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Legislative Authority: Ordiance Code, Chapter 94 - TREE COMMISSION
Total Members: 7
Committee Duties
- Act as a coordinator for programs, projects, and activities related to planting projects and the health of the tree canopy between all public and private entities.
- Review expenditure proposals and plans for planting projects.
- Prioritize, with the input of District Council members, proposed planting projects based on established criteria for recommendation to the Council, and, when requested, the Commission may also make recommendations on other proposed tree planting projects.
- Formulate a recommended priority project list, including an estimated implementation cost for each item, for tree planting and canopy maintenance, and to thereafter annually review the priority project list and report recommendations to the Mayor's Office.
- Help coordinate the maintenance of an inventory of the urban tree canopy with an emphasis on historic trees, exceptional specimen trees and other unique environmentally significant trees within the City.
- Assist in the establishment of educational and outreach programs to encourage proper management and maintenance of trees on private property in the City;
- Conduct research studies, collect and analyze data and prepare maps, charts, and plans for the accomplishment of its purposes.
- Identify issues relative to the health and protection of public trees and recommend solutions to problems identified.
- Recommend to and help develop opportunities for the City's grant writing office for grants and solicitation of donations to support the City's tree canopy.
- Perform an annual audit of funded projects, the status of the inventory, and tree permits submitted to the City to be included in an annual report to the Mayor's Office and City Council.
- Develop and maintain a tree canopy and existing tree inventory.
Tree Commission Administrative Procedures as of 12/16/2020
Meeting Date: Tree Committee monthly meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in Ed Ball Building, 10th Floor, Conference Room 5, Jacksonville, FL 32202. Urban Forestry Management Plan Implementation Subcommittee (UFMPI) are held approximately two weeks prior to the Tree Committee 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.
Urban Forest Management Plan Workshop with Jacksonville Tree Commission Notice* Friday, May 16th, 2025 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Tree Commission Public Meeting Notice* Wednesday, May 21, 2025 9:30am-11:30am
- Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Tree Commission Meeting Agenda and Supporting Documents
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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)
Committee Members:
| Name |
Category |
| NINA SICKLER |
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS |
| CURTIS HART |
CHAIR TREE COMMISSION COMMITTEE |
| CHRIS MILLER |
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 Meeting Agendas and Minutes:
Tree Commission Public Special Meeting Agendas and Minutes:
Task Force on Jacksonville Urban Tree Planting Best Practices: Charge Memo 9/18/2024
RESOURCE LIBRARY - (click link for Task Force Resource Library) Amended Charge Memo 11/20/24
Keeping Jacksonville Beautiful Links: