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Flips from August 13, 1996 <br /> Urban Forestry Service <br /> MISSION: <br /> Draft Mission Statement: Our mission is to preserve, maintain and enhance Eugene's urban <br /> forest to enrich the lives of all Eugene's citizens and visitors. Our challenge is to use our <br /> arboricultural expertise to minimize the impact on the urban forest from urbanization. <br /> Mission statements from small groups: <br /> Our mission is to manage, preserve, and enhance the urban forest of Eugene. <br /> Our mission is to maintain, preserve and enhance the vitality of Eugene's urban forest to enrich <br /> the lives of Eugene's citizens and visitors. Our expertise is combined to provide the most <br /> efficient and effective response to the problems faced by the urban forest through the use of <br /> professionally accepted principals of arboriculture. <br /> OPERATING PRINCIPLES: <br /> 6 dots: (John and Mike to make into statement) <br /> - Arboricultural expertise (how to do work) <br /> - Professionally accepted principles (standards, specifications, aesthetically pleasing) <br /> - Constantly improve level of service (way provide service, work activities, practices) <br /> - Continual learning (new standards, practices, teaching) <br /> 5 dots: (John and Mike to make into statement) <br /> - Balance maintenance pruning with hazard responsibility <br /> - Work priorities <br /> - Prioritization (hazards reduced) <br /> - Prioritize use of available funding for greatest impact to achieve mission <br /> 4 dots: (John and Mike to make into statement) <br /> - Customer contact <br /> - Direct, timely response <br /> - Honest communication <br /> - Customer relations <br /> - Organize volunteers <br /> - Organize other governmental staff <br /> - Intra- agency coordination <br /> 3 dots: (John and Mike to make into statement) <br /> - Efficient - organize local vendors <br /> - Prioritize work <br /> - Training <br /> - Applying right equipment <br />