Chairman)
New/On-going Business:
Discussion of recent tree removals throughout City of Paducah
Recommendations of Tree Advisory Board (TAB) with respect to the management/oversight
of Paducah’s urban forest & tree canopy
Review of TAB structure per Code of Ordinances, Chapter 118.
Discussion of on-going role of TAB
General discussion of conditions of our city trees/urban forest and how the City intends to
address tree removals relative to new development. Great amount of concern and frustration
voiced to Mayor Bray and Jonathan E. Perkins (TAB Chairman).
Next Meeting Dates (as posted on paducahky.gov calendar):
April 20, 2023, 8:30 AM, Teams Room
June 15, 2023, 8:30 AM, Teams Room August 17, 2023, 8:30 AM, Teams Room
October 19, 2023, 8:30 AM, Teams Room
December 21, 2023 (Tentative)
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.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE PADUCAH TREE ADVISORY BOARD TO: Public/Media There will be a Special Called Meeting of the Paducah Tree Advisory Board at
1:30 pm on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, held at Paducah City Hall Team Room,
Paducah, KY 42003. The Agenda for the meeting is attached to this Notice.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Executed by electronic mail to the Media on March 22, 2023
PADUCAH TREE ADVISORY BOARD – Attendance Sign-in Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Team Room, Paducah City Hall
Name: Email: Organization:
Jonathan Perkins jonathan@pla-design.com TAB Chair