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Department Operational Plan Template
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Appendix B - Department Operational Plan Template
Annual Reporting Period is from April 1 - March 31
Reports are due to the Urban Forester or designated representative by June 1 of each year.
Community Prioritized Categories for this plan are as follows:
Email us at:
Step 3. Reporting instructions - Submit the completed report to the Urban Forester on June 1 of each year. Each reporting year is from April 1 - March 31.
Step 4. Review - The most important step is to use your DOP to set goals and measure success.
URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK CATEGORY UF-5 Departmental Urban Forest Management Plan Create a Departmental Operational Plan for departmental urban forest management, consisting of an analysis of existing conditions and regulatory framework, desired future conditions, and a work plan based on the Departmental Operational Plans Action Matrix. Update the Departmental Operational Plans to reflect changing policies and regulations, standards of care, best management practices, and accomplishments.
Next Step: Department Information Questions or comments?
Step 1. Share your departmental information on the next page. Each Program that works on urban forest related issues must complete an information page.Departments will submit one Departmental Operation Plan containing all responses from their programs. Copy and paste a new program information worksheet for each program.
Step 2. With assistance from an Urban Forester representative each department's primary or secondary contact will collect information from each program and compile responses into one DOP action matrix tool.
PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION SUSTAINABLE URBAN FOREST PLANTING, CARE, AND MAINTENANCE URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK PLANNING AND DESIGN
The Departmental Operational Plan Action Matrix is a tool for your department to use to help you manage your part of Austin's urban forest resource. Divided into seven categories, each action item comes with resources to help you track your department’s impact on the urban forest and help support the urban forest's health.
Austin's Urban Forest Plan directs each department that is involved in the management or support of the urban forest to complete a Departmental Operational Plan for urban forest management. Implementation guidelines and policy elements can be found in Chapter 3 - Implementation of the Plan. Policy Element UF-5 directs departments to create Departmental Operation Plans.
The DOP has three parts; 1: Department information 2: Individual program information and 3: The DOP Action Matrix
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Department InformationYou must complete all fields below.
Department Type here
Program Type here
Address Type here
Zip Code Type here
Contact #1 Type here
Phone Number (Contact #1) Type here
Email Address (Contact #1) Type here
Contact #2 Type here
Phone Number (Contact #2) Type here
Email Address (Contact #2) Type here
Department Director Type here
Dept/Program Years in OperationIf 6 months, put "0.5 years"
Type here
Number of Full-Time Employees Type here
Department Description/Mission Other:
Number of Programs that interface with the urban forest
Previous Step: Instructions Next Step: Program Information
Each Program that works on urban forest related issues must complete an information page.Departments will submit one DOP Action Matrix containing all responses from their programs.
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Program Information - 1You must complete all fields below.
Department Type here
Program Type here
Address Type here
Contact #1 Type here
Phone Number (Contact #1) Type here
Email Address (Contact #1) Type here
Contact #2 Type here
Phone Number (Contact #2) Type here
Email Address (Contact #2) Type here
Program Years in OperationIf 6 months, put "0.5 years"
Type here
Number of Full-Time Employees Type here
Number of Part-Time Employees Type here
Does this program have interns regularly? How many?
Type here
Area of Influence Type here
Type of Program Type here
Program Description Type here
Additional Information Type here
Previous Step: Department Information Next Step: Program Information 2
Each Program that works on urban forest related issues must complete an information page. Departments will submit one DOP Action Matrix containing all responses from their programs.
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Program Information - 2You must complete all fields below.
Department Type here
Program Type here
Address Type here
Contact #1 Type here
Phone Number (Contact #1) Type here
Email Address (Contact #1) Type here
Contact #2 Type here
Phone Number (Contact #2) Type here
Email Address (Contact #2) Type here
Program Years in OperationIf 6 months, put "0.5 years"
Type here
Number of Full-Time Employees Type here
Number of Part-Time Employees Type here
Does this program have interns regularly? How many?
Type here
Area of Influence Type here
Type of Program Type here
Program Description Type here
Additional Information Type here
Previous Step: Instructions Next Step: Action Matrix
Each Program that works on urban forest related issues must complete an information page. Departments will submit one DOP Action Matrix containing all responses from their programs.
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PolicyElem
ent
PolicyElem
entD
escriptio
nStrategy
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provideashort
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aintain
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al,and
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organizatio
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rtmen
ts,the
privatesector
andothe
rsto
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nan
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the
urba
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maturetree
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localgov
ernm
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trainfall.
