QUESTION
What are the impacts if funding is not restored for forestry and natural areas divisions?
3:43:33
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Council Member Nantasha Williams asks about the potential impacts if funding is not restored for the forestry and natural areas divisions. Commissioner Sue Donoghue explains that the department would try to keep staff engaged through seasonal hiring, but the programs would be impacted.
- The department conducts block-by-block tree pruning on a 7-year cycle as industry standard
- They also perform individual tree pruning using in-house teams
- There is currently a backlog on the tree pruning list
Nantasha Williams
3:43:33
And if the funding is not restored, do you have a sense on what the impacts will be for the forestry and natural areas divisions.
3:43:41
Natural areas, excuse me.
Sue Donoghue
3:43:44
Yes.
3:43:44
Absolutely.
3:43:45
I mean, if the funding is not restored, we would do what we could to keep people's lines engaged people on board through seasonal hiring, that type of thing.
3:43:58
And we work hard to be able to continue to move forward that program.
Nantasha Williams
3:44:03
And the tree pruning list, that's is it still
Sue Donoghue
3:44:08
behind.
3:44:11
So we conduct tree pruning.
3:44:14
We have block of block pruning program where we've pruned trees on a 7 year cycle that is industry standard.
3:44:22
And then individual tree pruning.
3:44:25
We do that.
3:44:25
We have in house teams that help us with that.
3:44:29
And you know, we what people are No.
Sitra Bowman
3:44:31
I was told there was