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Council approves consent calendar including Franklin Boulevard tree‑planting grant application
Summary
As part of the consent calendar, the council approved a staff recommendation to apply for a Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District grant to fund tree planting and watering along Franklin Boulevard; Council member Katie Maple spoke in favor of the grant before the consent vote.
The Sacramento City Council approved its consent calendar on June 10 by voice vote, including Item 14: acceptance of a staff recommendation to apply for a Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) grant to fund tree planting and watering along Franklin Boulevard.
Council member Katie Maple pulled Item 14 for brief remarks and described the Franklin Boulevard corridor as a heat island with many lower‑income residents who would benefit from added tree canopy and shade. Maple noted the project would complement the Franklin Boulevard Complete Streets construction currently under way.
Consent calendar outcome and related items - Item: Approve application for a grant to the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District to support tree planting and watering along Franklin Boulevard (Item 14 on the consent calendar). - Vote: Consent calendar items 1–15 were adopted by voice vote. Council member Phil Dickinson requested his vote be recorded as a “no” on Item 6; the clerk noted Dickinson’s recorded no on that specific item.
Why it matters: The SMAQMD grant would support urban canopy, heat mitigation and pedestrian comfort in a part of the city identified by staff and council as vulnerable to higher temperatures and transit dependence.
