Briefing
Elizabeth Dean Fund Committee approves park plantings funding, weekly Buhr Park watering, and reschedules November meeting
The Elizabeth Dean Fund Committee (electronic meeting) held on September 9, 2025 reviewed transit corridor impacts on tree planting, approved weekly watering for the Buhr Park mini-forest through October using the allocated funds, limited EDFC park plantings to listed vacant sites, transferred $12,000 for planting at Barton-Bandemer to Parks’ contractor (rescinding a prior $11,629 approval), noted 19 Avalon Housing work orders, confirmed hiring of Nicholas Jacob as Urban and Community Forester, and moved the November meeting to November 18, 2025 (elections for chair to be held then). Financial report review was skipped.
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