Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

URBAN FORESTRY COMMITTEE MEETING REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 16, 2024 The Urban Forestry Committee convened in a REGULAR meeting on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas. Chair Brimer called the Urban Forestry Committee Meeting to order at 12:04 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Richard Brimer, Martin Luecke Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Isabella Changsut Commissioners Absent: Hanna Cofer, Mariana Krueger PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Urban Forestry Committee Meeting of June 2, 2025 The minutes from the regular meeting on June, 2, 2025 were approved on Commissioner Changsut’s motion, Commissioner Luecke’s second, on a 3–0 vote. Commissioners Cofer and Krueger were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion on the FY 2025 annual tree preservation and replanting report – Naomi Rotramel, City Arborist, Development Services Department Item conducted as posted. No action taken. 3. Discussion and presentation on the Urban Forestry Replenishment Fund– Emily King, Urban Forester, Development Services Department Item conducted as posted. No action taken. 4. Discuss the possibilities of updating the City Code to protect mature and heritage trees – Richard Brimer, Urban Forestry Committee Chair Item conducted as posted. No action taken. 5. Discuss strategies to implement Environmental Commission recommendation 20241204- 004, related to supporting Austin’s Urban Forest– Richard Brimer, Urban Forestry Committee Chair Item conducted as posted. No action taken. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None Chair Brimer adjourned the meeting at 1:28 p.m. without objection. The minutes of the September 16th, 2025, meeting were approved at the December 1st, 2025, meeting of the Urban Forestry Committee on Commissioner Brimer’s motion, Commissioner Luecke’s second, on a 3-0 vote. Commissioners Changsut and Fierro were absent.