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CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN | 19 <br /> KEY FINDINGS <br />Key Finding #5 <br />Need for a dedicated Urban Forestry Team <br />The City has identified the need for a dedicated <br />team of professionals to be responsible for the <br />urban forest program. Currently, the management <br />of City-owned trees is carried out by the <br />Landscape Architecture Office and the Parks <br />Division. Neither of these departments have roles <br />that are solely focused on trees, so staff must <br />balance competing priorities with urban forest <br />management tasks. The addition of a dedicated <br />Urban Forestry Team that manages both public <br />and private trees will not only help balance the <br />workload of overextended staff but will also help <br />to balance the workload of tasks related to the <br />Urban Forest. These tasks would include new <br />programs, grant writing, community outreach and <br />education, and tracking and implementing the <br />strategic actions of this UFMP to achieve the City’s <br />urban forest goals. Dedicated staff will allow for <br />better tracking and analysis on how to best utilize <br />urban forestry funds. <br />Page 250 of 348