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Crew Requirements. Crew requirements for meeting the <br /> recommended levels of maintenance and planting are shown <br /> in Table 5. A five year cycle would require 42 full -time <br /> workers and five seasonais. A seven year cycle would <br /> require 35 workers and five seasonais. <br /> EXISTING STAFF IS COKPRISEO OF 18 FULL TIME PERSONNEL AND NINE SEASONAIS . <br /> Equipment. New equipment requirements will include three <br /> aerial lifts, three low lifts, ten chippers, six one -yard <br /> dumps, five water trucks (new - configuration; one -yard <br /> dumps with water tank and pump) , six low boy trailers for <br /> planting and a pick -up truck for .•one new Arborist- <br /> Inspector (see Table 3). . <br /> Table 4. Urban Tree Maintenance &stets: Comparison of.Several Cities _ <br /> Number of Street Tree Full Time Dollars per Dollars per Trees per <br /> Population Trees 8* et Employees Capita Tree Employee <br /> CANADIAN CITIES <br /> Toronto, ONT - 680,000 100,000 3,500,000 80' 5.14 35.00 1,250 <br /> • VANCOUVER, 8C 450,000 85,000 1;450,000 18 3.22' . 17.06 4,722 4 , <br /> . UNITED STATES CITIES 7:90 1,346 Minneapolis, Ml 365,000 140,000 6,700,000 104 18440 4 4 7.10 2,35 <br /> Milwaukee, VI 640,000 325,000 5,900,000 110 9.20 <br /> • Vashiroton. DC 700,000 110,000 4,020,000 52 5.74 • 36.50 2,115 <br /> Cleveland, ON 570,000 70,000 2,200,000 49 3.86 31.40 1,428 <br /> NOTE: All budget figures are in Canadian dollars. <br /> -18- <br />