Reno Urban Forestry Commission

Reno Urban Forestry Commission Hybrid Meeting Agenda Wednesday, January 31, 2024 – 5:30 p.m. City Hall, 7th Floor Caucus 1 E. First Street, Reno, NV 89501 Members Cynthia Albright, Chair Gary Jentink, Vice-Chair Bruce Barr Trish Greif Ed Hawkins Anna Higgins Jason Ludden Board Member Vacancy (4) Council Liaison: Naomi Duerr Staff Liaison: Matt Basile Public Notice This agenda has been physically posted in compliance with NRS 241 (notice of meetings) at Reno City Hall – 1 East First Street. In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in compliance with NRS 241 at http://www.reno.gov, and NRS 232 at https://notice.nv.gov/. To obtain further documentation regarding posting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030 or cityclerk@reno.gov. Members of the Board/Commission/Committee may participate in this meeting using the Zoom video conference platform. Members of the public may participate in the meeting in person or by registering through the below Zoom link which will provide the meeting ID number and call-in phone number. Zoom link: Reno Urban Forestry Commission: https://links.reno.gov/3RalqLE In Person: City Hall, 7th Floor Caucus Room, 1 E. First Street, Reno 89501 Accommodations Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate individuals with disabilities attending the meeting. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030 at least 48 hours in advance so that arrangements can be made. Supporting Materials Staff reports and supporting material for the meeting are available by contacting Staff Liaison at (775) 334-2270, basilem@reno.gov, and on the City’s website at Reno.Gov. Pursuant to NRS 241.020(6), supporting material is made available to the general public at the same time it is provided to the public body. Order of Business The presiding officer shall determine the order of the agenda and all questions of parliamentary procedure at the meeting. Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. The public body may combine two or more agenda items for consideration; remove an item from the agenda; or delay discussion relating to an item on the agenda at any time. See NRS 241. Items scheduled to be heard at a specific time will be heard no earlier than the stated time but may be heard later. Public Comment A person wishing to address the public body shall submit a “Request to Speak” form to the presiding officer. Public comment, whether on items listed on the agenda or general public comment, is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Unused time may not be reserved by the speaker, nor allocated to another speaker. No action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment until the matter is included on an agenda as an item on which action may be taken. The presiding officer may prohibit comment if the content of comments is a topic that is not relevant to, or within the authority of, the public body, or if the content is willfully disruptive of the meeting by being irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous, offensive, inflammatory, irrational or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with the rights of other speakers. Any person making willfully disruptive remarks while addressing the public body or while attending the meeting may be removed from the room by the presiding officer, See, NRS 241 and the person may be barred from further audience before the public body during that session. See, Nevada Attorney General Opinion No. 00-047 (April 27, 2001); Nevada Open Meeting Law Manual, § 8.05. Examples of disruptive conduct include, without limitation, yelling, stamping of feet, whistles, applause, heckling, name-calling, use of profanity, personal attacks, physical intimidation, threatening use of physical force, assault, battery, or any other acts intended to impede the meeting or infringe on the rights of the public body or meeting participants. Virtual Public Comment No action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment until the matter is included on a subsequent agenda as an action item. Pursuant to NRS 241, those wishing to submit public comment may do so through the online public comment form found at Reno.Gov/PublicComment, by sending an email to cityclerk@reno.gov, by leaving a voicemail at 775-334-2030, or at the meeting during virtual public comment. Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Comments received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be transcribed, provided to the Urban Forestry Commission for review, and entered into the record. Comments received after 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be provided to the Urban Forestry Commission for review prior to adjournment, and entered into the record. A. Introductory Items A.1 Call To Order/Roll Call A.2 Public Comment – This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each commentator. A.3 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – January 31, 2024  A.4 Approval of the Minutes (For Possible Action) – November 29, 2023 A.5 Council Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items only. No action may be taken on this item A.6 Staff Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items only. No action may be taken on this item. B. Business Items B.1 Vote on Arbor Day Awardees (For Possible Action) – Matt Basile, Urban Forester B.2 Vote on Arbor Day Tree Planting Location (For Possible Action) – Matt Basile, Urban Forester B.3 Earth Day Planning (For Possible Action) – Matt Basile, Urban Forester B.4 USDA Urban and Community Forestry Grant, Filling the GAPP – Green Airway Planting Project Update – (For Information Only) Matt Basile Urban Forester B.5 Vote to utilize special meeting date of February 28 (For Possible Action) – Matt Basile, Urban Forester B.6 RUFC and Reno ReLeaf webpage improvements and updates (For Possible Action) – Matt Basile, Urban Forester B.7 Discussion of memorial tree partnership with funeral homes and A Living Tribute (For Possible Action) – Naomi Duerr, Council Liaison B.8 Discussion and possible change of RUFC meeting schedule interval and calendar (For Possible Action) – Naomi Duerr, Council Liaison C. Board/Commissioner Reports and Announcements – No action may be taken on announcements. Limited to items that do not appear elsewhere on the agenda. D. Future Agenda Items – Discussion of items for future agendas. No action may be taken on this item. E. Public Comment – This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each commentator. F. ADJOURNMENT (For Possible Action)