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From YouTube: September 28, 2022 Public Health & Safety Committee
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B
A
A
Is
there
any
discussion
seeing
none
I
will
move
approval
of
the
consent
agenda.
All
those
in
favor,
please
say:
I
I,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
that
carries
in
the
consent
agenda
is
approved.
Moving
on,
we
have
one
item
on
our
discussion
agenda
today.
Item
two
is
receiving
an
annual
report
from
the
Minneapolis
tree
advisory
commission.
Here
to
present
on
this
item
is
Peggy
Booth
co-chair
of
the
Minneapolis
tree
advisory
commission,
Miss
Booth.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
with
us.
Thank
you.
D
Okay,
I
have
a
PowerPoint
presentation
and
I'm
ready
to
go
all
right.
Okay,
well,
I,
appreciate
very
much
being
here
when
the
Minneapolis
tree
advisory
commission
was
established
in
2004.
It
was
one
of
our
charges
to
report
to
the
city
council
annually
and
because
of
the
covet
and
a
number
of
other
things,
we
have
not
been
before
a
city
council
committee
for
the
last
two
years,
so
we've
been
remissing
that
and
are
very
grateful
to
be
back
here
before
you.
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As
environmental
benefits
is
determined
by
the
amount
of
leaf
area
that
there
are
in
our
trees
in
our
community,
and
so
we
use
as
a
representation
of
that
leaf
area,
what's
called
tree,
canopy
covers
so
from
time
to
time.
You'll
be
hearing
me
refer
to
the
need
to
increase
tree
canopy
cover,
and
it's
because
it's
those
leaves
living
leaves
of
the
trees
that
provide
the
benefits
that
help
purify
the
air
help
cool
the
air
in
the
summer,
shelter
Us
in
the
winter,
improve
air
quality,
filter,
storm,
water
and
so
forth.
D
In
addition,
there's
been
research
over
the
decades
that
has
shown
that
trees
do
help
reduce
crime
rates,
calm
people
with
ADHD
and
speed
up
the
recovery
of
hospital
patients.
In
addition,
there
is
newer
research.
It
shows
a
number
of
ways
that
children
can
benefit
from
trees.
One
study
found
that
there
are
where
there
are
higher
levels
of
tree
canopy.
There
are
higher
School
level
reading
scores
and
another
one
linked
the
success
of
sixth
graders
to
trees
as
well.
D
Our
second
topic
today
is
accomplishments.
First,
we
would
like
to
thank
the
mprb
leadership
for
completing
the
What's
called
the
ash,
canopy
replacement
plan.
And
if
you
look
at
the
two
photographs
in
this
illustration,
a
city
adjoining
Minneapolis
has
lots
of
dead,
dying
and
dangerous
ash
trees
along
their
streets,
whereas
in
Minneapolis
We
have
replaced
those
public
ash
trees
with
a
great
variety
of
other
trees.
So
Minneapolis
streets
and
parks
are
really
fully
safe
from
the
hazards
of
dead
ash
trees
and
through
the
park
board's
leadership.
D
It
is
important
to
note
that
over
many
years,
the
park
board
has
been
prioritizing
its
tree
planting
in
lower
income
areas
with
high
or
racial
diversity.
Thus,
we
have
been
working
very
actively
to
achieve
as
much
tree
Equity
as
we
can
on
those
lands
where
the
Park
and
Recreation
board
plants
the
trees.
D
To
make
that
happen
also,
the
city's
new
surface
water
and
sewer
policy
requires
and
helps
fund
Greening
projects
through
Public
Works,
and
we
feel
this
is
another
great
way
in
which
we
can
increase
trees
and
have
more
collaboration
between
urban
forestry
and
Public
Works.
The
third
and
final
accomplishment
that
I
wanted
to
highlight
is
outside
funding.
That's
been
secured,
as
I
think
you
are
probably
aware.
The
city
secured
a
million
dollars
in
the
from
the
American
Rescue
plan,
Act
of
federal
funding.
That
will
go
towards
the
Minneapolis
public
Urban
Forest.
D
At
least
eight
thousand
trees
will
be
planted
in
2023
and
2024.
