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Tree Committee
AGENDA
Monday, December 2, 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.
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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.
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 must 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 NOT ON THE AGENDA
The public is encouraged to submit comments on any subject within the jurisdiction of the
Tree Committee that does not appear on this agenda. Although the Committee will not take
action on items presented during the Public Comment Period, the Chair may direct staff to
place an item on a future agenda for discussion.
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 - OCTOBER 28, 2024 TREE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Recommendation:
To approve the Tree Committee Minutes of October 28, 2024.
4.NEW BUSINESS
4.a CONTINUED REVIEW OF 2025-2027 TREE COMMITTEE GOAL SETTING
Recommendation:
Continued review of Tree Committee goals for the 2025-27 Financial Plan, which
were discussed at the previous meeting on October 28, 2024.
4.b COMMUNITY FOREST PLAN INTRODUCTION
Recommendation:
Review the City of San Luis Obispo Community Forest Plan and identify discussion
item(s) to be placed on a future agenda.
5.COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
5.a ARBORIST REPORT
Receive a brief update from Urban Forest Program Coordinator / City Arborist
Walter Gault.
6.ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Tree Committee meeting is scheduled for January 27, 2025
at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
The Regular Meeting of December 23, 2024 will be cancelled due to the Christmas Holiday.
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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