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From YouTube: Committee on Government Operations on August 24, 2021
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Docket #0858 - Ordinance establishing protections for the City of Boston Tree Canopy
A
Boston
tree
canopy-
this
was
referred
to
the
committee
on
july,
21,
2021,
councillors,
arroyo
and
councillor.
Braden
are
sponsors
of
this
docket
in
accordance
with
the
chapter
20
of
the
acts
of
2021
modifying
the
open
meeting
laws.
We
are
having
this
hearing
via
zoom.
This
allows
for
the
city
council
to
conduct
its
regular
business,
but
also
balance
with
the
current
public
safety
needs
of
the
moment.
The
public
may
watch
this
hearing
via
live
stream
at
www.boston.gov.gov.
A
A
The
purpose
of
this
docket
is
to
establish
protections
for
the
tree
canopy
in
the
city
of
boston,
by
preserving
the
existing
tree
canopy
and
replenishing
the
depleted
tree
canopy.
The
docket
establishes
criteria
for
the
removal
of
trees,
both
public
and
private,
implements
notice
requirements
and
establishes
standards
and
timelines
for
tree
replacement.
A
Preserving
and
maintaining
boston's
tree
canopy
will
prevent
adverse
climate
effects
such
as
heat
island
effect,
flooding
and
air
pollution,
and
will
improve
the
quality
quality
of
life
for
residents.
The
ordinance
also
includes
provisions
that
would
establish
the
urban
forestry
committee
and
the
creation
of
a
street
tree
stabilization
fund.
A
The
provisions
of
this
proposal
would
apply
to
trees
within
the
city
of
boston
that
are
located
on
city-owned
property,
private
property
or
in
the
public
way
joining
us
today.
Along
with
the
lead
sponsors,
councillor,
braden
and
counselor
arroyo.
We
also
have
counselors
bach
counselor
flynn,
counselor
baker
and
counselor.
A
I
think
that's
what
we
have.
I'm
sorry,
if
I'm
missing
any
city
counselors
councillor
flynn,
I
think
I
mentioned-
and
for
the
administration
we
have
chief
mariama
whitehammon
commissioner
ryan
woods,
liza
meyer,
chief
landscape,
architect,
maggie
owens
planner
parks
and
max
ford
diamond
superintendent
of
trees,
slash
the
tree
warden
for
the
city
of
boston.
A
The
committee
will
also
be
joined
by
david
messelman,
michelle
executive
director
of
speak
for
the
trees
in
orion
kriegman,
possibly
may
be
coming
if
orion's
here
and
executive
director
of
the
boss,
who
is
the
executive
director
of
the
boston
food
forest
coalition
I'll
now
turn
it
over
to
the
sponsors,
councillor,
ricardo
arroyo
and
counselor
liz
braden
for
opening
remarks
and
then
to
my
colleagues
in
order
of
arrival,
then
to
the
administration.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I'll,
try
and
keep
this
short
so
that
we
can
try
to
get
on
a
timely
schedule.
So
I'm
very
excited
about
doing
this
pre-ordinance
in
partnership
with
councillor
braden.
B
We
we
know
that
our
climate
is
undergoing
rapid
changes,
dangerous
changes,
we've
seen
the
un
report
and
we
know
that
trees
specifically
play
a
role
in
a
number
of
different
issues
that
we
are
currently
experiencing,
including
our
rising
heat
island
effects,
all
throughout
boston
as
a
counselor
for
the
southern
part
of
boston,
so
roslindale
high
park
in
mattapan.
B
B
The
goal
of
this
is
to
create
a
permanent
institutionalized
structure,
to
take
care
of
our
trees,
to
ensure
that
we're
doing
the
necessary
work
to
both
protect
and
enhance
our
canopy,
and
so
I
think
the
chair,
madam
chair,
did
a
great
job
sort
of
running
through
some
of
those
pieces,
but
something
that
I
think
I
would
like
to
do.
B
Just
really
quickly
is
thank
both
somerville
newton
and
cambridge
and
the
folks
that
we've
spoken
in
all
those
different
communities
in
terms
of
the
elected
bodies
who
have
done
similar
work
on
these
things.
In
other
places,
our
tree
ordinances
largely
impacted
and
influenced
by
what
somerville
has
done
and
best
practices
from
these
other
cities.
And
finally,
I've
had
meetings
with
mr
woods
about
how
we're
going
to
incorporate
the
urban
forest
plan
that
the
city
of
boston
is
doing
into
this.
B
B
Looking
at
the
kind
of
input
they've
been
receiving
and
then
craft
this
to
be
even
stronger
and
better,
based
on
the
work
that
they've
done
as
well,
and
so
this
should
work
in
conjunction
to
and
width
and
not
opposed
or
opposite
or
parallel
to
so
my
hope
is
that
this
gets
very
successful
results
for
us
moving
forward.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
councillor.
Braden.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
and
councillor
royal
for
including
me
in
this
as
a
lead
sponsor
on
this
ordinance.
This
is
an
issue
that's
really
near
and
dear
to
my
heart.
C
In
austin,
we
have
a
persistent
heat
island
effect,
because
we
have
large
expanses
of
asphalt
and
park
and
hardscape
and
very
very
few
trees,
and
I
know
many
of
my
counselors
colleagues
have
similar
experiences
in
their
neighborhood.
I
really
think
that
maintaining
our
tree
canopy
and
incorporating
trees
into
new
development
projects
can
contribute
to
a
really
robust
green
infrastructure
that
has
many
ben
many
benefits.
You've
already
mentioned
them,
so
I
won't
repeat
them,
but
there's
health
benefits.
C
There's
stormwater
management
benefits,
there's
clean,
removing
the
the
pollutants
from
our
air,
and
this
is
a
really
critical
issue,
and
I
really
look
forward
to
this
afternoon's
conversation,
and
I
hope
that
we
will
come
out
the
other
end
with
a
robust
ordinance
that
will
really
help
support
our
our
green
infrastructure
in
the
form
of
our
our
trees,
and
also
this
is
a
huge
need
to
educate
our
residents
about
the
benefits
of
the
trees.
Many
people
think
homeowners
sometimes
think
the
trees
are
a
nuisance.
C
You
have
to
take
care
of
these
leaves
and
it's
a
mess,
but
I
really
feel
that
trying
to
educate
our
population
in
boston
about
the
benefits
of
trees.
I
know
with
many
three
supporters,
but
we've
also
some
three
skeptics
as
well,
so
I
come
to
a
balanced,
well
thought
out.
Ordinance
would
be
really
helpful
in
this
in
this
space.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Council
edwards.
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
to
councillor
arroyo
and
council
braden
for
filing
this
ordinance
into
again
to
council
edwards
for
sharing
this
having
a
healthy
urban
tree.
Canopy,
it's
critical
in
our
city,
not
only
for
our
quality
of
life
as
trees,
not
only
keep
our
neighborhoods
beautiful,
but
they
also
provide
filters
for
pollution.
They
absorb
excess,
excessive
storm
water
runoff.
They
provide
shade
during
hot
summer
nights
and
other
environmental
benefits
as
well.
D
We
also
know
that
lack
of
trees
contribute
to
tree
to
heat
islands,
effects
which
impacts
neighborhoods
like
chinatown
in
roxbury.
In
my
district,
the
lack
of
trees,
impact
chinatown,
the
south
boston
waterfront,
the
fort
point,
where
we
see
massive
heat
waves.
We
know
that
urban
tree
canopy
can
help
reduce
heat
by
providing
providing
shade,
cooling
off
the
air
and
reducing
stormwater
runoff.
As
we
face
a
challenging
climate
that
would
bring
us
more
heat
waves,
we
need
to
preserve
our
precious
trees.
D
I
have
worked
closely
with
groups
like
mothers
out
front
on
the
issue
of
gas
leaks
and
know
from
our
walks
throughout
the
south
end
that
gas
leaks,
negatively
impact
and
kill
our
trees.
I
have
also
filed
a
hearing
order
to
discuss
the
processes
of
tree
removals
in
the
city
with
councilor
braden.
We
hope
to
have
that
over
the
next
30
days
or
so
so
I'm
glad
that
this
ordinance
is
is
being
discussed
here
and
looking
forward
to
supporting
it
and
then
just
as
as
a
brief.
D
D
So,
let's
discuss
that,
I
know
that's
that's
the
case
in
in
fort
point
and
I
believe
it's
also
the
case
in
the
bay
village
area
as
well.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
my
city,
council
colleagues,
but
also
to
commissioner
woods
and
his
team
that
do
an
excellent
job
on
this
issue.
E
Thank
you,
councillor
edwards,
and
I
just
want
to
echo
everyone
thanks
to
counselors,
arroyo
and
braden,
for
focusing
on
us
on
this
and
and
really
focusing
on.
E
You
know
that
fact
that
I
think
has
started
to
be
started
to
become
common
knowledge
amongst
us
on
the
council,
but
not
necessarily
out
there
in
the
world,
but
a
huge
amount
of
that
loss,
as
councilor
arroyo
said
that
we've
experienced
of
trees
has
been
private
property
trees,
and
so
we
need
people
to
understand
both
the
real,
significant
public
goods
and
positive
externalities
of
planting
trees
and
keeping
trees
and
also
the
negative
externalities
of
losing
them
and-
and
I
think
we
it
the
time-
has
come
for
for
a
more
codified
process
around
this.
E
I
I
do
want
to
say,
and
actually
but
very
grateful
to
council
arroyo
for
flagging
this
as
well.
I'm
lucky
to
have
a
number
of
tree
advocates
in
my
district,
and
I
had
I
had
heard
from
them
initially
some
anxiety
about
you
know:
we've
got
this
process
ongoing
with
the
parks
department
and
we
feel
like
they've
included
us,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
those
conversations
don't
get
cut
off
by
the
council's
conversations.
E
But
I
think
I
think
you
know
council
royale
and
I
are
on
the
same
page
that
like
what
we
want
here
is
to
harmonize
these
conversations
and-
and
I
know-
and
I
just
want
to
express
my
appreciation
to
the
parks
department,
because
I
feel
like
I've
been
following
this
process
for
a
while
and
frankly
for
a
while,
the
city
was
sort
of
talking
about.
We
were
launching
this
urban
forestry
planning
process
and
we
were
going
to
have
a
committee,
but
we
really
weren't
there
and
I
feel
like
now
at
this
point.
What
I'm?
E
What
I'm
hearing
from
the
folks
involved
on
the
advocate
side
is
really
feeling
like
you
are
in
the
thick
of
it
and
you're
doing
this
work,
and
so
grateful
to
you
for
that
and
and
happy
that
we,
as
the
council
can
join
this
conversation,
but
really
you
know
make
sure
that
it's
a
it's
a
harmonized
one
that
gets
us
to
the
right
place
on
the
right
timeline.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
also
the
the
sponsors
for
putting
this
forth.
I've
been
a
a
tree
person.
My
entire
life
come
from
a
long
line
of
tree
people,
pun
intended
I've.
I've
planted
multiple
trees,
myself
it
and
just
I'm
thankful
to
be
here
on
this
one
here.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
we
have
a
lane
for
the
existing
trees
and
how
do
we
maintain
those?
F
I
live
up
up
by
a
butt
savan
hill
park
and
we
have
a
number
of
old
oaks
that
could
use
some
maintenance,
so
the
plan
with
you
know,
planting
more
trees
and
how
do
we
and
how
do
we
get
more
canopy,
but
also
what
are
we
going
to
do
for
our
existing
trees,
those
heritage,
trees
that
that
have
been
providing
shade
and
coolness
for
neighborhoods
for
100
years
or
more
excited
about
this,
and
just
want
to
be
supportive
and-
and
thank
you
for
all
coming.
A
Thank
you
and
I'll
just
conclude,
I'm
excited
about
this
conversation
codifying
a
real
way
that
prioritizes
trees
in
a
city
that
is
forever
growing
and
developing.
If
we
don't,
we
will
see
what
was
is
happening
is
happening
in
east
boston,
which
is
number
one
for
the
lack
of
tree
canopy.
I
would
say
we're
the
baldest,
neighborhood
and
charlestown
is
number
three,
and
so
we
are
dealing
with
that.
