The Urban Parks and Forestry Board met on September 24, 2026, at 6:00 PM to discuss two major work sessions: the Bozeman Creek Vision Plan and the 2026 Urban Forest Management Plan, along with routine updates. The meeting included a presentation on the creek vision plan, public comment on the forest management plan, and director's and commissioner's updates.
Was it in relation to work in your head? So better say I'm sorry. All right, everybody, good evening, and thanks for joining us. Before we start this meeting, I'd like to remind folks of a couple of things to make it easier for you to follow along and make public comment. You can watch us in real time in several different ways by attending in person in the city commission room, streaming us live on your computer by going to the meetings video page at Bozeman. You can watch the meeting on cable TV on Channel One Ninety. You can also join us via video conference. Click the link to register and follow the prompts to enter the meeting. Lastly, you can call in to listen. You can find the phone number for the video conference and access code on the agenda. Please note that this is for listening only, and you will be unable to give verbal public comment using this method of participation. If you are joining us through video conference and are having connectivity issues, try exiting out of the meeting and coming back in. If you continue to have issues, please remember that you can also listen via the phone information, streaming live on the website or on cable channel 190. If you would like to offer public comment this evening, there are three we three ways in which you can do that. You can make your public comment in person here in the commission room. If you are joining us through video conference, you can use the raise your hand feature. When it is your turn to comment, staff will call you by name. Please remember to go back in and lower your hand when you have finished making your comment. You can always provide written public comment before the meeting by sending an email to Commons at Bozeman. Any public comment received by noon today will have been distributed and read by the commissioner board. We will hear in-person public comment first, followed by those joining via video conference to allow time for remote attendees to queue up for comments. Thank you. And with that, we begin our September 24, 2026 Urban Parks and Forestry meeting. All right. First off, any disclosures. So I was able to gain some more information on it. Thank you. Any other disclosures? All right. For changes to the agenda, we do have one change. We're going to be moving the work session on the urban forest management plan up to our second item. So it'll take place after the Bozeman Creek Vision Plan. Are there any other changes to the agenda? Excellent. All right. Next up, approval of meeting of minutes from our August 27th meeting. Motion to approve the minutes from the August 27th, you said? Yep. 27th meeting. Second. Brant Perubi. Yes. Steve Lowry? Yes. Paige Lizowski. Abstain. Joe Cartray? Abstain. Matthew Fortin. Yes.