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Minutes – Tree Committee Regular Meeting of March 28, 2022 Page 1
Minutes
TREE COMMITTEE
Item 4a
Monday, March 28, 2022
Regular Meeting of the Tree Committee
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Tree Committee was called to order on Monday, March
28, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo,
by Chair Alan Bate.
ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members Elizabeth Lucas, Emily Rosten, Sadie Mae Weller, Vice
Chair Daniel Canella, and Chair Alan Bate (two vacant seats)
Absent: None
Staff: Anthony Whipple, Acting City Arborist and Megan Wilbanks, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Consideration of the Minutes of the Tree Committee Meeting of February 28, 2022
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER ROSTEN, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER LUCAS, CARRIED 5-0-0 (two vacant seats), the Tree Committee
approved the Minutes of February 28, 2022.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
None
--End of Public Comment--
NEW BUSINESS
Member Lucas recused from Item 2 due to the proximity of her residence to the project site, and
left the room at 5:33 p.m.
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)
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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.
Contract Planner Cassidy Williams provided a presentation and responded to questions from the
Committee.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
--End of Public Comment--
The Applicant, Ariana Melendez, addressed the Committee and was available for questions.
Applicant representative, Michael Cripe with Oasis Landscape, answered questions posed by the
Committee.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER ROSTEN, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER WELLER, CARRIED 4-0-1 (Member Lucas recused, two vacant
seats), to approve the tree removal and replanting plan as presented.
Member Lucas rejoined the meeting at 5:52 p.m.
TREE REMOVAL APPEALS
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).
Acting City Arborist Anthony Whipple provided a report on this decision.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Luke Stewart
--End of Public Comment--
The Appellant, Joe Lopez, provided an overview of the appeal.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER LUCAS, SECONDED BY VICE
CHAIR CANELLA, CARRIED 5-0-0 (two vacant seats), the Tree Committee denied the
appeal and upheld the City Arborist’s decision to deny the removal of the two trees.
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4. 3204 Flora St. Review an appeal of the City Arborist’s decision to deny removal of one (1)
Southern Magnolia tree (magnolia grandiflora).
Acting City Arborist Anthony Whipple provided a report on this decision.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
--End of Public Comment--
The Appellant, Tim Gilligan, provided an overview of the appeal.
ACTION: UPON MOTION OF VICE CHAIR CANELLA, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE
MEMBER ROSTEN, CARRIED 5-0-0 (with two vacant seats), the Tree Committee denied
the appeal and upheld the City Arborist’s decision to deny the removal of the tree.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
5. Arborists Report:
Operations Update: Tree Inventory, WCA, Pruning, and Watering
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:43 p.m. 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.
APPROVED BY THE TREE COMMITTEE: XX/XX/2022
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