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From YouTube: Government Operations on March 3, 2023 - Docket #0137
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Government Operations Hearing- Docket #0137- Ordinance establishing protections for the City of Boston tree canopy.
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Foreign,
it
is
Monday
March,
13
2023,
and
we
are
here
today
for
a
virtual
hearing
on
docket0137,
an
ordinance
establishing
protections
for
the
city
of
Boston
tree
canopy
refer
to
the
committee
on
January
11
2023.
His
docket
was
sponsored
by
myself,
counselor
Liz,
Braden
and
Ken
and
counselor
Kendra
Lara
in
accordance
with
chapter
107
of
the
acts
of
2022
modifying
certain
requirements
of
the
open
meeting
law,
relieving
public
bodies
of
certain
requirements,
including
the
requirement
that
public
bodies
conduct
its
meetings
in
a
public
place
that
is
open
and
physically
accessible
to
the
public.
C
The
city
council
will
be
conducting
this
hearing
remotely
and
it
is
being
recorded.
This
enables
the
city
of
council
to
carry
out
its
responsibilities
while
ensuring
public
access
to
its
deliberations
through
adequate
alternative
means.
The
public
may
watch
this
hearing
via
live
stream
at
www.boston.gov
city
council
TV
or
on
Xfinity
8
rcn82
FiOS
964
written
comments
may
be
sent
to
the
committee
email
at
CCC
dot
go
at
boston.gov.
It
will
be
made
a
part
of
the
record
and
available
to
all
counselors.
C
If
you
wish
to
provide
public
testimony
and
have
not
signed
up
to
do
so.
Please
email
Christine
O'donnell,
that's
c-h-r-I,
-s-t-I-n-e,
dot,
o-d-o-n-n-e-l-l
at
boston.gov
for
those
giving
public
testimony.
Please
make
sure
that
your
name
is
visible,
so
that
I
may
call
on
you
make
sure
your
name
is
the
same
name
that
you
sign
up
with
on
Zoom
members
of
the
public
will
be
promoted
to
panelists
when
your
name
is
called.
Please
make
sure
that
you
click
yes,
when
you're
prompted
to
join
as
a
panelist.
C
This
morning,
I'm
joined
by
my
Council
colleagues
council
president
Ed
Flynn
counselor
Liz
Braden
counselor
Kenzie
box,
counselor
Lucy
Louis,
Jen,
counselor,
Kendra,
Lara
and
counselor
Gabriella
Coletta.
This
ordinance
was
sponsored
by
myself,
councilor
Braden
and
councilor
Lara.
This
ordinary
seeks
to
preserve
the
existing
tree,
canopy
and
replenishment
of
the
depleted
tree
canopy
in
order
to
prevent
adverse
climate
effects
such
as
heat,
island
effects,
flooding
and
air
pollution,
as
well
as
improving
the
quality
of
living
for
residents
in
the
city
of
Boston.
C
This
hearing
is
an
opportunity
to
hear
from
the
administration,
as
well
as
public
testimony
on
the
matter
in
front
of
us
this
morning,
as
chair
I'm,
going
to
allow
Council
colleagues
to
give
brief
opening
remarks,
beginning
with
my
co-sponsors,
councilor,
Brandon
and
Lara,
and
then
I'll
turn
it
over
to
the
administration.
I
also
want
to
note
that
the
tree
ordinance
has
had
several
iterations
of
sort
of
versions
or
drafts
sent
to
us
and
that
we
understand,
as
certainly
myself
as
the
original
sponsor
the
amount
of
sort
of
territory
it's
trying
to
cover.
C
And
so
what
is
likely
to
be
part
of
this
process
is
making
sure
that
we're
addressing
all
of
the
different
sort
of
buckets
of
this,
which
include
public
land
and
and
sort
of
strengthening
public
trees
on
public
land,
dealing
with
private
trees.
Dealing
with
private
trees
as
it
relates
to
trees
on
on
properties
or
land
that
are
sort
of
poster
development,
which
is
different
than
say,
someone's
single
family
home
tree
and
then
dealing
with
those
finances
and
funds
and
fines.
C
And
so
those
are
sort
of
four
different
buckets
and
we
are
going
to
work
this
through
and
in
May
in
final
form.
Take
multiple
passages,
multiple
drafts
to
get
us
there,
and
so
I
just
want
folks
to
be
aware
that
we're
we're
aware
of
the
number
of
different
ways
in
which
this
reaches,
and
so
I'm
gonna
go
to
the
original
co-sponsors
and
then
in
order
arrival.
So
I'm
going
to
start
with
counselor
Liz
Brayden.
D
D
When
you
look
at
aerial
photographs
of
the
city
and
our
juxtapo,
or
look
at
our
neighbors
as
they
relate
to
the
tree
canopy
in
neighboring
municipalities,
it's
almost
shocking
to
see
the
difference
and
how
other
cities
like
Brookline
and
Newton
and
Cambridge
managed
to
maintain
their
tree
can
and
be
in
their
cities.
So
trees
are
vitally
important
to
our
health
they're,
a
very
important
tool
in
carbon
capture
and
they're
very
important
to
keep
our
cities
cool
and
are
air
clean
in
the
in
the
increased
frequency
of
heat
waves
Etc.
B
Thank
you,
Mr
chair,
thank
you
to
you
and
to
the
sponsors
for
the
important
work
on
this
issue.
I'm
on
I
I
support
what
is
being
proposed
in
what's
being
discussed.
I
think
this
is
a
critical
issue.
I
know
some
of
my
district
and
District
Two,
especially
Chinatown,
has
the
fewest
trees,
probably
of
any
neighborhood
in
the
city.
B
So
I
want
to
work
closely
with
City
officials
to
improve
that,
but
also
to
address
and
maybe
do
an
inventory
on
any
trees
that
have
been
killed
through
gas
leaks
as
well,
so
I'd
be
interested
in
learning
about
gas
leaks
impacting
over
trees
and
how
we're
replenishing
them
as
well.
So
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
to
Reverend
white
Hammond
for
the
important
worker
and
commissioner
Ryan
Woods.
Their
teams
are
doing
on
on
this
issue.
Thank
you,
Mr
Jim
thank.
F
Thank
you,
Mr,
chair
and
yeah
thanks
also
to
the
city
team.
I'm
really
excited
that
we're
able
to
talk
about
this
ordinance
in
in
combination
with
kind
of
like
a
real
ramping
up
of
our
tree
capacity
in
the
city,
because
I
feel,
like
I
mean
you
mentioned
Mr
chair.
There
are
a
lot
of
component
pieces
to
this
and
to
me
it's
really
important
that
we're
looking
at
public
land
and
we're
looking
at
private
land
and
also
that
we're
thinking
about
maintenance
and
how
we
keep
our
existing
trees
healthy.
F
Some
of
them
will
be
on
this
call
later,
but
I
just
want
to
say
there
are
a
lot
of
the
voices
that
I
really
value
and,
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
really
value
is
the
folks
who
are
speaking
up
for
trees
in
the
city
are
also
actively
caring
for
trees.
You
know
my
my
district
is
really
fortunate
to
see
partnership
with
both
the
friends
of
the
public
garden
and
the
emerald
necklace
Conservancy
on
the
care
of
our
trees
on
public
land
and
I.
F
Think
it's
a
it's
a
really
great
model
for
how
the
public
and
private
side
can
come
together
for
the
public,
land,
trees
and
I.
Think
it's
a
really
interesting
question:
how
the
public
and
private
side
come
together
to
support
the
private
land,
trees
and
so
excited
to
hear
from
the
chief
and
others
about
ideas
and
and
models
on
that
front.
You
know
the
everybody
says
it
it's,
but
it's
true.
F
This
trees
are
the
lungs
of
the
city,
and
you
know
I
think
that
the
city
of
Boston
is
growing,
we're
going
to
keep
growing
and
keep
being
more
people
in
the
city,
and
it's
hugely
important
from
an
environmental
perspective
that
we
figure
out
how
to
grow
in
ways
that
are
smart
and
ways
that
recognize
that
as
those
numbers
of
people
increase,
we
need
more
trees
as
well
and
so
can't
be
a
zero-sum
question.
We
really
have
to
grow
together,
as
we
always
have
and
yeah
so
I'm,
just
really
glad
to
be
here.
G
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
to
everyone
for
being
here
to
discuss
this
ordinance.
It's
incredibly
important,
as
everyone
has
stated,
I
want
to
thank
the
administration
for
the
work
that
you
all
are
already
doing,
on
making
sure
that
we
are
expanding
our
tree
canopy
and
protecting
our
tree
canopy,
similar
to
constipation.
There
are
so
many
people,
individual
private
citizens
who
take
the
onus
on
themselves
to
water,
our
trees,
to
prune
our
trees
to
care
for
them.
G
I
know,
East
Boston
is
also
a
neighborhood
that
struggles
with
tree
maintenance,
so
I'm,
looking
forward
to
thinking
about
how
we
look
at
this
also
from
an
equity
perspective
and
center,
the
neighborhoods
that
have
have
the
lowest
tree
density
and
and
also
think
about
how
we
support
our
private
citizens,
who
want
to
maintain
trees
on
their
properties,
but
have
difficulty
doing
so.
So.
Thank
you
and
I
look
forward
to
this
conversation.
H
Think
East
Boston,
it
is
the
lowest
I,
could
be
wrong
on
that
next
to
Chinatown,
but
we
do
feel
the
burdens
already
of
an
international
airport
and
being
a
throwaway
for
for
regional
traffic.
So
I
see
this
ordinance
as
a
way
to
increase
our
tree
cover
and
double
our
efforts
to
plant
new,
healthy
trees
in
those
environmental
justice
communities
and
so
I
fully
support
the
language
in
this.
H
I
Don't
start
thinking
about
in
terms
of
education
and
engagement
with
residents,
I
I
think
that
you
know
there's
a
an
air.
What
I'd
like
to
say
privilege
in
terms
of
access
to
information.
There
are
some
folks
who
don't
understand
the
impact
of
of
the
importance
of
tree
maintenance
and
so
I
think
there's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
also
educate
communities
who
feel
disconnected
from
the
environmental
justice
conversation
I,
think
through
this
process
we
might
be
able
to
uplift
some
education
that
we
can
share
with
folks.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
councilman
here.
I
just
want
to
do
a
quick,
just
timeline
for
folks
to
understand.
So
this
was
presented
well,
the
urban
forestry
plan
was
underway.
We
heard
from
a
number
of
advocacy
groups
and
neighborhood
organizations
that
they
felt
actually
engaged
by
the
urban
forestry
plan,
which
I
want
to
commend
the
city
for
that,
and
so
in
order
to
not
have
them
essentially
giving
their
input
to
the
urban
forestry
plan
and
then
having
to
do
it
again
with
us.
C
The
things
that
I
don't
yet
have
clear,
roadmaps
to
being
enforceable
or
clear
road
maps
to
being
efficient,
and
so
we
will
put
together
language
that
I
think
the
city
largely
agrees
with
that.
We
can
actually
do
that.
We
can
maintain
and
get
all
of
those
things.
The
things
where
there's
broad
agreement
out
the
door
earlier
in
this
process
and
then
have
a
second
round
with
the
more
difficult
aspects
of
this,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
the
city
for
their
collaboration.
I
want
to
thank
our
neighborhoods
and
our
organizations
for
their
collaboration.
C
They've
been
incredibly
helpful.
I
want
to
go
now
to
the
administration,
so
I'm
going
to
begin
with:
Reverend
mariama
white,
Hammond,
chief
of
environment,
energy
and
open
space
for
the
city
of
Boston.
We
also
have
Ryan
Woods
Commissioner
of
Parks
and
Recreation
for
the
city
of
Boston
Todd
Mister
direction
of
urban.
Far
the
director,
sorry
of
urban
forestry
for
the
city
of
Boston,
Lisa,
Meyer,
who's,
the
chief
landscape,
architect
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
Max
Ford
Diamond
was
a
tree
warden
for
the
city
of
Boston.
C
J
Thank
you,
Council
Arroyo,
for
sponsoring
this
and
councilor
Braden
for
co-sponsoring
us
and
for
the
amazing,
really
great
turnout.
So
many
counselors,
we
are
clear
about
how
much
alignment
there
is
across
the
city
on
the
importance
of
trees
and
and
so
we
are
really
excited
to
begin
this
process
of
really
taking
what
we
have
found
in
in
the
conversations
and
the
research
that
came
out
of
the
urban
Forest
plan
and
turned
it
into
action.
That
really
supports
our
canopy
and
moves
us
forward.
J
So
we'll
we'll
we're
all
going
to
sort
of
connect
and
share
a
piece
of
this
and
then
conclude
with
a
recommendation
of
how
we
might
best
continue
the
work
that
began
in
the
urban
Forest
plan
and
make
sure
that
we're
tackling
these
issues
in
a
way
that
actually
has
a
lot
of
space
for
public
input,
but
also
can
make
a
difference
in
short
order.
As
we
continue
to
work
through
these
challenges
so
I'll
hand
it
over
to
Ryan
and
then
I'll
I'll
share
again
towards
the
end.
K
Thank
you,
Chief
Ryan,
Woods
Parks,
commissioner
for
the
city
of
Boston,
very
exciting
topic
for
us
long
in
the
making.
You
are
thrilled
that
this
past
September
we're
able
to
finalize
and
publish
and
announce
our
Urban
Farms
plan
out
in
the
Arboretum
and
from
that
one
of
the
first
early
action
items
was
to
form
a
tea,
so
you'll
hear
from
him
very
soon,
but
we're
excited
that
Todd
just
joined
us
a
couple
weeks
ago.
K
Yes,
in
that
and
more
exciting
news,
we
have
three
obvious
positions
that
were
all
offers
were
made
in
the
past
week.
So
there
are
three
new
arborists
that
will
be
joining
us,
I
think
the
last
one
by
the
first
week
of
April,
but
the
other
two
starting
the
end
of
March.
So
we
are
acting.
We
are
being.
K
We
are
reacting
to
the
urban
first
plan
and
checking
that
first
check
marks
of
adding
more
employees
from
that
you're
going
to
see
more
General
Foreman,
more
tree
equipment
operators
in
a
couple
office
staff
as
well.
So
we're
really
excited
to
get
the
ball
moving
and
finally
have
some
staff.
So
it's
not
all
the
burden
on
maxed,
as
it
has
been
for
a
while
behind
that
computer.
L
So
the
urban
Forest
plan
was
about
a
year
and
a
half
long
planning
effort
that
began
in
February
of
2021
and
was
completed.
Like
commissioner
wood
said
this,
past
fall,
it
was
a
team
effort
in
every
way,
from
an
expert
group
of
Consultants
City
staff
in
multiple
roles
and
departments
and
Broad
Community,
Advisory,
Board
and
I'm
going
to
just
move
quickly
through
this
because
I
know
many
people
have
a
lot
of
familiarity
with
this
plan,
but
in
the
interest
of
those
who
may
not
I'll
touch
on
some
of
the
highlights.
L
So
the
plan
informed
four
goals
and
a
set
of
seven
strategies.
The
goals
are
the
overarching
ideas
that
we'll
come
back
to
as
we
make
decisions
and
set
priorities
within
urban
forestry
work
going
forward,
and
then
the
strategies
which
are
in
the
right
column
here
are
what
emerged
from
the
inventory
analysis
and
Community
input,
all
of
which
led
us
to
a
set
of
next
steps
and
recommendations
which
are
the
body
of
the
plan
itself.
L
The
work
we're
doing
here
with
discussing
true
protection
ordinance
focuses
on
several
of
those
strategies
and
those
are
the
ones
with
the
boxes
around
them
on
that
slide.
So
take
a
minute
to
quickly
provide
an
overview
of
some
of
the
findings
from
the
plan.
The
the
process
Incorporated
a
number
of
different
data
sources,
some
about
Boston's
existing
trees
and
canopy,
including
a
comprehensive
Street
tree
inventory,
which
is
something
we
haven't
had
before,
and
some
of
the
data
is
related
to
the
context
within
which
we're
managing
the
canopy.
Like
the
city's
heat
resilience
plan.
L
Sorry
back
here
beyond
the
data
itself,
we
worked
very
closely
as
the
chief
and
commissioner
said,
with
a
group
of
community
stakeholders.
We
had
we
put
together
a
community
Advisory
Board
of
over
60
people
in
three
different
groups.
There
was
the
equity
Council,
which
was
composed
of
community
members
and
representatives
from
Grassroots
community-based
organizations
in
historically
excluded
and
marginalized
communities.
The
equity
council
is
the
body
that
took
the
lead
on
establishing
the
goals
that
I
shared
on
the
previous
slide
and
their
recommendations,
and
then
the
larger
cab
reviewed
and
provided
input
on
those
goals.
L
You
may
have
seen
some
of
these
Graphics
before,
but
I
think
it's
always
good
to
be
reminded
of
some
of
the
findings.
So
some
of
what
we
learned
is
that
canopy
distribution
as
many
of
the
counselors
already
referenced
this
morning.
It
varies
across
the
city
with
less
canopy
all
in
all
in
the
inner
core
areas,
but
also
quite
a
range
of
canopy
coverage
within
a
neighborhood
itself.
So
it's
not
as
simple
as
one
unit
neighborhood.
It
has
high
canopy
and
another
one
has
low
canopy.
L
If
you
look
at
the
graphic
with
the
green,
the
darker
green
areas
are
areas
of
higher
canopy
and
you
can
see
just
within,
let's
say
Austin
Brighton
itself.
There
are
parts
of
that
neighborhood
that
are
very
have
low
coverage
and
parks
that
have
higher
coverage.
We
see
the
same
or
similar
patterns
in
Hyde
Park,
similar
patterns
in
Dorchester,
even
East
Boston.
We
see
areas
of
very
little
canopy
and
then
other
parts
of
the
neighborhood
that
have
have
more.
So
this
is
a
complex
picture
that
we
need
to
keep
in
mind
as
we
move
forward.
L
The
two
diagrams
on
the
right
of
the
screen
show
canopy
change,
so
the
areas
in
red
are
the
places
where
we
sell
canopy
loss
over
the
five
years
between
2014
and
2019,
and
what's
interesting
is
some
of
those
places
where
we're
seeing
the
greatest
canopy
losses
are
also
the
same
places
that
have
higher
existing
canopy
coverage
and
then
canopy
gain
which,
on
the
right
images,
are
what's
represented
in
the
Greener
areas
or
The.
Greener
dots
are
places
where
we're
seeing
more
gains
in
places
where
we
have
lower
canopy
coverage.
L
So
this
is
an
interesting
thing
to
keep
in
mind.
I
think
it
tells
us
that
some
of
the
work
we're
doing
to
grow
and
protect
the
canopy
in
places
that
have
lower
canopy
coverage
is
making
a
difference,
but
it
also
shows
us
that
places
that
have
currently
higher
canopy
are
a
greater
risk
of
loss,
because
there's
more
canopy
there
to
lose
and
we
need
to
be
as
we're
talking
about
today,
putting
in
place
measures
to
protect
those
trees.
L
L
If
we
look
closely
at
this,
I'm
not
sure
that
it's
easy
to
see
in
a
screen
share,
but
as
you
look
into
the
downtown
inner
core
neighborhoods,
there's
more
of
the
green,
the
trees
growing
on
public
lands,
that's
the
predominant
situation
in
the
inner
core
and
then,
as
you
move
out
of
the
inner
core
to
the
neighborhoods,
we
see
more
trees
on
private
property,
with
the
exception.
Obviously,
of
these
large
parks
in
space
areas
in
in
those
neighborhoods
as
well.
L
So
over
the
course
we
did
before
the
urban
Forest
plan.
We
did
a
canopy
change
analysis
with
the
University
of
Vermont
that
looked
at
data
from
2014
to
2019,
and
that
showed
us
that
the
overall
campaign,
the
city
had
remained
relatively
steady
at
27
between
those
years,
but
that
doesn't
mean
that
we
didn't
actually
see
quite
a
bit
of
change
it
just
sort
of
balanced
out.
So
this
graphic
shows
us
where
those
changes
took
place.
The
green
bars
show
Acres
of
canopy
increase
and
the
orange
bars
show
Acres
of
canopy
loss.
L
So
what's
interesting
here
is
that
the
places
where
we
see
the
most
canopy
gains
are
public
open
space,
Parks,
the
right-of-way,
so
streets
and
then
also
institutional
properties
and
the
places
where
we're
seeing
the
greatest
canopy
loss
are
Residential
Properties.
You
combine
all
of
those
Acres
of
gain
and
loss.
That's
where
we're
seeing
that
we're
pretty
much
holding
steady,
but
if
we
weren't
seeing
so
many
gains
in
rights
of
ways
parks
and
on
institutional
lands,
we
would
probably
be
seeing
that
27
number
drop
because
of
the
losses
on
on
certain
other
kinds
of
properties.
L
So
some
of
the
key
takeaways
from
the
urban
Forest
plan
are
that
protecting
and
caring
for
existing
canopy
is
one
of
the
most
effective
ways
to
expand
the
urban
Forest
to
build
a
healthier,
more
resilient
City
and
the
trees
need
to
be
factored
into
all
decision-making
processes
across
the
city
in
all
departments,
and
that
communication,
education
and
outreach
are
foundational.
The
city
needs
Partners
to
help
us
be
successful
in
this
area,
and
we
know
that
the
public
wants
to
be
involved.
L
So
a
lot
of
the
work
that
the
recommendations
lead
to
are
about
is
about
operations
and
making
sure
we're
able
to
invest
where
we
need
to
invest
and
sustain
those
Investments.
