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Forest and Beach Commission: city exceeds first-year target in three-year tree catch-up plan
Summary
City staff reported removal of priority dead and very poor trees ahead of the first-year goal and heavier-than-expected stump grinding, while commissioners and members of the public pressed for clearer tracking and stronger enforcement around private removals.
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea staff told the Forest and Beach Commission that the city exceeded its first-year target under a three-year catch-up plan for deferred tree maintenance.
The staff report said contractors and city crews removed 147 trees classified as dead or “very poor” against a first-year target of 128 and ground about 386 stumps so far this fiscal year. Staff said those totals surpass the plan’s original targets and reflected a push to prioritize large-diameter, higher-risk removals.
“It’s not just deferred maintenance — the inventory ages and things change,” Tom (city staff) said as he reviewed the monthly numbers. Justin (city staff) said the city prioritized the largest, dead trees first to reduce the chance of the largest failures.…
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