City of Columbia, Missouri
Meeting Minutes
Tree Board
City Hall
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
5:00 PM
Conference Room 1B
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:03 PM.
City Staff present: Steve Fritz
4 - Michael Kyd, Patricia Quackenbush, Max Miller and Renee Scheidt-Hahn
Present:
3 - Jacob McMains, Samuel Wright and Stephen Bybee
Excused:
II. INTRODUCTIONS
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A motion was made to approve the agenda.
4 - Kyd, Quackenbush, Miller and Scheidt-Hahn
3 - McMains, Wright and Bybee
Yes:
Excused:
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made to approve the minute of the last meeting.
4 - Kyd, Quackenbush, Miller and Scheidt-Hahn
3 - McMains, Wright and Bybee
Yes:
Excused:
V. TREE BOARD BUDGET
The board discussed the budget request for FY25. Quackenbush suggested requesting
more to account for inflation. Kyd recommended requesting $1,800. Quackenbush offered
to draft a request letter to council. The group then discussed fees and purchases for this
years budget.
A motion was made to request that the Tree Board's annual budget be increased
to $1,800.
4 - Kyd, Quackenbush, Miller and Scheidt-Hahn
Yes:
3 - McMains, Wright and Bybee
Excused:
VI. COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT
Fritz gave the board an update on the proposal. He informed the group that Neighborhood
Services had funds to pay for the installation of a water spigot at the site. Installation is to
occur sometime in March. The request for funds for the cost share will be on the
Council's agenda in March.