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ns
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decision
sregarding
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icor
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obstructions,excep
twith
regard
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blicsafety
orin
establishe
dview
corridors.
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testab
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getatio
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portsa
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nal
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sewhe
nassessingfin
es,
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atingloss.
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Section1.PR
OTECT
IONAN
DPR
ESER
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Policiesrelated
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nof
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ghregulatio
nan
dothe
rapp
roache
stha
ten
hancepreservatio
n.
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PolicyElem
ent
PolicyElem
entD
escriptio
nStrategy
Please
provideashort
descrip
tionof
actio
nstaken
toachievethisstrategy
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anyrelateddo
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n
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nStatus
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nscore
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nof
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tfeasible,the
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uiresthe
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ento
fthe
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nalvalue
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sclose
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ityto
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ssible.
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tevaluates
andmod
ifies
protectio
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dpo
liciesa
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cessary.
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ents
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ative,an
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esan
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bitats.
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rtmen
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esan
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nof
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ghregulatio
nan
dothe
rapp
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hancepreservatio
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OTECT
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ESER
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irethecompletereplacem
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aspo
ssible.Evalua
tean
dmod
ifyprotectio
nan
dineffectivemitigatio
npractic
esan
dpo
liciesa
snecessary.
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PolicyElem
ent
PolicyElem
entD
escriptio
nStrategy
Please
prov
ideashortd
escriptio
nof
actio
nstakento
achievethis
strategy
andan
yrelated
documen
tatio
n
Actio
nStatus
*Pulldow
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nscore
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upe
rform
this
actio
nas
aresultof
AUFP?
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rtmen
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iversity,a
region
ally
approp
riate
mixof
vegetatio
n,mixed
agepo
pulatio
nsan
davarie
ddistrib
utionof
speciesthrou
ghou
tthe
City
toprotecta
ndim
provethevigo
rand
theresilienceof
ouru
rban
forests.
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rtmen
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urba
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sitio
nwith
considerationof
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ictedclim
atepa
tterns.
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rtmen
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ppropriate
nativ
especiesin
approp
riate
habitats.
0
S2Urban
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dUtilization
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ratedby
urba
nforest
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ance
anden
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esta
ndbe
stsustaina
bleuses
ofremoved
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sand
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dymaterial,includ
ingreuseon
site.Strive
for1
00%greenwaste
recyclingor
reuse.
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rtmen
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reen
waste
gene
ratedby
urba
nforestmainten
ance
anden
courages
thehigh
esta
ndbe
stsustaina
bleuses
ofremoved
tree
sand
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dymaterial,includ
ingreuseon
site.D
epartm
entstrives
for1
00%greenwaste
recyclingor
reuse.
0
S3Integrated
Pest
Man
agem
ent
IncorporateIntegrated
PestMan
agem
ent
principles
int o
land
man
agem
entp
ractices.
Depa
rtmen
tincorpo
ratesIntegratedPe
stMan
agem
ent
principles
into
land
man
agem
entp
ractices.
0
S4Urban
Wild
life
Habitat
Enha
nceurba
nwild
lifeha
bitattothe
maxim
umextent
basedon
site
usethroug
hurba
nforestry
policies,de
sign
,and
man
agem
entp
ractices.
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rtmen
tenh
ancesu
rban
wild
lifeha
bitattothe
maxim
umextent
basedon
site
usethroug
hurba
nforestry
policies,de
sign
,and
man
agem
entp
ractices.
0
S5Wild
fireRisk
Achieveaba
lancebe
twee
ncommun
ityde
sires
forw
ildfireriskredu
ctionan
drespon
sible
vegetatio
nman
agem
ent,espe
ciallywith
inthe
Wild
land
Urban
Interface.
Depa
rtmen
tsuccessfully
balances
commun
ityde
sires
forw
ildfireriskredu
ctionwith
respon
siblevegetatio
nman
agem
ente
specially
with
intheWild
land
Urban
Interface.
0
Sustaina
bleUrban
ForestPo
liciesa
rerelatedto
sustaina
bilityof
theurba
nforestresource
itselfa
ndtheresources
relatedto
itsman
agem
ent,such
aswater
(and
city
assets).
