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AGENDA BILL Agenda Item No. 5(C) Date: July 21, 2015 To: El Cerrito City Council From: Stephen Prée, Environmental Programs Manager/City Arborist Maria Sanders, Interim Operations + Environmental Services Manager Yvetteh Ortiz, Public Works Director/City Engineer Subject: Tree Committee Appointment Recommendation ACTION REQUESTED Approve a Tree Committee recommendation to appoint Yan Linhart to the Tree Committee, effective August 10, 2015. BACKGROUND Yan B. Linhart has attended each of the regular meetings of the Tree Committee since March 2015. He submitted an application to serve on the Tree Committee on June 1, 2015. The Tree Committee has become familiar with Dr. Linhart’s contributions and perspective during open discussions at meetings and the committee voted unanimously at its June 8 meeting to recommend to the City Council that Dr. Linhart be appointed to serve as a member. Dr. Linhart received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and is Professor Emeritus of Biology at University of Colorado, Boulder. He has resided in El Cerrito for the past 5 years. He is a prolific research author, an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Society for Study of Evolution, a member of Review Panels, National Science Foundation, The Smithsonian Institution, and has also served as Associate Curator at the University of Colorado Museum. His experience as a biologist involves the study of trees in their natural environments and urban landscapes. If the Council approves this recommendation, the number of Committee members will be seven out of a total possible membership of fifteen, as established by Council. STRATEGIC PLAN CONSIDERATIONS The work of the Tree Committee helps the City realize the following goals of the El Cerrito Strategic Plan: • Goal C to “Deepen a sense of place and community identity” • Goal F to “Foster environmental sustainability citywide” ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY HALL 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94523-3034 Telephone (510) 215-4305 Fax (510) 215-4379 http://www.el-cerrito.org July 21, 2015 Regular City Council Meeting Agenda Item No. 5(C) Attachment 1 – Yan Linhart Application Hardcopies are available for review at: Office of the City Clerk and The El Cerrito Library 10890 San Pablo Avenue 6510 Stockton Avenue El Cerrito, CA El Cerrito, CA (510) 215-4305