SR 09-10-2019 13D 13.D
September 10, 2019
Council Meeting: September 10, 2019 Santa Monica, California
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CITY CLERK’S OFFICE - MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk, Records & Elections Services
Department
Date: September 10, 2019
13.D Appointment to two new seats on the Urban Forest Task Force for terms
ending 6/30/2021.
City of Santa Monica
Board and Commissions Applicants
Urban Forest Task Force
Name Application Date
Tom Berquist 05/28/2019
Ryan Hass 04/18/2019
Grace Phillips 06/17/2019
Jodi Summers 05/23/2019
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 4
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Vernice Hankins
From:Emily Forscher <emilyforscher@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, September 9, 2019 5:01 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Urban Forest Task Force application
Attachments:Emily_Forscher_June_UFTF.pdf; Emily_Forscher_Sep_UFTF.pdf
Dear Councilmembers,
I'm writing to ask that you please consider my application to fill one of the two Urban Forest Task Force vacancies or that
you please continue this agenda item until the next council meeting.
Due to my misunderstanding of the Grancius system, I didn't refile my application – which I initially submitted in June –
until this morning, when I realized that it wasn't active. The application posted on the city's website this afternoon. I've
attached to this message copies of my submitted applications from June and September. I'm deeply sorry for my
mistake.
I believe I would be asset to the task force. As I note in my application, I'm passionate about the city's urban forest. Over
the past 18 months, I’ve devoted hundreds of hours to promoting community awareness of the city’s 35,000 public
trees. I've also participated in California ReLeaf workshops.
In collaboration with city staff and Urban Forest Task Force members, I lead a weekly volunteer group developing a free,
open‐source web map with information about each city‐owned tree. Since March 2018, I've attended all but one Urban
Forest Task Force meeting. At this spring's meeting, the task force chair formally recognized my contributions to the
Urban Forest Task Force's efforts.
I hope you can either include my application in your deliberations tomorrow or continue this agenda item until
September 24. The Urban Forest Task Force next meets on September 25.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Emily Forscher
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