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Transcribed Flips from September 10, 1996 <br /> Urban Forestry Meeting <br /> What Stakeholders Expect <br /> Associations: Want leadership and education <br /> Want to apply standards they produce <br /> Promote tree planting <br /> Would like to see an increase in certification, increasing professionalism <br /> How: Provide certification and training programs <br /> Set standards <br /> Surveys to define interest <br /> Citizens: Want clearly defined policies <br /> Some want preserved trees and preserved character of the neighborhood <br /> Want canopy cover and viewshed <br /> New trees <br /> High level of responsiveness, like a business point of contact <br /> How: Direct calls <br /> Go through media, council, and sometimes attorneys <br /> Utilities Contractors: Want codes that help them repair, replace utilities minimizing costs and <br /> regulations that add to maintenance. <br /> Easy or most efficient access to underground utilities <br /> Regulate new tree planting to prevent future costs (right tree, right place) <br /> Expect to have a chance to comment <br /> Want rapid response to cut roots <br /> How: Public Utility Commission <br /> City Engineer <br /> City Manager's Office <br /> Boards and Commissions <br /> Direct Calls <br /> Contractors: Don't want requirements that workers must be certified. <br /> Want clear specifications, tell them what they're bidding on <br /> Want contracts to be achievable with the resources of the local area <br /> Want sufficient lead time to changes in specifications <br /> Want quick adjustments and answers to questions (now) <br /> How: Through person or organization that hires them <br /> Direct calls <br /> City Engineer <br /> Builders Associations <br /> Chamber of Commerce <br /> Public Hearings <br />