Elizabeth Dean Fund Committee — Meeting Minutes (October 14, 2025)
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The Elizabeth Dean Fund Committee met electronically on October 14, 2025. The committee received a presentation from The Treeline Conservancy about a proposed three-mile downtown pathway and was advised it cannot fund projects on land not owned by the City of Ann Arbor. City staff provided FY2026 planting-contract and planting updates (Barton-Bandemer, Avalon Housing, Winewood-Thaler, Parks Equity, Baxter and Pilgrim Parks). A budget report and the fund's longer-term plan were presented. No public comment was made. Next steps include a Wheeler Park walkthrough, follow-up on a Food Forest, fall planting updates, and elections for chairperson. The meeting adjourned at 10:35 AM.
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- Approved the meeting agenda as presented (unanimous).
- Approved the draft minutes from September 9, 2025 (unanimous).
- Determined the Elizabeth Dean Fund Committee (EDFC) cannot fund projects on land not owned by the City of Ann Arbor; Treeline Conservancy was asked to provide status updates and a forecast for when EDFC could contribute once land ownership issues are resolved.
- Accepted city planting-contract briefing and noted EDFC maintains a separate planting contract.
- Noted planting updates and directed follow-up actions: proceed with Barton-Bandemer planting when orders are filled; confirm Avalon Housing installations; remove sites where residents decline trees (Winewood-Thaler); coordinate Parks Equity plantings in Wheeler and Arbor Oaks with Parks infrastructure staff; replace dead/dying trees at Baxter and Pilgrim Parks with contractor removal then replanting.
- Scheduled a site walkthrough at Wheeler Park and added elections for chairperson and fall planting updates to the next agenda.
- Adjourned the meeting at 10:35 AM (unanimous).
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Elizabeth Dean Fund Committee
This meeting is Audio only. To speak at public comment call: 877-853-5247 Webinar ID: 996 4289 5904
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- APPROVAL OF AGENDA
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- BUSINESS
- The Treeline - Cynthia VanRenterghem and Norman Herbert
- FY2026 City Planting Contract - Richard Wieland
- Planting Updates - Jamie Pauline
- Budget Report - Richard Wieland
- Elizabeth Dean Fund Budget Report - October 2025
- Elizabeth Dean Fund Long-Term Plan - Richard Wieland
- Elizabeth Dean Fund Longer Term Plan and Priorities - October 14th, 2025
- PUBLIC COMMENT (3 minutes per speaker)
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