With
this
funding
and
we'd
like
to
thank
the
green
Minneapolis
organization,
the
city
and
the
mayor
for
being
advocates
for
this
funding
in
terms
of
other
outside
funding,
the
first
steps
have
been
taken
by
the
Minneapolis
Park
and
Recreation
board,
in
collaboration
with
green
Minneapolis
and
a
group
called
City
forest
credits
to
make
it
possible
for
the
city
to
sell
green
carbon
credits
and
in
exchange,
get
more
money
to
plant,
more
trees
and
care
for
those
trees.
D
So
today
we
have
recommendations
in
three
categories.
The
first
one
is
to
protect
trees
in
public
places,
and
we
think
that
that
the
park
board
and
City
construction
project
should
be
doing
a
lot
more
to
protect
existing
trees.
It
has
made
a
difference
having
the
forest
preservation
coordinator,
but
we
still
know
of
many
instances
where
tree
protection
isn't
there
from
the
beginning
and
so
projects
get
too
far
down
the
road.
Where
he's
like.
Oh
my
gosh
we're
going
to
lose
a
tree
and
that's
not
really
acceptable
or
necessary.
D
So
we
believe
that
the
the
city
and
Park
Board
should
include
require
tree
protection
and
all
plans
and
Designs.
It
should
be
part
of
the
general
conditions
that
go
out
and
seeking
proposals
and
seeking
contractors
to
do
construction,
so
this
would
include
being
in
rfps
as
a
standard
General
condition,
and
we
also
think
there
should
be
increased
collaboration
between
Park
Board
and
its
Forestry
Department
and
the
City.
D
We
believe
there
also
should
be
a
tree
impact
analysis
on
all
proposed
construction
projects,
I
know
of
Park
Master
planning
projects
and
other
projects
that
have
gone
ahead,
in
which
the
public
that
is
approving
those
projects
and
the
elected
officials
that
are
approving
those
projects,
really
aren't
told
what
the
project
impact
will
be
on
large
and
mature
trees,
so
to
assure
transparency
to
the
public
for
all
tree
impacts
and
to
offer
Alternatives.
We
feel
that
this
tree
impact
analysis
should
just
become
standard
operating
procedure,
and
it
should
use
Professional
Tree
evaluation
criteria.
D
D
We
absolutely
need
to
increase
the
watering
of
young
trees,
not
just
trees
in
their
first
year,
but
their
first
five
years
and
we're
getting
less
and
more
erratic
rain.
Last
year
was
awful.
This
year
has
been
water
on
water
off
water,
on
water
off
and
young
trees.
Just
cannot
adapt
to
that
we're
critically
impacting
young
trees,
and
many
of
those
would
die
now.
D
Furthermore,
we,
as
I
said
we
commend
the
city
for
its
new
storm
water
policies
and
we
believe,
like
what
you
have
in
front
of
City,
Hall
and
other
places
of
diverting
storm
water
that
would
otherwise
go
down
the
drain
to
helping
water
trees
and
other
plants
is
very
important.
So
here's
a
couple
examples
along
a
Street
in
downtown
along
a
street
in
a
neighborhood
and
along
a
community
traffic
diverter.
D
So
both
more
public
and
private
construction
projects
should
direct
this
runoff
to
tree
planting
part
of
providing
necessary
Tree
Care
is
also
to
provide
timely
pruning
of
young
trees.
All
Urban
trees
need
proper
structural
pruning
within
the
first
10
years
and
without
it,
trees
die
sooner.
They
cost
more
to
maintain
over
time.
They
may
fail
sooner
or
they
may
not
provide
all
those
benefits
that
we
want,
so
providing
timely
pruning
of
young
trees
really
can
save
thousands
of
dollars.
D
Another
aspect
of
providing
necessary
Tree
Care
is
to
do
more
to
engage
Youth
and
Volunteers
in
that
tree
care,
and
we
are
glad
that
the
Park
and
Recreation
board
is
about
to
hire
their
new
Outreach
coordinator,
which
will
help
do
this,
but
there
are
a
lot
more
ways
that
youth
can
be
involved
in
Hands-On
careers
in
urban
forestry
programs
in
Minneapolis.
