Lafayette will spend $50,000 to hire an arborist and a gas pipeline safety expert, who will team with similar experts from PG&E to determine which and how many of the estimated 200 trees the utility will have to cut down for better access to its gas pipelines.
The City Council voted 4-0 this week to go ahead with the tree assessment agreement with PG&E. Councilmember Gina Dawson recused herself from voting due to a conflict.
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