City Council

(14)\n25-0974\nENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the\nCity's participation in the ShadeLA campaign, assigning department\nliaisons for a shade-tracking dashboard, streamlining permitting\nprocesses related to natural shade, and related matters.\nRecommendations for Council action, pursuant\n(Yaroslavsky, Raman – Hernandez, Rodriguez):\nto\nMotion\n1. AUTHORIZE formally the City's participation in the ShadeLA\ncampaign as a City-supported and citywide initiative aligned\nwith the goals of the draft Urban Forest Management Plan, Heat\nAction and Resilience Plan, and the City's broader heat\nresilience and climate preparedness strategies.\n2. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Street Services (BSS), Bureau of\nEngineering (BOE), Department of City Planning (DCP),\nDepartment of Recreation and Parks, Department of\nTransportation, Emergency Management Department, and\nother departments as appropriate to each designate a\ndepartment liaison to participate in ShadeLA coordination\nefforts. These efforts include the identification of relevant\nprograms, resources, and related data for ShadeLA to create\nand maintain a public-facing, open-source dashboard to track\nshade and cooling infrastructure across the City.\n3. INSTRUCT the BOE with support from the BSS, DCP Office of\nForest Management, and all other relevant bureaus and\ndepartments to report within 60 days with an evaluation of\nexisting processes and recommendations on:\na. Automation and/or streamlining of permitting processes\nand potential improvements related to natural shade (e.g.,\ntrees, pocket parks).\nb. Establishment an expedited approval for permanent or\ntemporary shade elements including shade elements for\nbus benches, modular shade structures, shade sails,\ntemporary canopies, particularly where such structures\nare within the public right-of-way.\nc. Optimal tree spacing and planting practices, and\nsustainable practices for maintenance and preservation of\nexisting trees that prevents negative impact to public\ninfrastructure.\nd. A status report and timeline from the BSS on the progress\nof adopted standard plans for the Shade Structure\nProgram Element from the Sidewalk and Transit Amenities\nProgram (STAP) Contract C-141478, along with an\nimplementation plan for installing STAP Shade Structures.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor\nthe Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this\nreport.