What: a USDA-grant-funded tree canopy study by a consultant. Canopy covered 54.7% of the city in 2024 (plus or minus about 0.8%), against a 55% goal in the UDO; the urban growth boundary is at 58.9%. The change since about 2016 is within statistical error.
Planting: about 2.3 million potential sites in the public right of way (2,665 acres). Modeling showed 1,500 trees a year, the 2018 plan's target, is needed to grow the tree count; more than 8,000 were planted this year.
Next: a tree inventory, a public survey and a new Urban Forest Management Plan with budget guidance are expected in spring 2027, under a $5.4 million grant that also funds 4,000 plantings over three years.
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2026-10-22 - City Council Work Session - update presentation with no decision; questions on root and sidewalk conflicts, pedestrian priority streets, native and drought-resilient species and cost of the planting program (staff to provide) (from auto-captions).