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Upland Public Works committee reports no changes to urban forest management plan; staff will provide more regular data
Summary
At its April 8 meeting the Public Works Committee received a staff update saying the city's Urban Forest Management Plan was adopted last year, there have been no plan changes or exemption requests, and claims from a recent wind event were mostly recorded as acts of God.
At its April 8 meeting the Upland Public Works Committee reviewed the city's Urban Forest Management Plan and heard that no changes have been made since adoption last year.
A Public Works staff member told the committee the plan was adopted in the previous year, is reviewed on a five‑year rolling basis, and that staff had not received any exemption requests from the public for tree removals. The staff report listed risk‑management claims submitted to the county, and staff said most stemmed from a wind event on the fourteenth that were categorized as acts of God.
Committee members asked for more routine data in future reports. Members of the Street Tree Advisory Committee and the public requested a brief dashboard at each meeting showing routine maintenance metrics — for example, tree removals, plantings and inspections — and a link to the current adopted plan so residents can more easily find it online. Staff agreed to add data and a link to future reports.
Staff also explained the city uses a vendor, West Coast Arborist, to inspect and trim street trees; different species have different recommended trim cycles, which is why inspection/trimming intervals were adjusted from a four‑year to a six‑year cycle in places where species and growth patterns warrant it. Staff said most routine species replacements are “like‑for‑like” unless a species has been removed from the city's recommended list.
Ending: Committee and staff agreed to include more accessible materials and recurring maintenance data in future Public Works Committee reports so advisory members and the public can track street‑tree activity between meetings.
