Q2 2026 Spending Plan

Recommended

Submitted by ESC Member Sarah Boren; motion to adopt updated Tree Trust Fund Action & Spending Plan.

Debated

The fund balance as of 3/25/2026 stands at $575,000, with a 25% reserve of $143,750 and a proposed spending plan amount of $431,250. The motion asks ESC to adopt and implement the updated Tree Trust Fund Action & Spending Plan with the goal of sending individual funding requests to Commission as needed and updating plan numbers every quarter. Key line items include a Private Tree Inventory (Heritage Trees+ and Elders) at 17% / $100,000 led by Boren, and a Heritage Tree Preservation Pilot Grant at 2% / $10,000 pending Commission approval. Open questions flagged in the packet include whether to fund a full Heritage Tree inventory even though it skews the agreed-upon percentage allocations, and whether 2027 Arbor Day expenses should be folded in now or deferred to Q3.

Decided

minutes do not record the outcome.