TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
John Jalili, Interim City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Director of Public Works
Juan Price, Maintenance Superintendent
SUBJECT:Title
Submission of Citywide Street Tree Inventory And Tree Trimming Practices (Continued from the November 19, 2013, City Council Meeting) (Public Works Director Olmos).
RECEIVE REPORT AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council accept the citywide street tree inventory and direct staff to proceed with the development of a Street Tree Master Plan.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Should the City Council direct staff to proceed with the development of a Street Tree Master Plan, staff will solicit proposals from qualified firms and will bring an agreement along with a proposed appropriation before City Council at a subsequent meeting.
BACKGROUND:
This report was continued from the November 19, 2013 City Council Meeting due to agenda length and time constraints.
As part of the 2013 Strategic Plan, Public Works was tasked with conducting an inventory of all City maintained trees. At the April 4, 2013, City Council meeting, City Council approved and awarded a three year tree trimming and tree inventory services contract to West Coast Arborists. During the meeting, staff received direction from City Council to include all street trees within the public right-of-way, including those currently maintained by adjacent property owners.
DISCUSSION:
WCA is a leading company in the arboriculture industry with expertise in tree trimming, tree inventories and preparation of urban tree master plans. As directed, WCA prepared a comprehensive Street Tree Inventory to include the following information:
- Total number of street trees, City and property owner maintained, cataloged by type, size, and condition
- Number of street tree candidate...
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