25B - AGMT - STREET TREE MAINTENANCE

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Preventive Maintenance: All city trees receive routine maintenance: problems are corrected before they reach crisis levels. Improved Health: Grid /area pruning improves the health of the tree population through routinely pruning weakened or pest infested branches and developing sound and vigorously growing crowns. Maintain a Capital Asset: The urban forest is one of the Cities most valuable and overlooked capital assets. By investing in the systematic maintenance concept the City is maintaining its overall and real financial value to the community. Reduced Liability: Due to the efficiency of grid trimming, all trees are serviced in a timely manner reducing liability exposure. Efficient Record Keeping: The Foreman is able to update tree characteristic information on trees that our crew maintains in the City over the trim cycle period. Records are maintained for current status and retuned to the City for their files. r'LU,A-211 `lIr? f PRJ PI-F] In addition to providing complete pruning operations, our highly trained staff will also perform clearance pruning services, which consist of removing branches to provide a fourteen (14) foot clearance from the top of the curb when practical, or as specified by the City. This operation also involves clearing limbs or branches away from wires, lights, building, and /or traffic signal devices. Also, we will remove all trunk sprouts and suckers and clear limbs to provide for pedestrian travel. All work will be performed in accordance with ISA Best Management Practices, ANSI A3GD Standards and City specifications. An on -going trimming program provides safety when it comes to tree and utility lines. Trees that interfere, or have the probability of interfering, with utility lines will be trimmed in a manner to achieve the required clearances as specified by the City and in accordance with the California Public Utilities Commission. In addition to abiding by the clearance specifications set forth in General Order 95, utility line clearance pruning will be performed to protect the current health and condition of the tree and to maintain its symmetry. Limbs overhanging primary conductors will be removed, and natural pruning techniques that utilize the least number of cuts will be made to direct growth away from the utility lines. We support the City's belief that proper pruning and care during the early stages of the tree's life will save money in the future, and create a safer, more beautiful, healthy, easy -to- maintain tree. We believe that tree care that is performed early will affect its shape, strength and life span. Our specialized Small Tree Care Team consists of certified personnel trained to perform the following: 25B -180 10