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Next meeting: April 15, 2010 8:40 am – Council Chambers Page 1 of 5 Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee Meeting Minutes of March 18, 2010 (Actions Items Printed in Bold) Present: Roger Spreen, Chair, Nancy Couperus, Mary Davey, Karen Lemes, Alice Sakamoto, Sharen Schoendorf, Jean Struthers, Wendie Ward, Sue Welch Regrets: Guests: Council member Ginger Summit; Gary Waldeck Staff: none 1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 8:40 am. The minutes of the February meeting were approved as written. 2. Introductions/Presentations/Guests: None 3. New Business ❑ Byrne Preserve Tree Report The OSC questioned whether or not this is an overly aggressive plan of tree removal and recommended that the Town have Barry Coates, or someone with similar oak experience, review the survey. The OSC also concluded that pruning was excessive, not appropriate, and not compatible with the goal of maintaining Byrne Preserve as a natural open space. The exception being – unless there is a direct hazard to public safety. Additionally, the OSC thought that the Town should concentrate on removing only those trees, which were at very high risk of falling onto a trail. Mary said that MROSD has not had a particular problem on its open space lands, even though SOD is present. It has not begun any program to remove dead oaks. Members of the OSC thought it would be worthwhile to examine the trees along Trail #1. Sue, Nancy, and Sharen agreed to walk the area to do an assessment. They will try to analyze the scoring to see if it’s reasonable. Sue Welch will look into “brush boxes” for people to clean their shoes before leaving an infested area. These are currently being used in open space areas. While their effectiveness is questioned, they do serve to make people more aware of the SOD problem.