210708 Parks, Beautification and Cemeteries Advisory Committee MinutesThe Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg
Parks, Beautification and Cemeteries Advisory Committee
July 8, 2021
9:00am
Electronic meeting
MINUTES
Attending: Paul DeCloet, Christine Nagy, Maurice Verhoeve, Barb Wareing,
Susan Saelens, Penny Esseltine, Marian Smith
Regrets: Mike Dean, Christopher Baird, Bob Marsden, Susan Saelens, Ken
Butcher
Staff: David Drobitch, Margaret Puhr
1. Call to Order 9:04am
2. Adoption of Agenda
Resolution #1
Moved by: Marian Smith
Seconded by: Penny Esseltine
THAT the Agenda as prepared for the Parks, Beautification and Cemeteries
Advisory committee meeting of July 8, 2021, be adopted.
3. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
Resolution #2
Moved by: Barb Wareing
Seconded by: Maurice Verhoeve
THAT the Parks, Beautification and Cemeteries Advisory Committee Minutes of April
1, 2021, be adopted.
4. Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof - none
5. General Business & Reports
5.1. “Explore Tillsonburg 2021”: ideas, planning, chairperson, captains of activities –
Paul indicated that there is still a plan in the fall to go ahead with the Explore
Tillsonburg. October 16 is the proposed date. Paul has a schedule of activities
from 2 years ago to get started with ideas for activities for this year, and would
like to include a tree identification activity in Coronation Park which has a great
variety of trees. Penny proposed a tree leaf identification activity for children and
that the focus of the day be tree related. There needs to be a staff person
spearheading the organization of the event. More to follow in August.
Theme: Trees
Date: October 16
5.2. Tree canopy update – Dave updated that with the grant under modernization
plan, we were successful receiving $30,000.00 which makes the total of
$85,000.00 available for the canopy project, now it’s time to decide how to use
the funds. The town is considering hiring an arborist who can gather the data on
the canopy, which could lead to tree policy, tree maintenance and maybe even a
nursery. The HR is already researching the market for the arborist and
developing a job description and reviewing the financial impacts. There is data
collection technology available that also needs researching. Dave also informed
that within the new developments in town, there are clauses included on trees
and parkland, and developers are quite keen to work on that with the town.
Christine would like another update in a month.
5.3. Trail beautification discussion – Paul is interested in developing a plan with
the town to set a goal in plan beautification of the trails. There are invasive
species to be dealt with and the trails should be reverted to local flora and to be
nicer and better to the environment. Paul suggested including this in the next
budget, and would love to help to bring it to life.
5.4. Round table: Christine proposed change the meeting time to 2pm – try out this
time in August.
6. Next Meeting: August 5 at 2:00pm, location TBD
7. Adjournment
Resolution #5
Moved by: Paul DeCloet
Seconded by: Marian Smith
THAT the July 8, 2021 Parks, Beautification and Cemeteries Advisory Committee
meeting be adjourned at 9:42 a.m.