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Committee approves tree task force, drops council seat from membership
Summary
The committee recommended creating a tree task force to guide urban forestry and canopy strategy and approved an amendment removing a council member seat from the initial appointments, replacing it with a business representative to avoid domination by elected officials.
The planning committee voted to recommend to full council the formation of a tree task force to support the town’s urban‑forest priorities. The tree‑task force concept drew on the community forest master plan and the planning commission’s prior recommendations.
Committee members debated membership and oversight. One amendment — which passed — removed an initial council member seat and replaced it with a business representative, with the expectation the full council could adjust membership later. A committee member said he favored removing a council member "because sometimes, I think, if there's a council member on it, they can kinda dominate the discussion, and maybe you don't get as much out of a citizen discussion." Committee discussion emphasized balanced membership (arborists, community stakeholders, green‑commission representation) and a finite term length for the task force. The committee’s motion to recommend creation passed unanimously.
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