March 27 2026 Urban Forestry Council Meeting

 City and County of San Francisco

Urban Forestry Council

MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

Friday, March 27, 2026, at 8:30 AM
City Hall, Room 416

One Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Jr. Place

San Francisco, CA 94102

COUNCIL MEMBERS

Edgar Xochitl Flores (Chair), Antonio Moreno, Caroline Scanlan, David Moore (San Francisco Public Works), Eric Sutera (San Francisco Public Utilities Commission), Ilaria Salvadori (San Francisco Planning), Joshua Klipp, Karla Nagy, Lew Stringer (Presidio Trust), Lucas Jones (Port of San Francisco), Morgan Vaisset-Fauvel, Pam Nagle, and Spencer Potter (San Francisco Recreation and Parks)

Land Acknowledgement 

The Urban Forestry Council Planning and Funding Committee acknowledges that we occupy the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. We wish to pay our respects to the Ancestors, Elders and Relatives of the Ramaytush Community and to affirm their sovereign rights as First Peoples. We honor the Ramaytush Ohlone for their enduring commitment to steward Mother Earth. We recognize that the Ramaytush Ohlone have lived in harmony with nature for millennia, and that to achieve a truly ecologically sustainable future for San Francisco, we must embrace Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge in how we care for the city’s lands, waters, and all its people. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Public comment will be taken before the Council takes action on any item.

1. Call to Order and Roll Call.

    

2. Chair’s Welcome and Land Acknowledgement. (Discussion)

    

3. Adoption of Minutes of the February 24, 2026 Urban Forestry Council Meeting. Explanatory Documents: February 24, 2026 Urban Forestry Council Meeting Minutes Draft. (Discussion and Action)

    

4. General Public Comment. Members of the public may address the Council on matters that are within the Council’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda.

    

5. Discussion and Possible Action to Nominate and Elect Council Officers. Speaker: Jesus Lozano, Urban Forestry Council Coordinator. Explanatory Document: San Francisco Urban Forestry Council Bylaws. (Discussion and Possible Action) 

    

   The Urban Forestry Council will discuss nominations and potentially vote to elect new council officers.

    

6. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Future of Collaborative Urban Forestry in San Francisco. Speaker: Jesus Lozano, Urban Forestry Council Coordinator. (Discussion) 

    

   The Urban Forestry Council will continue discussion on the future of collaborative urban forestry in San Francisco, taking into consideration the Commission Streamlining Task Force recommendation to dissolve the Council and reassign its responsibilities to other City bodies.

    

7. Staff Report on Recent Work Performed by the Urban Forestry Program on Behalf of the Urban Forestry Council. Speaker: Jesus Lozano, Urban Forestry Council Coordinator. (Discussion)

    

8. Urban Forestry Council Member Announcements. (Discussion)

    

9. New Business/Future Agenda Items. (Discussion)

    

   Council members may introduce new agenda items for future consideration by the Council.

    

10. Adjournment.

The next meeting of the Urban Forestry Council will be held on Friday, May 22, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Information on upcoming meetings, public hearings, and deadlines, as well as archived minutes and agendas, is available on the sfenvironment.org website.

Important Information

Copies of explanatory documents are available (1) on the Urban Forestry Council website at https://www.sfenvironment.org/urban-forestry-council and (2) upon request to the Urban Forestry Council Coordinator at telephone number (415) 355-3734 or via e-mail at [email protected].

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals.

Public Comment

Public comment will be taken on each agenda item involving discussion or action before the Council takes action on that item. The public is asked to wait for the particular agenda item before making a comment on that item. When the moderator announces that the Council is taking public comment, members of the public can stand before the Council and be called forward. Each member of the public may address the Council for up to three minutes, unless otherwise announced by the Chair.

Remote public comment will not be allowed, except as an accommodation for a disability. To obtain access to remote public comment options, please contact the Urban Forestry Council Coordinator at (415) 355-3734 or [email protected].

