City Council

(33) 26-0757 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORTS relative to an analysis of options to in- source, contract, and/or otherwise sustainably fund the urban forestry functions currently performed by City Plants. A. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield - Yaroslavsky, Lee): INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with support from the Department of City Planning’s Office of Forest Management and the City Attorney, to report to Council with an analysis of options to in-source, contract, and/or otherwise sustainably fund the functions currently performed by City Plants, including recommendations for a more efficient and streamlined structure to support the City’s urban forest goals. B. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Blumenfield - Yaroslavsky, Lee): INSTRUCT the CAO, with support from the Department of City Planning’s Office of Forest Management, the Bureau of Street Services, and the City Attorney, to report to Council with an analysis of options to in-source, contract, and/or otherwise sustainably fund the functions currently performed by City Plants, including recommendations for a more efficient and streamlined structure to support the City’s urban forest goals. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.