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<br />Horticultural & Forestry Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />November 3, 2005 <br /> <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />review and comment. Goal is to prepare recommendations to offer to <br />City Council by December. <br />2) HFAB members will purchase a garden plot at the Louisville Historical <br />Museum. Voluntary donation amounts will be finalized at November <br />meeting. <br /> <br />VI. Arboretum <br />Regarding weeding the Xeric Demonstration Garden, Chris will contact Rotary <br />members Dave Russell and/or Brian Wheat to schedule a Saturday this month <br />for volunteers to weed the garden. Dave Clabots suggested calling a Louisville <br />Times photographer to photograph volunteers during the weeding project. <br />Discussion of bindweed mite as a control for field bindweed. <br /> <br />Theresa will provide update in November on jail work crews to care for <br />Arboretum. Chris stated that the Youth Corps does a great deal of Arboretum <br />maintenance during the summer months. Fred suggested that individuals <br />required to perform community service be offered the option of doing Arboretum <br />tasks-Mike offered to check into this. <br /> <br />According to Chris, per Bill Simmons the Arboretum should be established as a <br />501 (c) 3 non-profit. Chris will proceed with Land Management to draft and pay <br />for establishment of non-profit status. The goal is to be able to accept donations <br />for the Arboretum by 2007, with HFAB assuming stewardship of the account. <br /> <br />Re Arboretum signage along Via Appia, a large formal sign near the skatepark <br />entrance will probably have to be postponed due to budget constraints. Chris will <br />work on smaller directional signs, and update Board in November. <br /> <br />VII. City Council Update <br />Time will be set aside during November meeting to draft a summary of HFAB <br />activities to be presented at a future City Council meeting. <br /> <br />VIII. Development of HFAB web page <br />Discussion of content and how to integrate it into the Land Management section <br />of the City's website. Fred will contact Meredith to request her assistance in <br />placing material such as Arboretum information on the website. <br /> <br />IX. Tree ID and Xeric Garden Plant ID Brochure <br />Discussion of placing identification maps and keys on website. In addition, Chris <br />will contact staff at new library to place Arboretum plans and existing print <br />information at library. <br /> <br />X. The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 pm. <br />