Increase
speciesd
iversity,a
region
ally
approp
riate
mixof
vegetatio
n,mixed
age
popu
latio
nsan
davarie
ddistrib
utionof
species
througho
uttheCity
toprotecta
ndim
provethe
vigo
rand
theresilienceof
ouru
rban
forests.
Alignurba
nforestcompo
sitio
nwith
considerationof
pred
ictedclim
atepa
tterns.
Plan
tapp
ropriate
nativ
especiesinap
prop
riate
habitats.
Section2.SU
STAINAB
LEURB
ANFO
REST
S1Sp
ecies,Ag
e,an
dGe
ograph
icDiversity
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PolicyElem
ent
PolicyElem
entD
escriptio
nStrategy
Please
prov
ideashortd
escriptio
nof
actio
nstakento
achievethis
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andan
yrelated
documen
tatio
n
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nStatus
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nscore
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upe
rform
this
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nas
aresultof
AUFP?
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rtmen
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ntifies
andsupp
resses
nonna
tive
invasive
speciesa
ccording
totheInvasive
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agem
entP
lan.
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rtmen
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spub
liced
ucationab
outthe
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ento
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othe
rman
agem
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fthe
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rtmen
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izes
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water,reclaim
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ndad
opt
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esthat
conserve
potablesources.
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gde
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andmainten
ance
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ning,the
depa
rtmen
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edforsup
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ental
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publictree
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vegetatio
nto
redu
cewater
waste.
0
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rtmen
tminim
izes
theuseof
potablewater
onturf.
0
S8Urban
ForestPe
sts
Using
theprinciples
andpractic
esof
Integrated
PestMan
agem
ent,iden
tify,plan
for,an
drespon
dto
criticalurban
forestpe
ststoredu
cetheirimpa
cton
thecommun
ity’surba
nforest.
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rtmen
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stMan
agem
entto
iden
tify,plan
for,an
drespon
dto
criticalurban
forest
peststoredu
cetheirimpa
cton
thecommun
ity'surba
nforest.
0
S9Pa
rtne
rship
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rwith
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ral,state,region
al,and
local
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taljurisdictions,com
mun
ityno
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organizatio
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othe
rsto
accomplishthesustaina
bilitygoalso
fAu
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ithfede
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mun
ityno
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rsto
accomplishthesustaina
bilitygoalso
fAustin
’surba
nforestecosystem.
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bleUrban
ForestPo
liciesa
rerelatedto
sustaina
bilityof
theurba
nforestresource
itselfa
ndtheresources
relatedto
itsman
agem
ent,such
aswater
(and
city
assets).
S7Water
Conservatio
nan
dDe
sign
and
Mainten
ance
Plan
ning
Maxim
izetheuseof
nonpo
tablesources(e.g.,
storm
water,reclaim
edwater)a
ndad
opt
practic
esthat
conserve
potablesources.
Durin
gde
sign
andmainten
ance
plan
ning
evalua
tethene
edforsup
plem
entalirrigation
ofpu
blictree
sand
vegetatio
nto
redu
cewater
waste.M
inim
izetheuseof
potablewater
onturf.
Section2.SU
STAINAB
LEURB
ANFO
REST
S6Invasive
Species
Man
agem
ent
Iden
tifyan
dsupp
ress
nonna
tiveinvasive
speciesa
ccording
totheInvasive
Species
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agem
entP
lan.
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idepu
bliced
ucation
abou
tthe
detrim
ento
fnon
nativ
einvasive
speciestotheurba
nforest,p
artic
ularlywhe
nrelatedto
othe
rman
agem
entp
olicies.
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PolicyElem
ent
PolicyElem
entD
escriptio
nStrategy
Please
provideashort
descrip
tionof
actio
nstaken
toachievethisstrategy
and
anyrelateddo
cumen
tatio
n
Actio
nStatus
*Pulldow
nmenu
Actio
nscore
Didyo
upe
rform
this
actio
nas
aresultof
AUFP?
PCM
1Plan
tingPriorities
Prioritizetree
plan
tingan
dland
scap
ingon
publicprop
erty
particularlyin
parksa
ndalon
gside
walks
andtran
sitcorrid
ors,plan
tinglong
lived
nativ
etree
swhe
repo
ssibleto
maxim
ize
environm
ental,social,and
econ
omicbe
nefits
andthelong
evity
oftheurba
nforest.
