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18 | CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN <br />KEY FINDINGS <br />Key Finding #4 <br />Additional Funding is Required for the City to Achieve its Urban Forest Goals <br />Over the past six years funding has increased for urban forestry-related <br />work from $920,000 in fiscal year (FY) 2018/19, to $1.6 million in fiscal <br />year 2023/24, showing a dedication from the City to keep pace with <br />rising costs to provide a consistent level of tree services to its residents. <br />Despite this increase, a further increase in funding will be needed to <br />achieve annual service targets established in the UFMP. The annual <br />service targets are based on achieving a 25% canopy cover goal for <br />each residential neighborhood within Pleasanton, starting with ensuring <br />tree removals do not outpace tree replacement and filling all vacant <br />City-owned planting sites. The increase in tree planting efforts increases <br />the number of trees for the City to manage, raising the level of service <br />needed for watering new trees, pruning, removals, and risk assessment. <br />It is estimated that the City’s current budget of approximately $1.6 million <br />would sufficiently cover costs to meet the urban forest service targets <br />in the first year, but by year ten the City would need up to $560,000 in <br />funding to fully cover costs due to the increased number of new trees in <br />the City managed inventory. By the end of this Plan, in 2049, the budget <br />difference is estimated to be $960,000 for that year (see section 1.4.5 for <br />more information). <br />Page 249 of 348