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
Presentation of Draft Urban Forest Master Plan (Public Works Director Olmos).
RECEIVE REPORT AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Review the Draft Urban Forest Master Plan,
2. Provide direction on comprehensive tree maintenance program, and
3. Provide feedback on developing guidelines to formally identify significant and/or high value trees, streamlining current municipal codes, and completing a citywide canopy study every 5 years.
EXECUTIVESUMMARY:
As part of the 2013 Strategic Plan, staff prepared a Citywide street tree inventory and presented the findings to City Council in February 2014. At that meeting, staff was directed to prepare a Street Tree Master Plan, now titled the Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP), as it includes trees planted on medians, parks and City facilities as well.
Davey Resource Group was selected to create the UFMP. The draft UFMP was created through analysis of the current tree inventory, tree related Municipal Code review, community input, and stakeholder input. The overarching goal is to establish and refine tree maintenance practice and policy over the next 25 years.
As part of the UFMP, Davey included a comprehensive review of the data gathered though the current tree inventory and quantified its value and benefits. The Resource Analysis estimates the current replacement value of City owned trees at $20.6 million dollars. Quantified reduction of air pollutants such as ozone and sulfur dioxide are identified, including atmospheric CO2 sequestration. Additional identified benefits include reduced use of electricity, natural gas and stormwater interception by City trees.
In order to streamline ...
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