Depa
rtmen
tprio
ritizes
tree
plan
tingan
dland
scap
ing
onpu
blicprop
erty
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parksa
ndalon
gside
walks
andtran
sitcorrid
ors,plan
tinglong
lived
nativ
etree
swhe
repo
ssibleto
maxim
ize
environm
ental,social,and
econ
omicbe
nefitsa
ndthe
long
evity
oftheurba
nforest.
0
PCM
2Sp
eciesS
electio
n
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approp
riate
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especiesb
ased
onproject,locatio
n,site
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ition
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dpo
tentialfuturechan
gesin
clim
atepa
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rtmen
tencou
ragesthe
selectionof
approp
riate
nativ
especiesb
ased
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n,site
cond
ition
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dpo
tentialfuturechan
gesinclim
ate
patterns.
0
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rtmen
testab
lishe
sand
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plan
tingan
dmainten
ance
program
(includ
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ing,
mulching,an
dwateringof
maturetree
sduring
insufficien
trainfall)ba
sedon
natio
nalstand
ards
and
bestman
agem
entp
ractices.
0
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rtmen
tensures
thelong
term
survivalof
the
urba
nforestby
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ctivemainten
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ceresourcese
xpen
dedon
reactiv
eor
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respon
se.De
partmen
tmaxim
izes
urba
nforest
bene
fits,an
dredu
cesu
rban
forestmortality.
0
PCM
4Plan
tingStock
Utilizehigh
quality
plan
tingstockoriginating
from
CentralTexas
seed
sourceso
rgrownin
nurseriestha
tsim
ulateCe
ntralTexas
grow
ing
cond
ition
s.
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rtmen
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ighqu
ality
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tingstockfrom
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rgrownby
nurseriestha
tsimulateCe
ntralTexas
grow
ingcond
ition
s.0
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ting,care,and
mainten
ance
policiesa
rerelatedto
theconsiderationof
existin
gpu
blicurba
nforestresources
andproa
ctiveplan
ning
forsustainab
lefuture
urba
nforestresources,whileun
derstand
inginhe
rent
conflict
betw
eenactiv
esite
usean
dhe
althyforests.
PCM
3Urban
Forest
Plan
tingan
dMainten
ance
Plan
Prog
ram
Establishan
dmaintainastrategicplan
tingan
dmainten
ance
program
(includ
ingprun
ing,
mulching,an
dwateringof
maturetree
sduring
insufficien
trainfall)ba
sedon
natio
nal
stan
dardsa
ndbe
stman
agem
entp
ractices.
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thelong
term
survivalof
theurba
nforestby
prioritizingproa
ctivemainten
ance
toredu
ceresourcese
xpen
dedon
reactiv
eor
emergencyrespon
se.M
axim
izeurba
nforest
bene
fits,an
dredu
ceurba
nforestmortality.
Section1.PLAN
TING,CAR
E,AN
DMAINTENAN
CE
B-12
Appendix B - Department Operational Plan Template
PolicyElem
ent
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entD
escriptio
nStrategy
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tionof
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nstaken
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andecosystem
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velopplan
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pygoals.
0
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6Land
scap
eMainten
ance
Man
agem
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lans
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erly
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ethe
plan
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ecom
ingestablishe
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eans
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eland
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agem
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ainten
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etheplan
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ingestablishe
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eland
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itorin
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0
PCM
7Pa
rtne
rships
Partne
rwith
fede
ral,state,region
al,and
local
governmen
taljurisdictions,com
mun
ityno
nprofit
organizatio
ns,City
ofAu
stin
depa
rtmen
ts,the
privatesector
andothe
rsto
increase
thereplen
ishm
ent,mainten
ance,and
care
ofAu
stin’surba
nforestwhilecomplying
with
theCity'splan
tingpriorities.
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rtmen
tpartnersw
ithfede
ral,state,region
al,and
localgov
ernm
entaljurisdictions,com
mun
ityno
nprofit
organizatio
ns,City
ofAu
stinde
partmen
ts,the
private
sector
andothe
rsto
increase
thereplen
ishm
ent,
mainten
ance,and
care
ofAu
stin’surba
nforestwhile
complying
with
theCity'splan
tingpriorities.
0
PCM
8Pu
blicSafety
Take
reason
ablemeasurestoredu
cerisks
ofurba
nforestelem
entsthat
impa
ctpu
blic
health
andsafety.
