maria delostino. scott plaken. >> good morning, supervisors. i just want to point out something that has not been brought up here today. these trees are actually critical pieces of infrastructure, not just a public good. the benefits they provide, especially for storm water, is a huge mitigation for something this city has also addressed willingness to look at, climate change. we are born to see more severe weather with climate change. with the amount of the purpose of services and a high amount of impervious services we have in the city, these trees are not just providing beauty and realistic value, which are incredibly important, but they are also important for severe weather. also as part of as -- part of greenhouse gas negations, the streets provide a sink. about 2% of our carbon footprint is offset every year by these trees. so a healthy forest is important for climate change mitigation and adopting to the adverse effects we will see in the future. supervisor avalos: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. steve career. i am here as a pro