Horticulture and Forestry Advisory Board 2002

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• September 5, 2002 Louisville Horticulture & Forestry Advisory Board Attendees: Susan Spaulding, Betty Solek, David Russell, Michael Frontczak, Judith Turner, Patty Wilson, & Teny Cook Call to order: Susan Minutes approval — Susan/David - approved with revisions Public Comment —. No public Special Attendee: Cindy Lair, Directory of the Department of Land Management Introduction by Cindy Lair Cindy's new department will be responsible for all city -owned lands: parks, medians, roadsides, cemetery, arboretum, ball fields and open space. A Land Management Web Site is also planned. HFAB information would be linked to that site. Meredith in the City Manager's office will be the Web Master. Cindy will personally work on: • the Open Space Master Plan • forestry plans with David Sexton such as re- forestation issues • land acquisition Cindy then discussed the open position for a Project Land Manager whose primary responsibility will be to implement design plans. An interview committee has been established with their first meeting being on Wednesday, September 11. Old Business City Drought Update The committee reviewed the proposed letter (from the committee) to the City Council paragraph by paragraph. Our goal was to make the document more concise. Susan Spaulding will revise the text per the edits and e-mail the revised letter to all board members for review. Hillside Update Cindy reported from her tour of the Via Appia Hillside Restoration Project with David Sexton. She was very pleased with the amount of grass which has germinated largely in the absence of water. She is very interested in getting control of the kochia and bindweed which have germinated in abundant numbers amongst the plantings. Herbicide use is planned in the coolness of the autumn. She wants to get the broadleaf weeds under control before overseeding with wildflowers. Overseeding is currently budgeted. David Sexton has been talking to Advanced Resource Management in Lafayette on the design and production of interpretative signs for the hillside. A budget has not been established with the City Manager. HFAB will be involved in the design reviews for the signage.