 Hello, I'm Rachel Zunbury, Chair of the Arlington Redevelopment Board, also known as the ARB, and I will be taking you through Warrant Article 29, a bylaw amendment related to street trees for the 2022 annual town meeting. There is currently an existing town bylaw, Article 16, related to tree protection and preservation. It describes town procedures and requirements for preservation of trees. It applies only to trees located on private property. The tree warden maintains a tree inventory and plants 200 to 300 new street trees annually. In enacting this additional requirement, this would be following local and regional precedent, including following the requirements described in the site standard section of the industrial zoning district amendments adopted by 2021 Arlington town meeting and aligning with the zoning bylaws throughout the Commonwealth that require public shade trees as required as part of development or redevelopment of commercial areas. The proposed amendment follows standards set forth in other communities regarding tree placement, size, type, and maintenance. The purpose of the amendment is to provide for adequate public shade tree coverage along Arlington's main corridors, implement carbon neutral policies of the town of Arlington, address heat island effects emanating from Arlington's main corridors, enhance public health and walkability with proper shading, and create a zoning bylaw definition for public shade trees consistent with state law. The text of the new sections requires the implementation of new shade trees along our business corridors for new construction, major addition and redevelopment projects subject to the jurisdiction of the ARB with certain exceptions. The new section includes standards for the implementation of shade trees in the business corridors including location, species, size, and maintenance as well as the provisions for the ARB to modify or exempt projects from compliance when incompatible with existing conditions of the public way. The new section also includes provisions for the number and spacing of shade trees required. The amendment establishes minimum standards for newly planted public shade trees including selection from the approved list by the tree warden, standards for hiding caliper, location of tree plantings, appropriate distance between public shade trees, and maintenance standards. It also describes exemptions for certain applicants under special circumstances. The ARB believes that this bylaw amendment aligns with the town's practice of the preservation and protection of trees. The ARB voted 5-0 at our April 4 meeting to recommend favorable action on Article 29. Thank you.