ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT MEETING AGENDA PACKET

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT January 15, 2025 Item 3 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 planning process for the UFMP started in early spring 2023 and included an extensive public outreach effort, an updated tree inventory, a canopy cover analysis, and an updated Tree Preservation Ordinance. The outreach, inventory, canopy cover analysis, and updated ordinance serve as the foundation for the master plan and are now complete with the City Council adopting the updated Tree Preservation Ordinance on December 17, 2024. The draft UFMP is the result of the public’s desire to maintain a healthy urban forest that prioritizes public health, property values, and Pleasanton's character, and by the need to identify a roadmap for a sustainable urban forest management plan with achievable goals, such as those identified in CAP 2.0. The UFMP is divided into three components: • Part 1 summarizes the findings of the UFMP process and focuses on the purpose and importance of a management plan for the city’s urban forest. • Part 2 goes into the technical details of the process and serves as a tool for staff to plan for and implement management strategies and identifies funding needs and opportunities. • Part 3—Addresses staff and community concerns with responses to frequently asked questions and situation-specific concerns, such as wildfire planning. Staff recommends that the Energy and Environment Commission review the plan and provide staff with comments. The draft UFMP will also be reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Commission and then presented to City Council in March 2025, with the expectation that the plan will be adopted in May or June. RECOMMENDATION 1. Receive the staff presentation on the Draft Urban Forest Master Plan. 2. Provide staff with comments.