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r + <br /> - Priorities request work <br /> - High hazardous pruning, upon request <br /> - Plan for emergency response <br /> - Partnerships with arborists, utilities, departments <br /> - Staff relations between Urban Forester and tree crew <br /> - Motivate staff to want to do job professionally <br /> - Block -to -block pruning - systematic approach to maintenance <br /> FUTURE STRATEGIES <br /> - Street Tree Inventory <br /> - New resource management plan <br /> - Develop program - core belief in Urban Forestry <br /> - Maintain sustainable Urban Forest - new trees, maintenance, preservation, removal <br /> - Maintenance of existing resource <br /> - Review process to sustain trees - development <br /> - Enforce and abide by code or get it off the books <br /> - Coordinate decision - making <br /> - Urban Forestry as one unit - linear approach - clear roles - sole direction - clear goals <br /> - Improve skills of employees - more able to cover for each other <br /> - Hazard abatement to complement block -to -block <br /> - Block -to -Block <br /> - Target City resources on young tree maintenance <br /> - Increase volunteer or property owner maintenance responsibility <br /> IDEAS VOTED ON FOR CHANGE STRATEGIES <br /> + +Street tree inventory - 6 dots <br /> ++Develop policy & procedure manual /standards governing impacts to trees both public & <br /> private (all work OF is responsible for) - 6 dots <br /> WHY? Explain job of Urban Forestry and limits, Communication tool to build relationships, <br /> Common understanding, Compiles all policies into reference document <br /> + +Combined goal setting - 4 dots <br /> ++Training /development of professional staff - 3 dots <br /> ++Block to block systematic maintenance program - 3 dots <br /> ++Use of volunteers - 2 dots <br /> ++Hazard abatement - 1 dot <br /> Others - 0 dots <br /> - Target resources for young trees <br /> - Decision - making process <br /> - Urban Forestry as sole direction <br /> - Frequent interdepartmental meetings to solve issues and educate staff <br /> - Standardize preservation and mitigation practices <br /> - Modify code <br />