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Draper Tree Committee Meeting – April 7, 2026

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, April 7, 2026
BodyDraper, Utah
SessionMeeting Portal
DateTuesday, April 7, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
1:50

I've said on these before, but every time I come down, it's like, oh don't like these ones.

1:57

There's like no lumber support, they screwed to make noise.

2:03

Yeah.

2:03

You can't stay sitting up and then it makes noise when you try to adjust speeches.

2:41

Thank you.

2:42

Thanks.

2:53

Thank you.

3:10

I started reading to your text twice and never finished.

3:14

Sorry.

3:34

I text the version.

4:15

We're ready.

4:16

Ready?

4:23

Morning, everyone.

4:24

Welcome to the Draper Tree committee meeting.

4:30

Those in attendance are myself, David Crowd.

4:34

Oh, I'm Jeff Tree White.

4:36

Laura Walker.

4:37

David Switchy.

4:41

David Parker.

4:42

Marianne Hickering.

4:43

Brent Williams.

4:44

Jocelyn Kessler.

4:45

Chris McGraw.

4:46

Michelle Coker.

4:48

Bring Johnson.

4:49

Thanks.

4:51

Um first order of business as always is the approval of the previous meeting minutes.

5:00

There's any questions or concerns.

5:03

No?

5:03

My motion to go for great.

5:05

Thank you.

5:06

Okay.

5:07

All right.

5:08

It's approved.

5:09

Uh Taylor, I did not put on your uh agenda item for us to um put forward a name and approve them to be a taking notes, whatever we want to call but call that position.

5:23

Okay.

5:24

Can we do that?

5:25

Uh if it's by motion, yeah.

5:27

Yeah, I'm saying as long as it's only not on the agenda.

5:31

So uh I put that out to the group and um we've had a response with Josie Taver said that she would like to do that.

5:41

She's not here today, but she'll be here next month.

5:44

So if we would put that forward and yeah, all those uh in favor, say I'm keeping opposed.

5:53

Okay, thanks.

5:54

So she'll start taking the notes uh starting next month.

5:58

Um and then for the agenda items, what we've been doing in the past is the committee has just put forward different things.

6:08

We had uh a section for the city to put forward any items that they had, like Dylan, um and then uh was the rest of the agenda items were just basically generated by what the the tree committee thought we should be trying to do.

6:23

Uh but they really were based on you know either projects we had or desires we had at least from the the past, we wanted to make sure that they matched with the the duties that we actually have as a tree committee.

6:38

So if you remember last month, uh Rep ran through those quickly.

6:42

Um Michelle and I also went through them together and looked and see how we're really doing against those those uh duties and see if our actions and efforts align with those, and then we met with Brand and went through those together as well, talked and gave ourselves kind of a grade on you know how we were doing different ones.

7:01

So we thought we'd drive the agenda that way.

7:04

Um at least we'll try that, and if it doesn't work great, we'll try something else, but we'll we'll try that for now.

7:09

So the uh first tree community duty was listed there.

7:14

Um is actually sorry, I it's A B and A and B are together in the first one.

7:24

So a plan for inventory of existing trees and then plans for various public areas.

7:28

So uh plan for inventory of existing trees.

7:33

We've talked about that in the past, but it just hasn't Taylor been uh a thing that has had priority resources in budget, right?

7:42

Which is meant it wasn't priority.

7:45

Uh so that's something we're supposed to be doing as a tree committee.

7:49

Is that something that we should be doing as a tree committee?

7:53

Or is it just you know in concert with the new arborist, or what are your thoughts, Brian, or or um Taylor to kind of give us direction in that area?

