Santa Monica's Urban Forest Task Force will be expanded and its role made more significant as the City prepares to craft a citywide tree ordinance.

Last Tuesday the City Council unanimously voted to add two seats to the seven-member panel and authorized it to act as an "advisory body" for an ordinance that will help determine which trees on private property are protected.

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