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or <br />a•' o, <br />r o <br />Board - Committee <br />Date: 2017-05-09 <br />Building: <br />Address: <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Commission - Council: wi 3"M 70 Pis 42 I <br />Town Forest Committee <br />Time: 7:00 PM <br />Location: Lower Level Conference Room <br />Purpose: Town Forest Management Session: <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Farrukh Najmi, Kurt Habel, William Sullivan, Rick Wetzler, Nancy Docktor <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Dan Ford, Michael Borque, Thomas Gardiner <br />Others Present: <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Farrukh Najmi <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />1. Committee response to Kathleen Bradley's request for RTF use for a "fun run/walk." <br />• Motion to approve PAWS Fun Run / Walk: approved unanimously by members present <br />2. Forest Health planning & consulting forester, Philip Benjamin. <br />• Rick provided update on Smalls he exchanged with Philip Benjamin <br />• Consider a joint meeting with Trails Committee when revised Forester report is available <br />3. Outreach efforts <br />• RTF table at Earth Day fair in Parker Middle School, held 4/22 <br />i. All agreed event was fruitful and well received <br />• Sharon Thomas's invitation for RTF booth at Fnends & Family Day, 6/17 <br />i. Committee agreed to the proposal. Nancy and Kurt will represent. <br />4. Committee membership for FY 2018. <br />• Farrukh and Nancy were up for renewal. Both have submitted paperwork with Town Clerk for <br />renewal <br />5. Open session for topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance of meeting. <br />• Discussion on whether we Should charge a fee for camping in Town Forest to add to our <br />annual $1K Town Forest Revolving Fund to fund forest management activities. Some ideas <br />discussed: <br />i. Charge a fee 1 event charges fee <br />ii. Accept in kind use fee (e.g. Boy Scouts) <br />iii. ACTION: Rick will talk to Jeff to explore this idea further <br />6. Approval of previous minutes: Deferred due to lack of time <br />7. Next Meeting: June 15, 2017 @ 7:00 <br />Page 1 1 <br />