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Working on planning trees as volunteers, you are part of different boards or different organizations ar advocating for trees and we are the end of the line at board of appeals. We dont make policy. We consider whether or not they issue permits that the city has put in place have been properly followed. Thats really where we are and so working with your supervisors organizing quite frankly, to make this remain a priority, obviously theyre taxed to with the covid19 response so being respectful and tactical and strategic about what you are advocate forgeron that being said, the Climate Crisis continues and other things continue as covid19 might be in the forefront so keep organizing and keep working with the board of supervisors and put your treasure there for legislative change and fixes that can help. Folks like mr. Buck and others to have the tools and resources they need to implement the policy thats will hopefully protect our can may and grow our can pee in the long run. I hope we wo
Their specific comments. They reviewed the findings that we have and we had a series of conversations about the specific legislation and discussing things that could be made from zoning and land use perspectives and then some of the things that would require further investment and discussion with other city agencies. Thank you,. Sure. The specific changes are, expanding the boundary in which impacting money can be spent to provide funding for projects in the adjacent neighborhoods. Broadening the membership relative to the first, that is the existing boundary of one mile . Currently, the funds, the infrastructure funds can be spent in the planning area or within 250 feet . Ok. Broadening the membership of the market activity cac, allowing a land dedication option for Affordable Housing requirements in the adjacent neighborhoods and new requirement to support Community Serving use thats the groundfloor. Expanding the unit mixed requirement and new general plan policy to apply a racial a