The Brown Act forbids the Council from taking action or discussing any item or issue not appearing on the posted agenda. This rule applies to issues raised in public comment as well. In response to public comment, not on an agendized item, the Council is limited to:

1.   Briefly responding to statements made or questions posed by members of the public, or 

2.   Requesting staff to report back on a matter at a subsequent meeting, or 

3.   Directing staff to place the item or issue on a future agenda (Government Code Section 54954.2(a).)

Please note that persons unable to attend the meeting may submit to the Council, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the agenda items above. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and shall be brought to the attention of the Council Members. Any written comments should be sent to: Urban Forestry Council Coordinator, 1455 Market Street, 13A, San Francisco, CA 94103 by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the meeting. Comments that cannot be delivered to the Urban Forestry Council Coordinator by that time may be taken directly to the meeting at the location above. When bringing handouts to meetings, please photocopy on both sides of the paper and try to use post-consumer recycled or tree-free paper. In addition, please bring sufficient copies of handouts for the Council Members, the Urban Forestry Council Coordinator, and the public.

Disability Access

To obtain a disability-related accommodation, including remote access to meetings and public comment options, the use of an American Sign Language interpreter, auxiliary aids or services, or meeting materials in alternative format, please contact the Urban Forestry Council Coordinator at (415) 355-3734 or [email protected]. Providing at least 72 hours’ notice will help to ensure availability. Late requests will be honored, if possible.

Language Access

Per the Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 of the San Francisco Administrative Code), Chinese, Spanish and or Filipino (Tagalog) interpreters will be available upon requests. Meeting minutes may be translated, if requested, after they have been adopted by the Council. Assistance in additional languages may be honored whenever possible. To arrange one of the following language services, please contact the Urban Forestry Council Coordinator at (415) 355-3734 or [email protected]. Providing at least 72 hours’ notice will help to ensure availability. Late requests will be honored, if possible.

語言服務

根據語言服務條例(三藩市行政法典第91章)，中文、西班牙語和/或菲律賓語（泰加洛語）傳譯人員在收到要求後將會提供傳譯服務。翻譯版本的會議記錄可在委員會通過後透過要求而提供。其他語言協助在可能的情況下也將可提供。上述的要求，請於會議前最少48小時致電 (415) 355-3734或電郵至 [email protected]向委員會秘書提出。逾期提出的請求，若可能的話，亦會被考慮接納。

Acceso A Idioma

De acuerdo con la Ordenanza de Acceso a Idiomas “Language Access Ordinance” (Capítulo 91 del Código Administrativo de San Francisco “Chapter 91 of the San Francisco Administrative Code”) intérpretes de chino, español y/o filipino (tagalo) estarán disponibles de ser requeridos. Las minutas podrán ser traducidas, de ser requeridas, luego de ser aprobadas por la Comisión. La asistencia en idiomas adicionales se tomará en cuenta siempre que sea posible. Para solicitar asistencia con estos servicios favor comunicarse con el Secretario de la Comisión al (415) 355-3734, o [email protected] por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión. Las solicitudes tardías serán consideradas de ser posible.

Access Sa Wika

Ayon sa Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 ng San Francisco Administrative Code), maaaring mag-request ng mga tagapagsalin sa wikang Tsino, Espanyol, at/o Filipino (Tagalog). Kapag hiniling, ang mga kaganapan ng miting ay maaring isalin sa ibang wika matapos ito ay aprobahan ng komisyon. Maari din magkaroon ng tulong sa ibang wika. Sa mga ganitong uri ng kahilingan, mangyaring tumawag sa Clerk ng Commission sa (415) 355-3734, o [email protected] sa hindi bababa sa 48 oras bago mag miting. Kung maari, ang mga late na hiling ay posibleng pagbibigyan.

Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance

(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, City Hall, Room 244, One Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4683 at Phone No.: (415) 554-7724; Fax No.: (415) 554-5163; E-mail: [email protected]. Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org.

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code §2.100, et. seq] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at: 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100, fax (415) 252-3112; web site at www.sfgov.org/ethics.

Posted: 3/24/2026