Urban Forestry Tree Commission

BO AR D M EM BE R S Joy Winbourne – D2, Chair Alexander Elton – D5 Joseph Johnson – D1 Robin Karoway-Waterhouse – D3 C ON T A CT URBAN FORESTRY TREE COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA • 50 Officer Manny Familia Way • Worcester, MA 01605 Wednesday October 29, 2025 @ 6:00 PM • Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 PM Department of Parks, Recreation & Cemetery • Phone: 508-799-1190 Administrative Office – Meeting Room A • Email: 50 Officer Manny Familia Way Worcester, MA 01605 Worcestertrees@worcesterma.gov • Website: www.worcesterma.gov/parks/trees The Urban Forestry Tree Commission meeting will be held in-person at the date, time and location listed above. Meeting attendees will additionally have options to participate remotely by joining online or by The Urban Forestry Tree Commission is phone: committed to ensuring that its public meetings are accessible to all. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in the meeting, • Use the following link to join the meeting via computer: please reach out to the staff contact listed. While boards and commissions do their best to 1) Go to www.team.com accommodate you, certain accommodation may 2) Enter Meeting ID: 292 729 110 797 2 not be available if requested within short notice of 3) Enter Password: py3qb6mn the scheduled meeting. Requests for American Sign Language interpretation must be made 10 4) Join the meeting now business days or more in advance of the meeting. Hay disponibles servicios de interpretación y • Call 1-469-998-7682 (Access Code: 861 054 565#) otras adaptaciones con solicitud previa. ‫ﺗﺘﻮﻓﺮ اﻟﺘﺮﺟﻤﺔ اﻟﻔﻮرﯾﺔ وﻏﯿﺮھﺎ ﻣﻦ وﺳﺎﺋﻞ اﻟﺘﯿﺴﯿﺮ ﻋﻨﺪ اﻟﻄﻠﺐ اﻟﻤﺴﺒﻖ‬ Note: If technological problems interrupt the virtual meeting component, the meeting will continue in-person. अनवु ◌ाद र अ6य आवसह अ'-म अनरोधपचत ◌ु उपल5ध हु6छ। Application materials may be viewed by appointment at: Interpretação e outras adaptações estão Department of Parks, Recreation & Cemetery, disponíveis mediante solicitação prévia. 50 Officer Manny Familia Way Worcester, MA 01605 between 8:00 a.m. Përkthimi dhe akomodime të tjera janë në – 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. dispozicion me kërkesë paraprake. Kasa nkyerɛaseɛ ɛne akwanya afoforɔ da hɔ For more information concerning this meeting, please contact the ma wɔn a wɔn bɛ bisa ato hɔ. Department of Parks, Recreation & Cemetery, Forestry Operations by Phiên dịch và các hỗ trợ khác có sẵn theo email at worcestertrees@worcesterma.gov or phone at 508-799-1190. yêu cầu trước. Please send written comments 3 business days or more in advance of the meeting. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in the meeting, please reach out to the staff contact listed. While boards and DI V IS IO N S TA F F commissions do their best to accommodate you, certain accommodations may not be available if requested within short notice of the scheduled Robert C. Antonelli Jr. Commissioner meeting. Requests for American Sign Language interpretation must be Brian Breveleri, Supervisor of Forestry made 10 business days or more in advance of the meeting. John Grady, Foreman Para más información sobre esta reunión, comuníquese con el Mily Pacheco, Staff Assistant III Department of Parks, Recreation & Cemetery, Forestry Operations por Melissa Richford, Principal Clerk correo electrónico al correo worcestertrees@worcesterma.gov o por teléfono al 508-799-1190. Envíe sus comentarios por escrito 3 días hábiles o más antes de la reunión. Si necesita adaptaciones razonables para participar en la reunión, comuníquese con el contacto del personal indicado en la lista. Aunque las juntas y comisiones hacen todo lo 1 U P CO MI N G M EE TI N GS posible para atenderle, algunas adaptaciones podrían no estar NOVEMBER 10, 2025 disponibles si se solicitan con poca anticipación a la reunión programada. Las solicitudes de interpretación de lenguaje de señas DECEMBER 10, 2025 estadounidense deben hacerse 10 días hábiles o más antes de la reunión. 1. Call to Order – 6:00 PM 2. Attendance (Roll Call) 3. Acceptance of Minutes (October 9, 2025) 4. Public Participation (Agenda Items) A person may speak for no more than three (3) minutes in total on any item appearing on the agenda. 5. Commissioner Report a) Third Quarter 2025 Work Type 6. Old Business The individual / organization / group who has placed an item on the agenda may speak for no more than five (5) minutes in total on the item they have submitted. a) Request of Commissioner Winbourne for the Commission to set goals for the Commission b) Request of Commissioner Winbourne on updates on EAB and successional planting strategies at Newton Hill c) BMP Review d) Review of City Ordinances 7. New Business Agenda items must be submitted three (3) business days before each Commission meeting with subject line “Agenda Item” to Worcestertrees@worcesterma.gov and reply satisfactorily to any required follow-up requests sent by the Parks and Recreation Commission. The individual / organization / group who has placed an item on the agenda may speak for no more than five (5) minutes in total on the item they have submitted. a) Request of Commissioner Elton to allow Paul Humphrey from Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation to speak on the tree work being completed & ongoing by DCR in the City of Worcester b) Request of Commissioner Winborne to finalize a tree species list to submit to planning. 2  c) Request of Commissioner Winborne to discuss current board organization. 8. Tabled Business To take an item off the table, a motion must be made by a member of the Commission, seconded and approved by a majority vote of the members present. The item can then be discussed at the next meeting a) NA 9. Meeting Adjourned (Roll Call) 3  Trees Water 7/1/25 - 9/30/25 2000 1888 1800 1600 1400 1200 1014 1000 800 600 400 200 0 City Crew Jam Corp  7/1/25 to 9/30/25 Work Type Breakdown Remove Hanging Limb 3% Remove Limb Down 11% Inspect Tree 29% Tree Removal 20% Remove Tree Down 0% Prune Tree 18% Prune Young Tree 19% Inspect Tree Remove Tree Down Prune Tree Prune Young Tree Tree Removal Remove Limb Down Remove Hanging Limb