TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Director of Public Works
Juan Price, Maintenance Superintendent
SUBJECT:Title
Request for Proposal to Assess Current Tree Program and Develop a Comprehensive Street Tree Master Plan (Continued from the September 2, 2014, City Council Meeting (Public Works Director Olmos).
RECEIVE AND FILE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council receive and file this report.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Staff estimates that $50,000 will be required to develop the Street Tree Master Plan. There are sufficient funds in the FY 2014-2015 Operating Budget (100-18-032-5101) to fund this project. Final cost will be negotiated with selected consultant.
BACKGROUND:
This item was initially scheduled on the Consent Calendar for the September 2, 2014, City Council Meeting, but was postponed to a future meeting date. At the February 4, 2014, City Council meeting, staff presented the findings of the citywide street tree inventory. At the meeting, staff discussed and recommended that the City should undertake the preparation of a Street Tree Master Plan. The advantages discussed included providing a uniform approach to tree management for all trees in the public right-of-way, defining the comprehensive purpose and goals for a managed urban forest, and defining a comprehensive tree care maintenance program.
As a result, City Council directed staff to proceed with the preparation of a Request for Proposal (RFP) to develop a Street Tree Master Plan and present the RFP to City Council as a Receive and File item on a future Council agenda. Due to competing workload challenges, the preparation of this RFP was delayed until now.
DISCUSSION:
In addition to comprehensive and systematic tree care, elements of the Street Tree Master Plan will include:
1) A fully dev...
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