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street. This is done so as to ensure diversity of the tree species in order to <br />• prevent epidemic losses. In addition, some uniformity of species per street <br />keeps the maintenance costs down. <br />Recommendation: The City Forester should continue to develop the street tree <br />master plan. <br />Tree Plant111q This year there was no planting projects. In light of the DED <br />epidemic, planting has been delayed until Spring 2005. As in the past, the <br />planting locations will be based on where a tree was lost during the past year and <br />if a homeowner requested a tree. The tree planting budget was set at $4,000 for <br />this year. Currently, there are 30 trees on the list for planting. <br />Recommendation: The City may need to increase the tree planting budget to <br />accommodate the increased loss of trees that were affected by DED, as well as <br />others that will be removed next year. <br />Tree Inventory During the spring of 2002, a group of volunteers began a tree <br />inventory. They measured the size of the trees and identified their location. <br />They did not identify the species of the tree, nor was this information entered into <br />a computer program. <br />• Recommendation: The City Forester needs to identify the tree species and enter <br />the information into a specialized computer program for tree inventory, which <br />also needs to be purchased. <br />Trimming As the urban forest continues to mature, maintenance is extremely <br />important. Part of a maintenance program includes trimming. The city has <br />always scheduled the trimming of the public trees on a five-year cycle. <br />As the trees continue to grow, maintenance costs will also grow. This year <br />$11,000 was budgeted for trimming. The actual cost was $13,114. Two quotes <br />were submitted: Rainbow for $17,000 and Precision for $12,500. The lower <br />quote was accepted. <br />In Winter of 2005, the Northome Neighborhood will be trimmed. <br />Recommendation: Increase the budget for trimming in order to continue the <br />cyclic trimming program. <br />SuperAmerica As part of a conditional use permit, SuperAmerica is required <br />to maintain a natural vegetation screen (row of spruce trees) between their <br />station and the adjacent private property. A few trees are starting to decline. <br />The city administrator has sent a letter to SA requesting that they resolve this <br />• situation. <br />6G <br />