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1) Scope <br />a) Trees/Forestry <br />b) City Parks <br />c) City Properties <br />d) City Right of Ways <br />e) Resident Education and Services <br />2J Purpose <br />a) Fulfill PR&F function <br />b) Maintain Tree City Recognition <br />c) Tree Inventory Definition & Management <br />d) Disease Management Plan <br />e) Storm Management Plan <br />f) Resident Education, Guidance and Services <br />g) This best management practices (BMPsJ guidebook for conserving wooded areas in developing communities of <br />Minnesota was developed by an advisory committee composed of a wide representation of stakeholders from <br />public, private, and nonprofit organizations. The goals of these BMPs are: • to provide communities with a better <br />understanding and appreciation of economic, social, and environmental benefits of wooded areas and individual <br />trees, • to provide decision makers, city planners, landowners, developers, and citizens with land -use approaches <br />to conserve the ecological integrity and functions of wooded areas, including wildlife habitat and corridors <br />throughout the landscape, • to help builders, utility companies, contractors, machine operators, and crews <br />minimize impacts of construction on wooded areas and trees, and • to provide citizens with a better place to live <br />and work <br />3) Vision <br />4) Guidance Documents <br />a) Tree City USA Standards https://www.arborday.org/programsztreecityusa/standards.cfm <br />b) Chap 405 — Parks and Recreation Commission <br />c) Chap 605 —Shade Tree Disease and Pest Control <br />d) Chap 909 — Parks and Recreation Areas <br />e) Chap 910 — Right of Way Management <br />f) Chap 1127—Tree Preservation & Landscaping <br />g) Chap 1402.01 Electric Franchisee/ Subd 4—Tree Trimming <br />h) Conserving Wooded Areas in Developing Communities— Best Practices in Minnesota (2000) <br />http://files.dnr.state,mn.us/forestry/urban/bmps.pd <br />f <br />5) Definitions —Refer to..... <br />6) Plan <br />a) Park, Recreation and Forestry <br />b) Tree City Certification Standards <br />i) A Tree Board or Department <br />ii) Tree Care Ordinance <br />iii) A Community Forestry Program With an Annual Budget of at Least $2 Per Capita <br />iv) Arbor Day Observance and Proclamation <br />c) Inventory <br />i) Current <br />ii) Updates- Frequency <br />iii) Zero Net Loss <br />d) Disease Management <br />i) Diversity <br />ii) Preparation <br />