Budget Committee
City of Cleveland Urban Forestry Commission
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
3:30 p.m. — 5:30 p.m. EDT
601 Lakeside Ave E Cleveland, OH 44114 (Directions)
Cleveland City Hall, Room 220 (large conference room), or join on Zoom
The Urban Forestry Commission (UFC)’s purpose is to advise the mayor and City Council on policies and regulations that will increase the tree canopy and vibrancy of our neighborhoods. Its Budget Committee reviews funding for the city’s Urban Forestry unit.
Commissioner and City Council Member Jenny Spencer chairs this committee. We’re not sure who else from the full commission serves on this committee, but this is the list of current commissioners:
- Xavier Bay (City Planning, Cleveland)
- Jose Hernandez (Public Utilities, Cleveland)
- Jennifer Kipp (Urban Forestry, City of Cleveland)
- Dan Leamon (resident, health specialist)
- Samira Malone, (Center for Regenerative Solutions)
- Anna Zaremba (Sustainability, City of Cleveland)
- Tom Schreiber (Western Reserve Land Conservancy)
- Jenny Spencer (Ward 15 City Council Member)
- Rick Switalski (Capital Projects, City of Cleveland)
- Jinan Berard (youth resident, a student at Hathaway Brown School)
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Agency Information
City of Cleveland Urban Forestry Commission
The commission formerly known as the “Tree Commission” was established in the early 1990’s and went dormant in the early 2000’s. New legislation was introduced in 2021 by Cleveland City Council members to amend and revive the Tree Commission in the Codified Ordinances (Chapter 163, Sections 163.01 to 163.04).
Now known as the Urban Forestry Commission (UFC), its purpose is to advise the mayor and City Council on policies and regulations that will increase our tree canopy and vibrancy of our neighborhoods. Under this scope, the UFC will provide advice and strategic planning on how the city can implement best practices to maintain and grow Cleveland’s tree canopy. The work of the UFC will play an integral part in improving citywide tree canopy revitalization plans. Their duties include assisting with the adoption of an urban forest management plan, developing and updating a comprehensive inventory of trees, providing recommendations on policy and plans, monitoring the implementation of city plans, soliciting grants or funding contributions, and much more.
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