they would prefer versus what publicworks at the library would prefer are deciduous trees . we are still maximizing the size benefits red mapleand lemon plant trees are considered large so we still are capturing those benefits . this is another example of ultimately the bureau of urban forestry needs to reserve the right on making the final pcs decision. just in the last few weeks another layer of review has come up through the preservation team with the planning department to is checking in with public works citywide in certain areas to just say they want to make sure when we replaced trees if there is a historic preservation in mind that we are bearing that in mind so we reached out to them to say we have a hearing and i need to is feedback asap. is still in conversation with them. but there are, there's a cultural landscape report for this block 354 and the guidance is to replace species that would be in keeping with the civic center area. so we're going to continue to work with the senior historic preservation contact to really just get under the hood and understand thos

recommendation to develop a recruitment for arborist technicians , classifications before before specific to publicworks noted we already have 2 recruitments and yet we have rehired a small number of arborists and because we also had a couple of recoveries in the same time we havenot increased our staffing very much . that third recruitment which was beginning when the pandemic hit has not even been finalized so we would love any support that the board can give us in trying to advance a department specific recruitment. i would note that we are in fact in discussions right now with dhr and local 261 about relaunching the arborist apprenticeship program so we are eager to get that moving and we will look at hiring a smaller cohort and perhaps breaking it into two or more groupings of trainees rather than holding out for hiring all eight. which would be a preference because of the training schedules but we understand recommendations support that. we also agree with the recommendation to look at geographic equities. once we are into what we call the green tear. so we felt strongly it was important to addres

they would prefer versus what publicworks at the library would prefer are deciduous trees .ill maximizing the size benefits red mapleand lemon plant trees are considered large so we still are capturing those benefits . this is another example of ultimately the bureau of urban forestry needs to reserve the right on making the final pcs decision. just in the last few weeks another layer of review has come up through the preservation team with the planning department to is checking in with public works citywide in certain areas to just say they want to make sure when we replaced trees if there is a historic preservation in mind that we are bearing that in mind so we reached out to them to say we have a hearing and i need to is feedback asap. is still in conversation with them. but there are, there's a cultural landscape report for this block 354 and the guidance is to replace species that would be in keeping with the civic center area. so we're going to continue to work with the senior historic preservation contact to really just get under the hood and understand those red mapl

they would prefer versus what publicworks at the library would prefer are deciduous trees . we are still maximizing the size benefits red mapleand lemon plant trees are considered large so we still are capturing those benefits . this is another example of ultimately the bureau of urban forestry needs to reserve the right on making the final pcs decision. just in the last few weeks another layer of review has come up through the preservation team with the planning department to is checking in with public works citywide in certain areas to just say they want to make sure when we replaced trees if there is a historic preservation in mind that we are bearing that in mind so we reached out to them to say we have a hearing and i need to is feedback asap. is still in conversation with them. but there are, there's a cultural landscape report for this block 354 and the guidance is to replace species that would be in keeping with the civic center area. so we're going to continue to work with the senior historic preservation contact to really just get under the hood and understand thos