Please place on the February 1, 2023 agenda a referral to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee for a discussion of tree removals and tree plantings on City property as part of capital projects in the City, including an update from the Administration on recently completed projects, and the status of on-going projects involving tree removals, relocations, and new plantings.
This was addressed in a Letter to Commission (“LTC”) 159-2021, dated April 13, 2021.
As part of this referral, I request that the Administration provide information as to the total number of trees removed or relocated on City property since the date of the last LTC, April 13, 2021 (such as the successful recent relocation of trees from the convention center surface parking lot to Pride Park, including a breakdown of how many of the tree removals on City property involved the removal of palm trees).
In addition, I would like information on (i) the total number of new trees planted on City property as part of any City capital project since April 13, 2021, (ii) the total number of trees anticipated to be planted on City property as part of any funded City capital project, and (iii) a breakdown as to how many of the new trees are palm trees or other tree species.