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Town of Reading <br />el Meeting Minutes E:CLIJLD <br />TOWN CLERK <br />READING. H ASS. <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Town Forest Committee 1011 JUN 20 P I: 421 <br />Date: 2017-06-15 Time: 7:00 PM <br />Building: Location: Lower Level Conference Room <br />Address: <br />Purpose: Town Forest Management Session: <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Farrukh Najmi, Dan Ford, Michael Borque, Thomas Gardiner, William <br />Sullivan, Rick Wetzler <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Kurt Habel, Nancy Doktor <br />Others Present: <br />Minutes Respectfully submitted By: Farrukh Najmi <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />1. Outreach <br />• Kurt and Nancy will run the RTF booth at Friends & Family Day, 6/17 <br />• RCTV production focusing on dog etiquette in Town Forest <br />Rick reported on initial meeting with Marcel Dubois, K9 Tails <br />Producer on RCTV. Wants to do a show on dogs in the Town Forest. <br />Would like to meet with committee to discuss video design elements <br />(who, how, where, when) <br />2. Updates <br />• Forest health management initiative <br />• Rick reported on work to be undertaken by consulting forester, Phil <br />Benjamin. <br />• Committee reviewed and discussed the invoice of $935 for consulting <br />work done so far <br />• Motion to approve up to $1000 to be paid for forestry consulting <br />services offered by Phil Benjamin. Unanimously approved. <br />o Discussion of RTF meeting with Board of Selectmen, 5/30/2017. <br />• Attendees reported that selectman are aware of TFC activities and are <br />supportive. <br />• Selectmen have appropriated $10,000 towards the Revolving Fund for <br />Forest Health Management program. This fund will be replenished <br />from selective cutting of trees for the health of the forest. The initial <br />pilot experiment will be conducted to thin trees in a localized area. <br />2. Following up 5/9 discussion on fees charged for group camping <br />o Committee agreed that there are many unresolved issues with this idea <br />Page I 1 <br />