date: MAY 04, 2022
to: PARK AND RECREATION URBAN FORESTRY AD-HOC COMMITTEE, COMMISSIONERS JOSEPH FEOLA, NATHAN IVERSON, MATT FRIEDLANDER from: ROBERT FILIAR, URBAN FORESTER
CC: JESSICA GORDON, PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST
RE: SECOND MEETING TO REVIEW AND UPDATE THE URBAN FORESTRY POLICY MANUAL Start Time 6:00pm
Guest Speakers:
Marcos Trinidad, Senior Regional Manager for TreePeople Michael Utterback, Board Member of Victoria Avenue Forever (VAF), Certified Arborist, Licensed Landscape Contractor, Pest Control Operator Bill Bailey, President of VAF
Update from the Homework Assignment and Commissioners Ideas and Suggestions Learned from the First Meeting - Review of Urban Forest Management Plans/Urban Forestry Best Management Practices Arbor Day Foundation: Link
HYPERLINK "https://www.arborday.org" https://www.arborday.org American Public Works Association: Link
HYPERLINK "https://www2.apwa.net/Documents/About/CoopAgreements/UrbanForestry/UrbanForestry-4.pdf" https://www2.apwa.net/Documents/About/CoopAgreements/UrbanForestry/UrbanForestry-4.pdf Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture: Link HYPERLINK "https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/urban-forests/ucf" https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/urban-forests/ucf New Management Plan Identified by Guest Speaker Mark Porter on April 02, 2022: Link HYPERLINK "https://www.UFMPtoolkit.com" https://www.UFMPtoolkit.com Requests from the April 02, 2022 Meeting:
Add Information Regarding Construction Management When Working Around Trees Add Tree Standards before Obtaining a Business Tax License for Landscapers/Tree Workers Work with the Planning Division on Trimming Standards for New Developments G-TV Educational Segments on Trees
Provide Training for Arborists Working in the City
Organizational Chart
More Pictures in the Policy Manual and Less Words
Add ANZI Standards – Update Every Five Years
Sign a Pledge/Anti-Topping Campaign
Contact Chamber regarding Tree Care Fund
Save the Planet
Improve Public Outreach Efforts
**New Item to be Worked On and Added**:
Envision Riverside 2025 Strategic Plan Action 4.6.2 Update Urban Forestry Policies to Select Tree Species that Maximize Carbon Sequestration and Building Energy Reduction Potential Requests from the Land Use/Sustainability/Resilience Committee for the Ad-Hoc Committee to Explore:
Research ways of providing advanced notice to area residents when trees are being removed.
Research ways of planting new trees before trees are removed to help maintain continuity of the urban forest in neighborhoods Work with additional community groups throughout the City (Riverside Neighborhood Partnership, Green Belt area) Provide public outreach on the benefits and assets of the urban forest Establish the difference between public and private trees Other Considerations for Updating the Manual:
Update the Cover
Add Pictures
Add Grid Map
Consider Adding Technical Information Such as Carbon Sequestration Potential and Energy Reduction Potential of Adjacent Buildings Begin Implementing Updates to the Policy Manual
Next Steps:
Schedule a Third Meeting with more guests and public speakers with input. Anyone the Commissioners would like to hear from? Commissioners to Provide Ideas and Suggestions Learned from the Second Meeting Continue Implementing Updates to the Policy Manual
Questions? Comments? Ideas?
Ending Time Scheduled for 8:30pm
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