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Page 2 of 2 <br />DISCUSSION <br />In FY 2023/24, the City is utilizing additional consulting services to administer and support the <br />Heritage Tree program as well as to prune trees to provide clearance for upcoming street <br />resurfacing, which often requires the pruning of private property trees that encroach into the <br />public right-of-way. The proposed increase in the WCA contract for FY 2023/24 will provide the <br />capacity to process Heritage Tree Removal Permits in a timely manner and prune trees for <br />street resurfacing work while continuing the routine tree pruning that maintains the health and <br />safety of the urban forest. Staff is requesting an additional $100,000 as needed to meet the <br />street resurfacing and arboricultural consulting needs for the remainder of this fiscal year. <br /> <br />EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY <br />The maintenance of the urban forest is essential in meeting the City’s Climate Action Plan 2.0 <br />(CAP) goals in the form of carbon sequestration, oxygen production, and stormwater retention, <br />as a healthy urban forest improves the livability of the city. <br /> <br />OUTREACH <br />No outreach was conducted, as this item is a routine matter of City business. <br /> <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this action advances the Citywide ONE Pleasanton strategic plan goal of Investing <br />in our Environment, Strategy 6 - Continue to implement priority items from the Climate Action <br />Plan 2.0 (CAP) to lead by example in environmental sustainability. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />The agreement with West Coast Arborists, Inc. is funded by Parks and Median Renovation <br />(Fund 518) and Urban Forestry (12930101). Staff is recommending $50,000 from Parks and <br />Median Renovation (Fund 518) and $50,000 from Urban Forestry (12930101). Budget <br />amendments will be proposed as part of the mid-year budget update that will be presented to <br />the City Council on February 20, 2024. There are sufficient funds in these two funds to cover <br />the costs. <br /> <br />Prepared by: Submitted by: Approved by: <br /> <br />Giacomo Damonte, Parks <br />Division Manager <br />Norm Dorais, Interim Director of Public <br />Works <br /> <br />Gerry Beaudin, City <br />Manager <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />1. Third Amendment to the As-Needed Agreement with West Coast Arborist, Inc. <br /> <br />Page 33 of 554