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CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN | v TABLE OF CONTENTS VISION .......................................................................................III ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..........................................................XI DOCUMENT ORGANIZATION ............................................XIII PART 1 URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN 1 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY .................................XVI 1.1 What is an Urban Forest Master Plan? ...............................1 1.2 Why the City Needs an Urban Forest Master Plan ...........1 1.3 Key Findings .............................................................................10 1.4 Status of the Urban Forest ...................................................20 1.4.1 Canopy Cover ........................................................................20 1.4.2 Tree Inventory ........................................................................23 1.4.3 Environmental and Economic Benefits ..........................27 1.4.4 Urban Forest Management ...............................................29 1.4.5 Funding Pleasanton’s Future Urban Forest Goals.....35 1.4.6 Highlights of Pleasanton Trees .........................................38 2 CONTEXT ............................................................................44 2.1 History ........................................................................................45 2.2 Developing the Pleasanton Urban Forest Master Plan 50 2.2.1 Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis .............................50 2.2.2 Analysis of Budget, Current Plans, Policies, and Ordinances .........................................................................................50 2.2.3 Department and Interested Party Interviews ...............51 2.2.4 Community Engagement ...................................................53 3 THE PLAN ............................................................................54 Vision .................................................................................................55 Guiding Principles ..........................................................................56 4 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ..................................................64 Ongoing Actions .............................................................................65 Years 1–5 / High Priority Short Term Actions .........................67 Years 6–15 / Medium Term Actionss ........................................71 Years 16–25 / Long Term Actions .............................................72 5 MONITORING PLAN ..........................................................74 5.1 Assessing Our Progress ........................................................75 TABLES Table 1-1. Canopy Cover Change (2012-2022) ...................11 Table 1-2. Canopy Cover by Land Use ....................................11 Table 1-3. Environmental Benefits Provided by City-Managed Tree Inventory ...............................................27 Table 1-4. Financial Value of City-Managed Trees ...............28 Table 1-5. Six Year Average of Urban Forest Expenditures by Department Staff and Contractor ..............32 Table 1-6. Funding Sources for Pleasanton’s Urban Forestry Program ...............................................................32 Table 1-7. Comparison of Municipal Urban Forest Management Funding ......................................................33 Table 1-8. Average Annual Tree Service Data .......................34