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CITY OF RENTON
AGENDA - Committee of the Whole Meeting
6:00 PM - Monday, April 12, 2021
Videoconference
1. FORESTRY PROGRAM UPDATE
a) Presentation
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Parks Planning and Natural Resources
FORESTRY PROGRAM
UPDATE
Committee of the Whole
April 12, 2021
1 AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Presentation Overview
•Tree Inventory
- Citywide update to the GIS Tree Inventory
- Tree Inventory Summary Report
•2020 Annual Report
- Accomplishments
- On going work
- By the numbers
•Future Planning
- Urban Forest Management Plan 2021-2031
- Sustainability Considerations AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
New Tree Inventory (part 1)
•Citywide update to the GIS Tree Inventory Database
-Davey Resource Group hired in late 2019
- Data collection completed in October 2020
- New Data went live in COR Maps December 2021
- Work qualifies for a further TCUSA Growth Award
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New Tree Inventory (part 2)
•Tree inventory Summary Report
- Report printed in March 2021
- Total trees in Streets, Parks, ROW and Natural Areas
- Resource analysis done with iTree ECO
- Numerous environmental benefits & asset value assessed
Tree Site Total Number Annual Benefit Value
Parks & Streets 25,772 $60,147 $30,600,000
Natural Areas 89,528 $155,141 $90,000,000
Golf Course 1,694 $3,964 $2,000,000
TOTALS 116,994 $219,252 $122,600,000 AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
2020 Annual Report (part 1)
Accomplishments:
Citywide update to the Tree Inventory
TCUSA year 13, Growth Award year 11
Completed backlogged priority tree work
On-going work:
The ‘No Tree Topping Initiative’ initiated
The next docket of tree ordinance updates
Annual tree maintenance and tree planting
By the numbers:
10 contracts executed and completed
2 On-Call contracts with 7 invoice addendums completed
3 high tech tree diagnostics undertaken with sonic tomography AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Milestones
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2020 Annual Report (part 2)
Entity Pruned Removed Stump Grind Watered Cabled Planted
Davey Rs. Grp.173 - - - - 5
Urb. Forester 142 16 - - - 6
Parks Crews 66 14 - - 1 1
Contractors 377 217 45 400/week 5 54
TOTAL 758 234 45 400/week 6 66
Work requests
inspected
Work requests
completed
Number of trees
inspected
Tree data
entries
performed
513 447 3668 862
Renton Responds inquiries completed 104 AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
2020 Annual Report (part 3)
Future work:
•A new 10-year Urban Forest Management Plan
-10-year workplan with routine maintenance cycles by planning area
- Tree Planting Initiative with an environmental justice lens
- Community outreach and involvement
- Risk Tree Management Protocol
- Creation of a forestry crew
- Preparedness Planning
•Sustainability considerations
- Development pressure
- Climate change
“Support planned growth and influence decisions
to foster environmental sustainability”, and…”Pursue initiatives to… preserve
and expand open spaces and tree coverage.” (Business Plan 2021-2026 Goals)AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Thank You!
“I speak for the trees
for the trees have no
tongues.”
‘The Lorax’, Dr. Seuss
Ian Gray
Urban Forestry & Natural Resources Manager
Ext. 6601 email: igray@rentonwa.gov
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