So
with
that
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Tybee
star.
Who
is
the
new
director
for
forestry
to
talk
about
some
of
the
operational
changes
away?.
N
Well,
thank
you
very
much
I'm
very
happy
to
be
here,
and
it
was
a
great
introduction
from
commissioner
woods
and
I
have
been
in
this
role
now
for
two
weeks
and
in
fact,
I've
been
in
the
city
of
Boston.
For
two
weeks
again
my
background
I
worked
in
the
city
of
Detroit
for
a
number
of
years
in
urban
forestry
and
also
worked,
as
commissioner
Woods
said,
for
another
municipality
in
a
public
works
capacity.
So
I'm
excited
to
be
in
a
place
like
Boston.
N
That
really
again
has
a
real
interest
in
improving
their
canopy
and
especially
doing
so
in
an
equitable
and
sustainable
way,
and
it's
not
just
Advocates
that
are
out
there
calling
for
this,
but
that
there's
real
political
energy
behind
it.
That
elected
officials
really
want
to
be
a
part
of
this
process
and
engage
in
this
process.
So
again,
the
first
part
of
this
process
is,
you
know,
setting
that
road
map,
which
Liza
talked
about
already
that
Urban
Forest
plan,
which
has
been
the
process,
has
been
gone
through
and
it's
been
adopted.
Now.
N
So
we're
excited
to
be
to
have
that
piece.
You
know
well
underway
and
then,
ultimately,
we
want
to
move
to
a
more
flexible
kind
of
division
and
how
we
operate.
We
work
a
lot
with
contractors
and
you
know
we
still
want
to
use
contractors
for
the
work
that
we
do
of
pruning
trees
and
some
large
removals,
but
we
really
want
to
have
that
flexibility
of
In-House
work.
Currently,
we
just
have
one
crew
that
responds
to
emergencies,
but
we
want
to
build
this
out
to
having
multiple
in-house
field
Crews.
N
That
can
address
the
address
the
needs
of
the
urban
Forest,
especially
as
we
talk
about
these
young
trees.
We
want
to
plant
more
trees
and
build
canopy,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
maintain
those
trees,
especially
from
when
they're
very
young,
so
that
we
can
have
these
mature
trees
that
will
get
us
all
the
more
benefits
down
the
road
and
then
related
to
all
of
this.
N
We
want
to
have
some
admin
support,
and
this
will
really
help
us
make
sure
we're
tracking
our
data
and
that
we
can
eventually
get
this
data
available
to
the
public
in
in
many
forms
and
then
also
making
sure
that
we
have
good
follow-up
with
constituents.
You
know
if
people
just
put
put
in
a
phone
call
and
then
we
go
out
and
do
the
work
we
want
to
have
some
follow-up,
make
sure,
there's
some
engagement
about
exactly
what
their
concern
was
or
if
there's
anything
you
know
larger.
That
needs
to
be
addressed
after
we've.
N
You
know
completed
an
initial
work
based
on
a
phone
call
and,
of
course,
we're
hoping
to
have
someone
that
can
help
us
with
some
some
GIS
work.
That's
geographic
information
system
so
that
we
can
map
our
our
trees
and
the
concerns
related
to
trees
or
just
information
about
trees.
So
we're
hoping
to
be
able
to
to
keep
that
information
up
to
date
and
to
share
that
very
publicly,
so
we
can
move
to
the
next
slide.
N
So
ultimately,
we
really
want
to
move
to.
You
know
proactive,
a
proactive
urban
forestry
program
again
right
now
we
are
very
much
reactive
again,
people
call
in
we
go
out
and
eventually
inspect
it
and
address
it,
and
right
now,
with
that
backlog
it
could
be
weeks
or
months
before
we
can
address
a
concern.
That's
that's
given
to
us
by
a
particular
constituent.
N
So
again
we
want
to
have
more
of
a
regular,
regular
maintenance
on
a
on
a
cycle,
and
this
way
we
can
maybe
get
the
problems
before
people
have
to
call
in,
and
you
know
this
also
helps
us
address.
You
know
areas
where
people
might
be
a
little
more
skeptical
of
calling
on
city
services
or
they
have
less
less
history
of
getting
response
from
from
city
government.
N
So
if
we
can
be
more
proactive
in
those
neighborhoods,
you
know
we
won't
have
to
rely
on
just
the
the
squeaky
wheel,
getting
the
grease
and
the
people
calling
us
in
order
to
address
these
concerns,
but
ultimately,
all
the
work
that
we're
doing
really
is
going
to
focus
around
some
level
of
community
engagement.
You
know
we
need
to
understand
the
unique
needs
of
of
local
neighborhoods.
There
are
unique
needs
and
concerns
again.
N
N
You
know,
immigrant
groups
or
there's
there's
been
some
history
there,
where
they
might
not
have
gotten
the
level
of
city
services,
especially
relating
to
the
urban
Forest
canopy
again,
that
data
tells
us
something
but
I
don't
want
to
just
show
up
and
start
putting
trees
in
the
ground
there,
because
that
may
not
be
the
the
first
concern
of
the
people
that
actually
live
there,
and
this
is
what
you
know.
My
work
in
the
city
of
Detroit,
especially
has
has
taught
me
through
again
through
the
work
that
we
were
doing
and
through
research.
N
That
was
done
by
actually
a
woman
getting
her
doing
her
doctoral
dissertation
again.
The
engagement
with
the
community
people
actually
know
a
lot
about
trees
and
they
like
trees
and
they
want
trees.
But
we'd
found
out
that
people
didn't
want
the
city
to
go
and
plant
a
tree
right
in
front
of
their
house,
because
there
were
other
concerns.
They
just
had
a
mistrust
of
of
city
government,
the
fact
that
they
were
going
to
take
care
of
it
or
that
other
services
weren't
delivered.
So
we
really
need
to
have
a
dialogue
with
individual
communities.
N
You
know
to
find
out
what
their
concern
is.
Again.
We
we
have
this
data,
we
could
go
there
and
just
start
planting
trees,
but
again,
that's
not
a
a
recipe
for
Success
With,
You
Know,
leaving
out
that
Community
engagement
component.
Again,
we
engaged
with
the
plan
and
we
need
to
keep
engaging
as
we
move
forward
with
implementation
of
the
plan
and
different
particular
policies
that
we
Implement
our
particular
projects
that
we
implement
and
again,
ultimately,
we
want
to
expand
our
tree
canopy.
That
is
the
main
goal
here
again.
N
N
Communication
is
key
to
everything
that
we
do
so
we
do
have
this
street
tree
inventory
that
was
conducted
as
kind
of
of
the
beginning
component
of
the
urban
Forest
plan.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
keep
that
up
to
date
that
there
is
some
sort
of
public
interaction
with
that
again,
so
people
can
see
what's
out
there
see
what
trees
are
in
other
communities,
maybe
know
a
little
bit
about
the
condition
of
the
tree
or
the
species
of
the
tree.
N
That
is
what
is
you
know,
the
the
foundation
of
everything
that
we
need
to
do
as
we
move
forward
with
our
our
expanded
urban
forestry
division.
So
again,
we've
got
a
road
map.
I've
got
a
couple
weeks
here
and
I.
Look
forward
to
you
know
a
long,
a
long
experience
of
engaging
with
the
community
and
building
this
Urban
Force
canopy
in
a
very
Equitable
and
sustainable
way.
C
Thank
you
so
much
and
welcome
to
Boston.
Thank
you
for
taking
on
this
this
job.
I
guess
this
is
sort
of
your
welcome
to
Boston
yeah.
Thank
you
for
taking
all
this
important
work
and
we
really
do
appreciate
it.
Chief
Hammond
white,
at
white
Hammond.
If
there's
any
anything
else
yeah
before
we
take
it
over
to
questions.
J
Yeah,
so
I
want
to
close
out
first
by
noting
that
Todd
literally,
is
the
manifestation
of
where
you
know
we
put
some
ideas
on
paper
and
and
I've
started
moving
them
and
we
look
forward
somewhere
in
the
midst
of
this
process.
Our
arborist
will
also
be
joining
us,
and
people
will
get
the
opportunity
to
sort
of
see
them
in
place.
J
It
was
one
of
your
professors
that
also
came,
and
did
quite
a
bit
of
the
training
for
the
power
core
team,
and
so
we
are
looking
forward
and
hoping
that,
as
those
tree,
crews
are
moving
into
the
hiring
phase
that
members
of
powerful
will
be
applying
for
those
jobs.
And
so
it's
just
worth
noting
that
we
are
not
just
thinking
about
sort
of
how
we
get
started
with
folks
who
are
already
in
the
field
and
and
attract
strong
folks
who
are
already
in
the
field.
J
J
Another
things
that's
also
worth
noting
just
so
folks
know
is
that
we
have
recently
awarded
a
a
Grant
to
Mass
Audubon,
to
support
on
planting
on
private
land,
which
is
really
excited,
exciting
and
we'll
be
getting
our
first
planting
season
of
pilot
planting
season
this
spring,
and
so
just
want
to
note
to
All
The
Advocates,
who
are
on
this
call.
We
hope
that
you'll
be
hearing
from
their
goal.
J
Their
work
is
to
convene
an
alliance
of
tree
planters
across
the
city
that
can
do
work
on
private
land,
with
a
specific
focus
on
our
environmental
justice
communities
where
we've
had
that
are
particularly
under
canopy.
So
I
want
to
also
do
a
big
thanks
to
Mayor
Wu
and
to
mayor
mayor
Lee's
budget
last
year.
J
That's
what
helped
to
begin
the
expansion
of
of
the
tree
Division
and
to
many
counselors,
who
even
added
on
to
the
that
budget
and
made
sure
that
we
got
it,
and
all
of
that
was
possible
because
Advocates
were
active
and
vocal
about
the
desire
to
see
these
things
move
forward,
and
so
I
just
think
it
is.
We
are
often
tend
to
think
about
what
we
need
to
change
and
that's
important,
but
sometimes
we
forget
to
celebrate
the
moments
when
things
are
moving,
and
so
I
just
want
to
celebrate
that
this.
J
Do
we,
where
we
are
this
year,
is
significantly
different
from
where
we
were
last
year
and
that's
because
of
folks
working
together
to
make
that
possible.
So
I
think
it's
been
hasn't
been
previewed.
We
believe
that
there
are
four
key
challenges
that
we
need
to
address
to
really
make
a
difference
on
these
issues.
The
first
is
trees
on
public
land.
There
are
some
Provisions
that
we
have
and
I
know.
J
So
we
believe
that
there
are
four
things
that
all
need
to
be
worked
on,
and
our
suggestion
is
that
we
start
with
trees
on
public
land.
The
second
is
trees
on
private
land.
That
is
already
built,
we're
talking
about
homes
that
folks
are
already
living
in
small
businesses,
things
that
are
already
in
our
environment
as
of
right
now
that
have
some
level
of
trees
or
potentially
could
have
trees,
and
we
want
to
look
at
how
we
do
that.
The
third
is
trees
on
private
land
being
redeveloped
or
developed
for
the
first
time.
J
We
do
currently
have
a
tree
mitigation
fund,
but
we
do
need
to
have
a
lot
of
conversations
about
what
is
the
amount
of
mitigation
that
one
supports,
the
work
that
we're
doing
to
grow
and
our
canopy
and
protect
our
current
canopy?
And
what
do
we
do
for
the
example,
as
I
mentioned
in
number,
two
private
land?
That's
already
there,
the
individual
homeowner
that
has
a
tree,
maybe
the
tree
is-
is
unhealthy.
Maybe
they
don't
have
the
resource.
J
How
do
we
really
think
about
an
amount
and
a
fine
that
that
deters
people,
while
also
thinking
about
people
who
may
not
have
the
resources
that
they
need
to
con
to
care
for
trees?
We
do
not
want
everybody
to
be
thrown
in
the
same
bucket
of
fines,
and
we
need
to
think
about
in
some
cases
are
there
instances
where
we
might
need
a
homework
position
to
be
able
to
change
some
things?
J
J
We
actually
think
we
should
Boston
public
schools,
for
instance,
again
there
are
a
lot
of
agencies
that
have
trees
on
their
property,
want
to
look
at
how
we
do
that
want
to
look
at
how
we're
more
streamlined
and
clear
about
housing
authority
Etc,
and
so
we
think
that
breaking
it
up
into
those
four
buckets
will
actually
Focus
the
conversation.
There's
still
a
lot
in
each
of
those
buckets,
so
I
don't
want
to
make
it
seem
like.
Oh,
we
just
do
this
it'll
be
fast
and
and
done.
J
Each
of
those
buckets
is
actually
relatively
large
and
they
require
different
Folks
at
the
table
to
have
those
conversations,
so
we've
actually
shared
recently
some
language
around
trees
on
public
land.
We
spend
some
time
looking
at
Best,
Practices
elsewhere.
We
also
had
particularly
Max
participated
in
sort
of
saying:
where
have
we
been
running
up
against
issues
that
we
haven't
been
able
to
fix
and
that
we
need
some
help
on
right
now,
so
wanna
board,
I,
think
I
think
the
counselor
Arroyo
for
being
open
to
that.
J
Make
sure
that
everybody
has
the
same
level
of
information
and
then
make
the
decisions
that
make
the
most
sense
for
each
different
piece
of
Academy.
So
we
can
share
that.
We
should
share
that
back
and
I
hope
that
we'll
share
that
with
other
counselors
but
I
know
we
will
also
have
a
working
session
coming
up
relatively
soon.
So
we
can
go
over
the
specifics
of
that.
J
C
C
That
requires
some
some
on-ramping
and
some
some
real
work.
As
has
also
been
noted,
there
will
be
a
working
session
in
April
on
this,
where
that
language
that
has
been
sent
over
by
the
administration
and
language
that
has
come
from
Advocates
and
all
of
in
any
of
my
Council
colleagues
who
might
have
language
all
of
those
things
will
get
put
on
the
table
at
that
time
and
we'll
try
to
figure
out
sort
of
which
what
stuff
is
ready.
C
Now,
what
stuff
is
going
to
need
a
little
bit
more
time
and
then
we
will
go
through
all
of
that.
There
will
be
several
sort
of
working
sessions
on
on
this,
but
the
first
one
will
be
in
April
with
that.
I
want
to
go
to
questions
and
so
I'm
going
to
start
with
my
lead
sponsors
and
then
we'll
do
an
order
of
arrival,
which
means
counselor,
Braden,
counselor,
Lara
and
then
council,
president
Flynn
will
be
the
first
three
off
the
bat
and
so
councilor
Braden.
The
floor
is
yours.
D
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation
and
welcome
Todd
welcome
to
Boston
we're
glad
you're
here
as
the
Director
of
urban
forestry,
we're
very
excited
and
we're
very
excited
to
be
ramping
up
the
team
and
have
folks
onboarding
as
we
speak.
So
this
is
wonderful
one
question
I
had
was
you
know
the
importance
of
the
gis
system
to
be
really
I,
feel
it's
really
vitally
important
to
have
an
understanding
of
what's
happening
at
the
ground
level
at
the
ground
really
ground.
You
remember
level
I'm,
just
wondering.
N
Well,
I
think
that's
a
great
question
right
now.
The
plan
would
be
if
we
can
collaborate
with
do
it.
That
would
be
the
you
know
most
immediate
way
to
address
it,
but
you
know
to
add
a
staff
person
that
has
a
GIS
experience
in
GIS.
Knowledge
would
be
ideal
for
us
to
be
able
to
have
again
that
more
direct
connection
to
updating
it
and
making
sure
that
our
needs
aren't
put.
You
know
in
the
queue
behind
everyone
else's
so
again
in
the
immediate
term,
I'm
going
to
try
to
work
with.
N
D
You
know
for
me
personally,
I
think
you
know
there's
so
many
departments
if
we
had
a
really
robust
GIS
Department
that
could
support
all
of
us
across
all
the
different.
All
the
different
departments
in
the
city,
I
think
is,
is
something
I'd
like
to
see,
but
we'll
ask
a
conversation
for
another
day
right.
J
Oh
just
to
have
to
give
you
a
quick
update,
as
as
Todd
said,
we
are
both
sort
of
looking
at
what
we
already
have.
There
is
a
system
that
we
had
already
put
some
data
in
that
we
want
to
reactivate,
but
I
do
we've
also
been
having
some
conversation
with
the
streets
cabinet
because
they're
looking
at
a
new
system
and
the
question
is,
would
it
make
sense
for
our
system
potentially
to
be
integrated
with
their
system
with
trees
would
be
looked
at
as
a
city
asset?
J
It's
a
little
strange
of
a
title,
but
the
point
is
that
other
other
things
like
pipes
Etc
would
be
able
to
go
in
that
system
and
the
so
anyway.
So
we
we
are
opening
that
conversation
to
see
if
we
could
have
one
system
that
holds
everything
and
then
that
would
make
it
easier
for
you
for
the
public
to
to
sort
of
tap
into
those
resources,
but
that
conversation
is
is
Probably,
sounds
to
where
from
being
settled
so.
D
You
know
I,
think
the
the
gis
system
is
an
incredible
tool
like
it's,
it's
really
really
really
powerful
and
it
would
cover
everything.
I
just
feel
that
you
know,
in
terms
of
we
don't
need
to
be
Reinventing
the
wheel
and
taking
getting
a
license
for
another
system.
That's
duplicative
or
not,
not
connected
that
doesn't
actually
talk
to
the
gis
system.
So
you
know
I
think
that's
a
conversation
that
we
need
to
explore
at.
D
You
know
in
a
bigger
sort
of
admin,
City
admin
level
across
different
departments
to
see
if
we
can
get
something
that
put
some
juice
in
the
tank
for
the
gis
system,
so
that
we
can.
We
can
utilize
the
incredible
power
of
the
tool
across
across
different
departments.
I
think
that's
what
we
would
love
to
see
the
other.
The
other
question
I
had
was
really
you
know.
We
have
trees
in
public
land,
trees
and
private
land,
trees
and
private
land.
D
D
Like
our
universities,
who
have,
and
even
just
thinking
about
where
does
where
do
they
fit
in,
like
the
Arboretum,
isn't
really
particular
exception
to
because
they're
they're
leaders
in
the
field
of
taking
care
of
trees
but
you're,
mostly
thinking
about
institutional
owned
glands
in
our
neighborhood
and
in
other
parts
of
the
neighbor
other
parts
of
the
city
that
how
do
they?
What
bucket
do
they
fall
into.
J
So
two
things
that
I
think
are
worth
noting,
where
we're
making
some
strides
so
one
this
tree,
Alliance
that
we
talked
about.
One
of
the
reasons
that
will
feel
like
it's
best
done
by
a
non-profit
is
its
ability
to
engage
some
of
those
folks
outside
of
sort
of
this
traditional
sort
of
city
structure.
J
So
we
do
hope
that
universities
would
be
eligible
to
contract
with
or
participate
with
the
tree
Alliance,
and
we
actually
hope
that
they
will
do
so
in
a
way
that
also
supports
the
financial
needs
of
the
non-profits
by
by
not
just
offering
space
for
trees
to
be
planted,
for
instance,
but
also
really
financially
supporting
the
airlines.
The
other
layer
to
that
is
I
met
last
week
on
Thursday,
the
green
ribbon
commission
has
a
there's
two
groups
that
the
Boon
ribbon
commission
is
or
three
groups
that
they're
engaging
to
that.
J
J
Particularly
Northeastern
was
one
of
the
spaces
I
was
there.
Harvard
was
also
there.
So
really,
how
do
we
engage
them
to
be
sort
of
just
more
active,
even
paying
attention
to
the
conversation?
That's
because,
while
we
are
suggesting
that
a
need
to
focus
on
on
public
trees
to
get
started,
I
will
note
that
often
they
are
the
ones
at
least.
Sometimes
they
are
the
ones
leading
these
big
development
projects,
so
getting
them
to
be
more
in
alignment
with
our
goals
around
the
tree.
Canopy
could
have
multiple
benefits.
C
E
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
to
the
administration
for
your
presentation.
So
I
have
a
few
questions
when
and
I
might
have
to
go
for
a
second
round
when
there
are
trees
removed
when
trees
are
removed
at
a
property
owner
at
the
request
of
a
property
owner
on
a
residential.
What
is
the
most
common
reason
for
removal
like
what
is
the
most
common
common
reason
that
you
get
from
private
property
owners
for
treatment.
K
I
can
I
can
try
to
get
it
so
there's
no
process
right
now
where
somebody
has
to
go
through
the
city
to
remove
a
private
tree.
So
it's
all
anecdotal,
but
a
lot
of
the
times.
It's
you
know,
people
are,
you
know
doing
an
addition
to
their
home,
or
you
know
we
had
an
example
in
East
Boston,
where
a
new
development
was
putting
like
bay
windows
and
a
bay
window
is
gonna.
You
know
on
the
side
effects
of
a
tree
on
property.
A
E
In
our
plan,
we,
what
we
know
is
that
we've
lost
the
most
tree
canopy
in
residential
land
than
in
any
other
kind
of
land
use,
and
this
ordinance
we're
trying
to
correct
for
that
by
requiring
a
permit
for
removal
of
what
we're
defining
as
significant
trees
as
it's
written
here
and
I
know
that
you
know
where
there's
a
plan
to
kind
of
bifurcate
this
and
separate
these
two.
But
can
you
share
a
little
bit
about
your
plan
for
implementation?
J
So
I
think
part
of
the
reason
we're
recommending
to
split
it
up
is
because
there's
actually
a
lot
of
issues
that
fall
under
each
of
those.
