PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING PACKET - FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Page 1 of 5 Item #3 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT February 13, 2025 Library and Recreation TITLE: REVIEW THE DRAFT URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN (CIP NO. 22773) AND PROVIDE STAFF WITH COMMENTS SUMMARY City staff and its consultant, Dudek, have completed the first draft of the Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP), CIP No. 22773. The plan identifies the extent of our urban forest assets and how to efficiently fund the maintenance of those assets so that our future investments improve the environment and protect the quality of life and the safety of our community. The plan serves as a roadmap for sustainable urban forest management with specific goals, costs, and actions to guide the City through the next 25 years of managing our urban forest. It is the result of the community-provided input that emphasized that the City maintains a healthy urban forest that prioritizes public health, improves property values, and retains Pleasanton's character. Four guiding principles drove the plan's development, all of which centered on a community- involved, climate-resilient, and fiscally sustainable management strategy. Utilizing the guiding principles, the plan identified five key findings that highlight the increased canopy coverage, the importance of community involvement to the success of the urban forest, the need to diversify the urban forest, and the need for focused staff and funding for the future. The UFMP is divided into three components for ease of use: the master plan, technical documents, and appendices. Staff recommends that the Parks and Recreation Commission review the plan and provide staff with comments. The draft UFMP will also be presented to the City Council in March 2025, with the expectation that the plan be adopted in May or June. RECOMMENDATION 1. Receive the staff presentation on the draft Urban Forest Master Plan 2. Provide staff with comments on the draft UFMP. BACKGROUND In the early 1970s, the City of Pleasanton recognized the importance of trees to the community and prioritized their preservation by adopting a Tree Preservation Ordinance and creating a report for tree management. With the adoption of the Climate Action Plan 2.0 (CAP 2.0) in 2022, the changing conditions and growth of the city, new state regulations, and the need to determine a management strategy for the city’s aging urban forest, the City Council approved a contract with Dudek for an Urban Forest Master Plan project, CIP No. 20773 on March 21, 2023. Staff held their project kick-off meeting with Dudek in May 2023 and since then has created a Page 8 of 27