<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">George Gonzalez, Past President of the
SMA has brought to my attention an example of legislative leadership in
urban forestry from his State of California.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I note:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> (1) the innovative amendment to
reflect recent advances by the U.S. Forest Service ( through i-Tree)
in quantifying the environmental benefits of urban forests; </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">and</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">(2) the date of the original legislation:
1978</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">We would love to see our Province of
Ontario start down this path some day.<br>
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<td bgcolor=white><font size=3 face="Arial"><b>John McNeil, </b></font><font size=2 face="Arial">MBA,
Registered Professional Forester, Certified Arborist/Municipal Specialist</font><font size=2 color=#000080 face="Arial"><i><br>
Manager of Forestry & Cemetery Services </i></font><font size=2 face="Arial"><i><br>
Parks & Open Space Department</i></font><font size=3 color=blue face="Arial"><u><br>
</u></font><a href=mailto:jmcneil@oakville.ca><font size=1 color=blue face="Verdana"><u>jmcneil@oakville.ca</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Arial">
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” <i>Urban Forestry is the Front Line of Defence against Global Climate
Change</i> </font><font size=2 color=#000080 face="Arial">”</font>
<p><font size=1 color=#000080 face="Verdana"><b>Central Operations</b></font><font size=3 color=#000080 face="Arial">
</font><font size=1 color=#000080 face="Verdana"><br>
1140 South Service Road West<br>
Oakville, Ontario, L6L 5T7 <br>
Tel. (905) 845-6601, Ext: 3395 </font><font size=3 color=#000080 face="Arial"><br>
</font><font size=1 color=#000080 face="Verdana"><b><i><br>
Mailing Address:</i></b><br>
Town of Oakville <br>
P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road<br>
Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6 </font><font size=1 color=blue face="Verdana"><u><br>
</u></font><a href=http://www.oakville.ca/><font size=1 color=blue face="Verdana"><u>http://www.oakville.ca/</u></font></a></table>
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<br><font size=1 color=#800080 face="sans-serif">----- Forwarded by John
McNeil/Parks and Open Space/Oakville on 11/13/2008 03:30 PM -----</font>
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<td><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">From:</font>
<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">"George Gonzalez" <George.Gonzalez@lacity.org></font>
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<td><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">To:</font>
<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">"Nick Kuhn" <NKuhn@cabq.gov>,
"Dan Hartman" <dhartman@cityofclevelandtn.com>, "Paula
Chope" <pchope@dublin.oh.us>, "TAMI SADONOJA" <tsadonoj@hamilton.ca>,
"CHRIS PARGOFF" <c_pargoff@hotmail.com>, "Hyde Gene"
<hyde_gene@mail.chattanooga.gov>, "John McNeil" <John
McNeil <jmcneil@oakville.ca>, "Jerri LaHaei" <SMA <urbanforestry@prodigy.net>,
"Bob Benjamin" <Robert Benjamin <robert1238679@sbcglobal.net></font>
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<td><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">Date:</font>
<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">11/12/2008 10:02 AM</font>
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<td><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">Subject:</font>
<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Fwd: Sustainable California Action Alert:
Show Your Thanks to the Governor and
Authors of Important Legislation</font></table>
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<br><font size=3>Good Morning Board members,</font>
<br><font size=3> </font>
<br><font size=3>I just wanted to pass this along as an FYI.</font>
<br><font size=3> </font>
<br><font size=3>this is some of the legislative work that's happened here
in CA. it may be useful for us as we chart the future of UF and it may
be helpful to our fledgling, legislative committee.</font>
<br><font size=3>GG </font>
<br><font size=3> </font>
