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30 | CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN <br />Public Trees Public & Private Trees Private Trees <br />STATUS OF THE URBAN FOREST <br />Figure 1-8 provides an overview of the City Departments, contractors, and utilities that are responsible for maintaining and <br />managing Pleasanton’s urban forest . <br />Figure 1-8. City Departments, Contractors and Utilities Responsible for Managing the Urban Forest <br />Community Development Department <br />Planning Division <br />URBAN FOREST RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> »Review new <br />development plans <br />and ensure tree and <br />landscaping standards <br />are met <br />PGE <br />TREE-RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> »Inspect trees for line <br />clearance and utility <br />fire safe <br />Landscape Architecture Division <br />URBAN FOREST RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> »Implement and Enforce <br />Tree Preservation <br />Ordinance <br /> »Review and approve <br />tree removal permits <br /> »Review development <br />plans – tree species <br /> »Lead the creation of the <br />UFMP <br /> »Public outreach, <br />education, and <br />communication on <br />UFMP <br />Streets Division <br />URBAN FOREST RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> »Inspection of trees and <br />roots to determine <br />cause tied to sidewalk <br />uplift/offsets <br /> »Oversee and conduct <br />root pruning and <br />tree removals for <br />sidewalk repairs. Tree <br />removals, if necessary, <br />are determined and <br />managed by the Parks <br />Division <br />Parks Division <br />URBAN FOREST RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> »Pruning of City park and <br />street trees <br /> »Planting new City trees <br />(Parks and Streets) <br /> »Watering newly planted <br />City trees <br /> »Responsible for <br />implementing Urban <br />Forest Master Plan <br />(UFMP) <br /> »Oversee public <br />tree operations and <br />contracted work <br />City Contractors <br />CONTRACTED TREE WORK <br /> »Pruning <br /> »Removals <br /> »Debris cleanup <br />PGE Contractors <br />CONTRACTED TREE WORK <br /> »Line clearance under <br />PGE utilities and tree <br />removal for gas lines <br />Public Works Department