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CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN | 29 <br />STATUS OF THE URBAN FOREST <br />1.4.4 Urban Forest Management <br />1.4.4.1 Staff <br />The City uses a combination of in-house employees and <br />external contractors to manage and maintain City trees. <br />The primary work of the current tree maintenance contractor <br />is focused on street tree pruning (62% of contracted work) <br />and removals (10% of contracted work). In addition to <br />maintaining parks facilities, City Parks staff are responsible <br />for pruning trees in the City parks, debris cleanup, and for <br />the planting and watering of new public trees in streets <br />and parks, On the planning side, the City’s Landscape <br />Architect division, is responsible for implementing the City’s <br />Tree Preservation Ordinance, reviewing and approving <br />tree removal permits, and providing review on tree-related <br />aspects of development plans. <br />Whatever mix of staffing and contractor work the City <br />chooses to employ must be sufficient and effective for <br />accomplishing the City’s urban forestry goals. Because <br />Pleasanton does not currently have any full-time positions <br />dedicated solely to tree management, this has led to more <br />reactive tree management that contributes to the City falling <br />short of its replanting goals each year. This suggests the City <br />needs additional full-time staff, such as a dedicated Urban <br />Forestry team discussed in Key Finding 5, or additional <br />contracted labor to meet its urban forestry goals.