There
were
a
couple
events,
this
Summer,
that
let
kids
get
up
into
trees,
with
professional
guidance
at
the
Whittier
school
and
because
the
first
event
was
so
well
appreciated.
D
A
second
event
was
held
shortly
thereafter,
so
we
think
there's
a
lot
that
can
be
done
to
expand
youth
in
understanding
what
career
possibilities
there
are
in
urban
forestry
in
A,
Gabor
culture,
and
it
is
a
good
career
pathway
that
currently
Metro
companies
play
they're,
climbing
arborists
about
20
to
40
dollars
an
hour.
That's
one
of
those
career,
Pathways
and
I
think
it's
something
that
makes
a
lot
of
sense
for
a
lot
of
Youth
if
they
knew
about
it.
D
We
believe
that
the
city
trees
program-
and
there
are
some
of
us
that
think
it
should
be
called
something
else,
because
it's
not
the
trees
that
are
owned
by
the
city,
but
the
trees
that
are
provided
by
the
city
for
private
property.
But
it's
a
great
program
that
you
fund
and
support,
and
we
think
it
should
be
expanded
to
do
more
to
achieve
the
tree
equity
in
those
neighborhoods
that
were
have
less
trees
and
more
rental
property.
D
We
think
it
should
include
not
only
tree
planting
but
assistance
with
tree
care,
and
we
also
suggest
that
free
replacement
trees
be
provided
for
properties
that
have
City
that
have
the
city
condemn
their
trees,
that
is
to
say,
the
city
condemns
a
tree.
The
city
helps
the
landowner,
replace
it
with
the
understanding
that
the
the
property
owner
will
be
responsible
for
the
ongoing
care
of
that
tree.
D
We
believe
that
we
should
be
incentivizing
tree
planting
and
care
where
people
live
and
work
so
dying.
Ash
trees
are
exponentially
increasing
on
private
property.
This
is
where
we're
facing
the
biggest
challenge
right
now
and
about
three
times
more
soon
did
I
Ash
are
on
private
property
than
were
removed
and
replanted
by
the
park
board
and
we're
just
starting
to
see
them
these
Dead
skeletons
of
trees
on
private
property.
D
So
we
believe
that
the
city
should
fund
and
Implement
Minneapolis
ordinance
399.60
to
encourage
Ash
removal
and
planting.
This
was
approved
a
couple
years
ago
to
allow
owners
to
remove
those
ash
trees
and
replant
them,
but
our
understanding
is
that
it
cannot
be
implemented
unless
there's
funding
for
it.
So
it's
stopped
in
that
regard.
We
also
think
that
there
should
be
funding
assistance
for
replanting
in
the
green
zones
of
the
city.
D
In
addition,
we
believe
that
there
should
be
planting
of
more
shade
trees,
big
trees,
that
will
provide
all
those
benefits
on
public
housing
sites.
Just
as
an
illustration,
this
is
an
aerial
photo
that
shows
Prospect,
Park
and
all
of
its
big
old
tree
canopy
on
the
right
side
and
the
Glendale
public
housing
project
on
circled
by
the
red
on
the
left
side,
and
you
can
see
a
substantial
difference
in
tree
canopy
cover,
which
means
the
people
in
Glendale
are
not
getting
the
benefits
of
trees
as
much
as
the
people
that
live
right
next
door.
D
We
also
believe
that
the
city
should
protect
trees
and
increase
canopy
cover
Through,
the
city's
legal
authorities,
and
we
give
you
two
examples,
and
this
could
be
an
either
or
one
would
be
to
for
the
city
to
develop
and
adopt
a
tree
protection
ordinance.
Many
municipalities
in
Minnesota
and
across
the
country
and
world
do
have
tree
protection
ordinances.
They
may
be
aimed
at
protecting
the
biggest
trees
or
Groves
of
trees
or
trees
in
particular
locations.
D
There's
a
lot
of
different
ways
that
can
be
done,
but
to
have
nothing
doesn't
make
sense
to
us,
so
trees
are
lost
unnecessarily
during
construction
projects.
