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Commission hears update on forest master plan, tree removals and residents press for bird-safe timing and clearer fines
Summary
Staff said a revised draft of the urban forest master plan is nearing a public-steering-committee workshop in mid-June; residents urged suspending nonemergency removals during nesting season and commissioners requested a review of tree fines and replacement incentives.
City staff told the Forest and Beach Commission that a revised draft of the urban forest master plan is in preparation and that the commission should expect a public steering‑committee workshop in mid-June to collect broader public input ahead of CEQA review.
"Our goal is to have that, you know, wrapped up in the next week or two so that it can be just available for people to see so that there's plenty of time for the public to review it and bring in comments to that workshop," a staff member said of the draft. Staff said the draft will be made available to the steering committee several weeks before the workshop.
Commissioners and members of the public raised multiple related concerns. Several residents urged the city to avoid nonemergency tree and…
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