Park Board Seeks Applicants for Minneapolis Tree Advisory Commission Citizen Representative

Park Board Seeks Applicants for Minneapolis Tree Advisory Commission Citizen Representative

The Minneapolis Tree Advisory Commission (MTAC) is now accepting applications from residents to fill a vacancy as the Citizen Representative – At Large position of its membership.

The deadline for submitting applications is Feb. 1, 2013. Applicants do not need to be tree experts but should recognize that trees play a significant role in enhancing the quality of life for Minneapolis residents. Members are expected to enthusiastically help improve the urban forest by participating and working toward the goals of the MTAC, established in 2004 by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) to enhance the Minneapolis urban forest and improve its long term health. The initial goals of the MTAC were to coordinate issues related to trees across City jurisdictions; to evaluate issues related to trees and report annually to the MPRB and City Council; to coordinate fiscal resources, and to explore new ways to acquire funds to increase support for urban forest establishment and management.

Applicants are required to be Minneapolis residents and be available to attend meetings held on the second Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at MPRB Headquarters located at 2117 West River Road in Minneapolis. Applications are available online and should be submitted by email to forestry@minneapolisparks.org or mail to: MTAC Application, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, 3800 Bryant Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55409.

The appointed resident will serve among the 16-member volunteer commission, which represents specific agencies and geographic areas of Minneapolis as follows:

1.  MPRB Commissioner
2.  Citizen Representative – At Large
3.  Citizen Representative – Commissioner District 1
4.  Citizen Representative – Commissioner District 2
5.  Citizen Representative – Commissioner District 3 & 5
6.  Citizen Representative – Commissioner District 4 & 6
7.  City Council Member or designate
8.  Tree Expertise member
9.  Mayor or designate
10.  Minnesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee member
11.  Business & Development representative
12.  MPRB staff person
13.  Minneapolis Public Works Department staff person
14.  Minneapolis Public Works Department staff person
15.  University of Minnesota representative
16.  Minneapolis Public Schools representative

For more information about trees and the urban forest of Minneapolis, visit www.minneapolisparks.org.