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Staff Proposed Goals /Policies for Urban Forestry <br />March 13, 2013 Meeting <br />Goal 3. Tukwila's streetscapes and landscaped areas are sustainable and attractive and its <br />urban forest is healthy, diverse, and safe. <br />Policies for Goal 3: <br />1. Encourage retention of existing healthy trees wherever possible, through regulations, <br />incentives, and education. <br />2. Develop tree /urban forest inventories and assess the health of trees and forests in Tukwila's <br />public spaces. <br />3. Develop maintenance plans and programs for trees on City property or rights -of -way to ensure <br />that maintenance pruning is properly carried out, diseases and pest infestations are managed, <br />hazardous trees are identified and managed in a timely manner to reduce risks, and invasive <br />vegetation is managed. <br />4. Modify codes and educate property owners, property managers, landscape maintenance <br />companies and tree companies to promote best practices for soil preparation, planting <br />techniques, pruning, trenching, and general tree care. <br />5. Ensure that landscaping and replacement trees in new development or re- development are <br />properly cared for and thrive in perpetuity, through such means as maintenance agreements, <br />monitoring and enforcement. <br />6. Develop a mechanism to ensure that tree removal and maintenance companies have the <br />necessary qualifications and liability insurance for work in Tukwila. <br />Page 3 of 3 2/28/2013 3:55 PM <br />W:\ \Long Range Projects \Urban Forestry\Advisory Committee Materials \Agendas Memos \Meeting 7\Staff Proposed Urban Forestry Policies <br />102 <br />