From: Mayor Kate <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 8:09 AM
To: Hillside Neighbors
Cc: Lindsay Lara <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Public Comment for last night's meeting
I’m sorry that the technology did not work out and glad you followed up with this email. I am including the city clerk on this response so she include it in the public record.
Kate Colin
Mayor, City of San Rafael
From: Hillside Neighbors
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 10:25:56 PM
To: Maribeth Bushey <[email protected]>; Mayor Kate <[email protected]>; Eli Hill <[email protected]>; Rachel Kertz <[email protected]>; Maika Llorens Gulati <[email protected]> Subject: Public Comment for last night's meeting
I called in tonight but wasn't prompted to un-mute so was unable to comment so I am sending this email as a comment on the budget presentation.
Supporting both Amy Likover and Bill Carney comments, I wanted to suggest a metric to be used for both the equity and climate change goals and that is to add the increase in tree canopy in San Rafael. Tree canopy should be increased to provide the benefits of trees in all neighborhoods and an increase in the tree canopy would also address climate change. In order to measure an increase in tree canopy, the removal of trees as well as the addition of trees need to be considered with the goal of the net effect of an increase in total tree canopy.
Thank you for considering this comment.
Victoria