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Tree Committee
AGENDA
Monday, May 20, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TREE COMMITTEE
The Tree Committee holds in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be supported at this time.
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.
Email - Submit Public Comments via email to advisorybodies@slocity.org. In the body of your
email, please include the date of the meeting and the item number (if applicable). Emails will not
be read aloud during the meeting.
Voicemail - Call (805) 781-7164 and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the
agenda item number you are calling about, and leave your comment. Verbal comments must be
limited to 3 minutes. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting.
*All correspondence will be archived and distributed to members, however, submissions received
after the deadline ma not be processed until the following day.
Public Comment during the meeting:
Meetings are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be
present at the meeting location. As this is a Special Meeting, public comment is limited to items
listed on the agenda only.
Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy,
Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies & Procedures Manual, members of the public who desire
to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentation are encouraged to provide
display-ready material to the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Contact the
City Clerk's Office at cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7114.
1.CALL TO ORDER
Chair Elizabeth Lucas will call the Special Meeting of the Tree Committee to order.
2.PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
As this is a Special Meeting, public comment is limited to items listed on the agenda.
3.CONSENT
Matters appearing on the Consent Calendar are expected to be non-controversial and will be
acted upon at one time. A member of the public may request the Tree Committee to pull an
item for discussion. The public may comment on any and all items on the Consent Agenda
within the three-minute time limit.
3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - MARCH 25, 2024 TREE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Recommendation:
To approve the Tree Committee Minutes of March 25, 2024.
4.TREE REMOVAL APPLICATION
4.a 10 HIGUERA ST (ARCH-0358-2023) REVIEW REQUEST TO REMOVE TWO
TREES AND REPLANT 25 TREES AS PART OF A NEW MIXED-USE PROJECT
THAT CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 23,164 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL
SPACE, A ONE BEDROOM RESIDENTIAL UNIT, AND ASSOCIATED SITE
IMPROVEMENTS
Recommendation:
Review a request to remove two (2) Peruvian pepper (Schinus mole) trees,
determine consistency with the City’s Tree Regulations, and provide a
recommendation to the Planning Commission.
5.ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
As required by the Tree Committee Bylaws, hold the annual election of Chair and Vice Chair
to a one-year term.
6.COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
6.a ARBORIST REPORT
Receive a brief update from Urban Forest Program Coordinator / City Arborist
Walter Gault.
7.ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Tree Committee meeting is scheduled for June 24, 2024 at
5:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available -- see the Clerk
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
Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7114 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible.
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805) 781-7410.
Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Tree Committee are available for
public inspection on the City’s website: https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-
council/agendas-and-minutes. Meeting video recordings can be found on the City’s website:
http://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=61087&dbid=0&repo=CityClerk