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City reports about 3,000 iguanas removed this year; staff recommends repellent landscaping and resident outreach
Summary
Facilities and Fleet reported roughly 3,000 iguanas removed from January through September and recommended better public outreach and use of iguana‑repellent plant species; staff suggested the city incorporate repellant species into public landscaping and provide homeowner guidance.
Elizabeth Miro, assistant director for Facilities and Fleet, told the committee the city has removed approximately 3,000 iguanas from January through September and outlined outreach and landscaping steps to help reduce iguana presence.
"We have remediated about 3,000 iguanas from January to September," Miro said and described materials available on the city's website to help residents manage iguana issues. She said the department is recommending planting iguana‑repellent species in both city landscaping and private yards and increasing communication to residents about those species and other individual actions.
Committee members urged better public education and asked whether the city uses repellent species in its own landscaping; staff said that question is better suited to the city's green‑space programs and that departments will coordinate. Staff also noted a private discount code residents can use for private property remediation and recommended a joint public information push to make residents aware of options.
The committee considered sending the item to full commission. Staff encouraged coordinated communications and possible incorporation of repellent species in future public landscaping projects. No ordinance or budget appropriation was adopted at the committee meeting.