So,
for
instance,
currently
people
don't
have
to
apply
for
a
permit
right
to
remove
a
tree
so
changing
that
is
actually
a
pretty
big
change
and
then
the
question
is
who
would
regulate
that
process?
So
we've
had
like
as
an
example,
some
beginning
conversations
with
ist.
What
would
be
the
practicalities
of
that?
How
would
that
work?
J
How
do
we
look
at
what
other
places
have
done,
because,
right
now,
the
parks
department,
for
instance,
doesn't
have
a
lot
of
interaction
with
direct
individual
homeowners
right,
that's
not
been
our
purview.
Even
what
we
are
suggesting
in
this
first
chunk
is
that
in
the
past,
other
City
agencies
haven't
even
had
to
necessarily
tell
us
that
they're
taking
down.
So
that's
actually
an
expansion
of
powers
for
the
parks
department.
J
Already,
we
are
suggesting
that,
if
BHA,
if
public
works,
if
water
and
sewer
at
BPS
is
going
to
do
work
on
trees
and
take
them
down
in
the
past,
they
have
not
had
to
tell
anybody.
So
we
don't
have
to
be
honest
with
you
good
data
on
what's
happening
on
private
or
public
land,
because
so
many
different
entities
exist.
What
we
are
asking
at
this
point
is
that
we
expand
to
the
point
where
everything
that's
on
public
land-
that's
City
owned.
J
Actually
we
keep
that
data
together
by
if
somebody
is
going
to
do
a
dream,
removal
say
for
health
that
they
at
least
let
us
know.
So
we
have
a
a
sense
of
where
are
we
growing?
Where
are
we?
Where
are
we
declining?
So
at
this
point,
the
truth
is
that
tree
work
has
sat
predominantly
in
the
private
sector
and
we
don't
even
have
the
good
data
on
that,
but
we
do
have
the
instances
we
do
get
some
of
those
emails
too
counselor
us
we,
we
know
what
people
are.
J
E
So
we
in
this
proposed
ordinance,
it
would
create
a
tree
stabilization
fund,
it's
for
planting
replacement,
public,
shade
trees
in
the
city,
and
you
mentioned
earlier
that
we
have
a
tree
mitigation
fund
as
well.
Can
you
tell
me
a
little
bit
about
the
similarities
and
the
differences
between
the
fund?
That's
being
proposed
in
this
ordinance?
The
fund
that
currently
exists
and
what
the
funding
mechanism
is
for
the
tree
mitigation
fund
that
we
currently
have.
K
So
currently
there
is
a
fund
in
our
non-profit,
which
is
the
funded
for
for
parks,
and
the
good
thing
in
the
fund
is
the
money
is
going
right
back
into
tree
plantings
and
tree
work,
whereas
a
lot
of
funds
with
the
city
have
some
people
are
paying
into
these
funds.
It
goes
back
to
the
general
fund.
It
doesn't
actually
go
to
the
department
so
by
having
it
in
our
non-profit,
it
is
going
directly
back
in
a
line
item
that
is
earmarks
specific,
specifically
for
tree
work.
K
K
J
Actually,
we
think
that
there
should
that's
a
conversation
that
should
be
had
at
each
level,
so
the
we
are
unlikely
to
put
signs
against
other
Municipal
agencies,
although
it's
not
without
presidents,
we
do.
We
do
get
fined
by
public
works,
for
instance,
if
we
don't
shovel
fast
enough,
so
it's
possible,
but
I
think
we.
The
question
is:
what
is
the
fine
for
the
homeowner?
What
would
be
the
way
of
the
people?
Don't
have
to
pay
those
fines?
What
is
the
fine
for
the
large
developer
on
private
land?
J
We
believe
that
on
each
of
those
pieces,
the
question
is:
if
there's
harm
done
to
the
canopy,
what
should
be
done
to
replace
that
harm
and
I?
Think
the
question
is:
how
do
we
do
that
in
a
way
that
is
fair
and
Equitable
and
takes
into
account
the
different
resources
that
people
have,
but,
but
we
we
do
think
that
there
needs
to
be
that.
That
is
a
question
that
should
be
thought
through
at
each
of
these
different
levels.
J
J
That
is
something
that
the
alliance
would
take
on.
We've
looked
at
it.
It
would
be
very
legal
issue
about
how
you
would
figure
it
out,
because,
honestly,
if
people
have
the
resources
to
pay
for
the
tree
like
work
on
their
in
their
home,
they
should
do
so.
There
are
people
that
we
believe
really
don't
have
it.
J
E
J
J
E
O
E
J
J
That
would
be
hard
to
maintain,
but
if
those
groups
are
together
in
the
same
place
and
we
can
come
up
with
some
shared
standards
and
things
like
that,
we
actually
believe
that
our
our
community
nonprofits,
our
neighborhood
associations,
are
going
to
do
a
much
better
job
of
recruiting
people
than
we
are.
But
we
need
to
make
sure
that
people
we
say
to
people
we
can
say
to
people.
This
is
what
it
means
for
you
to
take
care
of
a
tree.
This
is
what
we
kind
of
need
you
to
do.
J
Here's
what
we
know
about
when
they're
dying
Etc,
because
the
first
two
years
of
a
tree's
life
we
actually
pay
for
a
watering
contract
right,
so
we
we
know
we're
paying
somebody
they
have
to
go
out
one
of
them.
The
problem
is
what
happens
at
the
two-year
Mark
and
actually
previous
to
that
we
only
were
doing
one
year.
So
what
what
happens
at
that
two-year
Mark
and
how
do
we
get
folks
to
really
help
us
in
that
two
to
seven
year
range
to
continue
to
do
some
of
that
work?.
C
B
You
Mr,
chair
and
I
I
wanted
to
focus
my
question
or
comments
similar
to
council
Lara,
one
of
the
not
complaints,
but
one
of
the
issues.
I
get
frequently
is
trees
that
have
been
beautiful,
trees
that
are
now
kind
of
uprooting.
The
the
the
the
sidewalk
in
that
around
almost
in
the
roots
are
almost
going
into
people's
basements,
impacting
impacting
structures
of
the
of
the
house
in
a
way,
but
certainly
impacting
the
the
sidewalk
I'm
lifting
the
sidewalk
up
having
having
an
impact.
Obviously
on
Ada
issues.
B
K
K
It
was
more
than
we'd
work
with
our
partners
at
Public
Works
that
would
do
make
safe
and
patches
and
stuff
to
try
to
smooth
out
the
area
or
tar
out
the
area.
Until
you
know
it,
you
know
new
sidewalks
and
things
could
be
poured,
but
there
is
a
process
where
residents
can
come
if
it
is
deemed
a
healthy
tree
during
the
tree
hearing
process
to
show
any
evidence
they
have
of
what's
causing
problems
either
to
their
property
or
outside
their
property.
B
Thank
you
Ryan
and
Ryan,
just
as
a
follow-up
on
that,
can
you
explain
to
me
and
that,
because
I
get
this
question
frequently
from
residents,
what
is
the
public
process
for
removing
a
tree
in
in
in
terms
of
notification
of
residents
that
a
particular
tree
will
be
cut
down?
You
know
next
Friday
and
is
there
you
know
just
just
the
notification
process?
How
do
we
notify
residents
and
is
there
an
opportunity
for
residents
to
at
least
weigh
in
in
support
or
not
support,
just
just
in
the
just
in
the
interest
of
transparency.
K
Yes,
so
Mass
General,
Law,
chapter
87
requires
that
was
to
notification
so
right
now,
our
tree
hearings
are
always
the
first
Thursday
of
every
month.
They
are
posted
through
the
city
through
the
clerk's
office
they're.
Also,
a
legal
ad
is
taken
out
by
the
proponent
that
is
trying
to
remove
the
tree.
So
it's
in
the
local
newspaper
and
we
require
a
posting
to
go
on
for
two
weeks,
at
least
on
the
train
question.
K
That
would
happen
on
that
first
Thursday
of
the
month
that
way
more
people
in
the
community
than
just
the
immediate
Butters.
Anybody
that
walks
by
and
has
you
know,
uses
that
as
their
their
route
to
and
from
our
compute
can
see
that
too
and
can
engage
in
the
process.
We
do
take
all
kinds
of
feedback,
and
that
is
a
community
process
too,
for
the
tree
Warden
to
hear
support
or
objection
from
abutters
and
residents
about
the
removal
of
that
tree.
B
So
so
there
would
be
a
notice
in
the
in
the
public
newspaper
or
the
local
newspaper.
I
should
say:
I
I
know
many
newspapers
don't
print
as
much
as
they
used
to
sense
the
pandemic,
and
a
lot
of
it
is
on
on
the
internet
now
on
social
media,
that
the
actual
newspaper-
and
there
might
be
some
challenges
of
residents,
not
not
accessing
the
newspaper
but
I
I
always
wanted
to
fix
the
the
pot
of
posting.
B
A
notice
on
the
tree
itself
is
that
is
that
the
best
way
for
us
to
communicate
or
are
we
able
to
have
something
more
robust
than
that
in
terms
of
you
know,
doing
a
literature
drop?
You
know
for
two
or
three
streets
in
and
around
the
tree,
something
something
a
little
bit
more
personal
towards
the
residents
in
the
impacted
area.
K
Yeah
I
think
the
reason
why
it's
posted
on
the
tree
is
then
because
it's
at
the
cost
of
the
city
that
posts
the
notification
on
the
tree
instead
of
on
the
resident.
Not
all
residents
had
the
resources
to
do
the
literature
drop
on
this,
like
you
have
to
do
with
ISD
and
stuff
that
somebody's
doing
a
renovation
process
where
it
gets.
K
You
know
whether
it's
certified
mail
or
regular
mail
that
goes
out
then
I'd
ever
have
the
resources
to
do
that
so
by
us
posting
it
or
the
tree
we're
going
out
and
inspecting
and
posting
it
on
that
tree.
It
is
a
public
notice
on
that
tree,
so
everybody
that
is
there
for,
and
it's
for
a
two-week
period
leading
up
to
the
human.
B
Okay,
thank
you,
commissioner.
My
final
question,
maybe
to
Reverend
white
Hammond.
Thank
you,
Reverend
and
I
know.
We've
talked
about
this
on
and
off
for
several
years.
Can
you
highlight
to
me
what
the
short-term
plans
are
in
the
long-term
plans
are
or
planting
trees
in
Chinatown
and
how
we're
going
to
sustain
them?
What
environmental
challenges
might
impact
new
trees
in?
What
can
we
do
to
provide
more
trees
to
this
neighborhood
that
desperately
needs
them?
Yes,.
J
So
I
think
Chinatown
is
one
of
our.
It
is
by
far
the
most
impacted,
neighborhood
and-
and
it's
challenged,
as
you
obviously
know,
because
so
much
of
the
development
is
already
there.
There's
there's
a
lot
of
concrete
which
does
not
help
with
water.
It
does
not
help
with
heat.
It's
just
a
real
challenge.
J
J
From
when
I
went
to
this
past
summer,
I
went
to
visit
Montreal.
That
is
really
where
we
got
the
idea
for
the
tree
Alliance,
that's
the
that's
a
piece
of
infrastructure
that
they
use
there
and
and
just
a
really
creative
way
to
make
sure
that
folks
have
the
resources,
The
Advocates
of
the
resources
they
need
to
be
able
to
get
their
hands
dirty
and
put
some
trees
in
the
ground
and
really
protect
them
and
engage
residents
around
that
piece.
J
One
of
the
big
challenges
in
in
Chinatown
is
that
the
sidewalks
are
so
thin
in
most
places
that
the
ability
to
put
a
tree
there
you
a
person
just
using
their
two
legs,
would
have
a
hard
time
getting
around
and
it
certainly
would
not
be
possible
for
a
wheelchair
or
someone.
That's
fixing
a
baby
carriage
or
even
people.
Quite
frankly,
you
know
moving
dollies
around
to
load
them
in
and
out
of
restaurants,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
people
are
doing
is
looking
at
planting
trees
directly
into
the
street.
J
It
is
often
places
that
have
similar
attributes
to
Chinatown
in
the
sense
that
there's
just
not
enough
space
on
the
sidewalk,
so
I'm
not
proposing
this
right
now,
I'm,
not
saying
that
we're
going
to
get
started
right
away,
but
because
boyfriend
you
are
raising
the
part
of
the
city
that
has
the
most
challenging
Dynamics
in
terms
of
there
being
very,
very
little
available
land
on
which
to
plant
trees,
and
this
changes
that
Dynamic.
Of
course
it
would
take
people
doing
a
lot
more
using
a
public
transportation.
J
B
B
C
G
G
You
know
there
are
other
neighborhoods
where
maybe
they're
not
considered
environmental
justice
neighborhood,
but
there
are
areas
within
that
neighborhood
that
don't
have
a
significant
tree
canopy,
so
I'm
wondering
how
we're
thinking
about
those
areas
and
what
is
going
to
be
our
approach,
our
sub
approach
in
those
neighborhoods,
where
perhaps
it's
not
an
EJ
Nick,
where
it's
not
an
EJ
neighborhood,
but
there
are
still
concerns
around
a
lack
of
a
tree.
Canopy
racial
Equity
concern.
So
I
just
wanted
to
hear
how
we're
thinking
about
that.
L
It
was
it
had
sort
of
a
series
of
colors
from
pink
to
Red,
highlighting
different
areas
where
indicators
of
canopy
need
were
layered,
on
top
of
each
other
to
highlight
where
our
investments
might
be
most
meaningful,
but
on
that
same
map,
you
could
also
see
that
almost
the
entirety
of
the
city
has
at
least
one,
if
not
two
of
those
indicators,
it's
you
know
the
need
for
canopy
gain
and
the
canopy
and
canopy
protection
exists.
City-Wide,
so
I
think
I
think
you
hit
on
the
point.
I
mean
there.
L
We
need
to
be
doing
this
work
everywhere.
It's
not
about
you
know
pitting
one
neighborhood
against
another,
pitting
one
type
of
planting
zone
against
another.
We
need
to
be
moving
forward
with
all
of
this
work
across
the
entire
city,
because
places
that
have
more
canopy
today
are
at
risk
of
losing
that
canopy
and
and
places
that
are
under
canopied
today
are
places
where
we
really
can.
L
It
can
invest
and
and
see
some
real
measures
of
improvement,
which
will
you
know
be
meaningful,
so
I
think
we
can't
just
take
the
the
data
that
that
we
have
and
and
not
try
to
pick
it
apart
and
really
ask
those
those
important
questions
and
some
of
what
we
need
to
do
is
also
what
Todd
was
talking
about
and
that
is
directly
work
with
people
engage
with
communities
and
make
sure
we're
hearing
what
people
want
and
not
just
responding
to.
You
know
data
layers
to
inform
our
work
processes.
G
J
Yeah
I
mean
I,
think
that
you
know,
as
Liza
showed
really
well.
You
know,
one
to
say
a
whole
Community
is
off.
That
is
not
realistic.
If
you
look
at,
there
could
be
Sub
sub
parts
of
a
community
that
are
really
well
provided
for
and
some
that
are
not
at
all.
So
we
are
paying
attention
to
that.
I
will
say,
though
we
are
starting
our
priorities
in
alignment
with
where
we
also
see
the
direct
impact
of
heat,
and
so
that
is
I.
J
Do
want
to
note
that
that
we
are
doing
this
in
conjunction
with
the
heat
plan
to
really
say
which
neighborhoods
are
we
finding
a
really
serious
impact
on
people's
health
and
safety
because
of
the
canopy,
and
so
we
will
be
everywhere,
and
this
is
not
about
just
what
we're
doing
in
the
next
year
or
two.
We
really
have
to
think
about
this
across
number
of
years,
but
we,
but
we
are
paying
attention
to
that.
J
The
other
thing
we'll
need
to
be
thinking
about
is
that
there
are
a
number
of
actors
in
this.
As
an
example,
councilor
Coletta
raised
the
issue
of
massport
I
think
we
need
to
open
a
conversation
with
them.
They
are
significant
landowner
in
East
Boston
and
if
we
want
to
see
a
serious
impact
in
East
Boston,
it
would
be
hard
to
figure
out
how
we
would
do
that
without
their
engagement
and
so
I
think
I
think
the
the
key
pieces.
We
all
want.
J
J
You
know
where
there
continues
to
be.
You
need
and
there's
a
lot
of
need
across
the
city,
but
we
are
going
to
start
and
focus
our
resources
both
first,
where
the
need
is
sort
of
most
urgent
and
where
we
see
significant
heat
differentials
that
mean
people
are
more
likely
to
be
having
asthma
attacks
in
some
neighborhoods.
If
we
can,
for
instance,
like
Chinatown,
if
we
can
increase
the
canopy
there,
the
the
benefits
for
people
from
the
health
and
safety
perspective
would
be
pretty
significant
pretty
quickly.
J
It
also
will
be
one
of
the
hardest
places
to
make
an
impact,
so
we're
really
trying
to
figure
out,
but
I
think.
The
key
thing
is
that
people
should
recognize
we're
in
this
for
the
Long
Haul.
And
so
it's
not
it's
not
about
the
idea
that,
like
if
you
don't,
if
you're,
not
the
number
one
most
supported
neighborhood
this
year,
you're
not
gonna,
be
seen.
We
we
need
to
get
everywhere,
but
I
I
I,
you
know,
I
can't
emphasize
enough.
J
There's
a
there
is
a
differential
between
who
our
most
prevalent
and
active
in
our
spaces
and
the
community.
Sometimes
that
need
the
most
support.
So
we
are
not
gonna
just
respond
because
you
turn
the
most
people
out
we're
going
to
respond,
because
the
data
tells
us
that
people
need
it
and
that
it
is
life-saving
in
some
of
our
neighborhoods.
That's
where
we'll
be
starting.
G
Thank
you
Liza
and
thank
you.
Chief
Edmond,
right
here
and
I
think
that's
tremendously
helpful
and
sort
of
making
sure
that
we're
centering
the
conversation
around
EJ
neighborhoods
and
around
the
neighborhoods
that
are
experiencing
that
heat
differential
I
think
sometimes
that
that
can
get
lost
in
the
sauce
and
I.
Think
centering.
That
is
important.
I
I
know
that
there
are
advocates
in
Chinatown.
I
was
going
to
call
last
week
where
they
were
really
uplifting.
The
need
for
us
to
be
engaging
in
acquisition
of
space
so
that
they
can
have
more
green
space.
G
For
this
very
reason
to
want
to
continue
to
uplift
that
I
think
president
Flynn
did
as
well.
The
second
question
is
getting
at
you
know
the
ways
in
which
private
citizens
are
caring
for
a
lot
of
our
public
trees
again
mentioned
they're
folks
who
are
pulling
wagons
to
water,
our
trees.
My
mom
and
I
adopted
a
tree
in
our
neighborhood
and
struggled
really
last
year
with
maintaining
the
water
and
the
maintenance
for
that
tree.
G
When
we
experienced
drought-like
conditions-
and
so
I
wonder
you
know
someone
through
this
Out
There
community
partner
through
this
out
there
last
week
to
me,
if
they're,
if
we've
explored
Partnerships
potentially
with
the
fire
department
at
all
about,
you
know,
watering
trees
and
what?
What
that?
What
that
could
look
like
with
our
fire
stations
I,
think
that
could
be
a
a
creative
solution.
Part
of
the
solution,
not
not,
obviously
not
the
entire
solution,
but
part
of
it.
J
Yeah
yeah,
so
I
know
that
speak
for
the
trees
has
been
able
to
develop
partnership
with
the
fire
department
and
I
actually
asked
them
about
that.
I
think
that
they
have
a
level
of
openness,
but
what
they
were
very
clear
to
me
is
we.
We
can't
have
a
hundred
different
Keys
going
around
the
city,
so
I
think
the
the
the
question
of
like
what
scale
is
appropriate
because
what
they
were,
what
their
concern
was.
G
Awesome
well
I
appreciate
that
these
conversations
are
happening
and
that
there's
openness,
obviously
I,
don't
think
it
is
the
solution,
but
in
terms
of
if
we're
trying
to
you
know
make
this
we're
in
this,
for
the
Long
Haul
try
to
bring
all
hands
on
deck,
I
think
it
could
be
a
good
way.
I
know
that
they,
you
know
they
they
do.
H
H
It's
it's
just
so
welcomed
and
I
want
to
be
sure
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
their
advocacy
last
year
in
the
budget
cycle,
as
well
as
the
administration's
commitment
for
resources
to
fund
these
positions
and
just
uplifting
the
Chiefs
call
out
to
celebrate
this
moment.
This
is
one
of
those
things
where,
like
I
feel
there,
there
has
been
progress
both
in
terms
of
resources
and
collaboration.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
everybody
on
this
call
for
their
efforts.
I
also
just
want
to
thank
the
chief
for
calling
out
massport
as
well.
H
That
was
something
that
I
was
going
to
bring
up.
I've
been
shouting
from
the
mountaintops
that
their
pilot
agreement
is
up
for
negotiations,
and
so,
if
we
are
going
to
the
agree,
New
Deal
City
and
be
able
to
hold
our
largest
carbon
emitter
accountable
for
offsets,
we
should
also
be
a
role
model,
so
just
want
to
put
a
pin
in
that
conversation
and
and
call
that
out
as
well.
H
Based
on
the
presentation,
there
were
a
lot
of
things
that
I
love,
seeing
the
priority
zones
of
those
in
environmental
justice
census
blocks
well,
canopy
coverage
and
something
was
also
mentioned
about
historically
marginalized
areas
and
I
did
see
the
areas
in
East
Boston
Charleston
on
the
North
End
that
I
have
anecdotally,
seen
as
being
in
need
of
a
tree
canopy
or
expanding
our
tree
canopy
rather
so.
