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• <br /> 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 $540;000. 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 Suamry.of One Time Capital Costs <br /> park Board Supplemental 'Capital 8u3 et: <br /> 1969 Tree Urrantory and Capita" Updating 150,000 <br /> Computer Egtdpatnt and Software . 50,000 <br /> Total Park Board Supplemental Capital Budget .... S 200,000 <br /> park Board Eour meat Capital Budget (Five Year Cycle): . <br /> Three Aerial Lifts 450,000 <br /> • Three Low Lifts 228,000 <br /> Ten Orta Chippers 130,0 <br /> Six One -Yard Oucps 126,000 <br /> Five Mater Trucks (one Yard duce with ester tank/pimp) 115,000 <br /> Six Lae Boy Trailers 24,000 <br /> One Pick -Up Truck 12,000 <br /> Total Pack Board Equipment Capital Budget S1,O85,000 <br /> MOTE: Equipment capital required fora seven year trim cycle <br /> would be 8725,000. <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 />