We
have
the
heat
island
effect.
A
We
have
concerns
honestly
about
asthma
rates,
and
I
do
know
that
if
you
prioritize
trees,
you're
prioritizing
the
health
of
the
community,
not
just
the
aesthetic
quality.
A
This
is
only
part
of
that
same
conversation,
how
trees
belong
and
will
grow
and
will
flourish
in
the
city
of
boston.
So
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
I
think
it's
noah
and
east
boston
main
streets
for
actually
handing
out
little
saplings
for
us
to
plant
trees
and
helping
us
understand
how
to
grow
our
own
trees
on
our
private
land.
A
I
think
that
I'd
love
to
see
the
city
continue
to
increase,
that
I
want
to
thank
ace,
speak
for
the
trees,
mothers
out
front
and
several
other
harbor
keepers
and
other,
I
think,
organizations
that
are
pushed
for
environmental
stewardship
in
our
next
generation
as
well
and
leadership.
So
I'm
now
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
administration
and
then
from
there.
If
it's,
okay
with
lead
sponsors,
we
might
go
they're
going
to
have
a
deck
and
then
they
they
each
might
have
some
comments.
A
We
can
go
to
the
two
advocates
right
after
and
then
perfect,
okay,
so
turning
it
over
to
the
administration.
We
have
sorry,
we
have
it.
First,
chief
mariama
whitehammon.
G
Good
afternoon,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
the
council
as
a
whole,
and
particularly
councillor
arroyo
and
council
of
rita
for
bringing
this
up.
I
think
this
is
a
central
issue
and
I
think,
as
has
been
said,
I
think,
there's
more
public
awareness,
but
we
need
to
do
even
more
just
like
some
of
the
other
issues
that
we're
dealing
with
in
terms
of
climate
change.
G
As
as
has
been
said,
you
know,
our
our
cabinet
has
been
convening
a
an
effort
called
healthy
places,
which
brings
both
the
heat
islands
work
and
the
urban
forestry
plan
together
to
look
at
how
both
of
those
but
both
mitigation,
in
terms
of
including
more
trees
and
adaptation
in
terms
of
making
sure
our
most
vulnerable
residents
are
prepared
for
increased
heat
is
one
of
the
ways
that
we've
been
trying
to
move
that
together,
move
that
forward,
and
I
think
that
council,
because
I
know
that
folks
weighed
in
also
in
the
budget
process
as
we've,
had
some
more
resources
available
to
us
to
begin
moving
some
of
that
forward
and
have
been
in
conversation.
G
I
also
want
to
say
that
I
think
again
that
these,
as
has
been
already
noted,
that
this
ordinance
can
move
in
tandem
and
and
really
in
alignment
with
the
work
that's
already
been
going.
I
do
want
to
know,
and
maybe
apologize
a
bit,
I
think.
As
as
many
of
you
know,
I've
tried
to
forge
within
our
cabinet
a
new
way
of
relating
to
the
council
and
tried
to
have
a
much
more
collaborative
process.
We've
done
with
birdo
2.0.
G
I
know
that
we've
invited
councillors,
flynn
and
mejia
to
participate
in
the
heat
islands
work
because
they
expressed
interest
in
the
councilor
bach
on
green
jobs
and
historic
preservation.
I
hope
that
moving
forward,
we
could
have
the
same
kind
of
collaborative
relationship
on
on
this
work.
I
think
we
in
reflection,
I
would
love
to
know
which
counselors
are
interested.
G
We
will
loop
you
in
as
we
have
and
other
sort
of
core
issues
that
the
cabinet
is
working
on,
just
so
that
there's
there's
deep
alignment
and
so
that
we
don't
possibly
having
two
processes
going
at
the
same
time
that
that
could
sort
of
work
across
corpuses,
but
I
think
that
those
conversations
have
already
begun.
I'm
glad
to
see
that,
and
we
will
make
sure
that
within
the
cabinet,
we
think
even
more
about
how
we
can
bring
you
in
to
to
those
spaces
that
are
already
moving.
G
I
also
want
to
just
take
a
moment
to
thank
max
for
diamond
and
really
the
whole
entire
tree
crew.
There
is
the
important
work
of
planting
trees
and
maintaining
trees,
but
I
do
also
want
to
note
that
this
summer
we've
had
some
pretty
exceptional
storms.
We
did
not
get
the
worst
of
it
over
this
weekend.
G
We
didn't
get
what
we
were
planning
for,
but
I
I
want
to
just
also
note
that
the
tree
division
ends
up
being
on
call
when
those
storms
come,
which
means
that
all
those
three
one
one
calls
end
up
being
directed
over
the
fenway
and
they
are
out
making
sure
that
our
roadways
are
cleared,
that
our
communities,
which
might
have
experienced
limbs
and
yards
and
spaces
are,
are,
are
relieved.
G
So
I
I
do
want
to
just
note
that
that
the
tree
division
has
been
working
quite
hard
this
year,
not
just
on
sort
of
plant,
planting
and
pruning,
but
also
the
very
real
effects
of
climate
change
and
how
it's
also
affecting
our
tree
canopy
and
affecting
the
health
of
our
trees.
So
with
that,
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
commissioner
woods
who
will
outline
sort
of
some
of
the
work
that
has
been
going
and
the
process
that's
moving.
G
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
attend
a
number
of
those
meetings,
including
the
equity
group
that
there's
sort
of
three
bodies
that
are
moving
together.
Really
thankful
just
want
to
say
a
note
of
deep
gratitude
to
all
the
community
groups
who
are
serving
and
giving
of
their
time
in
the
evenings
to
sort
of
help
us
think
this
through
in
a
way
that
is
both
acknowledging
the
importance
of
trees,
but
also
doing
so
in
a
way
that
really
embraces
equity
and
makes
sure
that
we
bring
community
members
in.
G
So
they
experience
it
not
as
a
sort
of
punitive
measure,
but
as
an
invitation
to
participate
in
the
protection
and
nurturing
of
our
tree
community.
H
Thanks
chief
for
those
that
don't
know
me,
my
name
is
ryan
woods.
I
serve
as
the
parks
commissioner
for
the
city
of
boston,
the
chief
called
out
some
of
our
staff,
we're
also
joined
by
liza
meyer
who's
on
for
our
chief
landscape,
architect,
max
ford
diamond
at
the
city's
lead,
arborist
and
tree
warden
for
the
city
of
boston
and
maggie
owens,
who
many
people
have
been
working
with.
She
is
our
planner
and
she's
been
running
the
process
for
our
urban
forestry
plan.
H
So
we
embarked
on
this
exciting
plan.
We're
grateful
to
the
council
for
supporting
the
urban
forestry
plan
and
may
have
been
overwhelmed
with
the
amount
of
engagement
stop
stos
landscape
urbanism
in
forestry
consultant
urban
canopy
works
we're
selected
to
co-lead
this
effort.
As
we
come
up
with
our
first
urban
forest
plan.
H
The
urban
forest
plan
is
a
collaborative
effort
that
includes
a
community
advisory
group,
has
interdepartmental
working
groups
and
community
outreach
recognizing
the
environmental
and
that
environmental
injustice
exists
in
boston.
The
planning
process
has
support
for
communities
that
have
been
disproportionately
impacted
by
environmental
stressors.
H
The
goal
is,
then,
to
have
our
collective
work
and
form
these
policies
for
real
and
forceful,
lasting
change.
So
it's
our
hope
that
we'll
have
these
suggested
policies
this
spring
for
the
administration
and
council's
review
prior
to
fiscal
year
23
budget
time
the
city
does
have
a
tree
warden,
who
I'm
going
to
pass
this
off
to
max
ford
diamond.
He
holds
monthly
public
meetings
to
review
applications
that
people
submit
for
street
tree
removals
in
the
city.
H
I
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Woods.
As
everyone
has
said,
and
if
you
do
not
already
know
me,
my
name
is
max
ford
diamond,
I'm
the
true
warden
and
city
arborist
for
the
city
of
boston.
Thank
you
for
inviting
me
here
today
to
discuss
establishing
true
protections
for
the
city
of
boston's
tree
canopy.
I
The
good
news
is
that
there
are
measures
already
in
place
currently
to
protect
trees
within
the
right-of-way
in
the
city
of
boston.
The
principal
law
that
governs
and
guides
tree
wardens
in
massachusetts
is
mass
gender
law,
chapter
87,
which
dates
back
to
1899
when
horse
and
carriages
were
known
and
used
instead
of
cars.
I
I
As
commissioner
woods
said
earlier,
tree
hearings
are
only
held
when
a
proponent
requests
to
remove
a
live
and
healthy
public
trade
tree
that
is
usually
hindering
them
in
some
way
from
completing
their
desired
project.
End
proponents
requesting
hearings
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
including
installing
driveway,
curb
cuts,
constructing
new
homes
or
businesses
or
in
some
cases,
for
public
improvement,
contra
public
improvement
projects,
including
reconstruction,
roadways
and
sidewalks.
I
J
K
L
J
J
Yes,
so
thank
you
for
having
me
it's
exciting
to
be
here
and
just
have
these
conversations
before
I
dive
into
everything,
as
the
chief
mention,
as
you
all
know,
about.
Thanks
to
your
support,
we've
got
the
healthy
places
effort
and
for
people
who
are
less
familiar.
This
is
an
effort
to
bucket
three
overlapping
projects.
They
have
really
overlapping
themes
of
health
and
climate
resilience
and
because
we
know
engagement
fatigue
is
real.
J
It's
a
lot
to
track
three
separate
projects
and
such
we
also
want
to
just
so
that
we're
really
coordinating
that
these
plants
are
not
developing
in
isolation
from
one
another.
So
this
initiative
is
an
effort
to
lower
barriers
to
engagement
and
communicate
more
effectively
and
even
pool
resources,
so
coming
together
has
has
started
to
pay
off,
and
you
know
it's
been
easier
to
answer
constituent
questions,
increase
trust
and
receive
additional
resources.
So
I
just
like
to
encourage
everyone
to
sign
up
for
the
newsletter
as
well.
J
Those
watching
you'll
receive
the
latest
updates
on
the
three
projects,
along
with
ways
to
get
involved.
J
Now,
what
is
the
urban
forest
line
I'll
be
giving
just
a
brief
overview
and
then
going
into
the
kind
of
the
community
advisory
board
structure
and
then
what's
been
happening
lately
without
lingering
too
long,
because
we've
got
I've
already
had
some
good
introductions.
J
J
It'll
develop
a
range
of
goals
and
strategies,
policies
that
will
nurture
a
sustainably
managed
and
equitable
urban
forest,
in
line
with
the
ambitions
and
desires
of
residents
and
in
a
way
that
goes
beyond
the
utilitarian
aspects
of
trees,
but
also
speaks
to
the
spiritual,
cultural
and
civic
role,
trees
and
caring
for
trees
plays
in
our
lives
and
to
do
that,
this
project
is
looking
at
all
the
trees,
private
and
public,
and
it
looks
at
all
the
caretakers
of
our
trees,
because
this
is
an
all
hands
on
deck
effort.
J
So
many
people,
agencies,
organizations
and
institutions
are
involved
with
keeping
trees
alive
and
that's
why
we're
looking
at
so
many
aspects:
funding
policy,
design,
community
efforts,
workforce
development,
staffing
and
more
and
we're
looking
to
do
that.
All
from
the
foundation
of
equity
and
environmental
justice,
rather
than
considering
it
as
a
component
of
our
work
and
that's
why
it's
been
such
a
boon
to
have
dr
nina
shreya
luna.
As
our
equity
advisor
on
the
consultant
team
and
also
there
are
too
many
people
to
name.
J
Now
this
project
has
four
major
pieces
to
call
attention
to,
as
outlined
in
these
different
steps
and
we're
really
in
the
information
gathering
stage
kind
of
sketching
out.
What
do
people
feel
like
is
happening.
What
are
the
challenges?
Preliminary
ideas
and
you'll
see
that
there's
existing
conditions
and
analysis
and
I'd
just
like
to
point
out
that
research
is
an
iterative
process
for
this
project.
