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Committee proposes Protect, Grow and Engage ad hoc groups and presses for stronger pruning rules in TPO
Summary
The committee voted to table formal ad-hoc formation to March but generally supported three umbrellas—Protect (policy and pruning), Grow (planting/maintenance), and Engage (outreach)—and members urged staff to document pruning abuses and advise on the feasibility of moratoriums or enforcement measures.
The Tree Advisory Committee on Feb. 18 discussed reorganizing its workload into three ad hoc umbrellas: Protect (policy advocacy, including pruning and removal limits), Grow (tree planting and maintenance coordination) and Engage (events, outreach and public-facing resources).
The chair said the structure would let small groups meet outside Brown Act constraints to pursue focused work, then report back to the full committee. "Protect was to advocate and educate the community around policies like the tree…
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