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UFAC forms subcommittee to overhaul city street‑tree guidance and remove obsolete lists
Summary
The Urban Forestry Advisory Committee voted to ask Public Works to retire several outdated planting lists and formed a two‑person subcommittee (Tony Gurnau and Brad Roth) to return with a consolidated 'do not plant' list, a preferred street‑tree list and language granting the city arborist on‑site discretion.
The Urban Forestry Advisory Committee voted to ask Public Works to remove obsolete planting guidance documents from the city website and formed a subcommittee to produce a consolidated set of recommendations on street‑tree guidance.
Committee members said multiple, inconsistent lists on the city website and in departmental guidance are confusing for residents and can result in poor street‑tree choices. Several speakers urged a practical, iterative approach: remove clearly outdated materials, provide a concise recommended list for street trees, maintain a do‑not‑plant list (invasive species and fire‑hazard species), and explicitly allow the city arborist discretion to…
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