J
We
began
some
analysis
to
get
conversations
started
with
community
members,
but
we
will
also
rely
on
those
conversations
with
community
members
to
then
determine
where
to
push
our
analysis
in
this
way.
We're
trying
to
be
very
deliberate
by
holding
this
question
whose
perspectives
and
values
are
represented
in
the
stories
told
through
analysis
and
planned
development.
J
We're
undertaking-
but
I
do
want
to
emphasize
that
as
we
go
through
the
community
advisory
board
workshops
and
attend
community
meetings,
if
you
haven't
had
a
chance
to
participate,
do
not
worry,
we've
got
a
long
ways
to
go.
This
is
a
long
project
and
we're
going
to
be
doing
more
and
more
to
engage
people
that
haven't
already
been
contacted
and
we're
coordinating
closely
once
more,
with
the
heat
resilience
study
on
strategies
modeling
to
ensure
that
these
plans
are
complementary.
J
So
the
community
advisory
board
and
I'll
call
that
cab
the
cab
are
providing
the
perspectives,
priority
and
feedback
on
this
project,
they're,
also
assisting
in
spreading
the
word
about
the
project
and
help
guide
engagement
efforts.
We
took
a
unique
approach
to
this
cab
by
including
the
intergovernmental
working
group
and
creating
these
three
bodies
under
which
they,
together,
they
form
the
community
advice
report.
J
The
mix
of
government,
community
representatives
and
institutional
representatives
is
really
important
in
bringing
everyone
along
together
through
this
planning
process,
because,
as
I
mentioned,
it's
an
all
hands
on
deck
effort
to
expand
canopy
and
maintain
it
and
collaborating
partners.
I
have
the
definitions
here,
so
maybe
I
won't
read
those
but
I'll
just
call
attention
to.
We
know
that
we
have
to
be
intentional
about
centering
voices
from
historically
excluded
and
currently
marginalized
communities
and
structuring
participation
and
feedback
in
this
way
helps
us
to
do
that.
J
Forming
the
equity
council
is
particularly
important
as
they're
often
and
people
are
entities.
Who've
traditionally
had
access
to
this
sort
of
work
and
sometimes
come
to
the
forefront
of
the
work
at
the
expense
of
those
who
may
be
living
with
the
results
of
planning
processes,
and
so
that's
why
you
also
see
this
discussion
listening
relationship
building
arrow
between
the
equity
council
and
incremental
working
group.
There
will
be
you
know,
efforts
to
continue
to
build
relations
and
open
channels
of
communication
there
and
all
in
all
it's
about
70
people
on
the
community
advisory
board.
J
Now,
one
of
the
major
things
the
cab
is
helping
with
right
now
is
assessing
the
state
of
the
urban
forest
using
this
matrix
of
a
sustainable
urban
forest.
We
do
this
over
the
course
of
three
workshops:
titled
the
trees
players
and
the
management
approach.
After
the
workshops,
the
project
team
will
be
synthesizing
everything
we
heard
from
this
group
and
diving
into
some
of
the
topics
deeper.
That
can
take
multiple
forms.
Depending
on
the
topic.
We
could
be.
J
We'll
also
be
doing
peer
city
research,
but
we
need
to
get
through
the
workshops
first
to
determine
the
best
steps
there
and,
if
you'd
like
to
take
a
closer
look
at
the
matrix,
we've
got
this
online
along
with
all
the
information
I'm
presenting
here
today,
we'll
be
posting
tab,
two
notes,
including
the
results
for
the
second
part
of
the
matrix,
highlighted
here
online,
so
what's
happening
now.
The
cab
is
a
major
part
of
the
project,
but
we've
also
got
other
updates.
J
So
the
public
street
tree
inventory
is
complete
and
undergoing
quality
control
review,
which
is
very
exciting
and
we,
as
mentioned,
have
begun
the
forestry
analysis,
but
we're
looking
for
more
community
input
as
well
to
help
guide
that
and
then
we're
also
gathering
all
the
information.
What
are
our
current
operations?
What
is
our
financing
looks
like
in
the
past?
J
What
is
our
staffing,
those
sorts
of
things
that
really
make
something
implementable
or
not,
and
I'd
just
like
to
shout
out
to
this
photovoice
effort,
please
be
sure,
to
visit
our
website
and
maybe
participate.
Consider
telling
your
story
about
how
trees
play
a
role
in
your
life,
what
they
mean
to
you
and
we're.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
capturing
all
the
different
ways
in
which
trees
matter
to
you.
J
And
the
work
that
we're
doing
as
part
of
this
project
is
already
being
used.
It's
not
like
we're
just
going
to
go
through
this
planning
process
and
then
work
begins.
We
can
begin
doing
things
as
this
goes,
so
we're
not
only
building
relationships
with
people,
but
we
also
have
data
such
as
the
public
street
tree
inventory,
that
is
providing
a
window
into
the
wild
street
tree
population.
J
J
The
project's
breadth
and
the
fact
that
it's
boston's
first
urban
forest
plan
means
we'll
be
making
interesting
discoveries
throughout
the
project
that
are
critical
to
strong
policy
making
and
we'll
be
sure
to
keep
you
updated
along
the
way,
whether
that's
through
healthy
places,
newsletter
or
other
avid
news,
and
just
a
reminder
if
you
are
interested
in
exploring
some
of
the
data
and
resources
here
that
I've
had
in
this
presentation.
Most
of
that
is
online.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
to
the
administration
was
liza
or
the
chief
landscape.
Architect
was.
Was
she
going
to
be.
M
H
Our
presentation,
madam
chair,
okay,.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
I
will
now
turn
it
over
to
two
advocates,
or
I
don't
know
if
orion
is
here,
but
I
do
see
david
from
speak
for
the
trees
is
here
so
turn
it
over
to
wwe.
N
Thank
you.
I
wanted
to
thank
everyone
for
inviting
us.
My
name
is
david
meshulam.
I
am
executive
director
of
speak
for
the
trees,
boston,
a
non-profit
organization
focused
on
tree
equity
in
the
city
of
boston.
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
the
counselors
here,
especially
counselors
edwards
arroyo
and
braden,
for
inviting
me
and
for
convening
this
important
meeting
to
discuss
a
proposed
tree
ordinance
in
the
city,
and
I
also
want
to
just
give
a
shout
out
to
all
of
you
who
had
a
chance
to
visit
with
our
teens
this
summer.
N
It
was
a
wonderful
program.
You
brought
so
much
to
the
table.
They
learned
so
much
and
where's
max.
Is
he
still
here
max?
They
just
love
spending
the
day
with
you
out
in
the
field
and
really
appreciate
all
your
time.
So
as
you're
well
aware,
trees
are
a
critical
component
of
boston's
infrastructure,
providing
innumerable
benefits
to
residents
of
the
city.
It's
especially
critical
that
we
preserve,
protect
and
grow
boston's
forests
as
we
deal
with
the
consequences
of
climate
change,
including
hotter
summers
and
increased
rainfall
trees.
N
Further
improve
the
quality
of
all
bostonians
lives
through
reduced
air
pollution.
Building
a
sense
of
community
and
reducing
stress
and
I'm
sort
of
preaching
to
the
choir
here,
but,
as
you
know,
according
to
the
city's
own
analysis,
over
the
past
five
years,
boston's
tree
canopy
coverage
has
remained
relatively
stable
at
26
or
so,
but
this
number
masks
an
inequitable
distribution
of
canopy
across
the
city,
with
some
neighborhoods
having
almost
50
percent
coverage
such
as
west
roxbury
and
others
having
coverage
in
the
single
digits,
such
as
east
boston,
as
councilor
edwards
shared
with
us.
N
Furthermore,
the
latest
lidar
analysis
has
shown
that
the
canopy
has
changed
differently
in
different
parts
of
the
city.
Hyde
park,
for
example,
has
seen
a
dramatic
decrease
in
coverage,
and
the
change
also
depends
on
land
use
type
with
trees
on
the
right
of
way.
Thank
you
park
department
making
up
for
most
of
the
loss
we
see
on
private
property
with
the
city's
urban
forest
plan
underway,
and
I
am
a
member
of
the
community
advisory
board.
N
Thank
you,
maggie
for
all
your
work
on
that
in
the
coming
months,
we're
going
to
learn
much
more
about
the
state
of
the
city's
urban
forest
and
how
we
can
protect
it
now
to
ensure
a
strong
urban
forest
for
the
next
generation
of
bostonians,
we'll
need
to
plan
maintain
and
commit
to
our
trees.
I
think
we
all
agree
on
that,
and
one
thing
is
clear:
a
strong
ordinance
will
be
required
to
ensure
that
boston's
urban
forest
remains
healthy,
equitable
and
diverse
for
decades
to
come.
N
Other
cities
across
the
state
and
across
the
country
have
crafted
ordinances
to
protect
their
trees
and
boston.
Should
too
now.
This
process
is
really
an
exciting
opportunity.
The
department
of
conservation
recreation
at
the
state
level
has
a
review
of
ordinances
across
the
state
and
in
its
opening
paragraph,
I'm
just
going
to
read
from
that.
It
recommends
that
the
process
begin
quote
with
some
soul
searching
and
information
gathering.
What
are
the
goals
of
the
community?
What
are
the
needs?
What
are
the
issues
that
a
tree
ordinance
could
clarify
what
resources
does
the
community
currently
have?
N
So
as
we
embark
on
these
efforts,
we
too
must
grapple
with
these
questions
as
we
develop
an
ordinance
that
speaks
to
the
unique
challenges
and
opportunities
facing
boston
and
to
help
us
move
forward.
Today.
I've
included
links
in
my
printed
remarks
that
I'll
share
with
you
that
can
serve
as
blueprints
for
how
we
might
proceed,
but
for
the
remainder
of
my
time,
I'd
like
to
jump
into
the
weed
so
to
speak
and
provide
a
few
first
pass
suggestions
regarding
potential
places
where
councillor
royal's
proposed
ordinance
might
be
improved.
N
So
first,
we
need
to
better
understand
what
is
happening
in
boston's
urban
tree
canopy.
The
city's
ufp
will
provide
data
that
should
inform
and
drive
the
priorities
of
any
ordinance,
where
is
loss
happening
and
why?
What
are
the
other
social,
racial
and
environmental
justice
issues
that
play
out
the
neighborhood
where
tree
is
located?
N
Second,
oversight
of
the
tree
protection
needs
to
be
better
aligned
with
the
city's
zoning
and
development
processes
and
should
be
tied
to
the
permitting
process,
especially
as
it
relates
to
the
bpda.
This
must
include
an
assessment
of
all
the
trees
on
our
property
and
a
preservation
plan
before
any
permits
are
issued.
N
N
Second,
significant
trees
should
be
defined
as
trees
above
six
inch
of
dph,
not
8,
inch
third
specific
to
section
7,
15.13,
subsection,
2e
and
f.
I
believe
those
sections
should
be
removed
or
amended.
Those
are
the
sections
that
discuss
home,
owned
properties
on
one
two
and
three
unit
trees.
There
should
be
much
stricter
enforcement,
sorry,
one
two
or
three
unit
owner
occupied
buildings.
There
should
be
much
stricter
enforcement
among
all
property
types
in
boston.
N
Fourth,
I
think
there
should
be
a
separate
classification
for
so-called
heritage
trees,
trees
that
are
24
inches
or
greater
in
diameter
at
breast
height
or
trees
that
are
significant.
Historically,
as
these
trees
are
irreplaceable,
these
should
face
a
much
higher
barrier
and
fees
for
removal,
as
no
number
of
replacement
trees
can
ever
replace
the
ecosystem,
health
benefits
and
social
services
that
these
heritage
trees
provide.
N
N
Second,
there
should
be
no
tree
topping
on
any
project,
so
that's
not
allowing
the
removable
entire
topic.
Trees-
third,
there
should
be
tree
protection
during
construction
through
the
creation
of
additional
barriers
over
sight
and
fines.
So
when
I
was
in
new
york
pre-pandemic,
I
noticed
that
there
were
these
large
structures
that
were
sort
of
these
crates
two
by
fours
that
were
protecting
trees
during
construction.