<br><font size=3>George Gonzalez<br>
Chief Forester<br>
Urban Forestry Div.<br>
1149 S. Broadway <br>
Suite 400, 90015<br>
City Of Los Angeles<br>
213-847-3077</font><font size=3 color=blue><u><br>
</u></font><a href=mailto:George.Gonzalez@lacity.org><font size=3 color=blue><u>George.Gonzalez@lacity.org</u></font></a>
<br><font size=3> </font>
<br><font size=3>TREES ARE THE LUNGS OF THE CITY.</font><font size=2 color=#800080 face="sans-serif"><br>
----- Message from "Nancy Hughes" <CaUrbanForests@gmail.com>
on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:41:12 -0800 -----</font>
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<div align=right><font size=3><b>To:</b></font></div>
<td><font size=3>undisclosed-recipients:;</font>
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<td>
<div align=right><font size=3><b>Subject:</b></font></div>
<td><font size=3>Sustainable California Action Alert: Show Your Thanks
to the Governor and Authors of Important Legislation</font></table>
<br><font size=4 color=#00a000>Hello Everyone - Here's your chance to say
thank you to the Governor and the State's elected officials who have supported
urban and community forestry this year! Please see below...</font>
<br>
<p><font size=2><b>From:</b> Connie Gallippi [mailto:</font><a href=mailto:connie@csgcalifornia.com target=_blank><font size=2 color=blue><u>connie@csgcalifornia.com</u></font></a><font size=2>]
<b><br>
Sent:</b> Monday, November 10, 2008 2:02 PM<b><br>
To:</b> Connie Gallippi<b><br>
Subject:</b> Sustainable California Action Alert: Show Your Thanks to the
Governor and Authors of Important Legislation</font>
<p><font size=3> </font>
<p><img src=cid:_1_064AC320064AC0140071C19A85257500><font size=6 color=#006000>
Sustainable California </font>
<p><font size=2> </font>
<p><font size=2> </font>
<p><font size=4 color=#800000>Action Alert: </font><font size=4 color=#a13f00>Thank
the Authors and Governor for Passing Successful Urban Sustainability Legislation</font>
<div align=center>
<p>
<hr></div>
<p><font size=3 color=red><b><u>NOTE:</u> Please send in your responses
by <u>12 noon on Wednesday </u>November 12<sup>th</sup> to be included
on group Thank you letters.</b></font>
<p><font size=3 color=#ff8100><b> </b></font>
<p><font size=3 color=#ff8100><b>Thanks to the support of Sustainable California,
many urban sustainability bills were passed and signed by the Governor
in September! Thanks to all of you for your hard work and support
for this important legislation. </b></font>
<p><font size=3 color=#000080> </font>
<p><font size=3>Sustainable California is collecting 'thank yous' for the
Governor and authors of the following bills that were successful this year.</font>
<p><font size=2> </font>
<p><font size=3>Please express your thanks to the Governor and the authors
of this legislation. Please contact Connie Gallippi at </font><a href=mailto:connie@csgcalifornia.com target=_blank><font size=3 color=blue><u>connie@csgcalifornia.com</u></font></a><font size=3>
to be included on group thank you letters from Sustainable California.
We will collect your name, organization, electronic signature, and logo
to be included in the letter.</font>
<p><font size=3> </font>
<p><font size=3 color=#ff8100> </font>
<p><font size=3><b>Senate Bill 732: Strategic Growth Council/Urban Greening/Land
Use and Planning Incentives. </b>This bill is authored by Senator
Steinberg and would establish the Strategic Growth Council, a secretarial-level
Council that would serve as a forum to coordinate infrastructure spending
to meet climate and sustainability goals. The Council will also oversee
two Proposition 84 grant programs: Urban Greening ($70 million) and Land
Use & Planning Incentives ($90 million). </font>
<p><font size=3 color=#000080><b> </b></font>
<p><font size=2 color=#000080><b> </b></font>
<p><font size=3><b>Senate Bill 375: Transportation, Land Use, and Climate
Change. </b> This bill is also authored by Senator Steinberg and would
establish standards for regional transportation plans that include the
development of sustainable community strategies and the encouragement of
higher density development and reduced sprawl. The plans would specifically
relate to regional requirements to reduce transportation related greenhouse
gas emissions to meet the state's greenhouse gas emission reduction goals.