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you
all
for
your
work
in
that
respect
and
breaking
this
down
into
the
buckets.
H
H
Trees
is
what
I
say
so
happy
for
are
proud
that
he's
on
the
call
and
proud
of
his
work,
but
I
think
for
my
so
I
have
two
questions,
and
it
first
relates
to
that
first
bucket,
which
was
Street
trees,
and
so
I
have
heard
from
some
of
these
volunteer
organizations
that
there
is
a
real
need
to
expedite
the
process
of
approvals
for
permits
through
the
city
that
have
included
and
should
include,
of
course,
Public
Works
disabilities.
I
think
that
you
would
mentioned
Boston,
Water
and
Sewer
Chief.
H
It
was
mentioned
that
they
should
be
a
part
of
this
conversation
which
I
support,
maybe
for
For
the
Working
session
through
the
chair
to
to
the
co-sponsors.
But
has
there
been
or
is
there
any
appetite
or
have
there
been
any
conversations
to
maybe
create
a
One-Stop
shop
application
or
a
city
working
group
to
help
expedite
tree
plantings
done
by
these
incredible
volunteers
and
non-profit
organizations?
So
if
you
can
just
elaborate
on
that,
I
would
appreciate
it.
J
Yeah
so
I
think
in
terms
of
Street
trees.
We
are
not
actually
suggesting
that
they
be
that
that
be
done
by
non-profits,
because
Street
trees
ends
up
issue
having
issues
in
terms
of
water
infrastructure,
utility
infrastructure.
All
of
those
things
that
it
just
wouldn't
make
sense
to
have
a
non-profit
jackhammering,
a
new
tree
pit
and
those
pieces
of
things.
So
we
we
do
believe
that
it
can
go
better
and
faster
and
that
we
can
do
better.
We
can
improve
communication,
but
for
Street
trees.
J
J
J
What
we
do
want
people's
help
on
is
planting
on
in
people's
backyards,
to
really
be
looking
at
planting,
even
on
some
of
our
college
and
universities,
which
are
private
land
but
could
potentially
have
more
robust
canopy
that
was
serving
our
communities.
Also
lots
of
local
non-profits
will
own
spaces
that
they
could
be
thinking
about
planting
trees
there
so
they're,
where
we,
where
we
need
the
help,
is
really
the
ways
that
people
on
private
land
are
choosing
to
keep
trees
and
they're,
not
trees,
and
you
know
and
need
help
with
maintenance.
H
That's
great
to
hear
and
I
think
just
to
clarify
for
me
so
I'm
thinking
about
specifically
tree
EC,
who
makes
these
requests
right
and
the
ownership
is
never
transferred
to
the
nonprofit.
It
stays
within
the
parts
department,
but
it's
it's
their
work
and
it's
them
pushing
to
to
make
sure
that
we
have
an
expansion
of
our
public
trees
is
what
has
expanded
a
lot
of
the
tree
canopy
in
Eagle
Hill,
say,
for
example,
in
my
neighborhood,
and
so
their
their
concerns
have
been
and
I'm
not
going
to
speak
for
just
them.
J
And
I
think
the
main
problem
there
has
been
if
one
person
has
to
go
out
and
verify
all
those
things
instead
of
four
people
having
the
opportunity
to
do
that,
it
just
means
it's
only
going
to
move
at
the
pace.
What
we
can
do,
we
also
have
had
some
places
where,
as
an
example,
I'll
use
the
tree
in
front
of
my
house.
It
was
starting
to
have
some
health
issues,
I
called,
but
then
they
were
going
to
take
it
down.
J
But
I
think
that's
part
of
the
reason
that
we're
saying
in
this
next
working
session,
we'd
like
to
bring
our
sister
agencies
in
because
some
of
the
work
that
we
need
to
do.
We
also
need
their
partnership
with
and
we
need
to
create
better
processes
and
we
are
improving
our
own
internal
communication,
because
now
we
have
more
people
for
them
to
talk
to,
which
is
super
helpful.
J
But
we
also
need
to
come
to
agreement
and
we
would
love
for
I
am
aware
of
the
efforts
of
tree
easty
there's
also
Ellis
Memorial
has
done
some
similar
things
in
the
South
End
folks
who
go
out
and
really
give
us
that
data.
We
need
that
yeah,
we
have
more
team,
we
have
more
staff,
but
nobody's
going
to
know
that
neighborhood,
like
the
people
that
live
there,
and
so
we
I
really
appreciate
when
people
take
the
time
we've
been
able
to,
you
know,
sort
of
be
transparent.
J
This
is
the
kind
of
pit
we
need
and
we
want
to
increase
that
awareness,
because
sometimes
people
will
ask
for
a
tree
and
a
place
that
we
can't
actually
plant
because
it
doesn't
meet
our
requirements.
But
if
we
can
do
a
better
job
of
saying
these
are
what
the
exact
requirements
are,
and
we
have
that
with
some
people
like
tree
East,
like
else
where
they
know
what
the
requirements
are,
and
so,
when
they're
able
to
make
that
request.
J
H
Well,
thank
you
and
I
do
appreciate
the
fact
that
there's
already
been
conversations
with
Public
Works,
which
is
trying
to
streamline,
streamline
that
communication
and
and
get
that
message
out
there.
So
thank
you,
my
my
second
and
final
question
is
within
that
third
bucket,
that
you
mentioned
chief
of
trees
being
on
private
land,
that's
being
built
for
the
first
time
or
being
redeveloped.
H
You
know
and
in
addition
to
the
expansion
of
our
true
canopy.
So
what
usually
happens
through
this
community
process
is
that
they
promise
to
build
Street
trees
and
certain
Landscaping
to
gain
support
from
the
butters.
They
include
them
in
their
plans
as
they
move
through
the
zba
process.
They
get
their
variants
with
approval
or
with
design
review
for
viso.
With
the
street
tree
is
a
part
of
the
plan
and
then
through
the
process
they
move
forward
and
somehow
their
final
design.
J
So
one
quick
suggestion
I
would
add,
because
I've
actually
experienced
that
too
a
lot
of
times.
Proponents
are
actually
just
putting
out
drawings,
they
aren't
even
actually
making
a
commitment,
so
one
thing
I
would
say
is,
and
we
sometimes
people
have
to
come
before
the
Parks
Commission.
So
we
have
the
opportunity
to
do
that.
It
helps,
of
course,
that
lives
are
sitting
on
there,
who's
that
landscape
architect.
That
knows
how
these
processes
work,
but
to
to
even
ask
the
question.
J
J
I
think
are
trying
to
be
a
little
sneaky
and
some
are
not
it's
kind
of
standard
I
mean
a
friend
of
ours,
who's,
a
landscape
architect,
who
said
it's
standard
process
when
you
hire
someone
that
whatever
they
show
back
to,
you
is
the
most
beautiful
version
of
what
you
could
be
doing,
but
it
doesn't
actually
always
mean
that
they
are
making
a
commitment
to
do
that.
Sometimes
they're
showing
you
things
on
Theory
would
be
our
truth.
J
They're
not
even
actually
saying
that
they're
going
to
plant
them,
so
I
do
think
it's
worth
in
the
short
term.
While
we
also
do
the
work
to
figure
this
out
to
make
sure
that
when
folks
are
there,
they
just
ask
the
question
how
many
trees
are
being
taken
down
and
how
many
trees
are
you
proposing
to
to
replant.
We
want
to
and
think
it's
absolutely
necessary
that
we
sit
down
and
actually
have
a
real
process
to
figure
that
out,
including
the
bpda.
In
that
conversation,
people
will
be
happy
to
know
that
we
are.
J
Our
cabinet
has
been
meeting
with
the
bpdas
pretty
significantly
around
questions
of
resilience
and
a
lot
has
been
focused
on
Coastal
resilience,
but
what
a
one
of
the
things
that
I've
sort
of
said
and
has
been
welcomed
and
we'll
keep
pushing,
is
that
our
our
resilience
work
isn't
just
Coastal.
Obviously,
that
is
important.
Obviously,
that
is
dramatic.
Obviously,
we
need
to
close
those
flood
paths,
but
he
is
as
important,
because
many
more
people
are
dying
from
heat
effects
of
climate
change
than
are
dying
from
flooding.
J
Gotta
address
them
both,
but
we
do
have
a
solid
commitment
from
the
bpda
that
we
want
to
have
a
resilience
team.
That's
not
just
about
Coastal.
We
can
have
a
coastal
sub
team,
but
we
also
need
to
have
a
conversation
about
heat
and
how
we're
really
dealing
with
those
impacts,
and
so
I
hope
that
you'll
continue
to
track
that
ask
about
it.
We
are
working
together
on
that,
but
it
is
true
that
often
he
keeps
getting
left
out
and
that
is
a
particular
problem
because
he
disproportionately
impacts
people
of
color
disproportionately
impacts.
I
I
I
J
Private,
if
you,
if
you
own
the
home,
if
you
have
a
deed
to
the
home,
once
you
it's
in
your
hands,
it
is
a
private
ownership.
The
only
residential
land
that
will
be
impacted
by
what
we're
proposing
around
private
I
mean
around
public
land
would
be
BHA
because
Boston
Housing
Authority
is,
is
you
know
it's
it's
a
quasi.
Obviously,
it's
also
a
partnership
with
the
federal
government.
So
that's,
but
we
haven't.
We
have
proposed
that
they'd
be
included
in
the
conversation
around
public
land,
cool.
L
L
The
emerald
necklace
parks
are
are
essentially
the
where
we
have
Park
inventories.
We
do
not
have
any
comprehensive
public
land
tree
inventory,
so
they
think
that's
something
we
could
work
towards,
because
there
would
be
consistency
of
the
city
being
responsible
for
that
canopy
as
a
whole.
So
I
think
it
would
take
us
a
while
to
get
to
the
point
where
we
have
a
comprehensive
inventory
on
public
land,
but
I
we
have
not
discussed.
J
L
J
And
counselor,
probably
what
we
would
do
that
we
have
discussed
as
a
potential
is
say
every
five
years,
for
instance,
doing
some
satellite
data
to
just
see
what
the
coverage
is,
but
I
think
it
would
be
it'd,
be
relatively
untenable
to
sort
of
try
to
track
everything
on
people's
private
land
and
we
could
get
into
some
privacy
issues
around
that.
So
I
think
we
are
actually
proposing
in
this
current
work
on
public
land
that
we
actually
increase
that
that
that
database
pretty
significantly
over
time.
J
We
don't
think
it's
all
going
to
happen
tomorrow
by
taking
into
account
not
just
Street
trees,
but
all
Park
trees
and
trees
in
the
public
right
of
way.
So
that's
BHA
and
BPF.
Like
a
lot
of
folks,
it's
a
pretty.
It's
not
insignificant
to
actually
grow
in
that
direction,
but
I
think
the
other
thing
I
would
note
is
if
a
tree
is
on
your
property,
you
are
responsible
for
it.
I
For
it,
yeah
that
I
and
and
I
am
going
to
do
a
replay
in
that
remix
of
what
you
have
just
said
before
there
are
some
people
here
who
are
in
certain
spaces
and
places
that
I've
been
in,
that
will
Hoot
and
Holler
and
say
I,
don't
care
the
the
D
does
not
say
that
this
tree
belongs
to
me.
I
think
that
they
moved
it.
So
there's
just
some.
I
I
That's
the
reason
why
I'm
asking
the
question
around
just
helping
people
understand
what
their
responsibility
is
and
the
more
data
that
we
have
and
and
facts
that
we
can
share
with
people
the
more
app
they
might
be
willing
to
want
to
take
care
of
that
tree
and,
and
then
I
have
one
last
question
in
regards
to
I
believe
that
that
the
ordinance
states
that
you
know,
permission
wouldn't
need
to
be
granted
to
remove
trees,
and
this
is
just
for
public
treats
correct,
not
privately
owned.
Trees.
J
Or
yes,
that's
that's!
What
we
are
suggesting
should
be
discussed
in
this
first
chunk
of
the
ordinance.
What
we're
ultimately
saying
is:
all
of
them
should
be
discussed
yeah,
it's
just
a
little
bit
challenging
to
have
a
conversation
about
so
many
different
circumstances
when
they're
all
slightly
different.
J
I
Yeah
I
love
that
and
I
just
want
to
offer
as
we
move
towards
that
direction
in
terms
of
just
from
a
community
engagement
and
Outreach
space.
Is
that
if
we
could
start
those
conversations
where
we're
meeting
with
people
and
helping
them
understand
and
just
kind
of
bringing
them
into
the
conversation,
so
that
once
we
get
to
writing
it
up
that
they
have
been
part
of
the
process
from
the
get-go,
because
there
is
a
lot,
a
lot
of
Education.
I
That
needs
to
happen
here
for
people
so
that
they
don't
think
that
these
things
are
being
done
to
them
without
them.
So
I
just
want
to
offer
that
you
know
you
could
you
know
my
office
for
any
type
of
support
in
terms
of
just
engagement,
because
I
think
that
this
is
something
that
is
critically
important,
because
so
many
of
our
people
are
impacted,
but
they
just
don't
see
that
impact
and
I
think
if
we
can
engage
them
and
educate
them
and
bring
them
along.
J
We
completely
agree
counseling
and
to
the
point
that
you
were
making
earlier.
We
also
think
that
sometimes
people
don't
realize
the
kind
of
amazing
work
the
trees
are
doing
for
them,
and
so
you
know,
as
an
example,
I
had
a
neighbor
cut
down
a
tree
and
then
buy
one
of
those
shade
tents
for
their
backyard,
and
you
know
I
get
it,
but
that
tree
could
have
been
your
natural
shade
tent,
like
just
wanting
to
have
more
conversations
with
folks
about
all
the
things
that
trees
are
doing
to
benefit
them.
J
But
I
I
completely
agree.
It's
part
of
the
reason
we're
suggesting
breaking
this
up,
because
some
of
the
things
like
on
the
public
land,
we
can
actually
have
a
conversation
and
that
will
have
a
ton
of
impact
on
people
and
we
can
move
those
things
forward
and
get
the
things
we
need
to
keep
that
moving.
But
these
conversations
about
what
happens
in
individual
trees,
in
people's
backyards
and
in
neighborhoods
we
agree.
Much
more
engagement
is
needed
to
move
that
conversation
away.
J
I
I
would
not
like
to
see
this
happen
in
the
direction
that,
for
instance,
bike
paths
have
I,
remember
before
bike
paths
or
to
be
honest
with
you
dog
parks,
they
have
become,
let's
be
honest,
racialized
class-eyed,
the
conversation
gets
really
problematic,
and
if
we
try
to
move
this
too
quickly
without
the
right
conversations
in
the
right
level
of
Engagement,
I
fear
that
trees
will
end
up
in
that
same
place.
So
I.
We
completely
agree
that
we
need
to
to
do
the
things
that
can
move
quickly.
I
If
it's
good
for
us
right
so
I
think
that
that's
key
and
I
appreciate
you
naming
that
and
then
the
last
thing
that
I
will
say
is
that
you
know
there
are
a
lot
of
vendors
who
are
doing
business
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
When
you
get
a
call
to
take
down
a
tree
and
then
they
come
in
and
just
take
down
the
tree.
I
I
think
that
there
is
an
opportunity
to
even
have
calling
those
folks
in
as
well
as
part
of
this
education
exercise
that
we're
about
to
go
on,
because
they'll
make
three
thousand
dollars
taking
down
a
tree
and
not
think
twice
about
it
and,
and
it
does
cost
a
lot
to
take
down
a
tree.
So,
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
money,
that's
being
made
in
that
space
and
I.
Think
that
there's
an
opportunity,
even
as
you
continue
to
you,
know,
think
through
your
Outreach
and
engagement
plan.
I
How
do
we
call
some
of
these
folks
in
and
hold
them
a
little
bit
more
accountable
and
responsible
to
the
treat
canopy
conversation
as
well?
And
that's
all
for
my
questions
and
thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
to
the
sponsors
and
to
the
administration
for
your
thoughtful
leadership
in
the
space.
That's
all
for
me.
Q
Thank
you
chair
good
afternoon.
Everyone
Chief
I,
wonder
if
you
could
give
me
if
you're
able
to
populate
the
priority
zones
in
an
outline
so
that
to
consolation's
point
of
Deeds
disaggregating
data
just
building
out
the
list
of
maybe
I,
don't
know
if
it's,
if
we
do
it
by
neighborhood
or
if
we
do
it
by
block
but
I,
think
that
gives
people
a
real
context.
Q
J
Yeah
and
we
we
can
do
that
I
I
think
lies-
is
actually
trying
to
pull
up
some
of
the
data
right
now,
but
what
I
can
say
is
I
can
sort
of
rattle
off
pretty
quickly
some
of
the
places
that
are
most
deeply
affected
by
heat,
because
that's
one
of
the
things
really
sort
of
driving
us
and
so
Liza?
Are
you
finding
those?
Yes,
those
we're
trying
to
see
if
we
can
get
them
up
quickly?
J
East
Boston
clearly
actually
pretty
much
most
of
the
entire
neighborhood.
We
also
know
that
Chinatown
is
one
of
the
places
most
impacted.
Nubian
Square
also
has
some
challenges
around
heat
Grove
Hall
thank
God
for
Franklin
Park,
though
Grove
Hall,
a
lot
of
its
heat
is
attenuated
by
being
so
close
to
to
Franklin
Park,
but
Nubian
Square
does
not
have
those
same
advantages.
J
Q
Yet
I
wouldn't
I,
wouldn't
know
that
if
I
was
just
looking
at
the
website,
I
wouldn't
know
that
by
looking
at
this
map,
because
I
could
see
okay,
well,
here's
district,
seven
in
the
middle
somewhere
yep
and
then
I
and
then
I
look
at
it
and
I
said.
Oh
will
they
I
know
that
that's
Franklin
Park
that
big
green
experience.
J
Q
And
then
what
would
be
really
really
helpful
for
the
conversation
about
prioritizing
by
Equity
Equity?
First,
then,
a
list
number
one
to
number,
or
maybe
it's
fate.
Maybe
it's
categories
as
you
have
it
here,
so
the
priority
zones
where
it's
black,
the
color,
is
black
and
then
in
that
block
you
have
like
espos
and
Chinatown
lower
Roxbury,
and
then
you
go
to
phase
two
or
the
second
priority
areas
and
then
you're
listing
those
neighborhoods
and
then
I
think
is
a
more
clear
conversation
as
to
what
is
where
is
priority?
Okay,
we.
J
Can
we
can
probably
try
to
name
some
of
them
where
you
see
where
it
says
number
four
overlapping?
Some
of
those
actually
have
real
names
to
them,
but
I
think
what
we
could
do
is
vote
both
give
this
so
that
people
can
see,
because
sometimes
there
are
priority
zones
in
a
neighborhood,
but
it's
a
small
area
and
but
but
yeah
I
think
we
could
try
to
what
I'm
hearing
from
you
is
like
names
that
people
people
would
recognize.
Instead
of
just
the
map
right.
Q
J
Q
Sounds
good
yeah,
it
sounds
good.
It's
it
sounds
like
you
know
your
office,
you,
your
office,
your
leadership
and
cab
has
done
very
thoughtful,
very
thorough
work.
Here
you
can
tell
that
it's
taken
an
extensive
work
and
thoughtfulness
to
put
this
together
in
terms
of
prioritizing
equity
and
in
just
the
way
you've
explained
in
response
to
council
colletta's
questions
in
terms
of
your
approach
to
prioritizing
the
people
in
the
neighborhoods
in
terms
of
community
engagement
as
well.
L
Q
J
Asked
people
if
they
were
comfortable
with
being
in
a
public
dock
having
their
name
in
a
public
document
and
a
couple
people
said
no
I
see
and
I
and
I
know
that,
for
instance,
there's
somebody
at
my
congregation,
for
instance,
who's
a
survivor
of
domestic
violence
who
does
not
participate
in
Facebook
or
anything
like
that,
because
it
just
because
she
does,
even
though
it's
been
years
still
does
not
feel
comfortable
and
doesn't
want
to
be
found.
So
there's
we
do
we
try
to
honor
people
if
they
don't
if
they.
Q
J
Q
So
I
wonder
what
are
I
know.
I
know
that
you're
someone
who
thinks
with
an
equitable
lens
in
someone.
What
is
your
plan
in
terms
of
moving
forward
increasing
black
and
brown
people
and
upper
management,
as
well
as
increasing
pain
or
in
terms
of
the
new
employees
coming
in
yep?
How
are
you
thinking
about
that
great.
J
Yeah
I'm
glad
you
asked,
because
we
actually
did
look
at
this.
So
a
couple
of
things
as
you
as
you've
already
noted,
and
it's
just
true.
Urban
forestry
is
an
overwhelmingly
white
and
male
profession.
That's
just
true,
and-
and
so
that's
a
huge
reason
that
power
core
took
on
urban
forestry
as
its
first
module
to
really
train
people,
because
the
jobs
are
there
and
our
folks
could
do
that
work
if
they
had
the
exposure
and
the
training
and
support
to
be
able
to
do
that.
J
And
so
we
are
now
opening
up
our
Frontline
jobs
and
we
have
actually
set
it
up
so
that
a
power
core
certificate
counts
as
a
form
of
certification
that
allows
power
core
recip
graduates
to
have
a
particularly
strong
chance
at
getting
our
industry
level,
jobs
and,
and
it
matches
what
the
the
skill
set
that
they've
already
have.
