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Minutes
TREE COMMITTEE
Monday, June 28, 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, June
28, 2021 at 5:36 p.m. via teleconference by Chair Alan Bate.
ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members Daniel Canella, Emily Rosten (arrived at 6:02 p.m.),
Rodney Thurman, Vice Chair Jake Minnick, and Chair Alan Bate
Absent: Committee Members Elizabeth Lucas and Allen Root
Staff: Anthony Whipple, Acting City Arborist and Megan Wilbanks, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Consideration of the Tree Committee Meeting Minutes of April 26, 2021 and May 17,
2021.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER THURMAN, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER CANELLA, CARRIED 5-0-2 (Member Lucas and Root absent) to
approve the Tree Committee Minutes of April 26, 2021 and May 17, 2021.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Will Powers
--End of Public Comment--
TREE REMOVAL APPLICATIONS
2.355 N. Chorro Street
Acting City Arborist Anthony Whipple provided a brief report and responded to questions.
Public Comment:
Will Powers
--End of Public Comment—
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The applicant’s representative, Bob Hill with Arbor First, provided a brief overview of the tree
removal project.
ACTION: By consensus, the Tree Committee continued review of this item to a date certain,
the July 26, 2021 Tree Committee Meeting, and requested that the applicant provide an
engineering report to support their request for removal.
3.1822 Chorro Street
Acting City Arborist Anthony Whipple provided a brief report and responded to questions.
Public Comment:
Will Powers
--End of Public Comment—
The applicant, Jonathan King, provided a brief overview of the tree removal project.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER CANELLA, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER THURMAN, CARRIED 4-0-3 (Member Lucas, Root, and Rosten
absent), to approve the Tree Removal Application and require the applicant to replant at a 1:1
ratio with species from the City’s Master Tree List.
Committee Member Rosten joined the meeting at 6:02 p.m.
4.115 Del Norte Way
Acting City Arborist Anthony Whipple provided a brief report and responded to questions.
Public Comment:
Will Powers
--End of Public Comment—
The applicant, Shannon Dante, provided a brief overview of the tree removal project.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER ROSTEN, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER THURMAN, CARRIED 5-0-2 (Chair Bate abstained, Member
Lucas and Root absent), to approve the Tree Removal Application and require the applicant to
replant at a 1:1 ratio with a 15-gallon tree from the City’s Master Tree List.
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5.470 Pismo Street
Acting City Arborist Anthony Whipple provided a brief report and responded to questions.
Public Comment:
Will Powers
--End of Public Comment—
The applicant’s representative, Lin Cui, provided a brief overview of the tree removal project.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER ROSTEN, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER CANELLA, CARRIED 5-0-2 (Member Lucas and Root absent), to
deny the Tree Removal Application based on insufficient findings to support removal.
6.1333 Vega Way
Acting City Arborist Anthony Whipple provided a brief report and responded to questions.
Public Comment:
Will Powers
--End of Public Comment—
The applicant, Robert Swanson, provided a brief overview of the tree removal project.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER CANELLA, SECONDED BY
VICE CHAIR MINNICK, CARRIED 3-2-2 (Member Rosten and Thurman dissenting,
Member Lucas and Root absent), to deny the Tree Removal Application based on insufficient
findings to support removal.
7.1251 Chaparral Circle
Acting City Arborist Anthony Whipple provided a brief report and responded to questions.
Public Comment:
Will Powers
--End of Public Comment—
The applicant, Joseph Rutherford, provided a brief overview of the tree removal project.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER CANELLA, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER THURMAN, CARRIED 4-1-2 (Chair Bate dissenting, Member
Lucas and Root absent), to approve the Tree Removal Application and require the applicant to
replace the removed trees with 3 fruitless olive trees and 7 phoenix robellini trees.
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COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
8.New Business: 950 & 990 Aero Dr. (ARCH-0165-2020 & USE-0294-2019); Review of the
proposed removal of five onsite trees and replanting of 93 trees on site. Tree removals are
proposed to facilitate a proposed 125,200-square foot Airport Hotel development consisting of
a 204-room, dual-branded hotel, with guest amenities including an outdoor patio and dining
area, meeting space, fitness room, breakfast area, bar, and onsite parking and landscaping. An
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for the project.
ACTION: By consensus, the Tree Committee continued review of this item to a date uncertain.
9.Arborists Report:
A.On June 15, 2021, City Council authorized staff to advertise a Request for Proposals (RFP)
for on-call tree maintenance services. Staff intends to publish the RFP as soon as possible.
B.The Tree Committee will resume in-person meetings on July 26, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at the
Corporation Yard.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:06 p.m. The next Special Meeting of the Tree Committee is
scheduled for Monday, July 26, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at the Corporation Yard, 25 Prado Road,
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.
APPROVED BY THE TREE COMMITTEE: 07/26/2021