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Minutes – Tree Committee Meeting of January 25, 2021 Page 1
Minutes
TREE COMMITTEE
Monday, January 25, 2021
Special Meeting of the Tree Committee
CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Tree Committee was called to order on Monday,
January 25, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. via teleconference by Chair Alan Bate.
ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members Scott Loosley, Elizabeth Lucas, Allen Root, Rodney
Thurman, Vice Chair Jane Worthy, and Chair Alan Bate (one vacant seat)
Absent: None
Staff: Anthony Whipple, Urban Forester and Megan Wilbanks, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Consideration of the Tree Committee Meeting Minutes of December 7, 2020.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER THURMAN, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER LOOSLEY, CARRIED 6-0-0 (one seat vacant), the Tree
Committee approved the Minutes of December 7, 2020.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
None
--End of Public Comment--
TREE REMOVAL APPLICATIONS
2. 1080 Marsh Street
Urban Forester Whipple provided a presentation and responded to Committee inquiries.
Public Comment:
None
--End of Public Comment—
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The applicant’s representative, Ron Rinell, provided a brief overview of the tree removal
project.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER LOOSLEY, SECONDED BY
VICE CHAIR WORTHY, CARRIED 6-0-0 (one seat vacant), to deny the Tree Removal
Application based on insufficient findings to support removal.
3.3183 Rose Ave.
Urban Forester Whipple provided a presentation and responded to Committee inquiries.
Public Comment:
Ron Rinell
--End of Public Comment—
The applicant, Jim Valentine, provided a brief overview of the tree removal project.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER THURMAN, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER LOOSLEY, CARRIED 6-0-0 (one seat vacant), to approve the Tree
Removal Application and require that the applicant plant two 15-gallon trees, preferably Coast
Live Oak or another native species, on the site.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
4.New Business: Discuss slight adjustments to the Tree Removal Application to provide for a
better workflow.
5.Old Business: Updates on mitigation of illegal tree removals.
6.Arborists Report: Updates on Contract Tree Pruning
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:16 p.m. The next Special Meeting of the Tree Committee is
scheduled for Monday, February 22, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. via teleconference.
APPROVED BY THE TREE COMMITTEE: 03/22/2021