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Council hears tree-canopy target and green-building pilot; members press staff over circulator delays
Summary
Advisory board and sustainability staff urged canopy expansion (28% by 2041, ~50,000 trees) and proposed a fee-rebate green-building pilot; council praised incentives but sharply questioned procurement delays for a planned downtown circulator.
Two sustainability-focused briefings at the workshop emphasized trees and energy-efficient buildings while council members used the meeting to press staff on a delayed circulator procurement.
Tree-canopy push: Anthony Riggi of the Sustainability Advisory Board highlighted tree-canopy work as an immediate, high-impact climate and livability action and urged the council to support mapping, species selection and incentives for planting. "Our goal is 28% by 2041 — 50,000 trees over that time, or 2,500 trees annually," Riggi said, citing a 2021 urban canopy assessment and urging the city to plan for planting infrastructure and native-species…
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