WEST COAST ARBORIST, INC. (#2025616)

The Contractor shall coordinate all arboriculture activity with City designees and establish a uniform time schedule for routine work. Where parked vehicles are likely to interfere with the proposed work, the Contractor will supply and post at no less than 200-foot intervals on each side of the street “Temporary No Parking” signs 48 hours before the start of construction. • No notification is required for emergency call-out work • If residents or business owners objects to tree pruning or other tree care work, Contractor may be required to delay pruning until the complaint is resolved by the City. If objections to pruning occurs while work is in progress, Contractor shall immediately stop work on the tree(s) in question and immediately notify the Parks Division Manager. Work shall not resume until authorized. • In the event of a resident's complaint, the Contractor shall make every effort to resolve the issue to the mutual satisfaction of both parties. If the Contractor cannot resolve the complaint, they shall contact the Parks Division Manager. • The City will be immediately contacted in case of emergencies, changes in work location, and other urgent matters • During weeks in which there is a holiday, Contractor shall perform all work at all sites during the remaining workdays of that week SCOPE OF SERVICES 1. Tree Pruning General: Prior to beginning any pruning operation, Contractor shall visually inspect the tree(s) to be pruned. The inspection should include: • General condition/branch architecture/tree health • Identification of the type of branches to reduce or remove (e.g., dead, overextended, interfering, needing clearance) and location (e.g., over house, under wires) • Amount of branches to be removed or reduced (number, diameter, or percentage) • Type of pruning cuts to use (branch removal, reduction, heading) • Signs of wildlife nesting • Worker safety concerns (e.g., root collar buried, power lines, bees, tree defects) All pruning cuts should be made to lateral branches, or buds, and nearly flush with the trunk to retain the branch bark ridge and branch collar and not create a stub. Large or heavy branches should be precut using the three-cut method to avoid splitting the wood or tearing the bark. Under no circumstance should “stub cuts,” “topping,” or “lion-tailing” ever be performed. Pine and eucalyptus species shall be only pruned during cold weather periods of the year, normally between November and March, to reduce the possibility of infestation by borer beetles unless directed by the Parks Division Manager. Docusign Envelope ID: CFBCA4B2-32D3-4B9F-8862-2F2E71D4F416