Depa
rtmen
ttakes
reason
ablemeasurestoredu
cerisks
ofurba
nforestelem
entsthat
impa
ctpu
bliche
alt h
and
safety.
0
PCM
9Prom
inen
tTrees
Dueto
thecommun
ityvalueof
prom
inen
ttree
s,ad
ditio
nalw
atering,care
and
mainten
ance,and
protectio
nshallbeprov
ided
accordingto
theStan
dardso
fCarean
dBe
stMan
agem
entP
ractices.
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thecommun
ityvalueof
prom
inen
ttrees,the
depa
rtmen
tprovide
sadd
ition
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and
mainten
ance,and
protectio
naccordingto
the
Stan
dardso
fCarean
dBe
stMan
agem
entP
ractices.
0
PCM
5Tree
Cano
pyCo
ver
Iden
tifycano
pygoalsa
ccording
tosite
and
ecosystem
capa
city
andde
velopaplan
toachievethem
.
Plan
ting,care,and
mainten
ance
policiesa
rerelatedto
theconsiderationof
existin
gpu
blicurba
nforestresources
andproa
ctiveplan
ning
forsustainab
lefuture
urba
nforestresources,whileun
derstand
inginhe
rent
conflict
betw
eenactiv
esite
usean
dhe
althyforests.
Section1.PLAN
TING,CAR
E,AN
DMAINTENAN
CE
B-13
Appendix B - Department Operational Plan Template
PolicyElem
ent
PolicyElem
entD
escriptio
nStrategy
Please
provideashort
descrip
tionof
actio
nstaken
toachievethisstrategy
and
anyrelateddo
cumen
tatio
n
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nStatus
*Pulldow
nmenu
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nscore
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upe
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UF1Man
agem
ent
Priorities
Evalua
tean
ddo
cumen
tthe
ecosystem
services
andbe
nefitso
fthe
urba
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onside
rthe
valueof
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andbe
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nmultip
lean
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tingne
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rightso
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udget
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anddo
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urba
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epartm
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tingne
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htso
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etpriorities,an
dthede
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public.
0
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source
Needs
Ensure
adeq
uate
resourcesa
rede
dicatedto
theman
agem
ento
fAustin
’surba
nforestan
dits
ecosystem
functio
nsto
supp
ortthe
City’s
vision
foritsurba
nforest.Ide
ntify
andqu
antify
gaps
inurba
nforestman
agem
entfun
ding
compa
redwith
natio
nalben
chmarks
and
incorporatethosene
edsintheDe
partmen
tal
budg
etingprocess.
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rtmen
tensures
adeq
uate
resourcesa
rede
dicated
totheman
agem
ento
fAustin
’surba
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ecosystem
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nsto
supp
ortthe
City’svision
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urba
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partmen
tide
ntifies
andqu
antifies
gaps
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agem
entfun
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red
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need
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partmen
talb
udgetin
gprocess.
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Depa
rtmen
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catesfun
ding
form
ainten
ance
ofthe
urba
nforest.
0
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rtmen
tallo
catesfun
ding
forp
reservationof
the
urba
nforest.
0
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rtmen
tallo
catesfun
ding
forthe
education/
training
relatedto
theurba
nforest.
0
Depa
rtmen
tutilizes
existin
gfund
ingsourcestofund
urba
nforestman
agem
ent.
0
Depa
rtmen
tutilizes
newfund
ingsourcess
uchas
assessmen
tdistricts,u
serfees,fund
raising,do
natio
ns,
gran
tsforp
rojects,or
anurba
nforestutility
feeto
fund
urba
nforestman
agem
ent.
0
Policiesrelated
toCity
organizatio
nalstructure
andstaffin
glevels,staffqu
alificatio
ns,involvemen
tofC
ityforestry
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rCity
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esan
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ingforu
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ramsa
ndefforts.
Section4.URB
ANFO
REST
MAN
AGEM
ENTFRAM
EWORK
UF4
Fund
ingSources
forM
ainten
ance
Utilizeexistin
gfund
sord
evelop
newfund
ing
sourcess
uchas
assessmen
tdistricts,u
serfees,
fund
raising,do
natio
ns,grants,taxbe
nefit
finan
cing,and
/ora
nurba
nforestutility
feeto
fund
urba
nforestman
agem
ent.
UF3
Urban
Forestry
Fund
ingAllocatio
nAllocate
anap
prop
riate
prop
ortio
nof
fund
ing
foru
rban
forestman
agem
ent.
