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The proposed Arboriculture Operating Budget is summarized below: <br /> * $2.5 million for a five year trim cycle; or <br /> * $2.1 million for a seven year trim cycle. <br /> (The current Arboriculture Operating Budget is $1.45 million) <br /> Annual capital expenditures for planting and watering /fertilizing <br /> are estimated at $540000. One time capital costs are: <br /> * $200,000 for the tree inventory and computerized street tree <br /> management software system, hardware and an updated street <br /> tree management plan (Table 3). <br /> * $1,085,000 for new equipment (Five Year Trim Cycle) <br /> Table 3. Budget Surraary.of Oru Time Capital Costs <br /> park Board Sucolemental Std et : _. <br /> 1969 Tree Inventory and Camiuter updating 150,000 <br /> Computer . Equipment and Software 50,000 <br /> Total Park Board Supplemental Capital Budget . $ 200,000 <br /> • <br /> park Board Eauiflaent Capital Budget (Five Year Cycte): • <br /> . Three Aerial Lifts 450 <br /> Three Low Lifts 225,000 <br /> • <br /> Ten Orta Chippers 130,000 <br /> Six One-Yard Ouaps 126,000 <br /> Five %later Trucks (one yard amp kith water tank/pop) 115,000 • <br /> Six Lou Soy Trailers 24,000 <br /> One Pick -Up Truck 12.000 <br /> Total Park Board Equipment Capital Budget $1,055,000 <br /> MOTE: Equipment capital required for a seven year trim cycle <br /> • <br /> would be 5725,000_ <br /> The recommended budget of $2.5 million for the <br /> Vancouver Arboriculture operating budget would result in <br /> maintenance expenditures of $28 /tree, comparable to: <br /> cities with recognized excellent programs (Minneapolis, <br /> Milwaukee). By increasing the Arboriculture staff, the <br /> trees per employee would be reduced to about 2,000, <br /> instead of current 4,700. This would be consistent with <br /> many of the cities interviewed by ACRT (Table 4). <br /> -17- <br />