Tree Board, Nov. 9, 2026

The Tumwater Tree Board meeting, identified by its title as Nov. 9, 2026 (meeting metadata is dated Nov. 10), reviewed urban forestry work and the annual implementation report. Staff reported completed site work at the Davis-Meeker Garry Oak and scheduled additional pruning for Nov. 17, with a road closure expected for one day. The work involved a contractor, contracted arborist Todd Prager, and an archaeologist. Tree-code work is expected to resume in the new year after contract negotiations; a contract amendment is expected to go to City Council for approval. No contract amount or vendor award was stated. The board also discussed grant-funded tree programs, a planned planting project with Black Hills High School, ongoing code updates, and possible additional staffing and Tree Board budget funding, which Council was expected to consider in December.

The board unanimously approved a motion to use a lottery and other agreed selection steps to allocate pieces of the removed Meeker Oak debris to applicants for community and personal uses; remaining material may be chipped and returned to the site. This was a materials-allocation decision, not a spending approval. No other procurement award or purchasing vote was identified.