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Legislative authority: Ordinance Code, Chapter 94 - Tree Commission

Tree Commission Administrative Procedures (as of 12/16/2020)

Meeting date: Tree Commission monthly meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in the Ed Ball Building, 10th Floor, Conference Room 5, Jacksonville, FL 32202. Urban Forestry Management Plan Implementation Subcommittee (UFMPI) meetings are held approximately two weeks prior to the Tree Commission meeting. (Meeting times and locations are subject to change.) All citizens have the right to be heard and are allowed the opportunity for comment prior to final vote on a motion. Those that fill out a written request or Speaker's Request to be Heard Card shall be heard prior to others who appear at the meeting.

Tree Commission

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Task Force on Urban Tree Planting Best Practices

Thursday, February 12, 2026
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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Tree Planting Programs

630-CITY Tree Planting Program
(program description and approved tree planting list)

Level 2 Tree Planting Program
(application, staff checklist, and approved tree planting list)

Level 3 Tree Planting Program
(instructions, grant agreement, application, and approved tree planting list)

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Committee Members

 
Name Category
Nina Sickler Director of Public Works
Curtis Hart Chair, Tree Commission Committee
Raul Arias Tree Commission City Council Liaison
William Burke Tree Commission Committee Member
Susan Fraser Tree Commission Committee Member
  Tree Commission Committee Member
Alden Howell Tree Commission Committee Member

Contact Staff

Tree Commission Contact Staff
Name Position Phone Email
Jonathan Colburn Urban Forestry Manager 904-255-4324 jcolburn@coj.net
Justin Gearhart City Arborist 904-255-4327 jgearhart@coj.net
Jose Regueiro Accounting 904-255-5258 jregueiro@coj.net
Shannon MacGillis Office of General Counsel 904-255-5097 smacgillis@coj.net
Joe Rainey Executive Assistant 904-255-4299 jrainey@coj.net

Tree Commission Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Task Force on Jacksonville Urban Tree Planting Best Practices Agendas & Minutes

  • February 12, 2026 Meeting Agenda
    • February 12, 2026 Minutes
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Archived Meetings

Tree Commission 2018–2024
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