The
second
thing
that
we
did
is
for
our
next
layer
of
jobs
for
four
persons.
J
J
The
next
piece
will
really
be:
what
is
the
process
by
which
people
do
the
continuing
education,
so
they
can
move
up
because
there's
not
nearly
enough
arborists
of
color
and
trust
me.
We
try
to
turn
over
a
lot
of
rocks
and
figure
that
out
they're
just
not
enough
in
the
state
and
they're
not
enough
around
the
country,
and
so
we
actually
need
to
make
sure
that
there's
a
pathway
while
people
are
working.
J
While
people
are
part
of
this
to
also
figure
out
how
do
they
continue
to
get
the
additional
certifications
needed
so
in
power
core,
for
instance,
they
did
get
their.
What
is
it
insect?
No,
is
it
insecticide
applicator?
What
is
it
pest
applicator
training,
that's
what
it
is
right.
Max
I
think
I
got
the
right
the
right
title
anyway,
so
that
they
could
actually
also
be
part
of
helping
us
with
fighting
emerald
ash
borer,
which
is
a
concern
that
we've
been
looking
at
and
trying
to
dress
within
our
trees.
J
But
we
need
to
make
sure
that
they
can
continue
to
get
additional
certifications.
But
I'm
really
I'm
really
excited
that
we
sort
of
made
those
two
particular
Provisions
so
that
we
would
have
an
opportunity
to
make
it
out
a
space
for
black
and
brown
folks
to
get
in
on
the
ground
floor
in
a
in
a
space
that
is
growing,
more
and
more
communities.
More
and
more
cities
are
paying
attention
to
their
to
their
canopy.
J
C
Q
J
J
So
one
piece
of
that
is
already
sort
of
happening
in
the
fact
that
Council,
the
Royals
already
started
setting
up
some
of
those
working
sessions
that
give
us
an
opportunity
to
bring
the
full
picture
of
folks
who
are
in
the
who
need
to
be
in
this
conversation
in
so
that's
one.
The
second
is,
as
was
raised
before,
for
instance,
organizations
like
tree
easty
really
sit
down
and
figure
out.
J
Where
can
more
trees
be
planted,
and
we
need
that
in
every
neighborhood
and
I
I
want
to
just
note
that
we
don't
have
enough
of
that
in
our
EJ
neighborhoods.
So
I
would
love
to
talk
about
partnering
on
how
we
get
a
cohort
of
folks
in
Roxbury
that
are
out
asking.
Where
can
more
trees
go
because
we
can
show
up?
We
can
make
sure
that
the
pits
are
good.
J
We
can
put
in
the
orders,
but
people
know
their
neighborhoods
and
they
know
their
streets
in
a
way
that
right,
I,
don't
if
we
we'd
have
to
have
500
staff
to
have
that
kind
of
knowledge
that
we're
going
to
get
from
neighborhood-based
groups
and
so
opening
those
doors
to
neighborhood-based
groups.
One
for
us
to
talk
about
Street,
trees,
I
think.
The
third
piece
to
that
is.
We
need
more
neighborhood-based
groups
to
join
this
tree
Alliance.
J
There's
work
that
we
definitely
need
to
do
and
we're
willing
to
do
that
if
we
want
to
have
the
conversations
with
folks,
but
nobody's
going
to
be
as
effective
talking
to
a
neighbor
and
to
getting
a
tree
as
another
neighbor,
and
how
do
we
get
to
the
point
where,
particularly
in
some
of
our
under
canopy
neighborhoods
We,
have
tree
Advocates,
who
are
neighbors?
Who
can
talk
to
other
folks,
people
who
look
like
them?
J
A
A
J
J
We
would
love
to
talk
to
people
we'd
love,
to
figure
out
how
people
can
be
part
of
this,
because,
as
I
said,
with
the
bike
conversations
with
the
dog
park,
conversations
I
I,
it
will
break
my
heart
if
trees
start
moving
in
that
direction.
Where
we're
not
even
actually
talking
about
the
merits
of
them
anymore,
they're
just
becoming
a
battle
between
different
racial
economic
groups
within
the
city
of
Boston
that
I
I
cannot
see
it
go
that
way.
That's
absolutely
and
you
and
multiple
people
that
I
would
love.
Q
C
C
So
quick
question
related
to
tree
removal.
That's
happened
in
the
last
like
two
two
to
three
years.
A
number
of
our
street
trees
were
unhealthy
and
there
was
a
lot
of
removal,
so
I
I
represent
District
Five,
that's
High,
Park,
Roslindale,
Mattapan,
and
so
at
Hyde
Park
in
Roslindale.
It
was
like
noticeable
removal
in
some
streets.
It
was
the
entire
Street
of
Street
trees.
C
You
would
see
just
go
away
and
in
that
time
we
have
not
seen
replacement
trees
at
the
same
Pace,
and
so
is
there
a
like
a
tally
on
how
many
Street
trees
we
lost
as
a
city
because
I
know
there
was
a
disease
and
trees
were
disease
and
there
was
other
issues
at
play:
no
trees
that
weren't
supposed
to
be
removed
were
removed.
I
guess.
The
question
is
how
many
trees
were
removed
and
how
many
have
been
replaced
of
those
removed.
J
So
I
I
think
Max.
It
might
make
sense
for
you
to
talk
about
that,
because
I
think
it's
both
disease
and-
and
you
know
a
number
of
different
things.
But
the
other
thing
is
that
we've
also
improved
how
we're
what
we're
deciding
is
a
good
place
to
put
a
tree
fit
in
an
attempt
not
to
have
to
do
this
again
in
the
near
future,
so
that
I'll
pass
it
over
to
Max.
To
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that.
O
Second
I
would
say
that
every
tree
that
we
do
remove,
there's
a
reason
behind
it,
whether
it's
disease
insect
or
it's
a
hazard
second
or
third,
every
tree
that
we
inspect
for
removal
is
inspected
by
two
arborists.
What
you
know
first,
there's
a
the
initial
inspection
that
is
done
by
the
staff
Arbors
that
work
for
me
in
second
by
myself,
I'm,
the
final
determiner
of
what
tree
is
removed
in
the
city
based
on
the
state
law.
O
So
there's
always
at
least
two
eyes
that
that
are
looking
at
the
trees
that
are
removed,
and
then
every
tree
that
is
removed
in
the
city
goes
automatically
back
on
our
replant
list.
So
if
a
street
tree
is
removed,
we
automatically
look
to
see
if
it's
a
replacement,
unfortunately,
because
of
all
the
requirements
that
we
have
to
follow,
or
fortunately
for
all
the
requirements.
We
have
to
follow
for
ADA
compliance
proximity
to
intersections,
curb
Cuts
proximities
to
People's
Front
doorways
fire
hyd.
O
O
And
then,
when
we
try
to
go
to
replace
that
tree,
we
can't
replace
the
tree
because
now
there's
a
gas
line
right
next
to
it.
We
also
give
residents
the
opportunity
to
allow
allow
them
to
say
no.
They
don't
want
to
treat
plants
in
front
of
their
house.
Even
though
I
can,
you
know,
talk
to
Residents
until
I'm
blue
in
the
face
about
the
importance
of
trees.
O
Sometimes
they
just
don't
really
want
them
in
front
of
their
house
whether
it's
because
the
tree
fell
over
in
the
storm
or
they
they
really
want
that
parking
spot
in
front
of
their
house
or
because
the
tree
drops
leaves
or
makes
a
mess.
You
know
there
are
Myriad
of
issues
that
that
people
might
not
want
to
train
from
their
house,
so
we
really
do
try
it
every
single
opportunity
to
replace
plant
a
tree
where
one
was
removed,
or
at
least
within
you
know,
15
20
feet
of
where
one
was
removed.
O
There
are
a
lot
of
instances
where
we're
just
unable
to,
because
you
know
maybe
the
sidewalk
isn't
ADA
Compliant
anymore
right.
If
you
go
into
certain
neighborhoods,
the
sidewalks
are
just
a
mess
and-
and
we
can't
plant
a
new
tree
somewhere
where
the
sidewalk
is
already
not
ADA
Compliant,
because
it's
unfair
that
that
population
of
our
of
our
constituency,
so
so
we're
up
against
a
lot
of
obstacles
as
it
is.
O
But
I
can
say
for
a
fact
that
every
single
tree
that
we
remove,
we
do
attempt
to
replace
and
since
I
have
been
here,
we
have
replanted
more
trees
than
we
have
ever
removed,
whether
that
means
you
know
that
we
have
lost
trees
and
storms
or
we've
systematically
removed
them.
We
have
always
planted
more
trees
than
we
have
removed.
O
So
we
do
try,
no
matter
what
to
replant,
where
we
remove
a
street
tree,
but
we
are
up
against
a
lot
of
obstacles
and
a
lot
of
them
are
utilities.
A
lot
of
them
are,
you
know,
homeowners
them
so
who
might
not
want
them,
and
a
lot
of
them
are
just
day-to-day
things
that
go
on
without
the
city
with
car
accidents
or
Construction.
C
O
C
I
appreciate
you
I
appreciate
you
being
on.
If
we
can,
you
can
send
me
those
numbers
later.
The
reason
I
bring
it
up.
Is
this
so,
for
instance,
on
my
street
on
Faraday
Street,
maybe
about
80
of
the
trees
were
taken
down,
but
at
this
point
I
think
a
vast
majority
of
them
have
been
replanted,
which
has
actually
been
really
great
so
like
in
the
last
year.
C
I
think
they
did
the
whole
stretch
within
the
last
year,
but
these
are
all
obviously
very
young
trees
and
the
hope
is
that
they
that
they
make
it
and
I
see
my
neighbors
doing
their
part
and
I've
seen
the
cars
combined
to
their
part.
The
reason
I
ask
is
because
I
I've
had
constituents
who
have
lost
their
trees.
O
So
yeah,
so
if
we
remove
a
tree
for
any
reason,
it
automatically
goes
in
for
replanting
and
then
some
constituents
do
make
a
request
on
their
own
for
the
tree
to
be
replanted.
On
top
of
our
systematic
automatic
replanting
in
some
residents,
you
know,
if
there's
not
a
tree
in
front
of
their
house,
they
make
a
request
to
have
a
tree
planted
and
those
are
the
quests
I
need
the
most
right.
If
we're
going
to
increase
the
canopy.
O
Need
the
residents
who
don't
have
the
tree
in
front
of
their
house
to
make
those
301
requests,
because
those
are
the
only
ways
that
we're
going
to
cut
new
tree
pits
and
and
increase
our
canopies.
So
those
are
those
are
the
constituents
that
I'm
looking
for
the
most
the
ones
who
don't
have
trees
points
in
front
of
their
sidewalks
right
now,
which.
C
Is
great
because
what
I
see
all
the
time
is
places
where
we
could
put
trees
on
sidewalks
now,
but
bearing
the
fact
that
I
don't
know
what
you
just
brought
up,
which
is
where
those
underground
pipes
are,
and
things
like
that,
so
those
might
be
getting
in
the
way,
but
I
think
one
of
the
whole
sort
of
place
I'm
trying
to
go
with
this.
Is
we
do
mailings
two
residents
from
the
city
of
Boston
for
things
like
winter
resources
or
winter
guides
done,
and
are
we
open
to
doing
a
mailing
on?
C
A
C
A
vast
number
of
individuals
in
the
city
would
say:
oh
wow,
a
tree
yeah
I
got
to
do
this
and
I
can
get
a
tree,
but
I
think
that
that's
I
I
just
think.
That's
a
good
idea.
If
we
haven't
done
that
yet
or
if
we
haven't
done
a
mailing
of
that
sort
to
the
city,
we
do
it
for
winter
resource
guides.
We
do
it
for
all
kinds
of
different
things
where
we
send
out
a
city-wide
mailer
for
those
sort
of
resources.
C
We
should
probably
do
one
that's
tree
and
nature
focus
at
some
points,
just
about
ways
to
maintain
and
preserve
trees,
but
also
ways
to
request
trees,
especially
if
we're
trying
to
get
new
requests
in
because
I,
that's
not
a
natural
process.
I,
don't
think
most
people
even
know
I
think
they
just
think
the
city
comes
and
brings
them
right,
like
the
cities
are
going
to
come
and
bring
it
or
not,
and
I
either
win
that
lottery
or
I.
C
Don't
I
don't
think
that
there's
an
understanding
from
most
individuals
in
the
city
that
you
can
literally
put
in
a
request
for
a
tree,
and
so
it
would
make
sense
to
me
if
we
did
one
of
those
mailings
to
the
city.
I,
don't
know
if
we've
ever
done,
one
or
if
there's
one
scheduled
or
if
that's
something
that
you
guys
would
be
open
to.
O
I
personally
would
be
very
open
to
it.
Anytime
I
talk
to
ons
staff
or
staff
from
City
Council
Office
I
always
try
to
promote
talking
to
Residents
about
promoting.
You
know
the
3-1-1
or
just
going
to
the
parks
Department's
website
where
it
literally
details.
You
know
all
the
ways
you
can
care
for
a
street
tree
and
the
ways
you
know
you
can
care
for
a
young
tree.
O
Also,
every
new
tree
we
plant,
we
leave
a
leave
behind
on
the
tree
itself
onto
the
steak
that
says
how
you
can
in
the
tree
and
water
the
tree.
You
know
not.
Sometimes
they
get
ripped
off
the
tree
itself,
but
you
know
it's
a
helpful
lead
behind.
That.
Tells
you
exactly
what
you
can
do
for
the
first
two
years
of
maintaining
that
tree,
but
yeah
I'm
totally.
O
For
that
I
mean
the
more
requests
we
can
get
for
planting
new
trees,
the
better
you
know,
and
especially
if
you
can
leave
your
contact
information
with
3-1-1
Anonymous
requests,
don't
get
an
email
response
when
you
close
out
your
311
request
right,
because
I
spend
a
lot
of
time,
closing
out
cases
with
very
detailed
responses.
I,
don't
close
the
case
and
just
say
noted:
we're
not
going
to
do
something
here.
O
I
tell
you
exactly
why
we're
not
going
to
do
something
here
or
exactly
why
we
can't
plant
a
tree
here,
but
if
you
don't
leave
your
email
address,
then
you're
not
going
to
get
that
three-in-one
case
closure
note.
So
that's
just
a
very
important
thing
for
constituents
to
know
that
if
you
leave
your
email
address
and
contact
information,
you're
going
to
get
an
actual
response
from
a
person
in
our
division.
C
Thank
you
for
that.
That's
that's
very
helpful
and
so
I'm
gonna
personally
pursue
with
the
administration
I'm
going
to
be
a
nuisance
and
try
to
get
that
mailer
sent
out.
So
we
can
get
that
done.
So
that's
that's
a
thing
that
I'm
going
to
be
trying
to
do
just
because
I
think
there's,
there's
low
hanging
fruit
on
the
the
sort
of
right-of-way
and
Street
sort
of
trees
and
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
folks.
C
C
Drives
me
nuts
drives
me
nuts
I
see
them
all
them
all
the
time
and
I'm,
just
like
I
wish
I'm
glad
that
the
the
ones
that
have
been
cut
are
on
a
replacement
list,
because
in
some
cases
they're
cut
so
on.
High
Park
is
luckily
one
of
the
ones
with
more
tree
canopy
for
the
city,
we're
blessed
in
that,
and
so
some
of
the
trees
that
were
cut
are
very
old
trees.
C
But
I
would
love
to
see
all
of
the
sort
of
places
where
we
have
these
strips
for
trees,
taken
advantage
of
in
a
real
way,
and
so
I
think
that's
a
good
aspect,
and
it
might
be
one
of
those
things
where
maybe
that
list
can
even
be
tailored
to
areas
where
we
know
you
could
plant
a
tree
right.
So
we're
not
mailing
downtown
Boston
if
they
don't
have
actual
spaces
to
request
a
tree
right
or
we're.
Not.
C
O
Was
one
of
the
parts
of
the
urban
Forest
master
plan
was
part
of
the
mapping
was
to
find
sidewalks
that
were
wide
enough
and
already
our
specifications
for
planting?
Because
you
know
there
are
parts
of
the
city
that
are
not
compliant
for
planting
the
sidewalks.
Don't
meet
the
minimum
whisper
ADA
compliance
to
install
the
tree
pit
so
yeah,
we?
That
is,
data
that
we
do
have
and
that's
something
we
could
all
work
together
towards
the
goal
of
yeah
treating
those
treats
yeah.
C
J
Do
yeah
yeah
and
what
I'm
part
of
what
I'm
suggesting
is
the
first
Chunk.
We
take
the
thing
that
probably
people
are
the
least
interested
in
which
is
the
The
Pride,
the
public
land
piece,
because
a
lot
of
that
already
a
lot
of
that
already
exists,
but
we're
trying
to
do
with
that
is
take
the
processes
that
we
already
have
and
strengthen
them
a
bit.
So
as
an
example
like
we
have
a
tree
board
and
Max
is
our
tree
Warden,
we
already
have
a.
J
We
already
have
a
process
for
reviewing
things
all
of
those
pieces.
What
we're
at
what
we're
suggesting
is
that
we
add
into
to
our
review
process
other
pieces
of
public
land.
That
might
not
I
mean
our
team
is
here.
We
we
hire
people
who
love
trees,
I
mean
they're
here,
because
they
want
trees
to
survive.
J
We
are
more
than
willing
to
do
public
engagement,
and
this
is
the
kind
of
thing
that's
probably
not
going
to
impact
people
directly
as
much
right,
and
so
they
it
may
be
the
piece
of
it
that
people
are
a
little
less
excited
about,
but
we're
definitely
willing
to
go
out
there.
Where
I
I
would
say
we
really
want
to
go
out.
There
is
on
the
pieces
that
sort
of
impact
people
most
directly
and
I
would
love
to
put
together
a
a
engagement
schedule
around
that
that
starts
I
mean
we
could
either
be.
C
So,
just
to
be
clear
for
everybody,
listening
I
think
the
public
protections
beefing
that
up
making
it
so
that
it's
working
in
a
way
that
most
prioritizes,
what
makes
it
effective
and
what
you
have
seen
Chief
reverend
in
terms
of
what
like
these
are
little
places
where
there's
there's
sort
of
holes
in
it
or
where
we
can
make
it
stronger,
I.
Think,
there's
vast
buy-in
on
that
I,
don't
think!
C
There's
anybody
who
has
like
a
difference
of
opinion
necessarily
on
strengthening
or
beefing
up
the
the
public
land
protections,
and
so
what
I
want
to
do
with
that
is
we'll.
Take
those
aspects
of
this
we'll
pass.
Those
first
we'll
get
those
out
of
the
way
as
quickly
as
we
can,
so
that
those
those
things
that
have
wide
consensus
and
ability
to
be
enforced
almost
immediately,
we'll
get
out
the
door.
The
second
aspect
of
this
is
sort
of
you
know:
I
made
a
joke
when
we
were
doing
things
like
redistricting,
where
I
would
say.
C
C
Think
two
separate
different
approaches
to
the
the
person
who
you
know
wants
to
cut
the
single
tree
in
the
backyard
to
the
person,
who's
buying
property,
to
completely
clear,
cut
it,
and
then
there's
that
fourth
thing,
which
is
the
fund-
and
this
is
one
of
those
places.
One
of
the
frustrating
aspects
of
this
and
I
think
this
is
why
Community
organization
and
Community
work
matters
is
that
one
of
the
things
that
was
raised
often
was
we
had
the
fine
in
this
Pro
in
this
primary
like
in
this
just
the
draft.
C
The
first
draft,
the
fine
was
at
a
hundred
dollars,
I
think
for
a
tree,
and
the
issue
that
we
got
back
was
well.
That's
not
enough
money.
That's
not
a
lot
of
money.
That's
not
going
to
stop
people
from
cutting
trees
and
the
reality
is
for
regular
single
family
homes,
depending
on
what
that
income
is
in
those
homes.
That's
a
lot
of
money.
If
you're
talking
about
a
developer,
there's
no
amount
of
money
that
we
can
make
this
fine,
that
they're
actually
going
to
to
not
cut
trees.
C
For
we
see
this
with
IDP
and
things
like
that,
where
they
pay
that
price,
rather
than
create
the
affordable
housing
or
to
to
basically
say
hey,
we're
going
to
pay
an
exorbitant
amount
of
money
to
not
do
that
thing,
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
I
have
thought
about
this
is
for
that
later
working
session.
So
when
I'm
saying
working
sessions,
I'm
thinking
simultaneously
we'll
have
a
working
session
to
figure
out
the
things
that
can
be
passed
immediately.
C
S
C
Do
we,
how
do
we
treat
these
two
things
as
separate
things
within
the
ordinance,
because
I
don't
think
that
the
fine
that
a
developer
can
can
support
is
different
than
the
fine
that
a
person
who
who
has
just
bought
a
home
or
owns
a
home
and
is
a
senior
or
whatever
is
trying
to
take
care
of
a
tree
in
the
backyard
and
they're
having
issues
whatever
that
may
be.
Those
are
two
different
costs
and
those
problems
and
they
should
be
treated
that
way.
C
The
issue
that
we
come
into
is
sort
of
practical
enforcement
issues,
which
is
there's
a
lot
of
trees.
There's
a
lot
of
homes.
How
do
we
make
sure
that
we're
policing
that,
in
terms
of
how
they're
being
inspected
who's,
keeping
up
on
that?
What
are
the
processes
who
is
in
charge
of
those
processes,
knowing
that
we
have
Manpower
and
just
actual
human
capital
cost
to
all
of
that?