Secondly,
we
believe
that
the
cities
should
use
its
site
plan
review
authority
to
do
more
to
increase
tree
canopy
cover
Through
tree
protection,
planting
and
care
and
I
know.
In
the
last
couple
years,
I've
looked
at
planting
plans
that
have
gone
through
the
city
site
plan
review.
You
have
places
where
you
might
have
a
couple:
Big
Trees
Now
new
developments
happening
and
what
are
they
planting?
D
A
couple
crab
apples,
it's
just
not
the
same,
and
it
reduces
the
quality
of
the
neighborhood's
environment.
So,
to
recap,
our
recommendations
protect
trees
in
public
places
by
prioritizing
treat
protection
of
trees
in
all
Park
Board
and
City.
Construction
projects
require
tree
protection
in
all
plans
and
Designs
conduct
tree
impact
analysis
on
all
proposed
City
and
Park
Board
projects.
D
D
B
F
C
Thank
you,
chair,
Vita,
yeah,
I,
actually
get
a
lot
of
questions
about
tree
replacement
and
I
know
that
for
the
the
trees
on
the
boulevard,
that's
managed
and
replaced
typically
by
the
park
board,
and
you
made
a
recommendation
around
providing
free
replacement
trees
when
it's
on
the
is
that
recommendation
for
when
it's
on
private
property
and
has
a
program
like
that
existed
before,
and
it's
just
not
funded.
Or
do
we
need
to
come
up
with
a
new
funding
mechanism
for
that.
D
Yeah
councilmember
Payne
and
chair
Vita
I
it
it
doesn't
exist
now,
one
of
our
tree
commission
members
also
works
as
a
consultant
for
the
city
and
he's
called
upon
to
regularly
not
too
often
condemn
trees
that
are
Hazard
trees,
and
you
know
once
they
get
cut
down
right
now.
There
is
no
mechanism
to
incentivize
or
encourage,
or
even
you
know,
require
any
any
of
those
options
for
the
replacement
of
that
tree
and.
C
G
C
D
I
hope
I
get
this
right.
The
city
that
was
39960
or
whatever
it
is.
It
is
still
the
private
property
owner's
responsibility
to
pay
for
removal
of
the
tree,
but
what
the
ordinance
allows,
which
has
existed
in
the
past
for
like
Elm
trees,
but
but
not
in
the
same
way
that
the
ordinance
is
written,
would
allow
the
property
owner
to
remove
an
ash
tree
and
replace
it
and
have
that
assessed.
So
it
could
be
paid
for
over
a
longer
period
of
time.
C
D
But
they're
so
basically
as
I
understand
that
the
city
has
upfront
costs
to
implement
that
kind
of
program,
but
ultimately,
as
it
is
now,
the
property
owner
is
responsible
for
paying
for
the
removal.
Now
whether
the
city
in
some
cases
will
want
to
look
at
subsidizing
or
helping
that
that
is
not
something
we
have
looked
at,
but
that
is
you
know
another
kind
of
thing
that
could
be
considered,
for
example,
in
green
zones
or
other
priority
areas.
Yeah.
C
That's
really
helpful
and
then
out
of
curiosity,
even
when
the
park
board
does
remove
a
disease
tree
from
the
boulevard
oftentimes,
there's
a
stump
still
left
there
is
that
of
responsibility
of
property
owners
to
remove
the
stump
ores,
they're,
just
a
backlog
of
those
for
remove.
All
this
is
a
question
I
get
from
some
constituations.
D
H
H
I
got
right
like
versus
when
people
pay
a
lot
of
money
to
plant
bigger
trees,
more
mature
trees
in
their
yard,
I
think
it's
a
common
misunderstanding
or
misperception
it
how
how
a
tree's
root
system
develops
and
that,
while
the
mprb
is
planting,
perhaps
smaller
trees,
I
think
there
is
like
a
rule
of
thumb
that,
like
with
proper
care
after
a
certain
number
of
years,
those
trees
that
started
much
smaller
in
that
place
actually
have
a
much
bigger
root
system
than
ones
that
were
planted.