The bill provides CEQA incentives for local agencies that adopt
and implement sustainable community strategies.</font>
<p><font size=3><b> </b></font>
<p><font size=3><b> </b></font>
<p><font size=3><b>Assembly Bill 2045: Urban Forestry Act of 1978.
</b>This bill is authored by Assemblymember De La Torre and would
update and broaden the Urban Forestry Act of 1978 to highlight the
role that urban forests play in reducing greenhouse gases, improving air
and water quality, conserving energy and water, and providing recreation
and other environmental benefits. The Act has language that directs the
California Department of Forestry and Fire (Cal Fire) in administering
its urban forestry program. </font>
<p><font size=3> </font>
<p><font size=3> </font>
<p><font size=3><b>Assembly Bill 31: Local and Regional Parks. </b>This
bill is authored by Assemblymember de Leon and provides guidance to the<b>
</b>Department of Parks and Recreation for the expenditure of $400 million
from Proposition 84 for Local and Regional Parks. The bill provides
criteria designed to target underserved and disadvantaged communities wherever
they occur (i.e. urban, suburban, or rural areas). </font>
<p><font size=3> </font>
<p><font size=3> </font>
<p><font size=3><b>Assembly Bill 2537: Prevailing Wage</b> <b>Volunteer
Exemption</b>. This bill is authored by Assemblymember Furutani and
extends the volunteer and conservation corps exemption from California's
prevailing wage requirement. Without this exemption, projects funded
by bonds and other state funds cannot use volunteers or conservation corps
members. A variety of procedural and fiscal issues nearly stopped
this bill in the Senate and only last minute rule waivers allowed it to
be considered and passed. While removing the sunset clause (making
the exemption permanent) is certainly desirable, it was not politically
feasible this session; therefore, the bill includes a three year sunset
clause.</font>
<p><font size=3> </font>
<p><font size=3> </font>
<br><font size=6 color=#800000><b>Sustainable California </b></font>
<div align=center>
<br>
<hr></div>
<p><font size=1> </font>
<p><img src=cid:_1_07FDA3CC07FDA0C00071C19A85257500><font size=1>Conservation
Strategy Group manages project as a forum for organizations and agencies
to share information and identify opportunities for individuals and organizations
to engage in urban sustainability policy development and funding programs,
focusing on activities in California.<br>
<br>
Conservation Strategy Group provides email updates on what's happening
at the Capitol and identifies opportunities to take action in support of
urban sustainability. We have also established an </font><a href=http://sustainablecalifornia.blogspot.com/ target=_blank><font size=1 color=blue><u>online
resource</u></font></a><font size=1> through which information could be
shared. Our hope is that the network would evolve over time so that
participating organizations would also share information with each other.</font>
<p><font size=1> </font>
<p><font size=1> </font>
<p><font size=1>Access the website and tell us what you think: </font><a href=http://sustainablecalifornia.blogspot.com/ target=_blank><font size=1 color=blue><u>Sustainable
California</u></font></a><font size=1> </font>
<p><font size=2> </font>
<div align=center>
<p>
<hr></div>
<p><font size=1>This service is free and provided by </font><a href=http://www.csgcalifornia.com/ target=_blank><font size=1 color=blue><u>Conservation
Strategy Group</u></font></a><font size=1>. For questions or comments,
please contact Connie Gallippi at </font><a href=mailto:connie@csgcalifornia.com target=_blank><font size=1 color=blue><u>connie@csgcalifornia.com</u></font></a>
<p><font size=3><br>
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-- <br>
Nancy J. Hughes<br>
California Urban Forests Council</font><font size=3 color=blue><u><br>
</u></font><a href=http://www.caufc.org/><font size=3 color=blue><u>www.caufc.org</u></font></a><font size=3><br>
415-408-3222<br>
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