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Council approves Urban Forest advisory committee work plan, asks for annual reporting and evaluation
Summary
After debate about the committee's workload and staffing, the Encinitas City Council approved the Urban Forest Advisory Committee (UFAC) fiscal year 2025-26 work plan and directed the committee to report annually on outcomes and for staff to study the committee's effectiveness and whether its duties should be merged into other commissions.
The Encinitas City Council approved the Urban Forest Advisory Committee (UFAC) fiscal year 2025-26 work plan and added new reporting and follow-up requirements aimed at clarifying the committee’s role and outcomes.
Council members and several staff members and UFAC representatives discussed whether UFAC should remain a standalone committee or be merged with other commissions. Supporters said UFAC provides technical review, helps assess heritage tree applications, and serves as a community conduit; critics said some UFAC tasks overlap with staff responsibilities and outside consultants and that membership has been difficult to maintain.
Why it matters: The UFAC advises on urban forest management, heritage-tree reviews and mature-tree ordinance…
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