That
might
exceed
pretty
far?
What
we've
done
in
the
past
I
mean.
C
We
are
I'm
grateful
that
we
are
hiring
three
arborists
when
I
first
got
here,
I
believe
we
had
exactly
one
for
the
entire
city,
I
believe
that's
where,
and
that
was
just
so
people
know
I'm,
not
very
old,
on
the
count
so
I
got
here
in
2020..
We
had
exactly
one
so
much
so
that
counselor
Bach
and
myself
when
we
were
pushing
for
another
arborist,
would
joke
to
each
other.
Look
we're
doubling
the
amount
of
arborists,
because
you're
you're,
literally
just
adding
one
additional
arborist
and
so
to
be.
C
My
goal
here
is
to
create
something
that
has
teeth
that
has
the
ability
to
be
enforced.
That
has
the
ability
to
be
operationalized
not
just
to
create
something
that
says
a
lot
of
things
that
we
wanted
to
say,
but
that
everybody
at
the
table
knows
that
we
don't
have
the
ability
to
actually
Implement
at
this
time,
and
so
the
goal
here
is
to
take
the
things
we
can
Implement
right
now
take
the
harder
things
that
involve
private
land
work
on
that
throughout
this
year.
Pass
that
this
year.
C
That's
passing
this
year,
but
making
sure
that
we
have
a
sort
of
on-ramp
to
that
where
we're
doing
community
process
where
we're
doing
sort
of
what
are
the
ways
in
which
we
can
creatively
solve
this
problem.
And
how
do
we
do
that?
Because
there's
so
many
aspects
to
that
that
are
moving
and
so
from
our
Community
Partners
I'm
grateful
the
way
that
y'all
are
tuned
into
it
and
the
way
that
you've
sent
us
edits.
C
We
will
be
tapping
into
that
as
we
move
forward,
but
I
just
want
folks
to
understand
that
I
know
everybody
on
this
call
understands.
There's
a
public
and
there's
a
private
aspect
to
this,
and
most
people
want
to
see
that
private
enforcement
more
than
they
want
to
see
that
public
enforcement
aspect
of
this,
because
there's
already
some
public
protections
on
the
books
and
there's
no
private
protections
on
the
books,
but
that
private
one
is
the
one
where
we
really
have
to
incubate
it
and
make
sure
that
we're
doing
it
correctly.
C
And
so
that's
not
really
a
question
as
much
as
it's
a
statement,
but
for
the
chief
or
whoever
it's
most
appropriate.
To
answer
this,
you
did
send
us
a
bunch
of
red
lines
essentially
to
beef
up
the
public
land
protections.
Can
you
just
give
us
a
sense
of
both?
What
what's
in
there
that
the
administration
is
saying
hey?
These
are
things
that
we
would
love
to
see?
First,
we
know
we
can
get
this
out
the
door.
What
are
those
things?
J
So
I'll
I'll
start
from
the
big
position.
Then
other
people
are
welcome
to
to
join
in
so
I.
Think
the
first
piece
that
we're
really
taking
on
is
that
currently,
as
you
noted,
we
had
we
used
to
have
one
two
arborists.
It
was
very
hard
to
really
cover
a
lot
of
the
city,
and
so
we
really
kept
our
purview
to
what
we
had
the
ability
to
actually
oversee
now.
J
What
we're
saying
is
that
we
again
maintain
control
of
Street
trees
and
and
park
trees,
but
we
all
also
say
that
we
want
to
more
explicitly
partner
with
our
sister
agencies
across
the
city
to
oversee
other
forms
of
trees
that
are
on
public
land
up
into
this
point,
if
BPS
handles
their
trees,
that's
their
business.
If
BHA
does
something
with
trees.
J
That's
pretty
huge
because
that
will
also
eventually
allow
us
to
the
conversation
we
had
earlier,
which
is
that
right
now
we
only
have
good
data
for
Street
trees.
We
are
creating
data
for
Park
trees,
but
there's
lots
of
other
kinds
of
trees
that
we
have
no
data
about,
and
so
this
would
mean
we
would
actually
do
some
work
to
actually
pull
together
all
that
data
so
that
we
could
track
it.
And
then
we
are
not
saying
that
we
would
do
all
the
work
so
I'll
give
an
example.
J
Bha
is
about
to
do
some
sort
of
change.
We
would
ask
them,
for
instance,
to
hire
arborists
and
submit
that
paperwork
to
a
tree
warden
so
that
we
can
see
what's
happening
and
we
can
pay
attention
to.
Are
we
losing
calibers?
Are
we
not,
and
then
we
can
enter
into
a
conversation
with
them
that
says
you're
cutting
down
half
these
trees?
We
need
you
to
replace
them,
what's
the
viability
of
doing
that?
What
is
your
plan
so
that
we
just
we're
managing
the
fullness
of
the
of
the
canopy
across
all
the
public
agencies?
J
We've
began
those
conversations
with
them
and
we're
already
in
Converse,
because
sometimes
they
do
they
doing
so
a
better
ground
on
which
to
hold
the
entire
tree
canopy
together,
as
one
thing
that
we
are
managing
across
all
those
agencies.
So
that's
one
of
the
important
pieces.
I
do
also
want
to
I,
don't
know
if
oh
Max,
who
are
still
here
there
were
some
specific
things
that
you
had
around
current
processes
where
I
think
that
you've
done
a
you
were
really
clear
about
where
some
of
those
things
were
lacking.
J
So,
oh
another
quick
thing:
there
was
a
whole
bunch
of
language
about
the
tree
Warden
and
the
original
we
are
keeping
that,
but
we
just
wanted
to
clarify,
because
some
of
the
original
ordinance
changed
the
award,
the
tree,
Ward
and
structure
that
we
actually
use,
and
so
we
we
want
to
keep
the
structure
that
we
use
because
it's
been
codified
in
and
practiced,
but
there's
a
couple
things
that
that
were
added
so
passing
this
over
to
Max.
Who
is
our
tree
working.
O
Yeah
so
as
I
talked
about
previously,
you
know,
one
of
the
main
things
is
the
protection
to
the
tree's
root
system.
The
critical
root
zone
of
a
tree
very
important,
and
one
of
the
reasons
that
we
lose
a
lot
of
trees
during
storms
is
because
trees.
Their
root
system
gets
well,
we'll
call
it
destroyed
by
development,
construction
utilities
Etc.
O
So
as
part
of
our
proposed
ordinance,
we
have
discussed
and
proposed
that
any
work
affecting
the
critical
root
Zone
would
need
approval
by
the
city
tree
Warden,
sign
off
by
the
city
tree
Warden,
as
well
as
an
arborist
on
site
during
said,
work
to
make
sure
that
the
root
system
of
our
city-owned
trees,
public
State
trees,
are
not
affected
in
a
negative
way.
That
would
cause
them
to
be
hazardous
then
to
the
public,
because
what
we
find
often
is
that
after
you
know,
utilities
are
installed.
These
are
Street
trees.
O
O
So
that
is
something
that
we're
really
trying
to
codify
in
this
document,
you
is
that
protection
in
and
of
itself
chapter
87
does
a
really
good
job
in
protecting
the
canopy
in
the
trunk
of
the
tree,
but
not
so
much
the
underground
aspect
of
it.
So
that's
one
of
our
our
main
parts
of
it
and
after
that
it
just
goes
into
a
further
strengthening
of
chapter
87.
O
The
law
itself
is,
you
know,
100
plus
years
old,
so
the
parts
that
we
have
added
to
it
really
strengthen
our
ability
to
really
focus
the
law
on
what
Boston
itself
needs
really
gives
myself
and
our
Destinies
as
well
as
our
tree
board.
Our
tree
board.
Will,
you
know,
be
strengthened
by
the
addition
of
Todd
as
the
as
the
Director
of
the
urban
forestry
division
and
really
explains
to
the
public
what
the
true
board
will
really
be
made
of,
so
that
everyone
is
aware.
Who's
involved
in
the
tree
board.
O
O
It
says
that
I
have
to
have
a
Massachusetts
pesticide
license,
all
of
which
I
have
had
for
the
13
years
that
I've
been
working
for
the
city
of
Boston,
but
now
it's
more
of
a
people
can
really
know
the
qualifications
that
I
have
and
the
reasons
that
I
am
able
to
make
these
things
about.
You
know
the
Hazardous
and
risk
conditions
of
treat,
and
what
puts
me
in
the
place
that
I
am
as
the
person
in
charge
of
all
the
trees
throughout
the
city.
J
One
other
thing
that
we
want
to
note
is
that
we
also
will
get
moving
on
codified.
We
do
not
want
it
to
be
a
commission,
because
that's
not
what
the
the
the
urban
Forest
plan
suggested
that
we
have
a
tree
committee,
but
they
said
that
that
it
be
actually
a
little
bit
more
fluid,
allowing
people
to
join
and
and
having
spaces
for
people
to
have
beyond
subcommittees
that
are
not
necessarily
like
a
you
know,
appointed
Commissioners.
J
That's
all
of
the
trees
on
city
land,
and
that
is
a
pretty
significant
change,
but
we
can
do
that
now
because
we
have
the
adequate
staff
to
be
able
to
move
in
that
direction.
There
was
no
way
we
could
have
done
that
even
a
year
ago
and
and
I
want
to
just,
and
it
will
have
to
get
phased
in
over
time,
because
we
as
people
have
noted,
we
have
a
lot
of
backlogs,
but
it
it
allows
us
to
look
more
holistically
as
the
entire
City's
all
of
the
canopy.
C
Thank
you,
I
had
to
switch
over
to
my
phone.
I
am
now
having
internet
issues,
but
I
heard
the
entire
thing
my
my
computer
just
froze
so
counselor
Braden
sent
me
her
question
because
she
had
to
step
off
so
I'm
gonna.
Ask
you
her
question
for
her
second
round.
I
did
have
a
follow-up
question.
That
I
will
ask
after
the
the
question
from
Council
brand
I
want
to
give
councilor
a
chance
to
answer
or
ask
any
questions
that
she
she
has
on
her
second
round
Council
lower
the
floor
is
yours.
E
E
I
feel
like
we've
fought
for
a
really
long
time
as
black
and
brown
people
to
reclaim
what
is
ours
and
what
we
you
know.
What's
always
been
not
only
that
not
only
the
things
that
we've
been
the
most
impacted
by,
but
the
work
that
we've
been
at
the
Forefront
of
for
so
long
that
in
the
past
few
years
it
has
felt
like
we're
moving
backwards
to
kind
of
like
relinquishing
ownership
over
things
that
are
really
Central
to
our
communities,
to
the
people
who
are
not
most
directly
impacted
by
them.
E
J
We
are
actually
going
to
be
figuring
that
out,
so
we
just
awarded
the
grant
last
week,
so
I
I
think
that
they
just
need
like
a
hot
second
to
to
get
catch
their
bath.
But
I
do
know
that
one
of
the
things
that
was
in
the
RFP
was
to
to
do
a
spring
planting
season,
and
so
it's
going
to
be
small
I
just
want
to
be
very
clear.
J
Given
those
heat
changes
but
I
will
make
sure
that
we
set
that
up,
we
actually
have
a
meeting
to
to
meet
with
Audubon
I
think
next
week
to
begin
thinking
that
through
and
then
what
I
will
make
sure
that
we
do
is
we
actually
share
whatever
comes
out
of
that,
and
then
I
think
it
would
be
great
to
have
engagement
with
the
council
and
and
counselors
commit
to
maybe
tiny
recruit.
Two
groups
per
you
know,
counselor
into
that.
J
E
Yeah
I'm,
mostly
thinking
you
know
about
the
the
heat
island,
environmental
justice
neighborhoods
in
my
district.
Obviously,
my
district
has
the
strongest
tree
canopy
and
yeah,
but
Eggleston
square
is
very
much
a
heat
island.
We
are,
you
know
in
the
process
of
kind
of
like
designing
a
redesign
events.
That's
where
I'm
wanting
to
get
some
of
the
onions
and
square
neighbors
and
organizations
that
represent
that
neighborhood
really
really
part
of
the
tree.
J
E
That
would
be
amazing,
yeah
absolutely,
and
so,
whenever
you
have
clarity
about
what
membership
and
joining
looks
like,
please
send
it
my
way
so
that
we
can
kind
of
have
a
conversation
around
the
Eggleston
Square
redesign
trees,
tree
Alliance,
that
kind
of
Green
Space.
How
do
we
mitigate
that
heat
island
there
in
the
urban
forestry
plan
you
set
a
goal
of
having
35
tree?
Can
it
be
covered
by
2030.?
O
A
J
In
parts
of
Alston
bright
like
it's
gonna,
it's
gonna
be
challenging
and
many
other
communities
have
just
decided
to
set
a
number,
and
so
then
they
just
go
out
and
do
trees.
But
the
often
what
that
means
is
the
communities
that
have
been
poorly
served
before
continue
to
be
poorly
served
because
they're
so
hard,
and
so
I'll
I'll
say
this
publicly
and
as
many
places
we
are
starting
with
the
hard
stuff
first,
because
it's
the
right
thing
to
do.
So.
J
What
part
of
what
it
is
is
as
we
work
with
the
alliance,
but
also
with
a
lot
of
groups,
to
figure
out
how
do
we
get
canopy
in
the
places
where
it
hasn't
been?
That
is
our
first
goal
and,
and
we
know
that
it
means
it's
gonna,
probably
be
a
little
bit
slower
because
it's
harder,
but
if
we
had
made
these
investments
in
these
communities
before
we
wouldn't
be
in
this
place,
and
so
we
need
to
start
by
repairing
that
harm.
E
Yeah,
so
your
clarification
has
answered
my
question
because
I
was
that
was
that
was
going
to
be
my
question:
I'm
like
how
There
Are
Places,
who
have
less
than
20
coverage.
How
are
you
is
this
by
neighborhood?
Is
it
for
the
entire
city,
and
so
your
clarification
has
answered
my
question
around
Equity,
because
I'm
just
like,
where
how
are
you
targeting
this
free,
canopy
growth?
And
so
thank
you
for
that.
D
O
E
Okay,
thank
you
and
so,
and
my
last
question
is
really
about
tree
removal.
I
Know,
Chief,
white
Hammond,
you've
mentioned
we've
talked
about
Chinatown
a
little
bit,
but
just
thinking
about
in
other
places
in
the
city
where
it's
really
difficult
to
plant
trees,
but
also
thinking
about
tree
removal
when
it
comes
the
cider
box.
Basically
I'm
I
want
to
talk
about.
The
sidewalks
is
when,
when
trees
are
damaging,
sidewalks
is
tree,
remove
is
removing
the
tree
kind
of
like
the
last
ditch
effort.
E
What
are
the
other
things
that
are
considered
before
deciding
to
remove
a
tree
because
of
damage
and
I'm
I'm,
asking
because
I
know
that
in
places
like
DC,
they
use
like
flexible
payment
material
around
trees,
and
so
is
there
anything
that
we
can
do
before
to
prevent
the
damage
and
is
removing
the
tree
kind
of
like
the
last
Stitch
effort.
After
we've
seen
some
sidewalk
damage.
O
It
is
yeah,
so
removing
the
tree
is
the
literal
last
ditch
effort
and
in
order
to
remove
a
tree,
we'd
have
to
hold
a
public
hearing
if
the
tree
is
alive
and
healthy.
So
even
when
it
comes
to
a
damaged
sidewalk.
According
to
the
state
law
that
we
currently
have
on
in
the
books
damaged,
sidewalk
is
not
a
reason
for
removing
a
tree.
That
is
not
a
reason
that
I
can
go
out
and
remove
a
tree
that
is
dead,
so
Public
Works
reconstruct
a
roadway.
O
They
would
still
have
to
go
and
hold
a
public
tree
hearing.
They
did
for
ruggle
Street.
There
were
certain
areas
of
ruggle
Street
where
the
sidewalks
were
literally
only
18
inches
wide
and
they
wanted
to
make
them
compliant.
So
they
came
before
a
tree
airing
and
members
of
the
public
also
showed
up
many
of
them
and
we
had
a
thoughtful
discussion
as
to
which
freeze
could
be
removed
and
which
trees
should
be
saved
and
how
we
could
work
around
that
and
so
flexible
Paving
porous.
Paving
was
worked
into
that
equation.
O
Larger
tree
pits
they
even
bumped
out
the
the
curbing
on
ruggle
Street.
As
you
might
know
or
may
not
know,
the
curbing
was
moved
six
feet
in
some
areas
to
allow
for
the
accessible
sidewalk.
So
yes,
the
last
thing
that
we
ever
do
is
remove
the
tree
for
a
sidewalk
hindrance.
There
are
many
things
that
can
happen
before.
Removing
the
tree
is
ever
an
option.
Do.
E
O
She
is
a
a
huge
proponent
of
the
flexipave
and
pars
Paving
materials,
and
so
hopefully,
with
her
involved
now
in
the
city
that
we
will
be
able
to.
You,
know,
work
hand
in
hand
with
her
to
use
that
material
a
lot
more
going
forward,
because
it
does,
you
know,
a
lengthen,
the
life
of
a
sidewalk
as
well
as
allow
for
a
tree
to
be
a
lot
more
healthy
and
to
grow
to
a
lot
larger
size.
Without
you
know
just
throwing
a
sidewalk
so
yeah
we,
it
is
definitely
an
option.
E
C
I
Thank
you
chair.
Just
a
quick
follow-up
and
I'm
just
curious
about
the
makeup
of
the
folks
who
are
going
to
be
on
the
committee
The
Advisory
Council,
you
know
I'm
still
trying
to
I,
don't
know
the
exact
name
of
it,
but
whatever
it's
going
to
be
I'm
curious
as
to,
if
you
could
just
share
with
me
the
makeup
of
folks,
are
we
looking
at
having
young
people
be
a
part
of
to
have
a
seat
at
the
table?
I
And
if
you
already
talked
about
those
things,
please
apologize,
you
know
I
accept
my
apologies
for
not
hearing
that
and
I'm
also
curious
about
language
interpretation
and
translation
and
engagement
for
folks
who,
whose
English
you
know
English,
is
not
their
first
language
it
in
terms
of
accessibility.
You
know
what
does
that
look
like
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
we
have
representation
from
diverse
perspectives
and
experiences?
Can
you
just
talk
to
me
a
little
bit
about
that.
J
Sure
councilman
here
I
can
read
you
the
exact
language
we
wrote,
which
is
bprd,
shall
convene
and
advisory
committee
to
address
issues
such
as
policies
and
recommendations
for
forestry
protection
and
expansion,
public
education
and
Outreach.
The
department
shall
invite
participation
from
from
residents
from
historically
marginalized
or
under
canopyed
neighborhoods
and
from
residents
between
the
ages
of
14
and
17..
J
It
will
be,
you
know,
from
across
the
city,
but
it
will
be
mostly
from
the
neighborhoods,
where
we're
doing
the
most
work
to
begin
with,
because
that's
where
a
lot
of
the
energy
will
be
going,
and
so
we
need
the
most
input
and
direction
from
the
communities
that
have
are
under
canopied.
At
this
point,.
I
If
you
will
I,
don't
know
if
that
any
sense,
but
I
just
want
to
offer
that
as
something
to
consider
as
you
as
you
continue
to
go
through
this
process
and
then
I
guess
that
was
basically
it
I
just
wanted
to
hear
a
little
bit
about
your
engagement
process
and
and
Outreach
efforts
for
harder
to
reach
I,
Youth
and
also
those
who
haven't
at
least
been
engaged
in
these
sort
of
conversations.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
councilman
here
so
I'm
gonna
now
ask
my
my
two
questions.
Now
that
my
internet's
straightened
out
and
then
the
question
from
Council
Braden,
then
we'll
go
to
any
closings.
If
you
have
them
Chief
Reverend,
but
then
also
Community
comment.
We
have
a
number
of
folks
who've
been
very
patients,
so
we'll
go
to
them
and
I'll
give
them
each
three
minutes.
C
So
one
question
I
have
is
one
of
the
things
that
often
happens
is
that
we'll
have
development
where
they'll
say
we're
cutting
six
trees,
but
don't
worry
we'll
plant,
10
or
we'll
plant
exactly
the
same
number.
Obviously
there's
a
difference
between
a
fully
mature
tree
and
a
sapling,
but
my
question
is
because
it's
something
I'd
like
to
tie
into
this:
can
we
require
that
because
so
many
trees
die
due
to
lack
of
care
in
that
seven
year
period?
C
Can
we
require,
when
we
make
these
requirements
of
developers
that
they
plant
this
or
they
do
this?
Is
there
a
way
for
us
to
make
it
so
that
this
ordinance
or
some
other
mechanism
that
we
actually
require
the
tree
to
be
fully
healthy
within
a
certain
period
of
time?
Otherwise
I
have
to
replant
that
tree
and
then
so,
if
they
cut
six
trees
and
they're,
saying
we're
gonna
give
you
10
and
then
they
don't
take
care
of
them.
So
really
only
three
of
them
make
it
to
maturity.
J
O
So
I
was
just
gonna
say
what
you
were
gonna
say
Chief
is
that
we
currently
require
two
years
as
a
warranty
and
that's
you
know,
kind
of
the
industry
standard
right
now
is
two
years
after
the
date
of
planting
that
the
tree
still
has
to
be
alive
and
healthy,
and
that
is
you
know
the
the
common
industry
standard.
So
I
think
if
you
went
with
that,
you
would
be
within
the
law
and
no
one
could
really
argue
against
that.
