Horticulture and Forestry Advisory Board 2005

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Horticultural & Forestry Advisory Board Minutes November 3, 2005 Page 3 of 5 (4) :Fundraising strategies for the Arboretum.- Funding.and:w •Grant Opportunities, : t Chris Lichty provided copies to the Board of the last Colorado Tree Coalition (CTC) grant application. Discussion was held about the grant application process. By consensus, the Board decided to put together the Grant Application, which is to be submitted by December 9.' 'Matt and Theresa will work with Chris to develop the grant application. The grant requires a match. The_Board:. - discussed possible. partners in the project and:sources for the required match. Theresa and Matt are to report back, to the Board on December 1 regarding; progress, on the: application. . Matt recommended that we pursue the "brick recognition" fund raising project for seeking donations for the arboretum. This topic is to be included in future Board meetings regarding fund raising. The Board was reminded that Dave Russell will be doing research to identify other funding opportunities (grants, donations; etc.) and report his findings to the Board at the December meeting. A general discussion was held about the management of the Arboretum. ,Caryl has observed children - playing in the'xeric's garden. She expressed 'concern about the prairie dogs in , the field west of the Arboretum, SE of,the police° station. ` In the past, prairie dogs ate irrigation lines'and'dug holes'in,the Arboretum VIII. Forestry Ordinance Forestry ordinance is going before Council sometime in Noveniber'so that the new council members can be involved in the process. r • IX. Open Government Charter Amendment. Discussion was held.about the Open Government procedures and about the limitations placed on a working advisory board by not being able to circulate • working documents freely. If this becomes a serious' impediment to the Board