REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 28, 2021
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: MIGUEL RAMIREZ, Community Coordinator
Public Works Department, Landscape Maintenance Division
SUBJECT
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Approve Consultant Services Contract with West Coast Arborists, Inc, in an amount not to exceed $120,000 to complete the remaining Tree Inventory Data Collection
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council approve Consultant Services Contract with West Coast Arborists, Inc., (WCA) in an amount not to exceed $120,000 to complete the remaining Tree Inventory Data Collection.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The tree inventory data collection is part of a CalFire Grant the City of Fresno (City) received in 2016-2017. The goal of the project is to provide an inventory of the existing trees the City maintains, including street trees, trees located in Special Landscape Districts, as well as trees in parks. Over 133,000 trees have been inventoried within the public right of way across approximately 111 square miles within City limits. The inventory data includes the following information: mapping coordinates, block sides, right of way locations, species, diameters, stems, conditions, maintenance needs, clearance requirements, hardscape damages, overhead utilities, grow spaces, and space sizes. Following the completion of the tree inventory, the City will incorporate this data into the 40-year Urban Forest Management Plan through another CalFire Grant that will provide short and long terms goals for the City's Urban Forest.
BACKGROUND
The tree inventory is part of the CalFire Urban & Community Forestry Program (UCF) that is authorized by the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 (Public Resources Code, ?? 4799.06 - 4799.12) and funded through the California Climate Investments Program, or Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). Auction proceeds from California's Emissions Trading Program, commonly referred to as Cap-and-Trade, pas...
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