N
There
weren't
these
wrap-arounds,
so
a
tree
would
actually
be
protected
if
a
large
piece
of
equipment
came
by
and
finally,
I
think
there
should
be
policies,
incentivizing,
proper
tree
care
and
planting,
not
merely
punishment
for
removal,
whether
in
this
ordinance
or
in
other
policies
or
plans.
One
example
might
be
providing
tax
rebates
for
the
maintenance
of
significant
trees
on
private
property,
so
I
will
remit
these
comments
with
the
links
to
to
whoever
is
the
right
person.
I
believe
that
might
be
counselor
edwards,
and
I
thank
you
for
your
time.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
I'm
just
gonna
check
again:
we've
been
joined
by
counselor
julia
mejia
as
well,
and
just
checking
to
see.
If,
okay,
I
don't
think
the
other
panelist
is
here.
So
I'm
happy
to
kick
off
a
series
of
questions
from
the
counselors.
We
can
start
with
the
lead
sponsors
to
go
through
whatever
questions
suggestions
or
to
respond
to
some
of
the
suggestions
from
david,
and
then
we
will
do
our
best
to
get
to
public
testimony.
A
We
do
have,
and
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
amount
of
emails
that
we
receive
from
many
people
in
the
community.
Thank
you
so
much
for
writing
about
our
tree
canopy
and
we
will
then
go
to
public
testimony
after
a
round
of
questions
from
the
counselors
to
allow
for
the
public
to
engage
as
well
and
let's
communicate
in
this
conversation
before
I
kick
it
off
for
questions.
I
see
councilman
here
you're
on
camera.
If
you
want
to
do
some
quick,
intro
some
comments
and
then
we'll
go
to
the
lead
sponsors.
O
Yes,
no
good
afternoon,
I
don't
want
to
take
up
too
much
of
the
time.
Just
want
to
just
note
for
the
record
that
I'm
in
full
support
of
this
initiative-
and
I
am
highly
encouraged
that
we're
looking
at
this
with
an
equitable
lens
and
so
looking
forward
to
not
only
listening
in
but
figuring
out,
how,
as
an
office,
we
will
be
able
to
support
this
moving
forward.
So
thank
you
so
very
much.
A
Thank
you
counselor
arroyo,
then
councilor
braden.
I
would
thank
for
for
questions
and
then
we'll
just
continue
on
in
order
of
arrival.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
panelists.
Thank
you
david
for
those
suggestions
in
terms
of
ways.
We
can
incorporate
and
do
this
for
folks
that
are
listening
for
folks
that
hear
this
later
for
folks
that
are
going
to
comment.
The
goal
here
is
to
have
this
hearing
to
discuss
why
this
is
important.
Why
we
need
to
do
this
and
ways
in
which
we
can
strengthen
it?
B
Eventually,
we'll
have
working
sessions
to
strengthen
the
actual
language
and
edit
the
language
in
ways
that
we
think
make
this
a
better,
stronger,
more
equitable
ordinance
that
actually
achieves
the
goals
that
we're
seeking
to
do,
and
so
that
process
will
happen
and
the
goal
is
to
have
that
happen
in
partnership
with
the
urban
forest
plan
that
we're
currently
conducting
in
the
city
of
boston,
so
that
we're
not
later
having
to
go
back
and
change
that
as
well
as
the
fact
that
the
urban
farce
plan
has
done
some
really,
as
counselor
bach
noted,
some
really
good
outreach
into
communities
and
folks
that
are
actively
participating
in
that
who
would
like
to
have
what
they're
saying
and
those
meetings
matter
here-
and
I
want
that
too.
B
So,
we'll
do
we'll
be
doing
something
like
that
in
partnership.
So
thank
you
all
for
that,
and
I
appreciate
the
strong
suggested
languages
that
not
just
you
presented
w,
but
we've
received
emails
for
the
last
two
weeks
of
folks
who
have
things
that
they
would
like
to
see
in
this,
and
so
there's
just
certainly
space
for
all
of
that
really
quickly.
I'm
going
to
go
to
commissioner
woods
or
whoever
is
the
appropriate
person
might
be
chief
mariana,
who
might
make
sense
for
these.
H
Sure
so,
right
now
tree
removals
are
on
street
trees
when
they
go
down.
So
we
have
a
crew
in-house
of
four
people
that
do
removals
to
clear
evacuation
routes,
as
tree
emergencies
happen
overnight,
to
make
sure
everything's
clear,
but
dead,
trees
that
just
exist
in
the
tree
pits.
We
do
contract
that
workout.
So
we
have
a
contracted
firm
on
board
to
do
regular
removals.
H
B
Okay,
and
so
one
of
the
major
components
that
I
think
where
the
council
is
gonna
have
to
be
helpful
on
this
and
obviously
in
partnership
with
the
administration,
is
advocating
for
dollars
to
make
sure
that
what
we
put
on
paper
and
what
we
do
actually
has
the
resources
that
it
needs
to
succeed.
And
so
with
that
in
mind,
and
obviously
this
could
change,
because
the
ordinance
itself
could
change.
But
what
additional
staffing
could
you
foresee?
G
So
counselor,
I
can
speak
to
that
just
a
little
bit.
We
are
actually
looking
at
this
in
in
light
of
the
resources
that
we've
already
received
in
the
work
we're
already
doing
on
green
jobs.
One
of
the
questions
we've
been
asking
is:
do
we
expand
the
tree
department
by
itself
or
do
we
also
potentially
expand
the
capacity
of
our
maintenance?
G
Our
parks
maintenance
to
also
potentially
do
tree
work,
and
I'm
not
saying
we've
landed
on
a
answer.
I
know
that
council
black
and
I
are
planning
to
go
to
philadelphia
to
look
at
what
some
of
the
work
that
they're
doing
with
their
conservation
corps
we've
been
having
some
internal
conversations
so
and
we
will
obviously
have
to
have,
including
that
conversation
some
of
our
union
representatives.
So
I
mean,
I
think
one
of
the
the
larger
challenges
is
tree.
Support
and
maintenance
right
now
is
a
as
a
relatively
small
group.
G
The
question
is:
is
there
the
capacity
to
grow?
Who
is
able
to
support
some
of
that
work,
and
it
actually
is
not
just
a
conversation
around
trees?
If
we
want
to
put
in
more
native
species,
do
we
have
the
capacity
to
train
and
support
our
maintenance
staff?
To
do
more
of
that,
but
I
do
want
to
note.
G
We
can't
do
more
with
the
same
number
of
maintenance
staff
we
have
so
I
I
we've
begun
some
internal
strategy
conversations
about
what
we
want
to
bring
back
both
to
the
mayor
and
to
the
council
in
terms
of
budget
for
next
year,
but
our
tree,
our
tree
staff
is
all,
but
so
is
our
maintenance
staff,
and
so
during
the
summer
months
I
mean
everybody's
on
overtime
all
the
time.
G
That's
not
a
functional
way
to
sort
of
move
forward,
some
of
the
the
bigger
sort
of
pieces
of
maintenance
and
other
pieces
of
work
that
we
we
need
to
move
forward.
So
I
think
the
question
of
how
we
get
to
a
a
greater
level
of
maintenance
is
an
internal
conversation
like
we
haven't
even
finished.
You
know
talking
with
our
key
staff.
I
I
I
can
say
no
matter
what
it
will
take
more
resources
to
do
it.
The
question
is:
who
do
we
have
do
it?
G
How
do
we
support
that
work
because
it's
also
true
in
cemeteries,
for
instance,
they
have
they
have
outside
contractors.
In
many
instances
we
are
using
outside
contractors,
because
we
just
do
not
have
the
internal
staff
capacity
to
do
any
more
than
what
we're
already
doing,
but
but
how
to
do
that
best,
and
you
know,
one
of
the
conversations
I
have
to
have
with
max
is
max.
What
would
it
take
to
really
train
people
to
be
able
to
do
it?
G
What
level
of
work
could
maintenance
staff
potentially
do
and
then
what
level
of
work
would
like
dedicated
tree
staff
have
to
do,
but
we're
glad
you're
asking
the
question
love
to
talk
more
about
what
the
right
strategy
is
and
what
resources
would
be
required
to
do
it
yeah.
B
And
it
sounds
like
you're,
the
the
department's
putting
thought
and
effort
into
how
the
best
maintain
that
which
is
really
the
goal.
I'm
aware
that
you're
going
to
need
more
resources
than
you
currently
have
to
do
more
work
right,
like
that's,
that's
just
how
that's
going
to
have
to
happen.
I
think
I
have
more
questions
here
and
I
guess
it
really.
I
I
kick
it
to
the
chair.
A
C
You,
you
know
doing
a
little
research
on
this.
You
know.
During
the
menino
administration
there
was
a
commitment
to
to
plant
a
hundred
thousand
trees
in
boston,
and
I
think
they
they
didn't
reach
that
target.
But
one
of
my
big
concerns
is
that
we
are
planting
trees
and
are
we
doing
an
audit
of
house
the
survival
rate
of
the
trees
that
we're
planting
and
then
some
sort
of
a
forensic,
a
postmortem
on
what?
What
were
the
contributing
factors
to
why
the
tree
didn't
survive?
C
I
know
there's
some
concern
about
gas
leaks,
but
what's
the
what's
the?
What's
your
thinking
on
this
at
the
moment.
H
I'll
I'll
start
and
then
I'll
pass
it
off
to
max.
I
can
say
yes,
there
was
a
a
commitment
back,
I
believe,
in
2007,
from
the
menino
administration
to
plant
a
hundred
thousand
trees,
mostly
on
private
property,
having
people
plant
trees
on
their
own
property
to
try
to
reach
those
goals,
and
we've
moved
now
to
look
at
the
canopy
as
a
whole.
H
Instead
of
looking
at
individual
numbers
of
trees
planted
to
work
on
that
we
do
now
with
this
urban
forest
plan,
we
have
our
first
full
assessment,
so
we
know
what
kind
of
street
trees
we
have
what
species
they
are,
what
size
diameter
they
are.
What
condition
is
it
good
bad
disease,
hazardous
cetera?
So
that's
the
first
time
counselor.
We
even
have
that
information.
So
now
I
think
we
do
have
that
list
that
work
off
of
and
as
a
tree
dies
it
gets
replaced.
We
have
a
working
database.
We
can
fill
in
that
information.
I
I
To
it's
hard
to
specifically
say
the
causes
of
mortality
of
every
single
tree,
a
we
don't
have
a
budget
to
do
soil
samples.
We
don't
have
the
proper
tools
to
do
a
lot
of
these
tests,
whether
they
be
tissue
samples
of
the
trees.
You
know,
if
you
want
to
check
for
gas,
then
you
need
to
have
the
you
know,
machines
possible
to
do
said,
work.
We
do
track
the
mortality
rate
of
our
new
trees
that
were
planted.
I
I
I
Some
have
worked,
some
have
not
worked,
you
know,
so
we.
So
we
look
at
those
figures
and
then-
and
we
go
back
to
see-
you
know
how
we
can
you
know
further,
diversify
the
canopy
in
the
city,
but
as
ryan
as
commissioner
woods
said,
you
know
the
having
an
actual
tree
inventory
for
the
first
time
will
actually
make
us
able
to
run
reports
and
to
you
know,
see
where
our
statistics
are.
I
The
most
important
thing,
of
course,
in
the
tree
inventory,
is
keeping
it
updated
that
that's
the
hardest
thing
for
us
to
do
right
now,
as
we
said
that
we're
only
a
staff
of
four
people,
and
only
two
arborists,
so
you
know
just
keeping
those
kind
of
numbers
intact
is
is
a
challenge
in
itself,
but
we
are
definitely
always
looking.
You
know
to
increase
it
and,
to
you
know,
reduce
our
number
of
true
mortality.
C
Very
good
and
just
right
out
of
information.
Is
there
a
more
successful
tree
and
this
I
know
we
want
biodiversity,
but
are
there
particular
species
that
survive
better
than
others.
I
I
think
you
could
say:
honey.
Locust
is
probably
our
most
successful
tree
in
the
city
of
boston.
