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Table 2-2. Department and Interested Party Interview Participants <br />Department Position <br />Public Works <br />• Streets and Signs supervisor, <br />Engineering Technician I <br />• Engineering Technician <br />• Traffic Engineer <br />• Public Works Inspector <br />• Parks Division <br />Landscape Architect Office • Landscape Architect <br />Claims and Liability • Assistant City Attorney <br />Public Works - Utilities • Utilities Supervisor <br />Community Development • Associate Planner <br />Business Representative • Hacienda General Manager <br />Interview questions included the following: <br />• What are the various tree and urban forest-related functions <br />of your role? <br />• How does your Department/Office/business interface with <br />City departments that manage trees? <br />• What are the most common issues with trees that you deal <br />with or see in your Department? <br />• What are the greatest challenges/opportunities facing the <br />City’s urban forest? <br />• How do you envision the City’s urban forest in 25 years? <br />52 | CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN <br />CONTEXT <br />Community <br />Engagement Summary <br />What we learned <br />Pleasanton residents expressed a deep <br />appreciation for trees and the many benefits <br />they provide. One of their main concerns lies in <br />the persistent infrastructure conflicts caused <br />by tree roots. This underscores the critical <br />need for thoughtful infrastructure design and <br />repairs, species selection, and strategic spacing <br />in future planting efforts to avoid sidewalk <br />uplift and underground utility problems. <br />Providing the community with educational <br />resources about infrastructure conflicts, why <br />they occur, and how they can be avoided <br />will be beneficial in increasing community <br />advocacy for maintaining and increasing <br />Pleasanton’s urban tree canopy while <br />bolstering UFMP implementation.