i see dan flanagan has also spoken today. i've arranged for dan to come to our january meeting, on january 26 to address urban climate change. and the three questions that i've asked dan to address are number one, in this era of climate change, how is the city changing the way it addresses our urban canopy, if at all? second, what are city officials doing to improve tree canopy and watering? and third, what can i, you, city officials, what steps can i take to improve our urban canopy? the third issue i'd like to address which is indicative of my qualifications, i am in the n.a.g. footprint, let's say, a key role in motivating people to plant sidewalk gardens. and as a result of that, the neighborhood had the largest sidewalk beautification project to date. we greened 2,500 square feet of sidewalk square garden, versus the typical projects, which are on 1,000 square feet. and i put in my packet, and i'd love you to read the article, it takes a village to raise an urban forest which highlights our gardens. a couple of small thin