C
I
I
saw
the
ground
you
know
15,
20
years
ago
it
was
norway,
maple,
acer
platinodes
was
the
most
common
tree
planted
in
new
england
in
the
1960s
and
70s.
We've
learned
our
lesson
from
asian
longhorn
beetle
that
that
is
probably
not
the
greatest
avenue
to
go
down.
You
know,
and
you
know
we
have
to
further
diversify
what
we
have.
But
you
know
a
tree
that
survives
and
you
know
can
handle
the
urban
conditions.
Is
it's
a
hard
thing?
It's
a
hard.
You
know.
C
Yeah
and
then
the
other
issue,
and
someone's
already
mentioned
at
the
issue
about
heritage
trees,
like
I
think
they
they
require
special
handling
and
a
special
commitment
to
try
and
preserve
them
and
keep
them
but
they're
they're.
It's
such
an
awesome
sight
to
see
in
this
neighborhood
we
have
a.
C
We
have
a
copper
beach
that
must
be
150
years
old
and
it's
just
a
magnificent
tree,
and
I
just
think
that
they're
they're
so
much
part
of
our
community
that
they're
old
friends
who
are
walking
around
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
they
survive
in
in
more
adverse
conditions
as
we're
facing
in
the
neighborhoods
across
the
city.
Anyway.
That's
all
for
me
now.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
counselor
flynn,.
A
It's
not
going
on
to
counselor.
E
Thanks
so
much
councillor,
edwards
yeah,
I
think,
wanted
to
start
by
just
underscoring
what
counselor
arroyo
said
about
resources.
I
mean,
I
think,
there's
you.
P
E
The
more
we
talk
about
the
urban
forestry
as
green
infrastructure,
the
more
we
recognize
that
I
think,
the
the
scale
of
staff
that
we
have
on
like
our
public
works
infrastructure
and
everything
like
we.
We
couldn't
get
along
with
what
we
get
along
with
on
the
trees
side
and-
and
I
just
think,
we've
got
to
transform
that
and
I'm
really
excited
chief
white
hammond
mentioned
it.
E
But
you
know
sort
of
the
fact
that
I
think
the
council
was
able
to
partner
with
the
administration
to
pass
this
green
jobs,
money
and
the
fact
that
that's
four
million
dollars
that
doesn't
run
with
the
fiscal
year
exactly
right
that
instead
runs
through
the
duration
of
the
american
rescue
plan
deadline,
which
is
like
more
like
four
years
and-
and
I
should
say,
I
hope
that
there
will
be
more
added
to
that
total.
E
But
for
this
time
being
what's
good
about
it,
is
I'm
encouraged
that
the
idea
that,
as
the
committee
does
its
work
and
collaborates
with
the
council
around
this
ordinance,
as
councilor
arroyo,
said
that
there
will
be
some
money?
That's
there
to
hit
the
ground
running
even
before
the
fy
23
budget
process,
and
so
I
think,
that's
a
that's
an
unusual
flexibility
right.
E
We
don't
usually
have
kind
of
like
sums
of
money
that
are
crossing
those
fiscal
year,
barriers
in
the
way
that
we
do
right
now,
and
so
I
think,
that's
exciting
and
I
think
it's
incumbent
on
all
of
us
to
really
devote
a
significant
amount
of
that
kind
of
green
jobs,
conservation
core.
Whatever
you
want
to
call
it
focus
on
the
urban
forestry
space,
because
we
know
we've
got
a
crazy
shortage
of
arborists.
We
can't
hire
for
all
the
spots
that
we've
got.
E
We
want
to
be
having
our
youth
grow
up
into
those
roles
and
then
also,
I
think
that,
as
the
chief
said,
we
have
to
recognize
that
there
is
some
work
that
is
sub
arborist
level,
but
that
people
learning
you
know
it
could
really
build
our
you
know
capacity
that
it
could
put
people
on
a
path
to
some
of
those
other
to
maybe
like
actually
becoming
a
certified
arborist
and-
and
you
know,
if,
because
they're-
not
here
I'll
I'll
just
say
like
you
know-
for
counselor
flaherty,
certainly
because
I
heard
about
it
all
the
time
in
the
budget
process
from
him.
E
You
know
I
there's
a
lot
of
frustration
on
our
side
on
the
council,
sometimes
that
in
order
to
get
a
tree
pruned,
we
have
to
contract
that
out
right
and
there's
a
strong
feeling
of
like
we
should
do
more
of
this
stuff
in-house,
but
we
can't
do
more
with
less
so
I
just
want
to
put
wanna
strongly
say.
E
I
think
we've
got
some
good
resources
underway
here,
but
we're
gonna
need
more
and
I'll
definitely
be
a
supporter
of
that,
both
in
the
american
rescue
plan,
side
of
things
and
and
in
the
city
council's
budget
process.
I
also
want
to
say
to
the
department
that
I'm,
like
I'm,
excited
about
this
idea,
sort
of
collaboration
and
getting
to
the
right
thing
in
the
ordinance,
even
if
it
takes
a
little
longer.
I
know
we
haven't
gotten
there
yet,
but
you
know
there
was
a
very
successful
working
session.
I
felt
earlier
this
week.
E
In
fact,
I
guess
it's
yesterday
time
is
funny
on
birdo
2.0
and
I
feel
like
we
should
just
recognize
that
that's
a
case
of
something
that
the
department
had
like
meetings
and
working
sessions
with
stakeholders
on
for
basically
a
year
prior
to
maybe
arguably
longer
someone
can
correct
me
prior
to
kind
of
landing
at
the
language
right
now,
and
it
feels
to
me
like
that
was
time
well
spent.
E
So
I
think,
with
this
also,
you
know
balancing
the
urgency
with
the
sense
of
the
need
for
time
well
spent
and
talking
to
stakeholders
at
the
outset
is
important.
I
guess
I
have
a
question
for
the.
I
have
a
question
for
the
department
and
then
I
have
a
question
for
david.
So
so
my
question
david
would
be
in
terms
of
comparisons
to
other
cities.
E
N
I
couldn't
be
able
to
tell
you
specifically
I'm
happy
to
dig
into
that.
There
are
cities
where
the
value
of
trees
has
been
it's
more
deep
rooted
in
their
cities,
I'm
taking
portland
oregon
for
an
example
where
I
believe
they've
had
an
ordinance
for
decades
versus
years.
I
know,
for
example,
or
the
the
city
across
the
river.
Cambridge
has
only
had
an
ordinance
for
a
couple
of
years,
so
I'm
not
sure
we'd
see
much
beyond
just
noise.
That's
a
great
question.
I
would
have
to
go
back
and
look.
N
N
I'm
just
getting
a
text
here
that
pittsburgh
and
new
york
city
have
ordinances
that
might
be
worth
looking
into.
So
it's
a
really
good
question.
It
looks
like
maggie
might
have
an
answer.
E
Great
yeah
and
I
just
yeah-
I
just
strongly
think
that,
like
you
know
with
any
of
these
things,
we
always
have
to
be
asking
ourselves
like
what
are
we
trying
to
achieve?
What's
the
delta
that
we
think
will
happen
with
the
ordinance
that
isn't
happening
without,
and
it's
always
hard
to
measure
a
counter
factual,
but
to
the
extent
we
can
tell
what's
going
on
other
places
maggie
did
you
want
to
weigh
in
on
that
or
anything
that
I
said.
J
Yeah
I'd
just
say
you
know,
what's
cool
about
our
consultant
team
and
and
having
the
community
advisory
board
is
that
we
do
also
have
urban
canopy
works
and
american
forests,
who
have
done
a
lot
of
policy
making
around
the
country
and
they'll
be
helping
us
do
some
of
that
peer
city,
research,
in
the
different
avenues,
so
peer
city
for
maintenance
might
be
different
than
peer
city
for
ordinances
and
so
it'll
be
really
fun
to
take
a
look
at
all
of
our
partners
and
I'm
sure
that
those
cities
that
david
just
mentioned
will
be
coming
up
again.
E
Yeah,
that's
great,
no
and
we've
been
talking
to
american
forest
and
the
sort
of
green
jobs,
conservation
corps,
conversation
and
they're,
really
a
great
resource,
and
then
my
my
like
last
question
is
a
little
bit
sort
of
putting
out
into
the
public
space.
E
The
thing
that
I
have
heard
whispered,
which
is
that,
like
I
think,
historically,
we've
had
a
challenge,
sometimes
like
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
often
ask
of
butter
butters
if
we're
going
to
put
a
new
street
tree
in,
is
that
in
a
butter,
who's
opposed
to
a
tree
has
several
ways
to
sort
of
surreptitiously
kill
it,
and,
unfortunately,
that
that
is
a
practice
right.
When
you
don't
have
that
buy-in
people
they
put
a
nail
in
they
do.
You
know
various
things
that
sort
of
kill
the
young
tree
and
then
it's
like.
Oh.
M
E
Do
you
know
trees
keep
dying
here,
and
I
guess
it
would
strike
me
that
we
probably
are
dealing
with
a
similar
challenge
in
legislating
around
this
in
the
sense
of
needing
to
think
about
how
do
we
do
things
that
are
stern
enough,
that
they
really
incentivize
and
drive
the
right
behavior,
but
do
not
drive
folks
into
a
sort
of
surreptitious
approach
to
getting
rid
of
their
trees?
And
I
I
wonder
if
anybody
on
the
parks,
team
or
anybody
can
sort
of
speak
to
to
that
concern.
G
I
also
want
to
sort
of
add
another
layer
that
I
just
think
I
haven't
been
in
government
long
enough,
so
I
think
I
just
still
say
what
I
think,
and
maybe
I
shouldn't.
G
We
need
them
to
be
the
voices
around
this,
because
otherwise
people
will
experience
this
as
the
tree
huggers
and
there's
all
the
issues
of
gentrification
and
people
feeling
like
they
no
longer
belong
in
the
city
and
if
they
feel
like
it
is
people
who
can
afford
to
stay
or
people
who
have
come
to
the
city
relatively
recently,
putting
forward
regulations
that
make
it
hard
for
them
to
stay
in
their
homes
and
afford
to
take
care
of
their
homes.
It
will
be
negatively
received.
G
So
we
there's
no
way
we
get
the
kind
of
planting
we
need
on
private
property
or
the
maintenance
on
private
property.
If
this
is
not
something
that
the
whole
city
feels
like
we're
joining
in
together
to
save
ourselves
and
not
just
the
agenda
of
one
group
or
another,
and
so
I
I
think
that's
something
that
we're
really
really
trying
to
do
in
the
way
the
urban
forestry
plan
has
been
put
together,
and
I
think
again,
I
know
that
maggie
already
mentioned,
but
dr
nina
estrella
luna
is
been
instrumental
in
helping
that
happen.
G
I
was
really
I
was
in
the
subgroup
we
had
breakout
rooms
and
people
had
to
look
at
different
questions,
and
I
was
in
the
spanish-speaking
group
and
it
was
really
exciting
to
talk
about.
Like
people
have
these
conversations
about
what
in
our
culture,
can
we
like
revive
that
already
values
trees?
How
can
we
actually
ask
people
to
tap
into
that?
What
can
we
do?
G
G
But
it
was
in
that
latin
america
that
that
idea
of
honoring
the
rights
of
nature
was
started.
And
how
do
we
make
sure
that
we
are
putting
forward
those
indigenous
voices?
We
are
putting
forward
those
voices
of
color
so
that
when
people
hear
this,
it
does
not
play
into
another
narrative
that
potentially
causes
us
to
move
away
from
the
kind
of
work
that
that
we
need.
G
So
I
think
I
just
want
to
just
thank
the
folks
that
are
at
the
table
and
and
name
that
they
are
thinking
expansively
about
how
we
do
this
in
a
way
that
every
part
of
our
city
feels
engaged,
that
it's
culturally
appropriate
and
and
so
people
don't
have
incentives
to
sort
of
cut
the
tree
down
and
say,
we'll.
Send
me
a
bill
right
that
we
that
people
together,
we
really
want
to
value,
protect
and
amplify.
Our
canopy.
A
C
I
I
don't
want
to
jump
in
before
anyone
else
who
hasn't
spoken
has
had
a
chance.
