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• <br /> IV. ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE THE VISION <br /> A. Individual Ideas <br /> The commission used about 15 minutes to write down ideas for ways to achieve <br /> its vision. <br /> B. Common Themes <br /> Members then taped each item on the wall and grouped them into these <br /> categories: 1) ordinances; 2) historic trees; 3) regulatory; <br /> 4) intergovernmental; 5) staff; 6) master plan; 7) education; 8) $; 9) <br /> inventory; and 10) communication. Inventory was then grouped into the master <br /> plan category and the regulatory and ordinance categories were joined. <br /> The eight remaining categories included the following items: (Although <br /> prioritization was conducted later in the discussion, categories are listed <br /> in order of the number of votes they received. The category with the highest <br /> number of votes is listed first with the number of votes it received in <br /> parentheses.) <br /> 1. Master Plan (9) <br /> * Establishment of master street tree plan <br /> * Develop master plan for managing Eugene's urban forest <br /> * Master plan -- inventory and prioritize actions according to tree <br /> preservation, enhancement, and maintenance <br /> * Develop and implement master plan for addressing established and new <br /> trees in infrastructure <br /> * Inventory street trees to provide information on future replacement <br /> trees and enhancement needs of all City streets <br /> * Compile list of trees by the types of soils they need that are <br /> appropriate in different settings such as along streets and sidewalks <br /> * Begin inventory of Eugene's trees by type, location, and health <br /> * 4,000 new trees planted per year to reach 100 percent stocking by 2010 <br /> 2. Education (8) <br /> * Expand and establish needed educational programs for citizens, <br /> developers, and arborists <br /> * Provide information to professionals, i.e. architects, planners, <br /> builders, etc. <br /> * Provide public information and education on tree selection and <br /> maintenance <br /> * Broad education program run by City government <br /> * Provide a year round "hot line" to all citizens giving information on <br /> care, pruning, planting of trees <br /> * Help people understand why trees are important and how the commission <br /> feels <br /> * Continue Arbor Day activities with school children <br /> * Establish a regular program for school -age children for both tree <br /> planting and information on the benefits of our urban forest <br /> * Make information about soil types available to homeowners <br /> MINUTES - -Tree Commission March 8, 1990 Page 6 <br />