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Tree Committee
AGENDA
Monday, September 28, 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.
1.CALL TO ORDER
Chair Dan Canella 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.PRESENTATION
Urban Forest Program Coordinator / City Arborist Walter Gault will provide a presentation on
Robert's Rules of Order.
4.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.
4.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - AUGUST 24, 2026 TREE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Recommendation:
To approve the Tree Committee Minutes of August 24, 2026.
5.TREE REMOVAL APPLICATION
5.a REVIEW A TREE REMOVAL APPLICATION TO REMOVE SEVEN (7) TREES AT
29 PRADO ROAD
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.
6.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.
6.a REVIEW A TREE REMOVAL APPEAL OF THE CITY ARBORIST’S DECISION
APPROVING THE REMOVAL OF ONE (1) COAST REDWOOD AT 355 NORTH
CHORRO STREET
Recommendation:
Deny the appeal and uphold the City Arborist’s decision approving the removal of
the tree based on the application’s consistency with the Tree Regulations.
7.COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
7.a ARBORIST REPORT
Receive a brief update from Urban Forest Program Coordinator / City Arborist
Walter Gault.
8.ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Tree Committee meeting is scheduled for October 26, 2026
at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
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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:
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