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Tree Committee
AGENDA
Monday, February 23, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
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 may 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.
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1.CALL TO ORDER
Chair Ben Parker will call the Regular 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 - JANUARY 26, 2026 TREE
COMMITTEE MINUTES
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Recommendation:
To approve the Tree Committee Minutes of January 26, 2026.
4.PRESENTATIONS
4.a PUBLIC WORKS URBAN FOREST UPDATE (5 MINUTES)
5.TREE REMOVAL APPLICATION
5.a REQUEST FOR THE REMOVAL OF 4 PINUS CANARIENSIS AND 1
PINUS RADIATA LOCATED AT 815 SKYLINE DR (APPLICATION NO.
TREE-0973-2025)
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Recommendation:
Review the proposed tree removal application for consistency with the
Municipal Code Section 12.24.090(E) and provide a recommendation to
the Community Development Director.
5.b REVIEW A TREE REMOVAL APPLICATION TO REMOVE ONE (1)
RED FLOWERING GUM LOCATED AT 1057 BUCHON STREET
At the request of the applicant, this item is being continued to a date
certain of March 23, 2026, the next regular meeting of the Tree
Committee. Because this item was agendized, public comment will be
allowed.
6.COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
6.a ARBORIST REPORT
Receive a brief update from Urban Forest Program Coordinator / City
Arborist Walter Gault.
6.b PERMIT PORTAL TUTORIAL
Receive a presentation on how to use the Permit Portal.
7.ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Tree Committee meeting is scheduled for
March 23, 2026 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
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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=CityCl
erk