B-14
Appendix B - Department Operational Plan Template
PolicyElem
ent
PolicyElem
entD
escriptio
nStrategy
Please
provideashort
descrip
tionof
actio
nstaken
toachievethisstrategy
and
anyrelateddo
cumen
tatio
n
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nStatus
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nmenu
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nscore
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upe
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alysisof
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ition
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fram
ework,de
siredfuture
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it ion
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basedon
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nMatrix
.
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ates
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ctchan
ging
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ns,stand
ards
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est
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agem
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ractices,and
accomplishm
ents.
0
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rtmen
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ityof
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dardso
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tsinto
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tregularlycontrib
utes
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datio
nsto
City
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dardso
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rees
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agem
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tedstan
dardsa
ndgu
idelines
tosupp
ortthe
DOP.
0
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ordina
tionof
Effortsa
ndPa
rtne
rships
Developpa
rtne
rships
with
othe
rCity
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rtmen
tsan
dcoordina
tewith
fede
ral,
state,region
alan
dlocalgov
ernm
ental
jurisdictions,localcommun
ityno
nprofitsa
ndtheprivatesector,topreserve,restore,
man
age,an
dde
sign
ouru
rban
forest.
Depa
rtmen
tdevelop
spartnershipsa
ndcoordina
tes
with
fede
ral,state,region
alan
dlocalgov
ernm
ental
jurisdictions,localcommun
ityno
nprofitsa
ndthe
privatesector,topreserve,restore,m
anage,an
dde
sign
Austin'surba
nforest.
0
Policiesrelated
toCity
organizatio
nalstructure
andstaffin
glevels,staffqu
alificatio
ns,involvemen
tofC
ityforestry
staffinothe
rCity
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esan
dfunctio
ns,and
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ingforu
rban
forestprog
ramsa
ndefforts.
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ofAu
stinStan
dardso
fCarefor
Treesa
ndPlan
tsinto
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rtmen
tal
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ratio
nalPlans.R
egularlycontrib
ute
recommen
datio
nsto
City
ofAu
stin’sStan
dards
ofCa
reforT
rees
andPlan
tsrevision
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tedby
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dcurren
tbest
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agem
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ractices,accep
tedstan
dards,
andgu
idelines
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ortthe
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UF6Stan
dardso
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forT
rees
andPlan
ts
UF5
Depa
rtmen
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Urban
Forest
Man
agem
entP
lan
Create
aDe
partmen
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peratio
nalPlan(DOP)
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epartm
entalu
rban
forestman
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anan
alysisof
existin
gcond
ition
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fram
ework,de
siredfuture
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ition
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basedon
theDO
PActio
nMatrix
.Upd
atetheDO
Pto
refle
ctchan
ging
policiesa
ndregulatio
ns,stand
ards
ofcare,b
estm
anagem
entp
ractices,and
accomplishm
ents.
Section4.URB
ANFO
REST
MAN
AGEM
ENTFRAM
EWORK
B-15
Appendix B - Department Operational Plan Template
PolicyElem
ent
PolicyElem
entD
escriptio
nStrategy
Please
provideashort
descrip
tionof
actio
nstaken
toachievethisstrategy
and
anyrelateddo
cumen
tatio
n
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nStatus
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nmenu
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nscore
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upe
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this
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temploy
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lifiedindividu
alsfor
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urba
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ent,care,and
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ides
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qualif icatio
nsup
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overecognized
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ance
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rformed
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dardso
fCarean
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stry
bestpractic
es.
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nou
tsou
rcingurba
nforestman
agem
ento
npu
blic
prop
erty,the
depa
rtmen
tinclude
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rovision
srequ
iring
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stratedexpe
riencean
dqu
alif icatio
ns.
0
Depa
rtmen
tensures
that
contractsinclude
specificatio
nsthat
alignwith
theCity
ofAu
stin
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dardso
fCarean
durba
nforestbe
stpractic
es.
0
UF10
Urban
Forester
Supp
ort
Prov
idesupp
orttotheUrban
Forester
and
othe
rdep
artm
entsto
meetm
anda
ted
directives
assign
edto
theUrban
Forester.
Depa
rtmen
tprovide
ssup
portto
theUrban
Forester
andothe
rdep
artm
entsto
meetm
anda
teddirectives
assign
edto
theUrban
Forester.
