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CITY OF DELAFIELD MEETING MINUTES TREE BOARD Chair: Mark Schaefer Vice-Chair: Leslie Donavan Members: Dan Cahalane, Louise Crowley, Sherrie Flemming, Andrew Hillmann, Ald. Stephen Laughland City Forester: Sean Heinzel April 27, 2026 5:30 PM City Hall, Council Chambers 500 Genesee St. Office: (262) 646-6220 - E-Mail: clerksoffice@ci.delafield.wi.us – www.cityofdelafield.com Minutes DRAFT 1. Call to Order Chair Schaefer called the Tree Board meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call Members Present: Dan Cahalan Sherrie Flemming Andrew Hillmann Mark Schaefer Members Absent: Leslie Donavan Louise Crowley Stephen Laughland, Ald., D7 Also Present: Sean Heinzel, City Forester Sally DuPont, Recording Secretary 4. Special Order of Business A. Welcome New Member – Alderman Stephen Laughland Schaefer welcomed Alderman Laughland to the Tree Board. Alderman Laughland will be joining the Tree Board as the Common Council representative since Schaefer has chosen not to run again. Schaefer will continue on with the Tree Board as a citizen member. B. Elect Chairperson Motion by Mark Schaefer, seconded by Dan Cahalane, to nominate Alderman Stephen Laughland as the Tree Board Chairperson. All in favor. Motion carried. C. Elect Vice-Chairperson City of Delafield Tree Board Minutes April 27, 2026 Page 2 of 3 Office: (262) 646-6220 - E-Mail: clerksoffice@ci.delafield.wi.us – www.cityofdelafield.com Motion by Dan Cahalane, seconded by Andrew Hillmann, to nominate Mark Schaefer as the Tree Board Vice-Chairperson. All in favor. Motion carried. 5. Minutes Discussion and possible action on the following minutes: A. Approval of Minutes from January 26, 2026 Regular Meeting Motion by Dan Cahalane, seconded by Mark Schaefer, to approve the minutes from the January 26, 2026 regular meeting. All in favor. Motion carried. 6. Citizen Comments Mary Daniel, 309 Wisconsin Avenue, Delafield, WI paid honor to Sean Heinzel, City Forester, for his work with the trees in the city and specifically mentioned the trees in bloom in Fireman’s Park. Seeing no one further who wished to speak, citizen comments were closed at 5:40 p.m. 7. Unfinished Business Discussion and possible action on the following items: A. Update on Oakwood Park Tree Planting Project Schaefer said the grant is in place and Heinzel reported several bids came in for the planting which will be done in the Fall. When the city determines which bid they are going with, then the number of trees will be determined. 8. New Business Discussion and possible action on the following items: A. Report on Storm Damage Heinzel reported there was not really any damage, just a couple of trees down, and they did not have any power outages. 9. Review Tree Planting Plan Heinzel put out a revised plan for the 2026-2030 Tree Planting Plan. The projections for 2027-2030 are on the conservative side. Heinzel said he is keeping a place holder for Liberty Park until the stage and any structures are more solidified. Motion by Mark Schaefer, seconded by Andrew Hillmann, to approve the 2026-2030 Tree Planting Plan as presented. All in favor. Motion carried. 10. Review Tree Fund Schaefer reported the Tree Fund is up to $66,790 and about $26,000 will be used for the Oakwood Park tree planting. 11. Requests for Future Agenda Items City of Delafield Tree Board Minutes April 27, 2026 Page 3 of 3 Office: (262) 646-6220 - E-Mail: clerksoffice@ci.delafield.wi.us – www.cityofdelafield.com Note: No discussion on requested items None 12. Correspondence 13. Tree Board Future Meeting Date: July 27, 2026 14. Adjournment Having no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:47 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Sally DuPont Recording Secretary