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Parks and Recreation█████████████████████████████████████████████67%
Procedural███████11%
Personnel Matters████6%
Water And Wastewater Management████6%
Budget Equity Analysis███5%
Public Engagement██3%
Land Use Regulation█2%
Summary of Proceedings

Draper Tree Committee Meeting – April 7, 2026

The Draper Tree Committee met on April 7, 2026, to discuss tree inventory, planting plans, and committee duties. The meeting included approval of previous minutes, appointment of a note-taker, and extensive discussion on the scope of tree inventory and planting projects, focusing on the first duty: a plan for inventory of existing trees and plans for public areas.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes from the previous meeting were approved unanimously.
  • Josie Taver was approved by motion as the committee's note-taker, effective next month.

Discussion Items

  • Tree Inventory and Maintenance: The committee reviewed the existing tree inventory software, which is out of date and was not updated by the former arborist. The arborist position is currently open; interviews are ongoing. The committee discussed the purpose of the inventory—whether to include only city-maintained trees or also trees on main transportation corridors that are maintained by adjacent property owners. Members expressed that the objective should be beautification and proactivity, but enforcement and resources are limited. They agreed to seek clarification from city council on defining "main transportation corridors" and whether to expand the inventory scope.
  • Planting Opportunities: The committee discussed using $10,000 from a private donor for planting. They considered locations such as Draper Park, the splash pad, and along Carl Quest. A soil sample at the splash pad was proposed to determine if trees can survive there. The committee also discussed ordering trees from Twin Pines, including American elm and Zelcova, with plans to plant them in secondary water locations. They emphasized the need for a sustainable pace given labor constraints for maintenance.
  • Arbor Day Celebration: Planned for April 24, 2026, at 11 a.m.

Key Outcomes

  • The committee will assess the tree inventory software and hire an arborist before updating the inventory.
  • They will request city council to provide guidance on the definition of "main transportation corridors" and the committee's role regarding trees on private property along those corridors.
  • A soil sample will be taken at the splash pad to evaluate planting feasibility with donor funds.
  • The committee will proceed with ordering trees from Twin Pines for spring planting, focusing on clusters and sustainable maintenance.
  • The Arbor Day celebration is set for April 24, 2026, at 11 a.m.

Meeting Transcript

I've said on these before, but every time I come down, it's like, oh don't like these ones. There's like no lumber support, they screwed to make noise. Yeah. You can't stay sitting up and then it makes noise when you try to adjust speeches. Thank you. Thanks. Thank you. I started reading to your text twice and never finished. Sorry. I text the version. We're ready. Ready? Morning, everyone. Welcome to the Draper Tree committee meeting. Those in attendance are myself, David Crowd. Oh, I'm Jeff Tree White. Laura Walker. David Switchy. David Parker. Marianne Hickering. Brent Williams. Jocelyn Kessler. Chris McGraw. Michelle Coker. Bring Johnson. Thanks. Um first order of business as always is the approval of the previous meeting minutes. There's any questions or concerns. No? My motion to go for great. Thank you. Okay. All right. It's approved. Uh Taylor, I did not put on your uh agenda item for us to um put forward a name and approve them to be a taking notes, whatever we want to call but call that position. Okay. Can we do that? Uh if it's by motion, yeah. Yeah, I'm saying as long as it's only not on the agenda. So uh I put that out to the group and um we've had a response with Josie Taver said that she would like to do that. She's not here today, but she'll be here next month. So if we would put that forward and yeah, all those uh in favor, say I'm keeping opposed. Okay, thanks. So she'll start taking the notes uh starting next month. Um and then for the agenda items, what we've been doing in the past is the committee has just put forward different things. We had uh a section for the city to put forward any items that they had, like Dylan, um and then uh was the rest of the agenda items were just basically generated by what the the tree committee thought we should be trying to do. Uh but they really were based on you know either projects we had or desires we had at least from the the past, we wanted to make sure that they matched with the the duties that we actually have as a tree committee. So if you remember last month, uh Rep ran through those quickly. Um Michelle and I also went through them together and looked and see how we're really doing against those those uh duties and see if our actions and efforts align with those, and then we met with Brand and went through those together as well, talked and gave ourselves kind of a grade on you know how we were doing different ones. So we thought we'd drive the agenda that way.

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