I
think
that
bring
to
follow
on
from
chief
mariama's
comments.
You
know.
I
really
feel
that
there's
an
important
piece
of
this
is
is
education
about
the
benefits
and
the
and
the
value
of
our
tree,
canopy
and
and
and
starting
at
the
young
age.
You
know
having
kids
plant,
saplings
and
and
and
one
place
is
schoolyards
like
I'm,
I'm
always
struck
at
how
desolate
and
and
how
some
schoolyards
are
without
a
lack
of
shade
trees.
C
I
I
I
grew
up
in
with
schoolyards
that
had
large
chestnut
trees
and,
and
they
were
wonderful
spaces
for
kids
to
play
and
learn
about
nature.
So
I
really
think
that
there's
that
there's
an
education
at
a
very
young
age,
but
then
through
our
high
schools
in
terms
of
career
paths
and
then
there's
also
an
education
for
the
broader
adult
population.
C
That
may
not
be
totally
aware
about
the
incredible
benefits
of
our
tree
canopy
for
mental
health
and
for
environmental
sustainability
and
just
sheer
livability
in
an
urban
context
so
and
then
the
other
issue
I
wanted
to
do.
A
C
A
Problem
so
councillor,
I
think
councillor
baker
may
have
stepped
away
councillor
mejia.
O
No,
I
don't,
I
don't
have
any
questions.
Actually
I
do
I'm
lying,
I'm
just
curious
to
to
this
whole
idea
in
terms
of
the
equity
piece
in
terms
of
looking
at
the
discrepancies
in
terms
of
what
neighborhoods
have
more
canopies
and
others
are
there
metrics
or
or
is
there
a
dashboard?
Is
there
going
to
be
some
sort
of
level
of
accountability
that
we're
going
to
be
using
to
track
our
efforts
and
what
is
that.
A
Yeah,
I
was
going
to
turn
it
over.
I
think
it
was
commissioner
ryan
woods
who
talked
about
the
three
senses
that
have
been
ongoing
to
help.
Let
us
know
at
base
where
we
are
and
then
how
the
census
and
this
ordinance
can
work
together.
Commissioner,
woods
or
someone
from
the
administration
might
be
able
to
help
understand
how
we're
being
held
accountable.
J
We
definitely
want
to
be
able
to
track
the
success
of
the
efforts,
the
strategies
that
we're
putting
together,
and
so
that's
one
of
the
important
things
about
the
indicators
of
a
sustainable
urban
forest
in
the
matrix
is
helping
us
define.
What
does
success
look
like
and
when
we
do
that,
we'll
also
know
what
kind
of
resources
and
staffing
do
we
need
to
figure
that
out
to
track
that
over
time,
and
so
it's
hard
to
say
exactly
what
that
tracking
mechanism
looks
like.
But
it's
definitely
something
that's
needed
to
keep.
J
O
And
and
then
I'm
also
curious,
thank
you
for
that
maggie.
Then.
I'm
also
curious
just
one
more
question
in
terms
of
the
communication
rollout
and
the
level
of
engagement.
O
You
know,
I
think
it's
important
and
chief
hammond,
I'm
so
incredibly
grateful
that
she
is
in
this
role,
because
she
understands
that
you
know
this
whole
conversation
around
equity,
but
I'm
curious
about
the
level
of
engagement.
O
That's
going
to
happen
with
communities
of
color,
in
particular
in
terms
of
public
service
announcements
like
how
are
we
communicating
this
to
the
larger
community,
because
some
folks
are
saying
it's
great
to
have
three
canopies
but
we're
out
here
dodging
bullets,
and
so
how
can
we
really
enjoy
the
greenery
if
we're
still
concerned
about
our
public
safety
and
so
just
kind
of
like?
O
How
are
we
thinking
about
the
messaging
around
the
intersectionality
of
public
safety
and
and
green
space
and
how
these
worlds
actually
support
and
and
can
help
each
other
for
having
more
intentional
conversations?
So
that's
the
last
question
that
I
have.
G
So
I
can,
I
can
share
a
little
bit
about
that.
So
at
this
up
until
this
point,
the
environment
department
has
had
a
dedicated
comms
person,
but
the
parks
department
has
not.
They
have
a
pio,
but
not
a
dedicated
comms
person,
and
we
do
have
someone
who
does
writing
so
there's
there's
different
sets
of
resources.
G
So
one
of
the
things
that
we've
been
doing
and
we've
really
started
over
the
last
month
is
actually
pulling
together
all
the
communications
infrastructure
from
the
environment
department
and
the
parks
department,
so
that
we
actually
can
share
that
infrastructure
and
actually
make
it
a
little
bit
stronger
for
everyone.
So,
for
instance,
parks
has
a
dedicated
graphic
designer
environment
doesn't,
but
environment
has
a
person,
somebody
who
has
more
capacity
around
social
media.
G
So
the
question
is:
how
do
we
actually
combine
the
best
of
what
both
departments
have
and
make
that
available
to
the
healthy
places,
initiative
and
they've
already
done
some
things?
You
know
they've
already
done
some
help
with
like
putting
the
website
together
et
cetera,
but
we
we
have
more
capacity.
Now
we
hired
stacia,
who
was
in
the
press
team,
is
now
leading
comms.
G
We've
brought
in
lindsey
santana,
who
was
at
ons
and
is
now
doing
community
engagement,
and
so
she
is
connecting
with
folks
also
at
parks
and
trying
to
share
that
capacity.
G
So
our
hope
is
actually
not
just
for
the
healthy
places,
but
for
a
lot
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
both
on
open
spaces
and
on
climate
change,
that
we
can
really
step
up
and
increase
our
ability
to
communicate
with
the
with
the
public
and
really
shape
that,
and
I
think
I
want
to
also
say
a
quick
thank
you
to
those
of
you
who
made
it
out
to
the
I'm
sure
the
eustis
landmark
event
on
on
friday.
G
We
did
a
little
bit
of
a
better
job
than
we've
done
in
the
past.
That
was
a
step
forward
and
we're
going
to
keep
making
those
steps
forward
by
combining
a
lot
of
that
of
that
sort
of
firepower
that
exists
between
the
two
cabinets,
so
that
it
actually
allows
us
to
have
a
pretty
integrated
communication
strategy.
I'm
gonna
hopefully
step
our
game
up
just
a
bit.
We
we
just
got
an
instagram,
it's
not
live
yet
we
trying
to
make
sure
we
we've
got
it
a
little
bit
more
organized.
G
But
again,
how
are
we
doing
a
better
job
across
the
board
and
using
those
resources
across
the
cabinet
to
reach
more
people
and
we've
also
increased
our
language
capacity?
So
we
have
more
language
capacity
internal
to
the
cabinet.
Again,
that's
going
to
be
a
longer
term
process,
but
sort
of
more
folks
that
are
able
to
support
us
around
language
capacity
which
again
just
allows
us
to
reach
more
folks
effectively.
O
I'm
very
work,
and
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
all
of
it
and
whatever
we
can
do
to
support
it,
I'm
here
for
it.
I
don't
have
any
other
further
questions
or
comments,
but
just
know
that
you
have
a
partner
and
a
big
supporter
in
the
space
and
please
rely
on
our
office
and,
however,
we
can
be
helpful.
Thank
you.
A
A
I
do
want
to.
I
guess,
make
some
some
suggestions
and
excitement
for
the
overall
like
things
that
we
could
address
in
this.
I
I
wasn't
sure
if
you
felt
this
could
be
part
of
our
our
job
policy
or
how
what
jobs
you
can
create
from
this
ordinance
in
terms
of
tree
stewardship,
codifying
that
part
of
this
enforcement
shall
be
for
boston
residents,
specifically
those
who
are
in
the
the
areas
of
the
tree
census
that
lack
the
most
trees.
So
I
I'm
thinking
in
terms
of
equity.
A
As
we
go
to
implement
this,
I
know
we
have
consultants.
I
know
we
have
a
lot
of
folks
but
making
sure
that
the
folks
who
are
grounded
in
those
communities
are
employed,
not
just
at
the
table
to
make
suggestions.
I
mean
really
generally
employed.
So
just
that's
the
lead
sponsors.
I
hope
that
that
could
be
part
of
the
conversation.
A
I
also
do
want
to
discuss
how
we
have
private
and
we
have
public.
I
was
curious
how
you
saw
commercial
space
come
in
there.
Did
you,
when
you
think
of
private
you're
thinking,
I'm
thinking
houses
backyards
people's
individual
like
within
their
homes,
but
how
you
carve
out,
like
the
hotels
that
are
getting
built
or
how
you
carve
out
on
industrial
dpa
areas
that
are
privately
owned,
but
have
you
know,
chapter
91?
A
Just
just
would
like
to
see
some
additional
push
on
our
coastal
requirements,
because
you
know
massport,
for
example,
is:
is
public
private?
I
don't
know
what
you
want
to
call
it.
Council
royal
council
braden,
but
they
developed
a
great
deal
of
east
boston's,
waterfront
and-
and
there
are
some
saplings
I
could
say
they
definitely
could
have
done.
This
ordinance
would
have
definitely
pushed
them
to
do
more.
So,
hopefully
there's
a
push
for
those.
You
know:
bpda
owned
properties.
A
The
whole
navy
yard
in
charlestown,
for
example,
is
under
a
public
private
gray
area.
So
if
the
ordinance
could
be
call
out
those
agencies,
if
we
can't
do
anything
else,
just
call
them
out
directly.
I
I
don't
know,
may
be
under
city
owned.
It's
considered,
I
don't
know
the
bpda,
so
just
maybe
just
calling
it
out
and
then
finally
sorry
so.
A
Finally,
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
I
do
want
to
echo
some
of
the
suggestions
that
the
penalties
are,
could
be
increased
so
I'll
just
just
say
that
again,
at
30
000
foot
level,
we
can
deal
with
that
conversation
in
the
working
session.
So
thank
you
for
your
leadership
both
for
the
sponsors.
I
want
to
go
back
to
counselor
arroyo
for
additional
questions
and
then
we
will
kick
it
over
to
public
testimony
to
allow
for
them
to
come
in.
B
B
I
appreciate
every
suggestion
we
get
because
eventually,
when
we
get
to
a
finish
line
on
this,
I
want
this
to
be
the
strongest
most
complete
version
of
something
and
I've
always
believed
that
none
of
us
is
smarter
than
all
of
us,
and
so
it
makes
sense
to
make
sure
we
bring
all
that
stuff
in
to
the
point
of
the
urban
forest
plan
in
working
that
in
so
my
questions
regarding
that
and
I'll
make
this
quick.
I
Yeah
I'll
start,
so
as
part
of
the
tree
inventory,
we
have
consultants
who
are
certified,
arborists,
go
out
and
walk
every
single
street
in
the
city
of
boston
to
look
and
find
where
all
of
our
street
trees
are
as
well
of
all
of
our
empty
tree
pits.
They
also
assessed
the
trees
for
health
safety
concerns,
made
notes
about
them
so
that
we
can
compile
all
that
data
and
know
where
to
start.
Basically,
as
you
know,
we're
a
reactionary
division,
everything
we
do
is
based
on
requests.
I
So
you
know
the
data
gathered
as
part
of
this
inventory
will
actually
give
us
an
oversight
as
to
how
we
can
move
forward
and
increase
our
canopy,
as
well
as
our
tree
health
and
the
diversity
of
the
trees
that
we
have
it
also.
It
also
tells
us
canopy
cover
in
that
neighborhood
of
of
what
we
as
the
city
own
or
as
we
as
the
parks
department
oversee
within
the
public
right-of-way.
J
I
just
want
to
make
that
clear,
but
in
general
we'll
be
we
have
that
data
that
we've
collected
or
are
collecting
and
going
through
quality
control,
but
we
also
have
things
that
maybe
are
less
traditionally
considered
data
and
we
consider
that
to
be
like
community
members
lived
experiences
and
what
they're
seeing
happening
and
why
they,
why
it's
happening
and
all
that.
So
I
just
want
to
emphasize
that
we're
also
collecting
that
sort
of
data,
which
is
often
the
missing
piece
in
getting
things
to
work.
