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aA <br />URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES <br />■ Analyze the success of the initial tree giveaway programs <br />and consider whether creating a new front yard <br />ordinance is needed. <br />■ Consider whether to reduce the length of the tree <br />establishment program to save additional costs. <br />1.2.3 Staffing <br />1.2.3.1 Current Staffing <br />The City uses a combination of in-house employees and <br />external contractors to manage and maintain the urban forest. <br />Table 1-5 details the City's tree -related staff positions. Within <br />Pleasanton's Parks Department, there are 40 positions, eight <br />of which are part-time to assist with mostly additional park <br />maintenance work during the busy park use season (April <br />through August). Because 85% to 90% of the workload for the <br />Parks staff listed in Table 1-5 consists of non -tree -related duties, <br />Pleasanton has a relatively low total number of FTE staff to <br />carry out urban forestry work, and relies on contractors to keep <br />the level of urban forestry services consistent. <br />The primary work of the current tree maintenance contractor <br />is street tree pruning (62% of contracted work) and removals <br />(10% of contracted work). City staff are being utilized across a <br />wider range of urban forest tasks from planting, establishment <br />care, pruning, removals, and tree debris clean up. The most <br />expensive line item for City staff is management -related <br />activities at 29% in FY23/24, followed by pruning and planting <br />activities at 19% and 16%, respectively. Providing additional <br />details in future work records categorized as `management - <br />related' activities will allow for a more comprehensive analysis <br />on the City's urban forestry tasks and associated funding. <br />Table 1-5. City of Pleasanton Tree -Related Staff Positions and Their Cost <br />Parks Maintenance Supervisor <br />$247,520 <br />3 <br />0.81 <br />$200,491 <br />Parks Lead Worker <br />$220,480 <br />6 <br />0.72 <br />$158,746 <br />Parks Maintenance Worker II <br />$197,600 <br />12 <br />0.72 <br />$142,272 <br />Parks Maintenance Worker I <br />$160,160 <br />9 <br />0.72 <br />$115,315 <br />Park Maintenance Aide (Part Time) <br />$34,125 <br />8 <br />0.72 <br />$24,570 <br />Landscape Architect <br />$250,494 <br />1 <br />0.2 <br />$50,099 <br />Landscape Architect Assistant <br />$179,210 <br />1 <br />0.75 <br />$134,407 <br />98 1 CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN <br />