That
are,
maybe
you
know,
have
a
have.
A
H
D
D
A
smaller
tree
that
is
planted
with
a
good
root
system
will
adapt
to
its
new
situation
and,
ultimately
catch
up
to
or
outgrow
a
bigger
tree
that
goes
through
more
transplant
shock
may
have
more
damage
to
its
root
system
when
it
gets
planted,
and
so
it's
always
been.
The
Minneapolis
Park
and
Recreation
boards
priority
to
plant
the
most
cost-effective
trees
it
can
with
our
public
funds.
So
we
still
plant
the
park
board.
D
That
is
still
plants
a
lot
of
bare
root
trees
and
that
way,
the
people
that
are
planting
them
can
see
the
roots,
spread
them
out
properly
and
get
them
well
established,
not
so
much
now
as
a
few
years
ago,
but
there
used
to
be
Nursery
practices
that
would
cause
you.
You
know
you
get
a
big
root
ball
think!
Oh,
this
is
great
I'm
planting
with
all
the
roots,
and
the
turnout
is
all
soil
and
a
little
bit
of
roots
at
the
bottom.
So
those
trees
were
not,
they
were
being
planted
too
deep.
A
G
The
simple
fact-
and
this
is
this-
is
tough,
because
this
is
a
big
problem
in
adopting
children,
but
there's
no
question
about
the
fact
that
it
that
the
smaller
child
will
adopt
better
to
your
home
and
your
surroundings,
and
the
same
thing
is
true:
with
trees
back
early
on
in
the
1970s
Bachmann's
did
a
test
where
they
transplanted
some
bigger
trees
and
then
they
and
right
nearby
in
the
same
ecosystem.
They
planted
smaller
trees
and
after
about
four
years,
the
smaller
trees
were
doing
better
than
the
big
trees.
G
I
Thank
you,
chair
of
Utah
I,
just
want
to
commend
you
on
this
great
report.
It's
very
informative
and
since
we
have
a
Phil
in
the
room,
I
want
to
give
him
a
compliment.
He
worked
with
the
Saint
Anthony
West
neighborhood
was
a
maybe
nine
years
ago,
eight
years
ago,
when
we
started
having
an
ash
tree
problem,
we
worked
with
the
park
board
to
treat
some
of
the
ash
trees,
while,
while
the
others
were
being
replanted,
so
the
tree
canopy
wouldn't
disappear
all
at
once.
I
That
was
very,
very
effective
in
Phil
you're
you
just
you'll
live
on
forever
in
our
neighborhood.
So
thank
you
for
doing
that.
But
could
you
speak
a
little
bit
more
about
I
read
the
report
in
the
it
was
a
great
newspaper,
article
about
the
effects
of
the
tornado
and
how
they're
just
struggling,
because
so
many
trees
that
are
on
private
property
are
not
getting
replanted.
So
could
you
just
drill
down
on
that
a
little
bit
please
well
what
we
could
do
to
to
help
get
that
tree.
Canopy
planted
again.
D
There
were
very,
very
likely
and
I
don't
have
the
statistics
more
trees
destroyed
in
that
tornado,
on
private
property
than
public
property
and,
as
I
said,
the
park
board
is
given
very
high
priority,
so
they've
planted
at
least
once
in
some
cases
more
than
once,
all
the
public
spaces
that
went
are
all
the
park
board
managed
spaces,
not
necessarily
schools
or
other
public
jurisdictions.
So
on
the
private
property,
I
think
there's
several
issues.
One
is
if
it's
rental,
does
the
property
owner
care
that
trees
provide
better
environments
for
their
tenants
to
live?
D
It
does
take
time
for
those
trees
to
provide
the
benefits,
and
during
that
time,
when
they're
growing
to
provide
those
benefits,
they
need
to
be
protected.
They
need
to
be
watered
pruned,
kept
from
being
run
over
or
hit
by
a
lawnmower
or
weed
whip.
There
are
any
number
of
things
that
that
really
are
needed
to
be
put
into
place.
Part
of
it
is
education.
