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m <br />MOUNDS VIEW <br />P U B L I C W OR K S <br />City Forestry Information and Frequently Asked Questions Web Site <br />1) Scope <br />a) <br />Trees/Forestry <br />b) <br />City Parks <br />c) <br />City Properties <br />d) <br />City Right of Ways <br />e) <br />Resident Education and Services <br />2) Purpose <br />a) <br />Fulfill PR&F function <br />b) <br />Maintain Tree City Recognition <br />c) <br />Tree Inventory Definition & Management <br />d) <br />Disease Management Plan <br />e) <br />Storm Management Plan <br />f) Resident Education, Guidance and Services <br />g) This best management practices (BMPs) guidebook for conserving wooded areas in developing <br />communities of Minnesota was developed by an advisory committee composed of a wide <br />representation of stakeholders from public, private, and nonprofit organizations. The goals of <br />these BMPs are: • to provide communities with a better understanding and appreciation of <br />economic, social, and environmental benefits of wooded areas and individual trees, • to provide <br />decision makers, city planners, landowners, developers, and citizens with land -use approaches to <br />conserve the ecological integrity and functions of wooded areas, including wildlife habitat and <br />corridors throughout the landscape, • to help builders, utility companies, contractors, machine <br />operators, and crews minimize impacts of construction on wooded areas and trees, and • to <br />provide citizens with a better place to live and work <br />3) <br />Vision <br />4) <br />Guidance <br />Documents <br />a) <br />Tree City USA Standards https://www.arborday.org/programs/treecitVusa/standards.cfm <br />b) <br />Chap <br />405—Parks and Recreation Commission <br />c) <br />Chap <br />605 — Shade Tree Disease and Pest Control <br />d) <br />Chap <br />909 — Parks and Recreation Areas <br />e) <br />Chap <br />910 — Right of Way Management <br />f) <br />Chap <br />1127—Tree Preservation & Landscaping <br />g) <br />Chap <br />1402,01 Electric Franchisee/Subd 4—Tree Trimming <br />h) <br />Conserving Wooded Areas in Developing Communities — Best Practices in Minnesota (2000) <br />http://files.d <br />n r,state.m n.us/forestry/urban/bm ps.pdf <br />5) <br />Definitions <br />—Refer to..... <br />6) Plan <br />a) Park, Recreation and Forestry <br />b) Tree City Certification Standards <br />