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Agenda
TREE COMMITTEE
Regular Meeting Agenda
Monday, March 28, 2022
The City of San Luis Obispo has returned to in-person meetings. Zoom participation
will not be supported. For those attending in-person, City facilities will be at limited
capacity and masks are strongly recommended.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours in advance of
the meeting):
Mail - Delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Address letters to the City
Clerk's Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401.
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comment during the meeting, you must be present in the Council Hearing
Room. Zoom participation will not be supported. The Council Hearing Room
is in City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
If you have questions, contact the City Clerk's Office at
cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7100.
Tree Committee Agenda for March 28, 2022 Page 2
5:30 PM REGULAR MEETING Council Hearing Room
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Alan Bate
ROLL CALL : Committee Members Elizabeth Lucas, Emily Rosten, Sadie Weller, Vice
Chair Daniel Canella, and Chair Alan Bate (two vacant seats)
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
1.Minutes of the Tree Committee Meeting of February 28, 2022
PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, people may address the Committee about items not on the
agenda. Comments are limited to three minutes per person. Items raised at this time are generally
referred to staff and, if action by the Committee is necessary, may be scheduled for a future
meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
2.New Business: 1911 & 1823 Johnson Ave. (ARCH-0161-2019, VAR-0499-2019, USE-0500-
2019, EID-0742-2021). Review of the proposed removal of 113 trees and replanting of 120
trees to facilitate the phased expansion of the French Hospital Medical Center campus that
includes the construction of a two-level 5,800-square-foot parking structure with a helistop
that has specific FAA requirements for flight paths, a four-story 89,775-square-foot patient
tower, and associated landscaping. (Cassidy Williams, Contract Planner)
Recommendation: Recommend the Planning Commission find the proposed tree removals
and compensatory planting plan as part of the French Hospital Expansion project consistent
with the Tree Regulations. The Tree Committee may provide recommended considerations or
condition(s) related to the tree removals and compensatory planting.
Tree Committee Agenda for March 28, 2022 Page 3
TREE REMOVAL APPEALS
Any person aggrieved by an act or determination of the authorized approving authority exercising
the authority herein granted shall have the right to appeal the decision of the authorized approving
authority as set forth in Section 12.24.180 of the City of San Luis Obispo Municipal Code. Appeals
received by the City Clerk within ten calendar days from the date of determination or act shall
cause the director to withhold tree removal permits and any permits for construction or demolition
actively relying on the subject tree removal until the appeal is heard and a decision is reached.
3.572 E. Foothill Blvd. Review an appeal of the City Arborist’s decision to deny removal of two
(2)Canary Island Pine trees (pinus canariensis).
4.3204 Flora St. Review an appeal of the City Arborist’s decision to deny removal of one (1)
Southern Magnolia tree (magnolia grandiflora).
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
5.Arborists Report:
•Operations Update: Tree Inventory, WCA, Pruning, and Watering
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Tree Committee will be held on Monday, April 25 , 2022
at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
Please note that, with the return of in -person meetings, Zoom participation will no longer be
supported.
The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the
public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to
persons with disabilities. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or
accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Corp
Yard Office at (805) 781-7220 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible.
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805) 781-7410.
Meeting audio recordings can be found at the following web address:
http://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=61087&dbid=0&repo=CityClerk