O
C
Yes,
quick
question,
for
you
is
the
two
years
selected
randomly
or
is
there
a
difference
in
say,
percentage
of
trees
that
survive
after
that
two-year
period?
Does
it
is
there
like
a
noticeable
drop
in
terms
of
after
two
years?
If
a
tree
has
survived
two
years,
then
there's
a
90
or
eight
like?
Is
there
a
percentage
of
success
that
we
get
for
that
tree
moving
forward?
If
it
makes
it
past
that
two
years
or
is
it
two
years
sort
of
just
picked
randomly.
O
O
J
If
we
could
get
to
three
we'd
every
year,
that
you
add,
increases
the
likelihood
that
that
tree
is
it
just
means
that
somebody's
gonna
monitor
it,
because
they
know
it's
gonna
cost
them
something
if
it
if
it
dies
and
I.
You
know
so,
I
think
that
I
think.
But
my
my
belief
is
that
currently
on
private
development,
there's
nothing
so
I
think
to
be
honest
with
you.
If
we
were
to
even
codify
it
say
you
have
to
plant
your
trees
with
a
two-year
warranty
and
or
demonstrate
a
two-year.
J
You
know
that
you
have
a
landscaping
company
or
something
like
that.
Would
be
an
improvement
on
what
we
have
right
now?
There
is
also
the
reality
that
climate
change
is
changing
the
conditions
of
what
we're
experiencing.
We
did
not
used
to
have
heat
waves
in
May
and
now
for
two
years
we've
had
our
first
heat
wave
in
May
once
in
the
once
one
time,
even
before
Memorial
Day.
So
so
there
are
I,
think
I
would
say
both
if
we
got
two
years
in
there.
It
is
the
industry
standard.
J
It
would
be
better
than
what
we
have
right
now.
At
the
same
time,
if
I
had
my
druthers-
and
my
hope
is
that
even
we
as
the
parks
department
might
have
the
resources
to
be
able
to
move
to
three
years
every
year,
you
add
costs
more,
because
what
you're
paying
for
is
to
somebody
to
come
out
with
a
watering
truck
to
take
care
of
it
and
to
look
at
it
and
put
eyes
on
it.
J
So
I,
you
know,
I
do
I,
think
I
think
they'll
have
to
figure
it
out,
but
I
I
do
think
the
enquirement
or
attention
to
the
fact
that
it's
not
just
throwing
a
tree
in
the
ground
and
crossing
your
fingers
that
we
would
want
more
more
than
that
yeah.
The
attention
you
can
pay
to
that
would
would
move
us
ahead
of
where
we
are
right.
Now.
C
That's
right,
I
would
like
us
to
get
past
that
yeah
and
so
I
think
we
can
come
and
codify
that.
That
sounds
like
something
that
we
might
want
to
move
towards,
codifying
just
making
sure
that
there's
an
understanding,
because
I
I
often
hear
what
yeah
we're
cutting
those
trees
down,
but
we're
gonna
double
the
amount
of
trees
or
we're
gonna
match
that
amount
of
trees,
and
it
doesn't
really
matter
if
those
trees
don't
make
it
to
maturity.
So
making
sure
that
that
is
actually
a
thing
is
important.
C
C
Protection
so
I
think
I.
So
what
I
have
understood
from
folks
who
have
talked
to
me
about
you
know
when
I've
talked
to
counselor
Anderson
I
talked
to
counselor
Laura
I
talk
to
other
counselor
Coletta
about
different
districts.
There
we
go
I
happen
to
represent
that
nice
lovely
green
area
at
the
bottom
of
that
map.
When
you
are
focusing
on
land
acquisition,
are
you?
Is
there
a
priority
system
around?
C
You
know,
for
instance,
that
area
around
Chinatown
that
area
in
Charlestown
like
when
you
are
prioritizing
those
dollars.
Are
you
prioritizing
protections
where
there
aren't
many
at
all,
or
are
you
trying
to
sort
of
preserve
where
there's
the
most
and
if
it's
a
push
and
a
pull?
Is
it
the
preservation
of
places
where
it's
like,
where
the
light
light
green
is?
Is
that
where
the
focus
is
because
I
think
we
have
a
situation
here
where
you
know,
if
you
look
at
the
other
side
all
the
way,
so
it's
kind
of
like
juxtaposed.
C
But
if
you
look
at
like
the
new
plantings,
they're
happening
where
it's
not
even
green
yet
like
if
you
look
at
that
at
the
final
one
right,
and
so,
if
you're
doing,
preservation
or
prioritizing
the
preservation
of
land
through
that
budget,
can
you
just
walk
me
through
sort
of
what
what
the
focus
is?
Is
it
on
sort
of
trying
to
maintain
or
create
new
spaces
for
trees
in
places
like
up
north
on
that
map?
Is
that
essentially,
the
idea.
J
A
J
Really
I
think
that
plan
does
the
best
job
of
helping
people
to
understand
where
we're
looking
at
acquiring
space
and
we're
we're
also
in
a
conversation
right
now
again
with
the
bpda
and
the
at
the
direction
of
the
mayor
of
really
looking
at
what
is
our
open
space
plan
both?
What
do
we
want
to
require
of
private
developers
when
they're
acquiring
land?
J
And
what
do
we
want
to
acquire
ourselves
because
I
do
think
so,
both
yes,
we
are
paying
attention
to
where
there's
no
open
space,
and
so
this
this
is
actually
just
giving
you
tree
canopy
of
data,
but
there's
also
another
picture,
it's
not
entirely
different,
but
that
tells
you
where
our
actual
open
space
is
currently
and
and
we're.
Looking
at
Would,
we
not
have
open
space,
and
where
do
we
need
to
increase
that?
So
yes,
Chinatown
is
an
example.
It's
just
we
can
all
anybody
who's
been
there.
J
J
And
then
you
have
a
place
like
Chinatown
or
even
quite
frankly,
the
seaport
where
most
of
it
is,
is
really
dense,
apartment
buildings
and
so
that
there's
no
backyard
for
people
to
go
to,
and
so
we
really
have
to
pay
attention
not
just
to
the
amount
of
open
space.
That's
in
every
neighborhood,
but
how
dense
the
neighborhood
is,
because
a
denser
neighborhood
should
have
more
open
space,
because
it's
the
only
natural
space
that
people
have
access
to.
J
So
that
wasn't
always
historically
the
case,
which
means
that
we've
got
a
lot
of
repair
work
to
do
in
many
different
neighborhoods,
even
including
places
like
the
seaport
as
an
example
where
they
just
built
a
lot
of
stuff
and
there's
not
a
lot
of
green
space
for
the
people
that
live
there.
So
we're
really
we're
looking
at
both.
Where
do
we
acquire
land?
J
So
there's
both
acquisition
is
one
piece
of
it,
but
there's
also
this
conversation
about
how
we
change
the
development
process
to
make
sure
that
large
developments,
your
Dorchester
based
cities
you're
like
there's
a
number
of
places
that
are
out
there
out
the
huge
size,
development
and
we're
saying,
if
you're
going
to
bring
in
all
those
new
people,
you
need
to
help
support
additional
public
open
space
for
the
people
living
in
those
apartments,
so
that
they
have
a
place
to
go
because
most
of
them
are
building
high
rises.
That
don't
have
backyards.
C
And
so
I
guess
one
question
just
for
understanding
this
map,
so
people
don't
run
crazy
with
this.
I
just
want
to
make
this
part
clear,
because
I
it'd
be
helpful
to
me
in
terms
of
where
the
most
canopy
loss
is
right,
I
think
there's
a
the
difference
between
equality
and
Equity
right
where
they're
cutting
trees.
So
does
this
neighborhood
sort
of
break
down
which
I
think
you
might
be
sending
to
to
counselor
tiny
Fernandez
Anderson?
C
If
there's
so,
a
10
reduction
in
one
neighborhood
of
trees
and
a
10
reduction
in
a
neighborhood,
another
neighborhood
with
trees
can
be
a
completely
different
10.
If
you
give
them
the
same,
you
can
actually
be
the
difference
between
you
know.
We
had
10
trees
and
now
we
have
single
digit
trees
and
we
have
this
many
trees
and
we
have.
That
is
this
reflective
of,
because
you
did
a
street
tree
count.
Obviously
this
includes
I
think
private
trees
too.
C
To
some
extent
in
terms
of
the
tree
canopy.
Is
it
possible
for
us
to
know
not
just
the
percentages
but
like
how
many
trees
we're
actually
talking
about
for
like
these
areas,
because
if
you
cut
a
certain
amount
of
trees
in
Roxbury,
where
there's
a
deficit
or
an
Charlestown
or
East
Boston?
Where
there's
a
deficit,
it
might
be
a
smaller
percentage,
but
it's
a
it's
a
bigger
impact.
If
that
makes
sense,
and
so
I
don't
know,
it's
reflective
of
that
yeah.
J
J
A
little
bit
more
advanced
than
that,
but
but
basically
and
so
I'm,
not
sure
that
we
would
have
the
numbers,
because
what
we're
doing
is
looking
at
a
mass
of
trees
and
then
asking
what?
How
small
did
that
mask
get?
Does
that
make
sense?
Yes,
so,
but
I
I
don't
know
lies,
are
we
able
to
provide
any
additional?
L
Not
sure
there
is
either
certainly
for
Street
trees.
We
have
numbers,
because
we
did
an
inventory,
a
you
know,
Tree
by
tree
inventory,
but
for
General
tree
coverage
across
all
property
types,
I'm,
not
sure
that
we
do,
but
we
have
this
sense
of
change.
I
pulled
up
this
map
because
one
of
the
indicators
is
the
areas
with
low
canopy
coverage
already
so
areas
that
already
have
10
or
less
canopy
coverage
which
gets
at
the
point
of
these
are
the
places
where
it's
already
low.
L
So
this
priority
zone
map
is
something
that
not
just
shows
where
we
need
to
be
prioritizing
plantings,
but
also
where
protecting
trees
that
are
already
there
is
essential
right.
It
goes
both
ways:
it's
not
just
about
planting
it's
about
planting
and
protection,
and
you
can
see
that
the
majority
of
the
city
has
some
degree
of
these
indicators,
in
most
cases
at
least
two
of
these
indicators.
So
there's.
C
Just
just
if
I
can
cut
in
there,
so
it
would
seems
as
if
I'm
reading
this
map
correctly,
that
counselor
Lara's
District,
which
would
be
sort
of
where
all
that
white
and
green
is
where
West
Rock,
Springs
Jamaica
Plain
is
and
then
my
district,
where
you
can
see
the
Stony
Brook
preservations
impact
right
there.
Those
look
like,
even
though
we
do
have
indicator
priority
zones.
It
looks
like
the
higher
priority
zones
are
really
District
Seven,
which
is
Roxbury.
C
The
downtown
area
looks
like
Austin,
Brighton,
East,
Boston
Charlestown,
a
significant
portion
of
Dorchester
is
that
an
accurate
read
of
this
map
is
that
those
are
essentially
the
priorities
on
so
looking
at
this
map.
It
would
look
like
districts.
Five
and
District
Six
are
sort
of
low,
the
lowest
on
the
priority
Zone
based
on
just
sort
of
reading
where
the
red
hot
spots
are
on
this
is
that
an
accurate
read?
C
Yes,
all
right,
that's
helpful
to
know,
and
then
I
will
ask
as
a
final
question
before
I
go
to
community
Liz
Braden's
question,
which
was
about
cooperation
with
other
agencies.
She
says
that
the
MBTA
along
the
commuter
app
Corridor
as
an
example,
road
work,
contractors
and
neighboring
municipalities
seem
to
do
a
better
job.
Protecting
Street
trees
with
boards
and
screening
and
Austin
is
an
environmental
justice
community
and
has
significant
heat
island
effect.
Are
we
targeting
that
area
which,
looking
at
this
map
it
looks
like?
J
I'll
just
say
this:
we
are
hopeful
that
there
are
leadership
changes
at
the
state
that
will
change
the
Dynamics.
The
historical
Dynamics
are
challenging,
so
we're
not
closed.
We
believe
that
to
really
address
tree
canopy,
we
need
to
be
working
with
the
MBTA
and
DCR
and
massport,
and
our
historical
experience
is
not
amazing
in
that
partnership.
C
How
diplomatically
nice
to
say
it's!
It's
awful,
because
I
I'm
in
my
district
is
awful.
So
I
appreciate
the
diplomacy,
the
diplomacy
there,
so
we're
we're
gonna
go
to
community
comment,
I!
Think
everybody
who
signed
up
except
I
think
one
or
two
are
here,
and
so
we
are
gonna,
make
you
a
panelist.
Please
raise
your
hand
if
you
have
signed
up
for
public
testimony
so
that
we
can
get
to
you
quickly
and
know
that
you're
ready
we're
gonna,
make
you
a
panelist.
C
You
will
then
speak
I'm
going
to
give
you
all
three
minutes.
If
you
are
representing
an
organization,
please
please
state
that
if
you
are
able
to
tell
us
what
neighborhood
in
the
city
that
you
are
representing
as
a
resident,
that
would
be
great
as
well,
and
so
we
will
now
go
through
that
list
and
then
Central
staff,
you
can
help
me
make
sure
folks
are-
are
brought
up.
We're
gonna,
try
and
do
it
by
order.
C
T
Thank
you,
councilor
Royal,
and
thank
you
everyone
today
for
your
comments
and
your
questions.
My
name
is
David
meshulam
executive
director
here
speak
for
the
trees.
I
know
most
everyone
here,
except
for
Todd
Mister,
so
welcome
Todd.
We're
really
excited
to
have
a
director
of
urban
forestry
and
I
want
to
thank
the
leadership
that
commissioner,
woods
and
chief
Hammond
have
shown
in
developing
this
position
on
the
plan.
T
So
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
about
our
organization,
we
work
at
the
community
level
to
engage
residents
in
caring
for
trees
and
learning
about
trees
and
planting
trees,
and
we've
been
around
for
about
five
years
and
we're
super
excited
for
the
alliance
and
for
the
increased
capacity.
The
city
is
showing
and
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
we're
really
excited
for
is
also
to
have
a
director
of
urban
forestry,
where
we
can
start
sharing
information
and
data.
So
we
have
a
lot
of
great
programs
for
running.
T
There's
a
lot
of
great
data
and
information.
The
city
has
and
a
lot
of
the
conversations
that
came
out
earlier
in
this
morning
focused
on
on
data
and
and
GIS
mapping.
So
we
hope
that
we
can
I
know
that
mariama
and
I
Chief,
maram
and
I
have
spoken
about
a
tree
adoption
platform
that
we've
developed
thinking
about
how
we
could
really
lean
in
on
that
and
lift
that
up
so
I'm
just
going
to
run
through
real
quick.
T
My
my
brief
comments
about
the
the
ordinance
itself,
because
for
the
past
couple
of
months,
I've
been
working
closely
with
or
there's
been
a
coalition
of
folks
working
very
closely
to
sort
of
unpack
the
ordinance
and
we
think
it's
an
exciting
opportunity
to
do
this.
Ordinance
and
I
just
wanted
to
quite
a
little
bit
from
the
Department
of
Conservation
Recreation,
because
it's
developed
a
review
of
pre-ordinances
across
the
state
and
they're
from
recommends
that
the
process
begin
quote
with
some
soul-searching
and
information
gathering.
What
are
the
goals
of
the
community?
T
What
are
the
needs?
What
are
the
issues
that
a
tree
ordinance
should
clarify?
What
resources
does
the
community
currently
have
and
I
think
with
the
urban
Forest
plan?
A
lot
of
that
has
been
done,
but
as
Boston
embarks
on
this
process,
it
is
critical
that
Community
Voices
continue
to
be
front
and
center
in
the
process.
T
So
we've
been
meeting
a
group
of
residents
and
Advocates
through
a
coalition
called
environmental
health
as
wealth
advocacy,
Coalition
I've
been
meeting
regularly
to
analyze
the
proposed
ordinance
and
I
believe
we
sent
to
you
last
week
our
shared
goals
and
principal
statement.
Yeah
you
got
that
as
well
as
suggested
edits
to
the
proposed
ordinance.
We
hope
that
the
specifics
of
these
documents
shape
the
content
of
the
ordinance.
But,
more
importantly,
we
appeal
to
you
that
community
members
voices
concerns
and
hopes
be
more
centrally
involved
in
next
steps,
especially
in
the
upcoming
working
sessions.
T
C
T
I
appreciate
that,
thank
you,
so
I'll
just
speak
about
some
of
the
concerns
and
suggestions
that
the
that
the
Coalition
had.
First,
there
was
a
lot
of
concern
raised
about
the
piecemeal
and
bifurcated
approach.
There
was
worry
that
this
would
lead
to
an
incomplete
and
fractured
ordinance
where
small
successes
would
would
be
seen
as
complete
successes
and
would
stop
future
progress.
Second,
there
was
strong
suggestions
that
tree
protection.
T
Origins
is
just
one
part
of
what
should
be
a
larger
effort
and
I
heard
this
today
to
be
aligned
with
other
City
Zoning
and
development
processes
tied
to
permitting,
especially
as
it
relates
to
the
bpda,
so
that
must
include
an
assessment
of
all
the
trees
on
property
in
a
preservation
Plan
before
permits
are
issued.
In
other
words,
this
ordinance
should
not
be
the
only
tool
used
to
protect
trees.
T
M
Because
that's
what
we
do
and
we
know
and
I
think
if
we
all
sit
around
and
have
a
seat
at
the
table.
And
that
includes
all
the
interests
and
tree
Advocates
neighborhood
groups,
people
developers
and
bust
in
City
departments.
I
think
we
can
hash
this
out
and
we
can
come
to
a
ordinance
that
people
can
live
with
and
get
it
all
done
by
the
end
of
the
year,
but
I
think
we
really
need
to
prioritize
it
and
and
get
it
done
and
do
both
at
the
same
time.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
C
P
I'm
excited
to
hear
that
that
you're,
expecting
this
to
be
enacted
by
the
end
of
the
year
and
I'm,
also
very
encouraged
to
hear
that
you
know
that
public
land
will
be
including
BHA
Parcels,
because
a
lot
of
people,
including
myself,
were
under
the
impression
during
some
of
these
Redevelopment
meetings
in
Charlestown
anyway,
that
the
BHA
owned
the
land
and
it's,
of
course,
Boston
land
and
that's
been
made
clear
to
many
of
us,
but
it
wasn't
initially
so
as
an
example
of
public
land
with
trees.
Charleston
makes
a
good
one.
P
I
mean
the
Bunker
Hill
Housing
Development
is
27
Acres,
but
only
nine
of
those
Acres
have
buildings
on
them,
which
means
almost
20.
Acres
of
public
land
in
Charlestown
have
nearly
400
trees,
all
of
which
are
about
80
years
old.
The
city
should
protect
these
trees
and
I
really
hope
that
if
the
plan
is
to
have
this
ordinance
enacted
by
the
end
of
the
year,
an
ordinance
that
will
protect
trees
on
public
land,
including
those
trees
on
the
land,
that
BHA
manages
that
you
will
Implement
a
moratorium
on
the
removal
of
these
trees.
P
P
There's
something
you
can
do
here,
put
a
pause
on
the
removal
of
these
Charles
Town
of
these
Boston
trees.
They
sit
on
public
land.
The
parks
department
wrote
a
letter
in
2020
asking
for
an
inventory
after
the
development
process
had
been
in
Full
Throttle
for
a
year.
That
inventory
was
actually
made
public
a
month
before
the
parks
department,
even
thought
to
ask
for
it
and
I
have
the
letter.
But
what
I
also
have
and
I'm
happy
to
provide
is
documentation
from
Bartlett
trees
at
inventories.
Every
single
tree
by
species,
age,
health,
dbh.
P
So
that
you
don't
have
to
go
through
that
hoop,
we've
got
the
data
you
can
see
where
they
are
and
save
them.
This
development
project
hasn't
even
started.
It's
the
fact
that
the
people
that
live
there
had
to
choose
between
housing
and
trees
was
a
false
Choice
from
the
start,
but
there's
still
something
that
can
be
done.
P
So
that's
my
first
thing,
I'd
like
to
say
the
question
I
have,
though,
is
it
came
up
today
was
about
the
trust
fund
that
is
managed
by
the
parks
department.
I,
think
it
was
Ryan
wood
who
said,
there's
a
trust
fund
that
gets
money,
550
dollars
per
inch
caliber
of
tree
removals
in
the
city
and
then
that
money
is
put
toward
projects
around
the
city.
I'm
curious,
the
Bartlett
Tree
inventory
for
Charlestown
showed
1.5
million
dollars
in
tree
asset.
U
Really
appreciate
the
fact
that
you
say
this
is
going
to
be
done
by
the
end
of
this
year.
I
feel
like
I've,
been
waiting
30
years
for
this
to
be
addressed,
and
so
this
is
this
hearing
and
some
of
the
insights
and
some
of
the
new
issues
that
have
been
raised.
I
think
are
really
quite
stunning
and
you
have
a
lot
of
people
in
the
community
who
are
behind
you
and
willing
to
put
a
lot
of
time
into
this.
U
U
Maybe
this
the
new
tree
committee
can
add
that
in
as
one
of
the
possible
approaches,
because
it
would
spread,
the
expertise
might
even
end
up
spreading
some
money
to
other
neighborhoods
that
are
more
more
needy,
but
I'm
thrilled
that
this
is
happening
and
thanks
to
all
the
counselors
who
are
promoting
this
and,
let's
hope
it's
done
by
December.
Thank
you.
V
Thank
you
very
much.
