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CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />GENDA ITEM II <br />A <br />SUBJECT: ANNUAL REPORT – HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY ADVISORY <br />BOARD <br />DATE:MAY 27, 2014 <br />PRESENTED BY: HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY ADVISORY BOARD <br />LIST HIGHLIGHTS AND SUCESSES OF THE PAST YEAR: <br /> Public Landscape Plan Review <br /> Arbor Day Tree Planting <br /> Educational Seed Presentation <br /> Ribbon Cutting Event for Arboretum Improvements <br />WHAT WORKED WELL FOR YOUR BOARD THIS PAST YEAR? <br />Overall, a very successful year due to excellent group dynamics. <br />WHAT DID NOT WORK WELL FOR YOUR BOARD THIS PAST YEAR? <br />Nothing went wrong. <br />LIST PLANS/GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR: <br /> Promote the Arboretum and support the below mentioned projects <br /> Emerald Ash Borer Workshop (occurred in February of 2014) <br /> Educational Seed Presentation (occurred in March of 2014) <br /> Arbor Day Tree Planting (occurred in April of 2014) <br /> Tree Pruning Workshop (planned for Fall of 2014) <br />IN WHAT AREAS DO YOU NEED CITY COUNCIL INPUT/FEEDBACK? <br />No clarification, input, or feedback from City Council is needed. Awarding funding for <br />Arboretum projects is requested. <br />KNOWING THAT FUNDING IS LIMITED AND NOT ALL PROGRAMS WILL BE A <br />PRIORITY IN ANY GIVEN BUDGET YEAR, WHAT PROJECTS/ <br />PROGRAMS/POSITIONS ETC. DOES THIS BOARD RECOMMEND THE CITY <br />COUNCIL FUND IN NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET? <br /> Arboretum Restroom <br /> Arboretum Landscape Renovation Plan <br /> Arboretum Signage on Via Appia <br />ARE THERE LEGISLATIVE ISSUES (NEW LAWS, AMENDMENTS, CODES, ETC.) <br />THIS BOARD WOULD ENCOURAGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER? <br />No <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />2 <br />