About this meeting
- Government Body
- Tree Committee
- Meeting Type
- Tree Committee
- Location
- Draper, UT
- Meeting Date
- October 6, 2026
Video will appear here as soon as Draper Tree Committee posts it — usually within a day of the meeting
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
12 items on the agenda.
Welcome and Roll Call
Approval of Minutes from the September 1, 2026 Meeting
Expansion of Tree Committee to be "Landscaping" and vote on proposal to City Council
Plan for Inventory of Existing Trees
Plans for Various Public Areas such as:
- Entrances to the city - City Council has expressed desire to potentially enlist the Tree committee and allocate budget here - City parks - - Potential planting project for splash pad - Private citizen donor planting for Wheadon Park with SLCo and Tree Utah - Main transportation corridors and others - Recommend goals and policies to the city council regarding tree culture for Draper City
Policies for Planting of Trees
- For Beautification - Noise Dampening - Visual Screening - Weather Protection - Erosion Control
Recommendations to City Council on Public Relations Matters:
- Arbor Day - Cleanup Days - Home Beautification Contests - Other Tree Related City Activities
Street Tree Guide
Recommendations to City if Desired:
- Make recommendations for the following: - Arboricultural Specifications - Standards of practices for all trees and shrubbery on City property - Standards and specifications for the work of any person or organization engaged in the business of working on trees within the city - On the grounds immediately surrounding the trees and shrubbery on public property - As is necessary to assure the proper growth, care and protection of said trees and shrubbery - On the care and treatment of trees and shrubbery - Including planting, maintenance, pruning, spraying and removal of trees and shrubbery on city property; - On the identification, marking and preservation of historic or notable trees
Develop Standards and Specifications Regarding Planting of Trees for New Developments, Site Plans and Subdivisions
- Make recommendations to Planning Commission and City Council - City planning to adopt planting standards put forward by city engineering for park strips
Develop Standards and Specifications Regarding the Planting of Trees on Public Property
- Including size, location and approved species - Make recommendations for adoption in this code