Part
of
it
is
incentives,
I
think
a
lot
more
tenants
would
love
to
see
trees
on
their
property,
but
they
don't.
D
There
needs
to
be
true
buy-in
of
local
communities
and
and
people
who
live
in
the
yards
and
neighborhoods
that
could
use
more
trees.
So
it's
a
multi-prong
approach
involving
the
people
who
live
there,
the
people
who
own
the
property,
the
experts
who
can
help
them
and
some
form
of
incentives,
education
and
so
forth.
I
Okay,
thank
you
and
I
do
have
one
more
question
manager.
Actually
it's
a
comment.
So
I
sit
on
the
Planning
Commission,
so
your
point
about
site
review,
I
couldn't
agree
with
you
more.
If
you
would
send
me
some
bullet
points
of
what
I
should
be
looking
for
when
we
are
looking
at
these
new
projects
to
a
protect
the
older,
mature
trees,
but
be
somehow
give
me
some
magic
words
for
encourage
developers
to
plan
even
more
trees
than
are
required
by
law
yeah.
Thank
you.
Thank.
E
Member
wansley,
thank
you,
chair,
Vita,
I,
don't
know
if
this
is
information
or
data
that
our
staff
might
have,
but
I
know
even
up
until
this
recent
news
bites
that
the
city
sends
out.
We
have
this
program
at
the
city.
Where
you
know
owners
can
purchase
trees
at
discounted
rates.
Do
we
have
any
data
that
shows?
You
know
that
property
owners,
especially
with
this
Dynamic
of
needing
them
to
you,
know
replant
and
replace
you
know
their
trees
like
how
that
program
has
been
supportive
than
that
towards
that
effort.
D
I
don't
have
that
data
I
know
that
council,
member
wansley
and
chair
Vita
I
know
that
in
the
past
the
tree-
trust
which
is
a
non-profit
that
the
city
works
with
and
implementing
it
has,
you
know,
looked
at
at
you
know
our
trees
getting
to
the
to
the
parts
of
the
city
that
have
greatest
need
for
tree
Equity.
There
have
been
ways:
they've
tried
to
incentivize
certain
neighborhoods
or
certain
Wards
I'm,
not
sure
how
it
exactly
works,
but
to
be
able
to
get
first
crack
at
getting
the
trees.
I.
Think
it's
been
a
program.
D
F
Thank
you,
councilmember
wansley.
We
do
send
out
a
you.
Typically,
our
main
distribution
is
in
the
spring
and
then
we
do
send
out
a
survey
to
all
of
the
people
that
participated
in
the
program
in
the
fall
to
check
in
to
make
sure
their
tree
was
planted.
If
it
looks
like
it's
still
alive
to
collect
some
information
that
way
right
now,
we
don't
have
a
full-time
like
this
is
not
my
full-time
job.
F
It's
about
20
of
my
current
work,
so
definitely
looking
forward
to
in
2023
having
a
full-time
person
to
be
able
to
work
on
the
program.
We
also
are
currently
working
on
a
large-scale
survey.
The
program
the
city
trees
program
has
going
been
going
on
since
2006,
and
so
we
are
currently
looking
at
actually
right
now
designing
a
large-scale
survey
to
reach
all
the
past
participants
in
the
program
to
get
some
more
long-term
data,
because
we
previously
haven't
done
anything
Beyond
about
the
six
month.
F
Mark
for
past
participants
of
the
program,
but
like
Peggy,
was
saying
some
of
the
things
that
we
do
to
try
to
reach
those
areas
that
have
more
landlords.
We
always
for
the
last
three
years,
we've
offered
any
green
zone
residents
and
any
landlords
to
be
able
to
purchase
their
trees
first
before
the
trees
run
out,
because
we
know
it
is
a
really
popular
program
and
then
we
also
had
a
grant
through
the
mpca
that
we
planted
about
a
hundred
trees,
specifically
on
the
North
side.