0
Employ
qualified
individu
alsfor
allstaff
engagedin
urba
nforestman
agem
ent,care,
andmainten
ance,and
provideregulartraining
tomaintainqu
alificatio
nsup
toan
dab
ove
recognized
stan
dardsa
ndbe
stpractic
es.
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that
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sare
beingmad
ean
dmainten
ance
isbe
ingpe
rformed
accordingto
City
ofAu
stinStan
dardso
fCarean
dindu
stry
bestpractic
es.
UF8StaffQ
ualifications
andTraining
UF9Co
ntracts
Section4.URB
ANFO
REST
MAN
AGEM
ENTFRAM
EWORK
Retaincontractorsw
hoha
vede
mon
strated
qualificatio
nsto
perform
urba
nforest
man
agem
enta
ccording
toCity
ofAu
stin
Stan
dardso
fCarean
dindu
stry
bestpractic
eswhe
nou
tsou
rcingtree
care
andmainten
ance.
Incorporatesuch
stan
dardsa
ndbe
stpractic
esinto
contractspecificatio
ns.
Policiesrelated
toCity
organizatio
nalstructure
andstaffin
glevels,staffqu
alificatio
ns,involvemen
tofC
ityforestry
staffinothe
rCity
disciplin
esan
dfunctio
ns,and
fund
ingforu
rban
forestprog
ramsa
ndefforts.
B-16
Appendix B - Department Operational Plan Template
PolicyElem
ent
PolicyElem
entD
escriptio
nStrategy
Please
provideashort
descrip
tionof
actio
nstaken
toachievethisstrategy
and
anyrelateddo
cumen
tatio
n
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nStatus
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nmenu
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nscore
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rtmen
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ataregardingAu
stin’surba
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ortthe
creatio
nof
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rtmen
tal
Ope
ratio
nalPlans
(DOP)
andinform
urba
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man
agem
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ecisions.
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dsan
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ractices
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iring
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ationforp
urpo
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ensive
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atse
asily
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ithfede
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ernm
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ityno
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dtheprivatesector
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dman
ageda
ta.
0
UF12
Urban
ForestRisk
Man
agem
ent
Consider
andincorporateurba
nforestriskinto
city
functio
nsrelatedto
emergency
man
agem
entp
lann
ing.
Depa
rtmen
tincorpo
ratesu
rban
forestriskinto
city
functio
nsrelatedto
emergencyman
agem
entp
lann
ing.
0
UF13
Land
C lassification
Developan
dad
opta
common
land
classificationsystem
forp
rope
rties
owne
d/man
aged
bytheCity.Th
eclassification
system
willprovidethefram
eworkfor
developm
ento
fclass
specificStan
dardso
fCa
reforT
rees
andVe
getatio
n.
Depa
rtmen
tdevelop
sand
adop
tsacommon
land
classificationsystem
forp
rope
rtieso
wne
d/man
aged
bytheCity.Th
ede
partmen
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theclassification
system
willprovidethefram
eworkford
evelop
men
tof
classspecificStan
dardso
fCareforT
rees
and
Vegetatio
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C-1
Public Engagement Process
C
C-2
Appendix C - Public Engagement Process
Public engagement efforts produced over 2,160 total responses, from
online sources and multiple physical events that occurred throughout
Austin.
Public engagement was encouraged through the following mechanisms:
• Education Component
• Online Participation
• “Pop-Up” Events
• Public Meetings
• Media Outreach
EDUCATION COMPONENT
The Urban Forestry Board working group and staff targeted their
audience through news articles, stakeholder organizations, online
social marketing, newsletters, bookmarks, fl yers and the installation of
“Tree Tags”. Flyers were distributed electronically to 49 stakeholders
and to 22 libraries and 24 park facilities. Bookmarks made from
100% recycled content were passed out at pop-up events and at Plan
presentations. Approximately two feet tall, and one-and-a-half feet wide,
the tree tags contained the value of Austin’s urban forest in relation to
energy use, carbon sequestration, watershed protection and air quality.
The idea behind these tags was to demonstrate the value trees bring to
the community beyond the traditional value of shade and beauty. The
tags were hung from prominent public trees throughout the city.
ONLINE PARTICIPATION
Online participation played a critical role in the ability to reach out to
a large number of stakeholders. Several tools were created to allow
people to participate remotely at any time during the two phases of the
engagement process.
