2007-08 2nd Quarter Status Report - City Of Beverly Hills

Service IndicatorSummary by Department2nd QuarterProgressStatus DescriptionProgram:0105601 Urban Forest - Tree Maintenance637 Tree Trimming:The City maintainsan inventory of approximately27,000 street and parktrees. Pruning requirements varyby tree type, with some treesrequiring annual pruning withothers requiring pruning everyseveral years. Other pruningtasks include the routine trainpruning of young trees, responsesto out of cycle service requestsand tree related emergencycallouts3,197 trees trimmed639 Tree removal andreplacement:Through severalongoing Street Tree Master Planprograms, and on an as neededbasis, the City removes andreplaces declining, structurallyquestionable or inappropriate trees153 removed and 28planted641 The City receives an average of 5service request calls per work daythat may require services notscheduled in the fiscal year gridtrim cycle. Approximately one-halfof the service requests requireaction to resolve a myriad ofissues ranging from internallygenerated traffic light clearance toprivate property structureclearance. The remainingpercentage of calls are addressedby a visit to a site to discusstechnical issues with the callern/aIII - 57FY 2007/08 2nd Quarter