F
In
the
wake
of
the
tornado,
and
so
we
I
think
saw
a
little
bit
less
participation
in
our
Spring
City
tree
sale
because
we
planted
so
many
trees
through
that
mpca
Grant,
and
that
was
a
better
deal
for
the
residents
because
that
tree
was
planted
for
by
or
for
them
in
partnership
with
tree
trust
as
well
as
it
was
completely
free.
The
city
trees
program,
the
trees
are
usually
thirty
dollars.
F
A
That's
all
thank
you.
I
would
also
add
to
that
too.
When
you
live
in
particular
areas.
Council
member
wansley,
like
in
the
green
zone
areas
you
can
purchase
more
trees
than
say
like,
like
I,
was
able
to
purchase
three
at
my
house
and
my
neighbor
just
across
Lowry,
because
it's
victory
they
were,
they
can
only
get
one.
So
if
you
live
in
one
of
the
areas
that
has
been
more
damaged
and
have
a
smaller
tree,
canopy
you
get
first
dibs
at
purchasing.
E
And
just
wanted
to
see
if
we
also
had
data
I'm
always
about
that
like
metric
scene
again
how
we
can
better
strengthen
some
existing
programs
while
building
or
some
of
the
additions
that
you
all
are
recommending
as
well.
So
just
wanted
to
see
if
we
had
any
of
that
information
right
now
but
yeah.
Thank
you
all
for
that
information.
Thank
you.
Councilman.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I
also
have
the
benefit
of
being
able
to
benefit
from
the
trees
program
and
the
year
that
I
participated,
which
was
a
couple
years
ago.
I
in
my
part
of
the
city,
was
only
allowed
to
get
one,
but
then
there
were
so
many
left
over
that
they,
you
know
they
sent
out
again
saying:
did
you
want
to
have
two
right?
So
there
are
at
least
the
one
year
I
participated.
H
There
were
a
number
of
extras
still
available,
not
necessarily
a
part
of
Planning
Commission
per
se,
but
on
a
smaller
residential
scale.
I
have
some
experience
in
the
one
to
Fours
zoning
text,
ordinances
of
trying
to
Value
trees
through
site
plan
review.
So
essentially,
one
of
the
changes
that
I
made
a
number
of
years
ago
was
about
putting
a
high
number
of
points
on
saving
a
tree
within
an
existing
lot
right
when
you
were
redeveloping
a
property.
H
I
think
that
one
of
the
things
we
could
choose
to
do
here
from
a
city
council
perspective
is
to
revisit
that
and
to
see
is
that
actually
leading
to
there
being
more
trees
kept
or
not?
And,
if
not,
are
there
other
things
we
might
be
able
to
do
on
that
smaller
residential
scale
in
those
parts
of
our
city?
More
like
the
interior,
one
interior,
two
parts
of
our
city,
I,
was
also
curious
about
what
council
member
Payne
said
about.
D
H
Their
questions
to
me
are
whether
the
plantings,
Within
These
are
managed,
or
at
least
initially
planted
by
mprb
or
by
the
city.
You
know
specifically
they're
concerned
about
the
amount
of
enormous
overgrowth
of
weeds
or
or
whatever
or
or
where
we
plan
in
these
Public
Works
projects
with
the
storm
water
systems.
H
What
what
are
we
actually
anticipating?
We
want
to
grow
in
them
and
I'm
curious
from
the
tree
advisory
commission.
Do
we
plant
do
we
intentionally
plant
trees
in
these
spaces?
I
think
that
we
do
but
I
haven't
honestly
seen
too
many
of
them
in
South
Minneapolis,
just
to
be
specific
that
work
right
now
you
see
that
on
Grand
Avenue
in
the
new,
in
the
new
Street
and
and
the
plantings
or
lack
of
plantings
on
Grand
Avenue,
and
it
will
soon
soon
to
be
on
Bryant,
Avenue
good.
D
H
J
If
you
talk
and
council
member
Paul
desawo
I'm
Steve
Collin
I'm
the
Street
Maintenance
engineer,
the
answer
to
your
question:
is
we
don't
usually
in
traffic
circles,
plant
trees
because
there's
other
infrastructure
underneath
those
intersections
and
if
we
have
to
dig
up
a
sewer
or
a
water
line
that
goes
through
those
intersections?
