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And those trees are actually a tremendous capital estimate it will cost about 178 billion if we replanted those trees but those trees are mature they provide 10 million a year in environmental benefits from cleaning the air and a filtering are stormwater and increase Property Values in the city by 100 million. The trees have environmental benefits to economic benefits. They make studies have shown they make commercial districts more importantly and reduce heating and cooling costs and their calming in our streets. Studies have shown that the trees religious crimes ease speed healing in hospita...

Public works so article 16 to transfer the maintenance to the adjacent Property Owners but outlines the steps so prior to the transfer of trees the are tree needs to be inspected theres no immediate maintenance required we have to post a notice on the tree and provide information for tree care and address concerns and have a public hearing as requested by someone that has received a street tree so, now some of the challenges for the tree transfer we have many Property Owners that are unwilling to care for their trees theyre facing maintenance and some of the trees are large trees maintained by...

From the Planning Department for the urban master plan. Good afternoon, everyone. Supervisors im john sway with the planning staff and the manager of the citys urban forest plan i want to give you an update and copy for the supervisors so the urban forest plan a joint effort between the Planning Department and the rec and Park Department as well as work with the friends of the urban forest and the urban Forestry Council the goal to figure out a way to manage the cities trees and grow our urban forestry so the plan will be taking place in 3 phases the first phase before i is the centralizing we...

Also transferred trees to other agencies so the agencies other city agencies buildings and as a result of the program were going saying we cant do this so were making you responsible for the trees outside of their properties. It transfer doesnt save public money it is only a different action that is doing it less efficiently. It doesnt save the public money but were able to allocate that to other agencies. Other agencies part of the city budget for whatever it might be are having to spend money stay great cost per tree because they dont have the inhouse staff. Thats valid. Hi carla when our ta...

Money but were able to allocate that to other agencies. Other agencies part of the city budget for whatever it might be are having to spend money stay great cost per tree because they dont have the inhouse staff. Thats valid. Hi carla when our talking about transferring trees back to other agency when was that transfer made. It was done in fiscal year 20132014 and after we transferred trees to residential owners or homeowners. Yeah. Its concurly we identified the trees adjacent to other city agencies but were continuing to transfer trees to adjacent Property Owners and presumably if we come ac...