Counselor
I
guess
I'd
like
to
take
a
bill
Masterson
from
tree
East
by
the
way,
step
back
and
and
celebrate
a
little
bit
this
moment,
because
if
you
dial
back
a
couple
years
ago,
we
probably
as
a
group
would
not
be
Spanish.
City
council
would
be
spending
three
over
three
and
a
half
hours
talking
about
this
ordinance
and
the
progress
that
we've
made
in
the
past
that
you've
made
in
the
past
two
years
has
been
incredible.
V
So
it's
true,
you
see,
has
been
successful
over
the
past
two
years
in
for
a
couple
of
reasons,
one
are
all
volunteer
networks,
so
we
are
foot
feet
on
the
ground
and
I
would
encourage
the
city
council
to
take
the
model
that
we've
developed
in
East
Boston
and
that
speak
for
the
trees
is
developed
across
the
city
of
Boston
to
do
as
much
Outreach
into
the
community
to
allow
us
to
be
able
to
help.
You
find
your
way
into
these
neighborhoods.
We
are
a
volunteer.
V
A
lot
of
them
have
been
Street
trees
and
empty
tree
pits
that
were
sitting
empty
for
a
number
of
years.
We've
raised
funds
to
be
able
to
plant
the
trees
in
those
pits,
and
we
do
have
grant
money
that
is
available.
So
we
supplement
I
think
the
city's
budget
to
allow
more
trees
to
be
planted
in
this
environmental
justice.
Community
we've
got
a
group
of
folks
that
are
out
now
tagging
trees
with
these
adopt
a
tree
tags.
V
V
Looking
at
sort
of
bite-sized
pieces,
because
it
is
an
overwhelming
task
and
is
going
to
be
a
lot
of
work
for
a
lot
of
people,
but
if
you
could
use
or
choose
to
use
tree
East
as
an
incubator
for
some
of
those
ideas,
we
are
working
with
with
developers
right
now
to
get
them
to
plant
more
trees
as
part
of
their
plans
both
on
their
sites,
as
well
as
in
on
the
streets.
We're
also
working
to
raise
additional
funds
and
provide
Grant
Monies
to
plant
more
trees.
We've
got
a
group.
V
That's
working
on
a
bilingual
tree.
Education
benefit
brochure,
that's
going
into
the
communities,
it's
Spanish-speaking
heavily
Spanish-speaking
Community,
but
a
bilingual
Spanish
and
English
brochure.
That's
going
to
talk
to
the
residents
about
the
benefits
of
trees
and
why
they
should
take
care
of
trees.
Adopt
trees
advocate
for
Street
treat
be
planted
in
front
of
their
home.
I
love
the
fact
that
the
chief
Reverend
is
working
across
the
other
departments.
V
I
would
love
to
be
able
to
plant
more
trees
on
Boston
public
school
property,
because
most
of
those
schoolyards
are
all
asphalt,
but
we've
been
sort
of
limited
in
terms
of
how
involved
we
can
be
there
so
breaking
down
those
barriers
will
also
be
able
to
help
us
make
a
Greener
and
cleaner
East
Boston.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
passion
and
very
impressed
with
the
level
of
intelligence
and
thoughtfulness
that
the
city
council
has
put
behind
this
led
by
councilor
Coletta,
who
not
only
walks
the
walk,
talks,
the
talk
but
walks
the
walk.
V
C
R
J
W
Okay,
thank
you.
I
will
save
time.
This
has
been
a
long
long
hearing,
so
I
submitted
an
email
that
I
won't
read
excerpts
from,
but
I
will
say,
I
echoed
the
previous
speakers
and
really
appreciate
the
counselor's
interests
and
appreciate
the
hearing
and,
as
Margaret
said,
it
feels
like
we've
been
waiting
a
long
long
time
for
this
very
excited.
And
meanwhile,
while
we've
been
waiting,
a
lot
of
trees
have
come
down,
so
my
new
info
I
can
send
in
a
follow-up
email,
Health
institutions
I
think
it
was
Reverend.
W
Mariama
who's
talked
about
reaching
out
to
them
reminded
me
that
Louisville
Kentucky
has
a
partnership
with
health
institutions,
just
recognizing
the
the
value
of
trees
and
trying
to
research
like
to
look
more
into
it.
I
have
a
six
and
a
half
minute
video
link
that
I'll
share.
It's
very
informative.
W
Give
you
one
example
in
my
participation
with
the
friends
of
Melania
Cass
Boulevard,
there
was
a
developer
who
came
to
talk
to
the
group,
and
one
of
the
participants
said:
ask
the
guy,
who
I
won't
name
that
didn't
it
ever
occur
to
you
that
the
neighbors
might
care
about
this
tree,
and
the
answer
was
well
the
city.
It
wasn't
on
this
City's
priority
list,
and
so
that
was
also
a
splash
of
of
cold
water.
So
I'll
leave
it
at
that.
Thank
you
again
and
look
forward
to
supporting.
A
X
Yes,
thank
you
counselor
Arroyo.
Thank
you
for
putting
forward
this
ordinance.
Thank
you.
Counselors
Laura
and
Reardon
I'm
I'm
joined
with
my
fellow
Advocates.
This
has
been
a
terrific
discussion
good
for
us
that
we
are
advancing
in
this
way.
I
am
a
brain
I
have
here
three
and
a
half
decade
resident
of
Hyde
Park
I
want
to
make
a
quick
personal
statement
which
is
as
a
resident
of
Hyde
Park,
which
appears
on
the
map
to
be
overly
in
the
outer
or
blessed
with
tree
canopy.
X
You
know
the
the
tree
canopy
here
in
Hyde,
Park
benefits
the
whole
city,
the
whole
region,
I
think
we
I
get
a
little
nervous
when
we
talk
about
some
some
areas
being
more
subject
to
tree
removal
and
not
taking
that
seriously.
But
today,
I
want
to
quickly
enter
into
the
record
statement
on
behalf
of
the
crane
ledge
Woods
Coalition.
Our
Coalition
is
a
50-plus
member
volunteer,
Organization,
advocating
for
full
conservation
of
the
crane
ledge
Woods,
which
is
a
24-acre
urban
Woodland
bordering
Hyde
Park
mattapanic
Roslindale.
X
We
see
the
this
tree
protection
ordinance
as
one
of
the
priority
recommendations
included
in
the
urban
Forest
plan,
and
it
should
be
developed
through
widely
inclusive
process
vetting,
benefiting
from
the
knowledge
of
all
stakeholder
holders
and
meaningfully,
including
their
concerns
and
priorities.
We
all
know
that
Urban
Tree
canopy
provides
incredible
essential
benefits
to
Boston
residents,
health
and
well-being.
We
urge
that
the
final
ordinance
reflect
the
input
from
residents
and
from
environmental
Specialists
with
expertise
in
this
area.
X
Our
goals
as
a
coalition
agree
with
the
recommendations
for
smaller
protections
than
in
the
current
draft
ordinance,
and
we
fully
black
backed
the
community-based
groups
co-led
by
speak
for
the
trees
and
the
environmental,
health
and
wealth
Coalition.
We
stand
in
full
support
of
our
neighbors
across
Boston
working
to
address.
Priority
concerns
around
climate
change,
environmental
justice
and
the
advancement
of
Equitable
sustainable
development
focusing
on
affordable
housing
as
at
walkable
locations
near
public
transit
hubs,
we
don't
have
to
cut
down
Woodlands
to
achieve
these
goals.
X
Reasonable
protections
of
trees
on
private
property
is
a
key
element
of
an
affected
tree
audience
and
we
anticipate
open,
constructive
Dialogue
on
how
best
to
accomplish
this.
Then
I
was
really
glad
to
hear
from
you
counselor
Arroyo,
that
your
goal
is
to
get
it
done,
whether
bifurcated
or
not.
This
year,
that's
really
important.
X
The
crane,
ledge
Woods
Coalition
looks
forward
to
an
ordinance
that
recognizes
the
Irreplaceable
value
of
urban
Woodlands,
like
Pine
ledge
woods
and
for
measures
both
in
this
ordinance
and
through
other
City
initiatives
for
protection
and
conservation
of
priority
Urban,
Woodland
and
Coastal
sites.
This
would
include
a
proactive,
Fair
land
acquisition
program
with
a
focus
on
environmental
justice
neighborhoods.
C
S
This
hearing
and
I
wanted
to
also
thank
white
Hammond
for
her
attention
to
details
of
all
this
problem.
These
problems
we
have
on
the
maintaining
our
tree,
canopy
I'm,
trying
to
run
to
a
four
points.
Well,
first
up
on
my
co-chair
of
the
Mount
Hope
Canterbury
neighborhood
association,
neighborhood
Right,
Along,
American,
Legion
Highway
in
eastern
Roslindale
I'm.
Also
a
member
of
the
Grand
Ledge
coalition.
S
One
point
about
my
park
has
referred
to
a
lot
of
having
lots
of
trees,
in
other
words,
of
course,
other
people
sort
of
made.
This
point
is
that,
but,
but
specifically,
if
you
live
near
Stony,
Brook
reservation,
you
have
a
lot
of
trees
around
that.
That
is
a
lot
of
trees.
There
you
go
to
other
parts
of
Hyde
Park
and
it's
it's
not
so
dense.
So
you
can't
look
at
Hyde
Park
as
a
whole.
It's
a
huge
piece
of
land.
S
You
could
put
six
pieces
of
land
the
sides
of
the
South
End
into
Hyde
Park,
it's
equivalent
having
six
South
ends.
We
don't
talk
about
Hyde
Park
that
way,
but
in
fact
that
is
what
is
going
on
so,
for
instance,
crane
ledge,
you
go
out.
Eight
blocks
from
the
cranial
Edge
Woods,
that's
the
size
of
the
South
End,
and
if
you
cut
down
those
trees,
if
the
developer
customers
Trace
down
you've
immediately
cut
the
tree,
can
appeal
that
neighborhood
and
bring
a
legend
Everybody
by
50
percent.
S
I.
Think
we
need
to
look
at
those
details
before
making
sweeping
statements
about
a
neighborhood
like
Hyde
Park,
because
it's
huge.
But
another
point
is
on
this
whole
question.
We
it's
a
tough
nut
to
crack,
is
private
land,
the
rights
of
like
I
own,
my
wife
and
I
own,
a
single
family
house
in
the
big
backyard
we
have
private
land
but
in
fact,
there's
a
lot
of
restrictions.
I
can't,
for
instance,
open
up
Auto,
Repair
Garage,
because
it's
a
residential
area.
So
you
know
why
is
that?
S
Well,
it's
considered
it'll
do
harm
to
my
neighbors
to
have
something
like
that:
I'm,
restricted
and
I
think
we
should
see
our
tree
canopies
the
destruction
of
our
tree
canopies
as
a
a
harm
to
the
greater
neighborhood
in
the
same
way,
well
that
it
isn't
in
our
legislation
now,
but
it
should
be
I
think
that
is
a
way
to
to
view
this
problem
on
odds.
The
specifics
I
wish
had
just
gone
on
before
Mariana
disappeared,
I'd
love
to
hear
her
answer.
S
S
S
Secondly,
we
have
we
have
a
micro
Park
that
went
in
about
five
years
ago.
Six
saplings
were
planted,
one
of
them
died,
I
can't
get
it
replaced
to
the
3-1-1
for
tree
plan.
It
was
only
for
sidewalk
trees.
The
parks
department
will
not
get
around
to
this
now
until
it's
a
renovation
time
which
is
going
to
be
another
15
years.
S
S
C
Y
Hi,
yes,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
wonderful,
thank
you,
everybody,
counselors,
Arroyo
and
Braden
and
Lara
for
convening
this
and
for
finally
finally
putting
forth
an
ordinance
draft
to
protect
one
of
the
cities
or
some
of
the
city's
most
precious
Irreplaceable
resources,
I'm
also
I'm,
the
other
co-leader
of
the
Mount
Hope
Canterbury
neighborhood
association,
which
really
encompasses
several
pocket:
neighborhoods,
Along,
American,
Legion
and
so
a
few
things.
Y
I
I
certainly
support
much
of
what
has
been
said
regarding
the
language
of
the
tree
ordinance.
We
definitely
want
a
need
to
have
the
community
at
this
table
and,
let's
see
okay,
mature
tree
canopy
I.
Think
I
I'd
like
to
hear
people
use
that
term.
More
very
important.
The
you
know:
there's
measurable,
enormous
benefits
of
mature
trees
that
all
the
planting
of
new
saplings,
the
developers
Promises
of
planting
Shrubbery
and
and
small
ornamentals.
Y
Those
do
not
provide
these
benefits.
So
let's
say
a
few
things:
the
language
in
the
tree,
ordinance,
I'm
an
Old,
English
teacher,
so
I
focus
language
is
power
right
we
need
Let's,
see.
We
need
stronger
carrots
and
sticks
to
preserve
the
mature
tree.
Canopy
I
heard
a
lot
of
explanations,
understandable
explanations
and
some
limitations,
but
we
we
can
and
need
to
do
better.
There
are
other
cities
that
do
do
better.
Y
We
cannot
continue
to
allow
developers,
many
of
whom
are,
you
know
outside,
like
they're
out
of
they're,
not
local
they're,
not
at
the
States
they're,
just
extracting
profit
from
Boston
land,
and
so
we
have
to
have
measures
strong
enough
so
that
they
don't
consider
destruction
of
trees
and
Woodlands.
As
of
the
cost
of
doing
business,
the
Harms
are
too
great.
Y
Let's
see
so
we
we
have
to
integrate
acknowledgment
of
the
preservation
of
trees
and
other
natural
green
infrastructure
into
the
city's
Planning
and
Zoning,
as
another
person
mentioned
before,
and
that
happens
has
to
happen
now
as
the
bpda
is
undergoing.
So
many
changes,
the
measurable
public
health
benefits
of
the
existing
conditions
of
undeveloped
land
needs
to
be
documented.
In
the
review
process,
the
term
vacant
land
should
be
stopped
being
used
to
describe
undeveloped,
natural
land,
with
permeable
soil
and
and
trees
and
and
waterways.
Y
So
a
couple
things
from
that.
Actually,
let
me
move
down
yeah.
So,
regarding
back
to
the
language
of
the
of
the
ordinance,
the
BPD
already
requires
an
inventory
of
tree
is
six
caliber
inches
or
more
acknowledging
their
value.
The
current
proposed
ordinance
starts
at
Preserve
at
looking
to
preserve
trees
of
eight
inch,
calibers
or
more
there's,
no
reason
to
start
higher
than
what
the
BPA
already
required.
Y
There's
a
there's,
a
big
there's
too
much
focus
on
on
Legacy,
Heritage
trees
and
and
not
enough
focus
on
what
I'm
going
to
call
working
class
trees
which,
especially
when
they
are
connected
to
Connected
free
canopy
and
the
the
diminishing
remaining
Woodlands
that
we
have.
There
are
many
studies
showing
that
the
connected
treatment
canopy,
which
is
comprised
of
thick
and
thin
trees.
Y
R
Y
Z
Unmute
I
have
to
learn
to
unmute
two
master's
degrees
and
it
can't
be
used
thanks.
Everyone
I
really
appreciate
your
time.
Thank
you,
City
councilors,
for
bringing
this
very
important
topic
to
a
broader
conversation.
Today.
My
name
is
Karen
money.
Brodick
I'm,
the
president
of
the
emerald,
necklace
Conservancy
I,
have
the
pleasure
of
working
with
many
many
of
you
as
we
work
to
Steward.
Z
At
least
I
really
appreciate,
Lisa's
comments
about
a
contract
connected
tree
canopy,
which
is
the
emerald,
necklace
and
I
wanted
to
just
mention
a
couple
of
things.
I
I
think
it's
so
important
that
this
organ
this
this
panel
and
this
conversation
today
really
do
think
hard
about
what
can
be
done
to
manage
the
loss
on
private
land.
Z
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity
on
public
land
too,
but
what
we
saw
in
the
urban
forestry
study
was
that
most
of
the
loss
was
on.
You
know
land
that
I
was
outside
full
public
control,
so
I'm
really
excited
to
see
how
those
things
can
happen,
because
I
think
of
all,
we
can
do
on
the
emerald,
necklace
and
and
places
that
we
have
more
control.
But
if
things
don't
change
on
private
land,
we
we
will
still
lose
massive
ground.
Z
I
wanted
to
mention
that
the
emerald
necklace
Conservancy
is
continues
to
be
every
day,
thrilled
that
we
are
in
a
very
close
partnership
with
the
city
of
Boston,
the
town
of
Brookline
and
DCR,
with
a
program
called
the
Olmstead
tree
society,
and
we
have
assigned
an
active
memorandum
of
understanding
where
we
match
dollar
for
dollar,
using
private
donors,
contributions,
small
and
large,
to
invest
in
the
tree.
Canopy
of
the
emerald
necklace,
and
just
this
last
year
we
have
now
inventoried
over
9500
trees
from
Roxbury
Mattapan
to
The
Back
Bay
inspected,
inventory
to
improon.
Z
Those
and
I
am
excited.
I'm
excited
that
I.
Think
from
what
we
heard
at
the
hearing
today,
we
may
be
in
in
the
future
be
able
to
say
that
about
all
the
trees
in
Boston,
because
certainly
the
emerald
necklace,
though
comprises
half
of
Boston's
Parkland,
does
not
comprise
all
of
the
city's
parks
and
does
not
comprise
all
of
the
city's
Street
trees.
Z
I
think
I
will
speak
for
the
emerald,
necklace,
conservancy
and
I
say
that
I'd
like
to
find
ways
that
we
could
better
connect
and
Link
and
either
through
planting
or
other
ways
the
the
networks
that
were
talked
about
talked
about
by
the
last
species,
but
again
I
wanted
to
say
you
know.
Thank
you.
We
meet
quarterly
with
the
city
of
Boston's
parks
department
to
review
the
tree
planting
the
tree
pruning
the
tree.
Work,
we're
going
to
be
doing,
I
mean
it
happens,
every
quarter,
I
think
it
happens.
Z
So
well,
but
you
guys
don't
hear
about
it.
You
might
not
know
what's
going
on,
but
every
quarter
we
sit
down
and
figure
out
what
we're
all
doing
to
make
sure
that
we're
supporting
in
Partnership
these
public
trees
and
the
emerald
necklace
and
we've
invested
over
three
million
dollars
of
donations
into
the
emerald.
Necklace
and
I
want
this
group
to
know
that
I've
worked
in
two
other
cities,
and
this
is
the
only
city
that
I
have
seen
this
type
of
a
multi-jurisdictional
public-private
partnership
that
covers
Urban.
Z
Trees
like
this
and
I
want
to
give
credit
to
Boston
for
having
this
and
for
you
know,
for
for
everyone
entering
into
probably
what
was
the
first
Partnership
of
its
kind
here
in
Boston
and
I
hope
that
it
is
something
that
we
could
use
that
might
provide
models
of
other
things.
We
do
have
a
GIS
inventory
with
all
of
those
trees,
so
we
can
track
their
care,
and
that
is
a
really
great
tool.
Z
I
appreciate
some
of
the
city
councilors
talking
about
that
and
trying
to
figure
out
how
all
the
databases
can
talk
to
each
other
is
is
important
too.
So.
Thank
you.
All
I
applaud
progress
on
this
and
I
look
forward
to
helping
in
any
way
that
we
can,
with
the
through
the
staff
or
team
of
necklace
Conservancy
working
with
counselors
and
others.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
C
R
Thank
you,
councilor
Craig,
Martin,
High,
Park
and
I
I.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity,
even
though
I
wasn't
planning
to
speak,
but
I
heard
so
much
today
and
so
much
good
stuff.
But
I
am
I,
am
troubled
by
the
bifurcation
of
this.
It
seems
like,
and
this
just
seems
backwards.
Why
would
today
spending
time
when
time
is?
In
essence,
it
was
an
early
column
mentioned.
We
are
losing
trees
right
now.
R
R
R
I
want
I,
want
everyone
to
know
that
our
state
is
benefiting
from
the
trees
in
Vermont,
even
down
the
Amazon
currently
so
all
trees
preserved,
including
those
in
Hyde,
Park
and
I'm,
specifically
referring
to
the
crane
cranes
ledge,
where
we
have
Acres
of
forest.
That
should
be
a
priority.
All
of
Boston
is
benefiting
from
the
existence
of
those
trees
emitting
the
oxygens
and
absorbing
carbons
it
just
doesn't
they
just
don't
emit
oxygen
to
a
a
border
line?
R
No,
so
we
all
benefit
and
I'm
hoping
that
we
can
save
those
Acres,
while
in
the
process
of
looking
for
a
hard
to
find
spaces
down
in
Chinatown
and
downtown
that's
going
to
be
a
long
time,
we've
got
chances
right
now
to
save
existing
mature,
canopies
I'm,
hoping
that
the
council
considers
that
let's
get
what's
available
now.
Meanwhile,
let's
work
on
the
how
to
find
passes
at
the
same
time
and
that
are
in
that
are
in
priority
areas.
C
You
for
calling
in,
and
thank
you
thanks
for
your
focus,
thank
you
and
with
that
we
are
going
to
adjourn.
We
have
another
hearing
in
a
very
quick
turnaround
time.
So
thank
you
to
the
city,
Administration
officials
here,
thank
you
to
the
counselors
who
have
come
through
and
to
our
Central
staff.
Thank
you
for
managing
the
the
quick
time
here.
What
I'll
do
is
I'll
I'll
gavel
that
one
in
at
220,
if
you
can
make
sure
folks,
can
just
start
to
come
in
and
pull
in
at
215..