[MissoulaGov] Goals for Council

Sat Feb 13 00:30:08 MST 2010

My, my Jimmy!  Are we angry?  What could have caused such angst?  We should
really explore this.

As I recall from my Forest Science studies, no one ever taught me how to cut
a tree down.  Boy!  Was I ripped off or what?  No, the memories were of how
to grow healthy forests with strong vibrant trees, to stop the spread of
nasty root rot and to dispatch pesky bad bugs.  But then, that was back in
the good ol' days of, you know, the sixties and seventies.

Despite that, I do agree we should plant more.  Reality is that any sort of
vegetation, mostly green and leafy, does more for clean air and water than
chit-chat and greenbacks.

-----Original Message-----
From: missoulagov-bounces at cmslists.com
[mailto:missoulagov-bounces at cmslists.com] On Behalf Of Jim McGrath
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 8:08 PM
To: Eric Taylor; bjaffe at ci.missoula.mt.us; missoulagov at cmslists.com
Subject: Re: [MissoulaGov] Goals for Council

Hate to point out that the Forestry School trains people to cut down trees.
I am as much concerned with the majority of town --not older neighborhoods
as such-- that never got urban forests. We need to plant not just prune.

-----Original Message-----
From: missoulagov-bounces at cmslists.com on behalf of Eric Taylor
Sent: Thu 2/11/2010 6:14 PM
To: bjaffe at ci.missoula.mt.us; missoulagov at cmslists.com
Subject: Re: [MissoulaGov] Goals for Council

Hay there,
I would like to see the council take a stab at addressing our city's urban
tree situation. The outlook for the street trees in the older neighborhoods
and parks is not good over the next 25-30 yrs.

One would think that a town with a University Forestry School, a Forest
Service Regional Headquarters, a city Urban Forester, and numerous
sustainability organizations, it would be feasible to bring together a
strong coalition of folks to address our neglected urban forest.

Trees provide so many benefits to individuals, wildlife, the community, and
the environment.
A thriving urban forest would be an awesome gift to leave for our great
grand kids.
Thanks, Eric

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From: BJaffe at ci.missoula.mt.us
To: missoulagov at cmslists.com
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:33:12 -0700
Subject: [MissoulaGov] Goals for Council

Hi,

We are scheduled to have a discussion tomorrow afternoon regarding goals for
the council.

Here is the referral I made back in April of '07:

Hold a structured discussion regarding the goals we have for what we want to
accomplish over the next

year. Hopefully concluding with a list of tasks and some kind of action plan
for how those things will

happen.

Ed has reluctantly agreed to take up this item in COW on Wednesday.

Marilyn posted this one:

Among other things already mentioned, I want to see the city save money and
maintenance costs by increasingly using native plants and non turf areas as
much as possible. Labor and water costs make annual flowers and expansive
lawns expensive.

Where turf lawns are needed, I would like them maintained using integrated
management methods (composting, aeration, proper irrigation, prudent
herbicide applications). We asked parks for a turf management plan several
years ago- let's re-visit this. Proper management saves money.

Here are a few of mine:

I would like to see us do something meaningful in the realm of affordable
housing. Both in the area of regulation and financing.  Slow progress is
being made but I would like to see us step it up.

Sidewalks: We have got to come up with a better way to do sidewalks. The
street maintenance districts could play a role in this.

Urban Forest: We know the trees are dying. If we want to maintain one of the
most defining aspects of the character of Ward 3 we will need to take much
more aggressive action to maintain the urban forest. Maintenance districts
may also be a part of this.

I'm curious if folks have suggestions for what they would like to see the
City Council / City of Missoula accomplish in the short and long term.

Thanks,

Bob

Bob Jaffe

Missoula City Council, Ward Three

1225 South 2nd West

Missoula, MT 59801

(406) 880-2052

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