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SENT BY:EWEB ;10-14 -93 ; 3;37PM ; EUGENE-■ 503 683 6883 ;4 3 <br /> TREE TRIMMING ISSUES <br /> City of Eugene/EWEB <br /> October 4, 1993 <br /> Meeting Notes <br /> Attendees: Johnny Medland, Adrian Stanfield, Jan Staszewsld, City of Eugene; Dave Koski, <br /> Brad Edwards, Laurie Power, Marty Douglass, EWEB. <br /> Ci_,t+ of Eugene:, g. rtm <br /> Adrian StansfieId gave an overview of the City's tree trimming program and Jan Staszewsld <br /> talked about the Urban Forester position and its relationship to the City's Tree Crew <br /> Operation. <br /> Adrian said that the City's Tree Crew operates primarily on a complaint /request basis, with <br /> limited periods of "block to block" pruning conducted (1S% of the time). <br /> Complaints /requests come from the public, the Traffic Department (night sign inspection), <br /> other city departments (Public Safety), and other sections within the maintenance division. <br /> This is classified as "street work." Other pruning work is conducted in city parks. <br /> Over the past year (August 92- September 93), the city has conducted an average of 158 <br /> inspections, 37 tree removals, 200 tree prunfngs, and 36 stump grindings per month. <br /> The city program consists of one Tree Specialist, 2 Tree Trimmer III's, and 2 Tree Trimmer <br /> II's. These people operate two boom trucks, which constitute two trimming crews. Two <br /> temporary employees are hired for six months out of the year, which allows for more <br /> flexibility in the use of the Lead Worker and Tree Specialist. <br /> The city's highest priority is vision and regulatory sign clearance, where 24 -hour response <br /> is made. <br /> The program operates on a $350,000 annual budget, with $60,000 coming from the General <br /> Jan Staszewsld then talked about the role of the Urban Forester, which he characterized <br /> as creating the administrative framework for the tree crews to work within, in terms of <br /> policy development and professional expertise. A majority of the work involves activities <br /> on private property (developments, permits, through inquiries by city councilors). <br /> Jan explained that the tree removal program includes a notice posted on the traffic and <br /> sidewalk sides of the tree a week in advance of removal, allowing an opportunity for citizens <br /> to be educated as to the particular circumstances involving that tree. If the tree poses an <br /> immediate hazard, it is removed immediately. <br />