1,243Survey Responses
917Public Comments
Received
C-3
Appendix C - Public Engagement Process
PHASE 1 - SPRING 2012
An online survey called the “Tree Be-Leafs: An Urban Forest Opinion
Poll” was distributed to over forty internal and external stakeholders
and generated over 876 responses. The survey was designed to
address broad topics related to Austinites and their tree values.
Additionally, four Spanish language surveys were taken capturing a
small audience of a hard-to-reach population.
PHASE 2 - SUMMER 2013
SpeakUpAustin.Org hosted a discussion board yielding over 100
individual comments. Three surveys (367 responders) were created to
generate feedback concerning performance indicators, policy elements,
and funding prioritization.
In addition to specifi c discussion and survey questioning, an email
account was created that allowed people to submit comments that
were broad in topic and specifi cs. Community members had access
to the online tools twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week so that
people who could not attend a public meeting had the opportunity to
make their voices heard.
Community Workshop (Summer 2013)Cre
dit:
Cit
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Aus
tin,
Urb
an F
ores
try
Pro
gram
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Appendix C - Public Engagement Process
“POP-UP EVENTS”
Community meetings have no problem attracting the people most
passionate about the topic at hand. The challenge comes when trying
to involve people who would not normally take the ten minutes required
to engage in conversation or fi ll out a survey. The “Pop-Up” events were
intended to capture a random sampling of those hard-to-reach people.
Instead of them having to come to us or take time to go online and fi nd
the surveys, we went to them and asked them a basic question:
What should be done for trees and vegetation in our public spaces?
Community members were invited to answer this question on leaf-
shaped sticky notes, and place those notes on a fi ve-foot tall 3D tree
model. These events yielded over fi ve-hundred leaf-notes with individual
comments.
What should be done for trees and vegetation in our public spaces?
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Appendix C - Public Engagement Process
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Two meetings were hosted for this process and both featured Urban
Forestry Board members, Urban Forest Program staff, and staff
members from other City of Austin departments. The fi rst public
meeting was hosted in April 2012 at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican
American Cultural Center. The public was invited to review and
comment on Urban Forest Plan Vision Statement, Components, and
Guiding Principles. Concurrently the Urban Forest Opinion Poll “Tree
Beliefs Survey” was being conducted online with 900 responses
generated
The second public meeting was hosted in August 2013 at the Daniel E.
Ruiz Branch Library. The event consisted of a public workshop followed
by an open house. The public workshop portion was organized around
specifi c parts of the plan. Participants were asked to rank the plan’s
policy categories using paper money to demonstrate which of the policy
programs should receive the resource priority.
Additionally, attendees were able to plot where the City is now
compared to where it should be in the future for urban forest care,
and mark which of the plan’s policy sections are a priority for them.
The prioritization process aligns with the online prioritization survey
and helps clarify areas the community is most concerned about.
Prioritization will help guide resource use when departments begin the
process of implementing the plan and allocating resources. The open
house portion of the meeting allowed for conversation between board
members, staff, and community members.
MEDIA AND STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH
In the initial 2012 outreach, KUT Radio Changing Austin segment and
an Ahora Si article directed people to participate in the online survey. In
summer 2013 KUT Radio interviewed Urban Forester, Angela Hanson
and asked people for online participation or to attend the August
community workshop.
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Protecting private property and business rights
Adequate Public access
Quality & care of non-public trees
Protecting Public Safety
Impact on human health
Fairness and equality for all parts of the city
Preservation of historic and important trees
Protecting wildlife and habitat
Consistent funding and management and managementacross City departments
Quality & care of public trees
Sustainability of the urban forest (can withstanddrought, climate conditions)
# of Comments
(ex. Cedar trees, food trees, etc.)
Appendix C - Public Engagement Process
There were also stories in the Austin American Statesman’s Metro
Section, the Austin Post, and several other small stories on televised
news. News releases also promoted the public events and online
tools. Online public engagement and the community workshop were
promoted via social media tools such as the @austintexasgov Twitter
(24,000 followers) and City Facebook account which reaches 6,000
people. The invitation to engage in the planning process also went
out numerous times through the Urban Forestry Program’s Facebook
page (625 people) and through the monthly newsletter. Forty-nine
stakeholder groups and organizations were also specifi cally emailed an
invitation to engage in the Plan’s development.
To ensure transparency a complete and detailed compilation of all the
comments received have been made public on the Austin Urban Forest
Plan webpage.