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Work Session – Presentation and update on the plastic bag tax and FY26 priorities
1:38:26Melissa McDonaldstaffTo what extent? So I think what you're getting at is the, and correct me if I'm wrong, The Sprout Grant, which you are aware of, was funded to help urban forestry basically start their program, write their urban forest master plan, as well as supplement the city jobs program to do invasive removal events. I don't know all the specific details of the Sprout Grant, but it was a big loss for the city when that funding got rolled back. So using the disposable plastic bag tax funds to helping to kind of reinvigorate those programs that were cut. specifically $20,000 are being proposed in the fiscal year 26 operating funds to basically allocate that to the city jobs program specifically for invasive removal work days which would just