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Agenda

Urban Forestry Committee Meeting June 2nd, 2025 at 11:30 AM Permitting And Development Center, Events Center, Room 1401 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive Austin, Texas 78752 Some members of the Urban Forestry Committee will be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Elizabeth Funk, Watershed Protection Department, at (512) 568-2244, Elizabeth.Funk@austintexas.gov, no later than noon, the day before the meeting. The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Richard Brimer (Committee Chair) Hanna Cofer Isabella Changsut Mariana Krueger Martin Luecke CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA The first 5 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Urban Forestry Committee Meetings on October 10, 2024 and December 13, 2024 DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion and presentation on Austin’s Heritage Tree Ordinance – Naomi Rotramel, City Arborist, Development Services Department 3. Discussion and presentation on Austin’s tree canopy and related programs – Emily King, Urban Forester, Development Services Department 4. Discussion and presentation on Ashe Juniper’s role in the Central Texas ecosystem – Lisa O-Donnell, Environmental Science Senior, Wildland Conservation, Austin Water 5. Discussion on goals and future meeting times for the Urban Forestry Committee – Richard Brimer, Chair FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please 512-568-2244, call Elizabeth Elizabeth.Funk@austintexas.gov; for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. Protection Department, Funk, Watershed at