Cool Schools Program

Mo - The Cool Schools Program, a pilot project developed by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in conjunction with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) and four other non profit organizations, represents a new and innovative way to improve campus life for students while protecting the environment. Cool Schools, the City's largest school-based community tree planting program, hopes to plant more than 350 trees on 42 LAUSD campuses in an effort to address the challenges of providing a comfortable working environment for LA's students, lower energy bills due to local area schools, and improve air quality for all residents of the City of Los Angeles. In order to plant these trees, schools are required to obtain an A-Permit from the Board of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering. THEREFORE MOVE the Board of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering be required to issue a Fee Waiver for the A -Permits issued to any school particpating in the DWP's Cool School Program for the installation of trees on LAUSD campuses and in surrounding neighborhoods.