B
I
appreciate
you
emphasizing
that
that's
really
important
to
me
as
well
in
terms
of
crapping
this
and
then
for
a
final
question.
Will
the
city
be
reviewing
and
creating
a
database
census
for
private
property
trees
in
each
neighborhood
and,
if
so,
when,
and
how
will
this
be
completed?
B
G
Will
require-
and
I
think,
there's
two
pieces-
it's
resources,
and
then
we
can't
just
walk
onto
private
land
and
start
documenting.
So
what
maggie
mentioned
is
we
can
take
aerial
views
and
be
able
to
sort
of
you
know
kind
of
like
have
some
sense
of
like
how
much
square
footage
or
what
percentage
of
the
city
has
greenery
of
it
over
it.
But
to
get
to
that
level
of
detail
would
require
both
power
that
we
don't
currently
have
to
just
walk
onto
people's.
G
You
know
properly
and
second
require
a
level
of
resources
that
greatly
exceeds
what
we
have
even
aspirations
for
in
the
short
term.
B
Okay,
fair
enough,
thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
so
we're
gonna
go
now
to
public
testimony,
folks
that
are
signed
up
or
at
least
requested
the
link.
I
have
the
emerald
necklace,
conservancy,
margaret
renaud
or
someone
representing
them,
then
joanna
hines,
and
then
I
have
a
nancy
aleo
and
a
sarah
freeman.
Q
Great
hi,
can
you
hear
me
yes,
hi?
Thank
you
so
much.
My
name
is
erica
holm,
I'm
a
forest
hills
resident
and
the
field
operations
coordinator
for
the
emerald
necklace
conservancy.
We
think
an
ordinance
would
be
a
great
tool
to
protect
trees,
especially
on
private
land,
where
there
has
been
significant
loss.
I
have
three
main
concerns
with
the
ordinance
as
it's
written
right
now
that
I'd
like
to
be
considered
in
the
working
sessions.
The
first
has
to
do
with
the
operational
realities.
Q
Our
forestry
division
already
lacks
support
in
terms
of
both
monetary
and
human
capital
to
conduct
the
level
of
tree
care
our
city
deserves.
How
can
we
better
hire
trust
support
and
provide
resources
to
committed
natural
resource
professionals?
Who've
dedicated
their
lives
to
this
in
tree
protection
roles,
before
adding
additional
responsibilities
to
singular
and
expansive
roles
that
exist
within
the
parks
department,
though,
we
need
to
get
those
roles
better
supported.
Q
Q
What
do
those
really
indicate
and
how
specifically
do
we
plan
to
produce
those
metrics
accurately
and
consistently
over
time?
I'd
encourage
a
thorough
review
of
the
ordnance
specifics,
including
evaluating
how
those
requirements
will
influence
the
system
as
a
whole,
rather
than
just
one
metric
or
another.
Q
Some
concerns
about
the
staff
term,
links
and
method
of
appointment
for
positions,
and
the
committee
that
were
presented,
I'm
very
concerned
with
the
highly
political
design
and
the
speed
of
turnover.
So
a
single
planted
tree
could
take
about
three
to
five
years
to
fully
establish
in
the
urban
environment.
So
having
a
three-year
pre-warden
doesn't
seem
to
be
long
enough
to
me
for
a
tree
that
we're
hoping
will
stick
around
for
a
hundred
years.
Q
Let's
try
to
get
50,
at
least
on
those,
and
the
ideal
situation
does
call
for
an
advisory
committee
with
rotating
involvement
to
ensure
diversity
and
inclusion
are
prioritized
absolutely.
It
also
includes
long-term,
highly
committed
operational
staff,
essentially
from
a
green
jobs
pipeline
who
can
understand
and
guide
the
urban
forest
over
a
long
time
horizon,
carry
out
the
vision
of
the
urban
forecast
plan.
A
Thank
you
joanna
hi,.
M
Yeah
I
mean
everybody's
had
great
things
to
say
it's.
Let
me
just
turn
my
other
one
off
and
I'm
glad
that
this
conversation's
happening,
but
I
think
the
I
think
the
biggest
point
I
mean
I
have
so
much.
I
want
to
say,
and
I'm
I'm
I'm
not
going
to
take
up
the
time
with
all
of
it,
but
we
need
a
moratorium
on
all
tree
cutting
until
we
have
a
plan.
Anything
else
is
lip
service.
M
M
Oh
okay,
sorry,
I
didn't
see
any
picture,
you
know
it's
it's
one
thing
to
say:
we're
gonna
do
this,
but
developers
hear
that
and
they
come
in
with
their
chainsaws
and
they
try
to
get
it
done
fast
before
the
plan
is
done.
We
need
to
have.
We
need
a
clear
and
very
concise
statement
that
puts
a
pause
on
all
tree.
Cutting
particularly
are
specifically
on
city
owned
land.
M
These
zoo
meetings
are
happening
at
a
pace
that
makes
it
impossible
to
stay
engaged
without
burning
out,
and
so
within
the
last
I
don't
know,
18
to
20
months
how
many
trees
have
been
approved
for
destination
and
then
I'd
like
to
say
something
else,
because
there
were
so
many
goods
made,
and
I
so
many,
but
as
far
as
getting
voices
to
come
forward,
especially
those
that
are
already
living-
and
you
know,
on
industry
edge-
and
you
know,
kids
who
have
asthma
are
struggling
financially,
it's
really
hard
to
get
people,
and
especially
from
public
housing
developments,
to
engage
on
this,
and
I
have
first-hand
experience
I'm
very
comfortable
saying
this,
then
the
local
newspaper,
the
patriot
bridge,
isn't
even
delivered
to
their
homes
and
I
can
verify
that
and
when
I
asked
the
paper
man.
M
If
that
was
a
new
thing,
he
said
no,
we've
never
delivered
it
door-to-door
there.
That's
called
discrimination
based
on
income,
so
you
can't
ask
people
to
be
engaged
when
they
don't
know.
What's
going
on,
you
can
elect
five
people
or
select
five
people
to
say
they
represent
2
500
residents,
but
they
don't
and
they
and
and
and
that's
also
verifiable,
from
a
lot
of
the
interviews
that
I've
had
with
residents
from
the
bunker
hill
housing
development
hundreds.
M
I
have
a
few
questions.
One
is.
M
What
is
the
plan
for
the
trees
that
are
on
the
chopping
block
that
haven't
been
chopped
down
yet
because
on
on
boston,
housing
authority,
land
alone,
there
are
over
a
thousand
mature
trees
that
will
be
cut
down
if
the
city
doesn't
step
in.
So
it's
I
just
have
a
hard
time
reconciling
this,
this
this
path
forward
and
and
sort
of
neglecting
what
we
have
now
and
I'd
like
to
ask.
Also
you
know
when
it
comes
to
educating
the
public.
M
I
just
want
to
know:
did
the
counselors
do
to
the
members
of
the
commissions
to
the
city
employees?
I
mean
who-
and
I
I
say
this
broadly,
but
do
you
see
that
there
is
a
difference
between
a
heritage
tree
and
a
sapling,
because
in
charlestown
we're
losing
340
trees?
And
I
say
that
because
we're
losing
all
of
them
and
we're
having
them
replaced
with
a
few
more
per
tree
saplings
that
will
never
make
it
because
the
27
acres
that's
there.
M
No,
I'm
sorry
23.,
so
we're
not
just
losing
trees,
we're
losing
open
space
and
it's
not
for
the
people
that
live
there.
It's
with
a
1700
market
value
rentals
that
will
take
up
75
of
the
hardscape
a
little
little
nugget
will
be
left
for
the
people
that
live
there
now
and
that
and
that
just
feels
wrong.
So
I
hope
that
the
city,
the
people
that
we
trust
to
protect
our
rights
to
breathe.
M
Please
turn
that
off
we'll
we'll
put
we'll
do
something
do
anything,
but
I
think,
having
some
sort
of
moratorium
so
that
we
can
make
a
plan
before
we
have
nothing
to
plan
around,
because
the
trees
on
would
be
a
really
good
idea
and
also
if
there
are
open
lots
on
industrial
edges
just
because
they're
underutilized
doesn't
mean
they
can't
be
used
well
and
made
into
urban
forest
parks.
M
M
I
asked
the
developer
legend
mccall
and
the
eha
how
many
trees
were
on
the
parcel,
because
no
one
else
did
my
city
councilor,
didn't
think
to
ask
the
state
rep
didn't
think
to
ask
the
bcdc
didn't
think
to
ask
nobody
asked:
are
there
any
trees
on
this
piece
of
land?
They
were
over
350
at
that
time,
80
to
100
year
old
trees,
nobody
asked
and
when
they
were
asked
they
punted.
M
So
when
we're
you
know
outsourcing
these
groups
to
take
care
of
the
dirty
work,
the
tree
cutting.
We
need
to
understand
the
language
that's
being
used
when
we,
you
know
there.
In
this
report
there
was
a
police
detail,
there
was
an
airlifting.
The
cost
was
over
33
000,
just
to
kill
these
trees
that
weren't
sick.
M
And
then
I
just
want
to
say
one
last
thing
and
I'm
just
it's
very
emotional.
Actually,
this
whole
thing
back
to
the
idea
of
getting
voices
to
come
forward
at
the
tree
meeting
that
was
held
on
march
15th,
and
really
it
was
just
a
tree
presentation
with
some
political
sponsors
it
at
one
point:
the
head
developer
person,
the
representative,
adelaide
grady
said-
and
this
is
a
quote.
M
Leggett
mccall
is
prepared
to
walk
away
from
this
deal
if
the
tree
issue
isn't
put
to
bed.
So
if
I'm
someone
who
needs
a
new
home-
and
I
don't
want
to
live
with
mold
I'd
like
to
keep
my
trees,
but
you
know
it
doesn't
seem
like
I
can
have
both.
Am
I
really
going
to
push
back?
Am
I
going
to
oppose
that
kind
of
ultimatum
that
kind
of
threat?
It's
all
on
record.
You
can
look
it
up.
It's
I'm!
It's
all
on
record.
M
M
A
Thank
you
very
much
joanna
nancy,
aleo.
L
Hi
hi,
thank
you,
I'm
a
resident
of
roslindale
and
I
don't
want
to
say
too
much,
but
I
want
to
I'm
grateful
for
this
proposed
tree
ordinance.
I'm
really
here
to
support
david
speak
for
the
trees
suggestions
and,
I
hope
they're
taken
seriously
in
the
working
groups.
L
I
also
want
to
name
a
few
points
of.
I
think
education
and
inclusiveness
is
key.
I
think,
as
an
educator
myself,
I
feel
that
that
is
a
a
key
towards
inspiring
youth
that
may
consider
being
arborists
or
working
with
parks
and
city
as
they
as
they
develop
young
people.
L
In
the
beginning,
how
david
mentions
young
people
were
so
inspired
by
the
city
arborist
coming
and
showing
them
what
he
does?
L
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
the
ordinance
is
the
best
possible
ordinance.
We
don't
leave
loopholes
for
developers
to
be
able
to
take
down
trees.
I
want
to
give
one
example
of
a
place
in
south
america,
buenos
aires,
argentina,
that
has
the
most
amazing
trees
in
the
city
because
of
a
urban
landscape
city
person
who
had
a
vision,
the
trees
are
enormous
if
you've
never
seen
them,
freeze
look
them
up.
L
So
that's
one
thing
I
want
to
mention
plus
what
the
last
person
joanna
mentioned
about
the
moratorium.
While
we
are
working
on
this
ordinance
developers
are
moving
forward
and
I'll
give
one
example
down
the
street
in
roslindale,
from
where
I
live.
Is
cranes
ledge
woods,
which
is
14
acres,
that
a
developer
wants
to
cut
down
the
trees
and
put
in
270
units
415
parking
spaces,
mostly
paved
over
area
with,
where
it's
just
that's
going
to
be
lost
in
the
blink
of
an
eye,
and
you
can't
get
it
back.
