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Redondo Beach council backs staff work on tree canopy expansion and asks for fund and master‑plan cost estimates
Summary
Council directed staff to explore a tree‑donation mechanism and provide budgetary estimates for an urban forestry master plan after receiving a detailed staff report showing nearly 942 city‑planted trees in six years and about 2,500 identified parkway planting locations.
The Redondo Beach City Council on Tuesday received a staff report on the city’s urban forest and directed staff to pursue several next steps including exploring a public tree donation/trust fund and returning with cost estimates for an Urban Forestry Master Plan.
Public Works Director Andy Wingie and Urban Forestry Manager Mark Garlock said the city’s inventory (maintained in GIS by contractor WCA) lists about 11,350 city trees on roughly 1,100 acres. Staff reported planting 942 city trees and removing 197 in the last six years (a net increase of about 750…
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