Tree Board
Regular MeetingTumwater, WA · September 11, 2023
Minutes
TUMWATER TREE BOARD
MINUTES OF HYBRID/VIRTUAL MEETING
September 11, 2023 Page 1
CONVENE: 7:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Boardmembers Jim Sedore, Brent Chapman, and Hannah Ohman.
Absent: Chair Trent Grantham and Boardmembers Michael Jackson,
Brodrick Coval, and Tanya Nozawa.
Staff: Coordinator Alyssa Jones Wood, Water Resources Specialist Grant
Gilmore, and Water Resources Specialist Dave Kangiser.
Coordinator Jones Wood announced the lack of a meeting quorum. The
next meeting is scheduled on October 9, 2023.
Prepared by Valerie L. Gow, Recording Secretary/President
Puget Sound Meeting Services, psmsoly@earthlink.net
Agenda
TREE BOARD
MEETING AGENDA
Field Trip Departing from City Hall's
Parking Lot
Monday, September 11, 2023
6:00 PM
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Changes to Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes
a. April 10, 2023 Meeting Minutes
b. July 10, 2023 Meeting Minutes
5. Public Comment
6. Tree Board Potential Planting Sites Field Trip
7. Next Meeting Date - 10/09/2023
8. Adjourn
Meeting Information
The public is welcome to attend in person. The Field Trip will be leaving from City Hall's Parking Lot
and visiting the following spaces for approximately 30 minutes each: Tumwater Valley Golf Course
Driving Range and the Stormwater pond between Israel Road SW and Old Israel Rd SW.
Public Comment
The public is invited to attend the hearing and offer comment.
The public may also submit comments prior to the meeting by sending an email to:
AJonesWood@ci.tumwater.wa.us. Please send the comments by 1:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting.
Comments are submitted directly to the Commission/Board Members and will not be read individually
into the record of the meeting.
If you have any questions, please contact Sustainability Coordinator Alyssa Jones Wood at (360) 754-
4140 or AJonesWood@ci.tumwater.wa.us.
Post Meeting
Audio of the meeting will be recorded and later available by request, please email
CityClerk@ci.tumwater.wa.us
Accommodations
The City of Tumwater takes pride in ensuring that people with disabilities are able to take part in, and
benefit from, the range of public programs, services, and activities offered by the City. To request an
accommodation or alternate format of communication, please contact the City Clerk by calling (360)
252-5488 or email CityClerk@ci.tumwater.wa.us. For vision or hearing impaired services, please
contact the Washington State Relay Services at 7-1-1 or 1-(800)-833-6384. To contact the City’s ADA
Coordinator directly, call (360) 754-4128 or email ADACoordinator@ci.tumwater.wa.us.
What is the Tree Board?
The Tumwater Tree Board is a citizen advisory board that is appointed by and advisory to the City
Council on urban forestry issues, including drafting and revising a comprehensive tree protection plan
or ordinance, or any other tree matter. Actions by the Tree Board are not final decisions; they are Board
recommendations to the City Council who must ultimately make the final decision. If you have any
questions or suggestions on ways the Tree Board can serve you better, please contact the Community
Development Department at (360) 754-4180.
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