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Community
Tree Board
Redwood City is forming a pilot Community
Tree Board, and you’re invited to apply to serve on this important
citizen committee. It's an outstanding opportunity to help your community!
The urban forest we all enjoy is an integral part of our quality of life.
Street trees and privately owned trees provide shade and a beautiful streetscape,
and complement our homes and property values. They’re part of what makes
our neighborhoods special!
The Community Tree Board will support City staff to review and make
recommendations to the City Council on the recommendations that were made earlier
by the Community Task Force on Tree Policies. The role of the Community Tree
Board will be to create (or update/enhance if existing):
- the urban forestry program policies and goals/management plan
- the urban forest master plan
- requirements and standards for urban forest elements of new developments
- revisions to the street tree and tree preservation ordinances
- practices such as code enforcement related to the urban forest
- urban forest partnerships and public education programs
Additionally the committee will serve as an appeals body for tree preservation
and street tree permit process appeals, and appeals from tree ordinance violations
and administration citations.
 If
appointed by the City Council to the Community Tree Board, you’ll help
to ensure that Redwood City sustains the urban forest, balanced with an understanding
that preservation of street trees can sometimes be at odds with sidewalk maintenance
and repair, and the perspectives of some residents.
It’s anticipated that the pilot Community Tree Board will
meet one evening a month, starting in July and continue for eighteen months.
The Community Tree Board may decide to establish subcommittees, which
could meet in addition to the regular meetings. The group will be supported
by staff and necessary resources so that its members can make the best use
of their time and thereby provide for the highest-quality outcome.
Thank you for considering participating on this Community Tree Board.
Please consider this opportunity to really make a difference in your community
for today and for the future. If you have any questions about the process,
please contact Gordon Mann, Public Works Superintendent, at 650-780-7493.
Tree/Urban Forestry
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