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5. POLICY BOARD BUSINESS 5.01: Update on Public Tree Survey(A Resilient Communities Program Project) City Planner Anderson presented the staff report. He stated that the purpose of this case is to provide the Board a status update on the Resilient Communities Program project to complete a survey of Public Trees. He noted that there was an initial classroom training offered by the student group that was held on Friday, April 13. He stated that there was supposed to be an outdoor training session held on April 14 but that was canceled due to a snow storm. He noted that because of the late winter, which delayed the leaf-out of most trees, it was agreed to delay the outdoor training session until late May or early June. He noted that the professor of this course has now offered to conduct a 'refresher' classroom training for those volunteers that did attend the initial training, but also for any others that were interested in volunteering to assist with the survey. He advised that the two new training dates are now set for Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2. He noted that the students have also made training materials available online and have created tree identification cards that can be used for those assisting with the survey. He provided additional details on the process for the survey and the information that this will provide. He stated that the data will help the City to plan for issues such as Emerald Ashe Borer, and ensure tree diversity exists in the City owned land. He welcomed any interested members of the public to attend the upcoming training sessions. Board Member Covart asked if the teams are composed of two people. The City Planner stated that ideally the teams would be composed of three people. He stated that ensures safety and will also help to talk through items like species identification and health condition to determine how many points are given. Board Member Fetterley asked the length of time that this survey would take. City Planner Anderson stated that he has been told that this will take on average ten minutes per tree, noting higher times in the beginning and lower times once people are comfortable with the process. He estimated that this would be a total of 400 hours of time and noted that 16 to 18 volunteers would be helpful. Acting Mayor LeTourneau stated that this is a great project and will supply the City with knowledge to prepare itself for issues that arise with trees. 5.02: Update on Pollinator Friendly Projects City Planner Anderson presented the staff report. He stated that the City of Ramsey is partnering with the City of Andover on two(2)native landscape and pollinator friendly projects this year. He noted that Andover has hosted a Native Plant Sale for a couple of years and earlier this year, staff was asked if there was interest in participating in some fashion with their Native Plant Sale. He stated that rather than holding separate events, Ramsey staff is simply promoting the Native Plant Sale that will be held at the Andover City Hall on June 2. He stated that there will be information in the next Weekly Update and on the website. He noted that information was also included in the May/June issue of the Ramsey Resident newsletter promoting the event. He stated that Andover also holds a pollinator friendly tour of properties that have made changes to make more pollinator Environmental Policy Board/May 21, 2018 Page 2 of 4