L
That's
on
already
paved
over
land,
not
cutting
down
woodlands
and
as
the
pandemic
sort
of
demonstrated
as
experts
all
over
kept
saying
that
being
in
nature,
is
a
very
important
component
to
our
mental
health,
and
I
think
they
say
it
over
and
over
again,
and
I
the
trees
are
part
of
that
for
all
the
reasons
mentioned,
but
I
really
hope
we
can
have
the
most
robust
tree
ordinance
and
we
don't
let
developers
rush
ahead
and
cut
down
trees
because
we
don't.
When
we
cut
down
a
tree,
we
don't
get
it
back
in
our
lifetime.
A
Thank
you.
Sarah
freeman.
R
Hi
everyone
thank
you
for
having
this
conversation,
I
think
it's
hugely
important
and
will
come
as
a
surprise
to
no
one
that
I'm
very
supportive
that
boston
get
a
tree
protection
ordinance
in
place.
I'll
use
a
quote
that
you've,
probably
all
heard
before
the
best
time
for
a
tree
protection
ordinance
was
20
years
ago.
The
second
best
time
is
now,
but
but
let's
take
the
time
and
I'm
glad
to
hear
counselor
arroyo
talk
about
a
working
group
for
the
details.
R
R
R
Let's
see
I'll
try
to
be
brief,
some
things
that
I
think
are
not
in
the
ordinance
that
I
hope
people
will
consider
is
what's
below
ground,
not
just
caliper,
inches
or
canopy,
but
there's
a
critical
root
zone
and
a
landscape
architect
friend
described
it
as
biomass
when
you're
looking
at
what
you
would
potentially
lose.
R
If
you
lose
a
tree
and
I
like
the
idea
of
a
moratorium
until
we
figure
out
what
we're
doing
a
few
closing
comments,
I
don't
know
if
you
saw
recently,
there
was
an
article,
I
think
in
the
new
york
times
about
athens,
greece
and
it's
funny
we're
called
the
athens
of
america.
R
R
Well,
didn't
it
occur
to
you
that
the
neighborhood
might
not
want
to
lose
these
trees
or
or
might
value
keeping
them,
and
he
said
well,
the
city
didn't
have
it
as
a
you
know,
one
of
their
requirements.
So
no,
we
didn't
think
about
that
and
it
was
just
kind
of
a
splash
of
cold
water
that
the
city
needs
to
say
and
I'm
not
naive.
R
R
We
don't
need
to
draw
a
line
and
say
either
you're
for
one
or
the
other.
A
healthy
community
has
both
and
thank
you
look
forward
to
seeing
how
this
evolves.
A
S
Yes,
I'm
sorry:
okay,
forgive
me
everyone.
So
first
my
name
is
lokita
jackson,
forgive
my
name.
I
should
have
renamed
it
resume,
but
thank
you
to
counselors
arroyo
and
brandon
for
filing
this
ordinance
and
to
you
counselor
edwards.
As
chair
of
this
meeting,
I
appreciate
it.
I'm
excited
about
the
ordinance.
S
I
do
realize
that
I
may
be
sharing
some
quick
points
with
preaching
to
the
choir,
so
to
speak,
but
just
to
state
for
every
acre
of
mature
trees
that
we
have
it
absorbs
about
2.5
tons
of
carbon
every
year
and
releases
oxygen,
of
course,
in
exchange,
and
so
I
know
that
the
previous
one
or
two
people
mentioned
crane,
ledge
woods,
and
so
I
just
agree
with
what
they
said
as
well
as
what
johanna
mentioned.
S
As
far
as
the
request
for
a
moratorium
now,
because
that
particular
woodland
is
under
threat,
but
I
completely
also
agree
and
support
david
mesh
david
excuse
me
michele
suggested
points,
and
I
also
appreciate
counselor
braden's
public
education
point,
especially
for
adults
as
well
as
all
the
way
down
through
youth
at
the
intersection
of
councillor
mahir's
perspective
on
communities
of
color
dealing
with
other
vices.
S
That
can
sometimes
overshadow
the
understanding
of
the
urgency
of
tree
preservation
or
protection
or
expansion,
and
so
one
of
the
things
I
wanted
to
put
forth
was
just
to
agree
and
really
ask
for
those
future
public
communications
to
seriously
consider
that
you
would
seriously
consider
and
integrate
concrete
relatable
examples
of
what
climate
change
impacts
looks
like
on
the
average
citizen,
especially
the
bipop
community,
because
to
council
mejia's
point.
S
S
It's
important
that
we
make
it
relatable
so
that
the
urgency
of
the
climate
crisis
is
conveyed
and
communicated
and
understood
by
all
boston
residents,
and
then,
in
addition
to
that,
I
just
wanted
to
also
point
out
that
I
understand
that
there's
more
planning
that
needs
to
go
around
the
ordinance
and
healthy
spaces,
but
I
am
curious
as
to
where
we
are
now
with
understanding.
S
Under
what
conditions
do
you
foresee
the
pro
the
private
tree,
removal
applications
being
denied,
because,
as
I
read
the
ordinance
and
again,
I
understand
there's
more
planning,
but,
as
I
read
the
ordinance,
I
didn't
understand
or
see
anything
explicitly
stating
the
conditions
under
which
private
tree
removal
applications
would
be
denied.
So
I'm
curious
about
that.
Thank
you.
A
Excellent
points,
thank
you
so
much
miss
jackson
up
next,
I
think
I
had
eva
francisco.
P
It
looks
like
my
camera's
not
working,
but
hopefully
you
can
hear
me
so
I'm
eva
pradiso
and
I
work
with
speak
for
the
trees,
and
this
summer
I
had
the
pleasure
of
working
with
15
boston,
public
school
students
and
teaching
them
about
urban
forestry,
and
I
just
really
want
to
place
an
emphasis
on
getting
youth
involved
in
this
process,
because
I
truly
believe
that
the
students
I
worked
with
learned
so
much
this
summer
and
created
such
deep
connections
with
the
trees
in
the
city
of
boston,
and
I
think
it's
really
important
to
think
about
career
paths
for
them
in
the
future
and
many
many
almost
all
of
them
knew
nothing
little
to
nothing
about
being
in
our
wrist
and
what
it
actually
looks
like
to
go
into
urban
forestry
and
by
the
end
of
the
program,
we
had
multiple
students
who
were
very
interested
in
becoming
an
arborist.
P
A
Thank
you
after
eva.
N
A
Well,
good,
I'm
about
to
call
on
folks
to
speak
and
curly
was
curly
was
going
to
be
one
of
them,
it's
making
sure
yep.
Okay!
So
up
next
we
have
curly
pierre
and
yvonne
la
la
lear,
earlier
apologies
or
if
I
didn't
pronounce
names,
but
if
they
can
bring
them
over
and
they
can
say
some
brief
remarks
and
then
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
lead
sponsors
who
will
unfortunately
have
to
leave.
A
But
the
lead
sponsors
will
be
able
to
conclude
this
hearing
and
and
will
note
that
we
will
have
a
working
session
to
clarify
and
perfect
the
language.
J
A
K
Hi
hi
good
to
be
here,
thank
you,
so
much
council
arroyo
and
the
whole
council
for
having
a
hearing
on
this
on
this
issue.
I
live
in
lower
roxbury
next
to
the
magna
carta
boulevard
and
I'm
still
very
thankful
for
the
council
to
have
had
that
hearing
that
allows
us
to
stop
that
devastating
project.
I
was
going
to
get
rid
of
250
trees.
K
I
support
all
of
david's
comments.
I
think
these
are
right
on
target.
I
support
johannes
moving
testimony
of
the
trees
in
charlestown.
I've
been
there
and
wanted
to
also
point
out
that
counselor
lydia
talked
about
the
the
awesome
the
state
has
to
have
with
the
trees
that
are
in
32.
K
I
said
I
am
witness
the
road
that
goes
to.
K
Crosstown
and
house
and
the
trees
are
definitely
not
taking.
Care
of
state
needs
to
be
called
on
to
this
things
that,
I
think
bother
me
still
about
the
the
ordinance
and
the
state
of
affairs
in
the
city
regarding
trees
is
one
he.
K
Years
and
I
never
get
a
yes
whether
they
were
whether
he
accepted
or
not-
and
I
don't
I
think
they
say,
but
perhaps
it's
a
it's
an
issue
of
not
having
enough
personnel
to
do
this,
but
I
think
which
all
everybody
who's.
What
attends
the
meeting
should
get
a
response
from
the
board
and
saying,
okay.
This
three
hearing
resulted
in
this
and
that
I'd
never
get
that.
K
The
other
thing
that
I
am
concerned
about
is
the
contract.
As
someone
said
that.
K
K
After
three
years
is
not
enough,
I
have
in
my
neighborhood,
I
see
the
trees
that
have,
you
know
died,
but
I
don't
know,
but
they
are,
you
know
little
trees
that
have
any
leaves
and
I'm
trying
to
save
them.
K
Then
I'm
going
to
save
it
because
I
noticed
that
they
would
die
the
the
communication
between
the
community
and
the
city
in
the
world.
K
N
K
Our
neighborhood-
and
I
don't
know
how
that
was
done
here-
was
looking
and
it
had
already
yellow
leaves
the
the
you
know
the
bag
of
water
was
empty.
I
had
to
put
15
gallons
of
water
there's
a
sign
that
says
this
tree
needs
so
much
water,
but
I
don't
know
who
they
contacted
to
make
sure
that
we
take
care
of
the
trees.
K
I
think
that
that
I
don't
know
how
you
could
do
that
in
the
ordinance,
but
that
there
should
be
some
some
some
communication
with
the
neighborhood
when
a
tree
is
planted,
so
we
all
know
about
it
and
that
we
know
how
to
take
care
of
it.
The
the
other
thing.
Finally,
the
last
thing
that
I
wanted
to
say
is
that
I
think
the
property.
K
Of
the
bpa
should
be
considered
public
property
because,
oh
this
is
considered
a
private
property
and
every
time
I
see
a
proposal
and
and
then
see
a
request
for
a
proposal
from
the
bpda,
it
shows
not
a
single
tree
in
those
in
those
lots
that
are
being
given
for
development,
and
I
think,
that's
a
a
an
issue
that
needs
to
be
addressed
at
the
bpda,
that
the
trees
that
are
existing
on
the
property
that
they
want
to
dispose
of
should
be
accounted
for
before
anything
is,
is
proposed,
and
I
think
I'm
done.
K
Thank
you
so
much
everybody
and
thank
you
for
hearing
me.
Thank
you.
I
hope
we
get
to
this.
I
also
want
to
support,
of
course,
sarah
sarah's
comments
and
that
we
should
have
it
in
moratorium.
I
think
it's
something
that
we
really
need
to
look
at,
because
this
is
a
serious
issue,
especially
in
our
neighborhoods,
where
we
have
so
few
trees.
Thank
you.
So
much.
K
B
Think
I
think
madame
chair
is,
is
it
I
think
it's
me
or
counselor
brady
now
taking
over
for
the
public
comment,
part?
Okay,
thank
you!
So
much,
I'm
not
sure
who's
who
still
remains.
Who
has
not
had
public
comment
yet
if
you
can
just
hit
on
the
on
the
zoom,
if
you
can
raise
your
hand
so
that
I
can
call
on
you
if
you
have
not
yet.
H
Counselor,
I
think
the
only
person
that's
not
in
it
is
still
an
attendee
as
a
staffer
of
the
parks
department
that
kathy
baker
clips.
I
think
everyone
else
has
moved
over
to
panelists
to
speak.
B
Fantastic
and
the
only
person
left
over
is
from
parks.
So
thank
you
so
much
everybody
for
your
comments.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
feedback
that
I
know
you
will
continue
to
give
as
we
go
through
this
process
and
get
this
done.
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Woods.
Thank
you
to
the
administration.
Thank
you
chief,
mary,
emma
hammond,
thank
you,
everybody
who
has
taken
part
in
this.
B
Thank
you
to
the
counselors,
especially
my
original
co-sponsor,
councillor
braden,
and
I
look
forward
to
to
working
with
everybody
in
the
coming
months
to
try
and
get
something
shaped
here
that
satisfies
the
most
amount
of
people,
but,
most
importantly,
does
the
most
to
protect
our
trees.
So
thank
you,
everybody.
This
meeting
is
adjourned.