It
puts
the
trees
at
risk.
So
normally
we
don't
try
to
plant
trees
in
those
traffic
circles.
We
are
looking
at
bump
outs
along
the
boulevards.
J
Sometimes
in
Center
Islands
we
can,
if
we've
moved
all
the
utilities
off
to
the
side,
but
that's
very
rare.
So
most
of
the
time
it's
the
smaller
plantings
and
I
have
a
meeting
at
four
o'clock
this
afternoon
to
talk
about
how
we
take
care
of
that,
since
other
actions
have
taken
place.
That
may
still
put
that
in
question.
H
Thank
you,
yeah
I
would
just
share
that.
There
is
a
lot
of
residents
of
Minneapolis
support
for
figuring
out
how
we
plant
them
and
whether
that's
native
plantings
or
grass,
or
something
that
can
be
easily
removed
and
then
replanted.
What
I
think
people
are
disappointed
about?
Is
they
have
these
great
new
streets
with
all
these
great
new
features,
and
then
it
ends
up
just
filled
with
weeds,
and
that's
not
the
tree
that
that's
not
the
street
experience
that
they
were
hoping
for.
So
thank
you.
A
My
turn,
thank
you,
so
much
Miss
booth
for
the
presentation,
thanks
to
you
and
all
of
the
other
Commissioners
on
the
tree
advisory
commission
I,
really
appreciate
your
service
and
the
time
and
commitment
that
you
put
into
this
work
in
particular,
making
sure
that
North
Minneapolis
has
the
trees
replaced
from
that
terrible
tornado
and
making
sure
you
know
the
kids
on
the
North
side
get
as
much
shave
as
kids
in
other
parts
of
our
city.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
your
dedication.
You've
been
at
this
a
long
time.
A
I
got
many
presentations
from
you
on
the
park
board,
so
I
appreciate
your
commitment
and
all
the
other
members
of
the
tree
advisory
commission.
So
thanks
and
my
question
is
about
treatment
of
the
ash
trees,
so
I
always
get
people
who
approach
me
and
say
that
the
tree
doesn't
need
to
be.
My
tree
doesn't
need
to
be
cut
down.
I
can
treat
it
with
some
type
of
solution
and
the
tree
won't
die.
Is
this
a
thing?
Okay,.
D
Okay,
chair
Vita,
the
city
council,
became
concerned
a
number
of
years
ago,
when
we
first
started
to
see
emerald
ash
borer
that
anything
that
is
going
to
get
rid
of
the
insect
is
an
insecticide
and
is
it
being
applied
properly?
Does
it
have
unintended
consequences
for
pollinators
or
birds
or
anybody
else?
D
Now,
every
individual
property
owner
that
has
an
ash
tree
needs
to
make
that
decision
about.
How
important
is
that
particular
ash
tree?
There
are
some
very
large
well
positioned,
very
beneficial
ash
trees
on
private
property.
There
is
no
doubt
about
that,
and
many
people
have
chosen
to
use
the
insecticide
root
to
prolong
the
life
of
that
tree.
D
You
know
other
parts
of
of
our
ecosystem,
so
on
private
property
it
does
become
a
private
decision.
I
think
the
other
thing
is
it's
not
a
one
and
done
all
these
chemical
treatments
need
to
be
done
depending
on
the
the
chemical
and
the
process,
every
two
or
three
or
maybe
four
years.
So
that's
you
know
you
might
want
to
do
it
once,
but
do
you
want
to
do
it
20
times
over
a
life
of
a
tree?
It
becomes
sort
of
a
different
decision,
then
so.
D
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
that
and
again
thank
you
for
the
work
it's
exciting
to
see
on
your
graph
that
the
number
of
ash
trees
down
from
17
percent
to
one
percent.
That's
a
big
deal.
So
thanks
for
that,
is
there
any
further
discussion,
seeing
no
further
discussion.
I
will
ask
the
clerk
to
receive
and
file
that
report
and
seeing
no
further
business
before
us
and
without
objection.
I
will
declare
this
meeting
adjourned.
Thank
you.