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VEGETATION MANAGEMENT

Dallas City Council Briefing

March 4, 2015


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WHY DOES ONCOR PRUNE TREES?

SAFETY & RELIABILITY

Vegetation Management is thebalance of cost, reliability &aesthetics.

Adequate clearance from power

lines is essential to providing

safe and reliable service

Tree limbs can provide wildlife

access to power lines

Vegetation contact can create

hazardous conditions

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Primary

Fuses

Substation Street

Lights

Pad-Mount

Transformer

One tree can cause an electrical

fault that can interrupt an entire

circuit from the substation--

interrupting service to homes,

schools, businesses, traffic signallights, security lights, etc..

Tree-related Interruption

TREE LIMBS IN POWER LINES CAN IMPACT MANY CU


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TREES ARE BEAUTIFUL BUTLIMBS IN POWER LINES CAN BE HAZARDOUS


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WHAT WE ARE DOING

We have pruned 442 miles

of distribution line since thebeginning of this year.

We anticipate pruning 1,450miles of distribution line by

the end of May.

We anticipate pruning a total

of 1,550 miles of distributionline in Dallas by the end ofthis year.

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REACHING OUT

We provided vegetationmanagement informationpackets in January to:

Elected officials

478 Homeowners andNeighborhood Associations

Various City Departmentsincluding Dallas PD, City

Managers office, Planning &

Neighborhood Vitality.

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VEGETATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

Cover letter informing customers of the

pending pruning for their area

A map of the Council District and where

pruning would occur

A list of the Line Certified Contractors

working with us

VM Brochure about our pruning plan forDallas

A green VM door card

Communicating with Oncor

A Public Utility Commission Utili-Facts

overview

Know Before You Grow brochure

Frequently Asked “Tree Trimming”

Questions.

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CITY COUNCILDISTRICT

DESCRIPTION OF PRUNINGLOCATION

DALLASMAPSCO

COUNREP

1 HAMPTON /JEFFERSON 53-D Council membe

1 CLARENON / TYLER 49 V Council membe

1 COLORADO / BECKLEY 44 V Council membe

1 WESTMORELAND / CLARENDON 53-Q Council membe

2 No trimming is scheduled in this District at this time Council membe

3 PINNACLE PARK / DAVIS 53 K Council membe

3 CALUMET / JEFFERSON 52 H Council membe

3 REDBIRD / WESTMORELAND 63 N Council membe

3 KIEST / WESTMORELAND 52 Z Council membe

4 ANN ARBOR / SUNNYVALE 66 B Council membe

4 MORRELL / CORINTH 55 F Council membe

4 ILLINOIS / LANCASTER 55 T Council membe

4 KIEST / CEDAR CREST 56 J Council membe

OVERVIEW OF MARCH 2015 VM COMMUNICATION BY


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DALLASMAPSCO

COUNREPR

5 SCYENE / JIM MILLER48-W

Council member

5 SAINT AUGUSTINE / LAKE JUNE59-K

Council member

6 I 35 / WALNUT HILL22 M

Deputy Mayor P

6 SINGLETON / HAMPTON 43 Q Deputy Mayor P

6 I 35 / ROYAL 22 D Deputy Mayor P

7 LANGNOW / S FITZHUGH46 M

Council membe

7 PRAIRIE CREEK / MILITARY PRWY49-N

Council membe

7 BUCKNER / I-3048 C

Council membe

8 KIRNWOOD / I 35 64 Z Mayor ProTem T

8 MURDOCK / LOOP 1258 Y

Mayor ProTem T

8 HAMPTON / KIRNWOOD63-Z

Mayor ProTem T



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DALLASMAPSCO

COUNREPR

9No trimming is scheduled in this District at this time

Council member S

10 PLANO / WALNUT HILL28 J

Council member Je

11 No trimming is scheduled in this District at this time Council member L

12No trimming is scheduled in this District at this time

Council member S

13 INWOOD / FOREST25-A

Council member J

14 LEMON / TURTLE CREEK45 B

Council member P

14 GREENVILLE / BELMONT36-X

Council member P



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CLEARING THE WAY TO BETTER RELIABILIT

We are performing VM work

that will impact 59

substations in the city ofDallas

This will affect every councildistrict by the end of thisyear.

Our VM activities are

designed to improvereliability throughout the cityand across our service area

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COMMUNICATING WITH CUSTOMERS

There are 21 Arborists in thefield assisting customers with

VM questions

16 Notifiers go door to doorinforming customers of

scheduled pruning

7 Distribution Service

Advisors available to assistcustomers on-site with

general Oncor relatedquestions.

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SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS

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Certified Arborists areavailable to visit residents onsite to provide:

Education on the pruningprocess

Respond to specific concernsregarding the health of a tree

Discuss the necessary pruningfor a for a specific property


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VM Notification Door Card

Fourteen to thirty days priopruning, notifiers go door to

customers of pending prun

If the first attempt to contacunsuccessful a second atteto ten days after the first atcards are left during each c

Door cards are left on the dcustomer; which provides Vinformation

We have hung 43,759 dooinforming customers of the

We have visited with 13,00

our notification process whdoor hangers provided to d

Distribution Service Advisoand assist with customerconcerns/complaints

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It is our responsibility

to provide safe and

reliable service;

vegetation

management is key to

this commitment

IT IS ALL ABOUT KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON.

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QUESTIONS

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• Continuing routine maintenance on our systemto evaluate the reliability and make necessaryimprovements.

• Ensuring only trained and responsible crews conducttree trimming on our customers’ property.

• Notifying customers at least five days in advance ofscheduled trimming.

• Providing notification door hangers when customersare not available.

• Being available to answer questions and concerns from

customers regarding the tree trimming program

• Providing effective communication on management plans in communities acrservice territory.

• Continuing education on the importancepower lines and the connection between

management and safe, reliable service.• Increasing the number of certified arborist

foresters in the field to provide more accthroughout the communities we serve.

OUR COMMITMENT INCLUDES:

IMPROVING RELIABILITY IN DALLASOncor is committed to providing safe and reliable electric service to the communities we s

why we perform regular maintenance pruning throughout our service area.

We work with five different tree service contractors to implement our vegetation managem

Certified arborists and degreed foresters work with experienced line-clearance qualified c

trees, balancing the health of trees with electrical safety for tree maintenance near power l


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