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Minutes
TREE COMMITTEE
Monday, December 10, 2018
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,
December 10 2018 at 5:02 p.m. in Conference Room A, located at 25 Prado Road, San Luis
Obispo, California, by Chair Loosley.
ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members Alan Bate, Sean O’Brien, Brian Rolph, Vice Chair Jane
Worthy, Chair Scott Loosley
Absent: Elizabeth Lucas, Rodney Thurman
Staff: City Arborist Ron Combs and Recording Secretary Lisa Woske
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Consideration of Minutes of the Tree Committee Meeting of October 22, 2018:
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER O’BRIEN, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER ROLPH, CARRIED 5-0-2, the Tree Committee approved the minutes
of the Tree Committee Meeting of October 22, 2018, as presented.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Will Powers.
--End of Public Comment--
TREE REMOVAL APPLICATIONS
2. 2061 Ward (Valley oak)
Anne Rice, applicant, provided a brief overview of the tree removal project.
City Arborist Combs provided a presentation and responded to Committee inquiries.
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Public Comment
Will Powers.
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ROLPH, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER BATE, CARRIED 5-0-2, the removal request was denied, as none of
the required findings for approval could be made.
3. 980 West (2 podocarpus)
Scott Hildebrand, applicant, provided a brief overview of the tree removal project.
City Arborist Combs provided a presentation and responded to Committee inquiries.
Public Comment
Will Powers.
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER O’BRIEN, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER BATE, CARRIED 3-2-2, the removal request was approved with the
replacement requirement of planting four 15-gallon trees to be chosen from the Master Street Tree
list and planted within 45 days of tree removals.
BUSINESS ITEMS
4. NEW BUSINESS
Trees in the construction laydown area for WRRF upgrade at 35 Prado Road
City Arborist Combs made a presentation for approval for pruning and replacement of small non-
native trees in the construction laydown area and responded to Committee inquiries.
5. OLD BUSINESS
Arbor Day and 35th year as a Tree City USA
City Arborist Combs made a presentation to continue to meet Tree City USA requirements and
recapped the success Arbor Day event held at Santa Rosa Park.
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The Committee discussed the completion date for the updated Tree Ordinance project and the
exploration of the Ficus tree/white fly eradication project.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
6. ARBORIST’S REPORT
City Arborist Combs reported on the pruning of Higuera St. and Palm St. during Downtown
Foresters project.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6 p.m. The next Regular Tree Committee meeting is scheduled for
Monday, January 28, 2019 at 5:00 p.m., in Conference Room A, located at 25 Prado Road, San
Luis Obispo, California.
APPROVED BY THE TREE COMMITTEE: 01/28/2019