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Minutes
TREE COMMITTEE
Monday, March 22, 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, March
22, 2021 at 5:35 p.m. via teleconference by Vice Chair Jane Worthy.
ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members Scott Loosley, Elizabeth Lucas, Allen Root, Vice Chair
Jane Worthy, and Chair Alan Bate (One vacant seat)
Absent: Committee Member Rodney Thurman
Staff: Anthony Whipple, Urban Forester and Megan Wilbanks, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Consideration of the Tree Committee Meeting Minutes of January 25, 2021.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER LOOSLEY, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER LUCAS, CARRIED 4-0-2 (Member Root abstained and Member
Thurman absent), the Tree Committee approved the Minutes of January 25, 2021.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
None
--End of Public Comment--
TREE REMOVAL APPLICATIONS
2.1580 Lizzie 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, Steve Nelson, provided a brief overview of the tree removal project.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF VICE CHAIR WORTHY, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE
MEMBER LOOSLEY, CARRIED 5-0-1 (Member Thurman absent), to approve the Tree
Removal Application and require a 1:1 replacement ratio with 15-gallon trees from the City’s
Master Tree List. As this property was granted three tree removals at the August 25, 2020
meeting, the property owner is expected to replant a total of six, 15-gallon, trees on the site.
3.1531 Froom Ranch Road
Urban Forester Whipple provided a presentation and responded to Committee inquiries.
Public Comment:
None
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: By consensus, the Tree Committee continued review of this item to a date certain,
the April 26, 2021 Tree Committee meeting, to ensure that the applicant is aware of the date
and time of the meeting.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
4.Arborists Report: City Staff is adding a tree inspection report to all tree removal applications.
This report will help applicants understand the reason for approval or denial.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 p.m. The next Special Meeting of the Tree Committee is
scheduled for Monday, April 26, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. via teleconference.
APPROVED BY THE TREE COMMITTEE: 04/26/2021