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76 | CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN <br />MONITORING PLAN <br />Table 5-1. Tree Canopy Goal Assessment Summary (Pre-UFMP) <br />Category Current Rating Goal Rating Gap <br />Canopy cover <br />The existing canopy cover for entire <br />municipality is 75%-100% of the desired <br />canopy. <br />2 <br />The existing canopy is >75%-100% of desired <br />– at individual neighborhood level as well as <br />overall municipality. <br />4 2 <br />Inventory Complete or sample-based inventory of <br />publicly owned trees.1 Inventory guides planning, management <br />decisions.2 1 <br />Assessment <br />Methodology <br />Low-resolution and/or point-based <br />sampling of canopy cover using aerial <br />photographs or satellite imagery, for <br />example i-Tree Canopy. <br />2 <br />Complete, detailed, and spatially explicit, <br />high-resolution Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) <br />assessment based on enhanced data (such as <br />LIDAR) – accompanied by comprehensive set <br />of goals by land use and other parameters; <br />all utilized effectively to drive urban forest <br />and green infrastructure policy and practice <br />municipality-wide and at neighborhood or <br />smaller management level. <br />4 2 <br />Publicly owned <br />trees <br />Complete tree inventory that includes <br />detailed tree condition ratings.2 Complete GIS tree inventory that includes <br />detailed tree condition and risk ratings.4 2 <br />Publicly owned <br />natural areas <br />Level and type of public use <br />documented.2 Ecological structure and function of all natural <br />areas assessed and documented.3 1 <br />Private property <br />trees <br />Aerial, point-based assessment – <br />capturing extent and location.1 Bottom-up sample-based assessment, as well <br />as basic aerial view 4 3