Tree Voucher Program*

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  The City of Westminster has a regular tree maintenance program where every tree, City- wide, is trimmed at least once every other year. The City's contractor, Great Scott, would do more than once a year on an as needed basis. In addition to tree trimming, Great Scott performs tree inspections regularly, and as directed by staff, for those trees in problem areas. City staff removes dead trees and replaces them with an approved species for the public right-of-way in coordination with the adjacent neighbors. The City of Westminster is committed to this and even more as needed to ensure healthy trees and zero liability claims. Recommendation R-2: City staff has initiated a program to coordinate with non-profit and volunteer organizations to improve residents' awareness of the City's Urban Forest benefits and promote active involvement with ongoing programs. The organizations targeted are: Chamber of Commerce Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce Barber City Women's Club Soroptimists International of Westminster Westminster Historical Society Rose Center Foundation . Family Resource Center • Abrazar . City staff will update all such organizations from time to time to improve residents' awareness of the City's Urban Forest programs, and to encourage participation. Recommendation R-3: City staff continues to work on and improve the City's Urban Forest program. Staff recently has planted six trees at Goldenwest Park. Also, staff has been, and will continue to be, very aggressive in planting new trees. See attached sheets showing trees that have been planted from 2014 through 2018. City crews also work very closely with residents to plant new trees. The City issues tree vouches under our "Tree Voucher Program" that allows residents to go to a local nursery (Bolsa Nursery) to pick up a free tree, which the City pays for, and the resident would plant it him/herself. City crews could plant the tree for him/her for a service charge. See sample "Street Tree Planting Agreement" attached. The City of Westminster takes the street tree planting program seriously within our funding limitations. The City tree policy has been posted on the City's website and Facebook to inform the public and encourage everyone to be involved in tree planting. Two major street projects are coming up which include the planting of 700 trees along Garden Grove Boulevard from Bolsa Chica Road to Edwards Street, and 400 trees along Hoover Street from Garden Grove Boulevard to Bolsa Avenue, in addition to the 200 trees that were planted a few years ago along Hoover Boulevard. (714) 548-3460 any questions, please lf have contact me at you or [email protected]. Sincere Public Works Director/City Engineer Enclosures CC: Jake Ngo, Acting Public Works Manager Todd Miller, Public Works Supervisor 2018 Tree Planting Number of Trees Planted By Address Species Date Pink Trumpet Tree Staff 3/13/2018 6131 Iroquois 1 Staff Peppermint Tree 2 14202 Shirley 3/13/2018 Autrailian Willow 1 4/1/2018 13612 Illinois Homeowner 2 4/1/2018 13601 Illinois Autrailian Willow Homeowner 2 Staff 4/2/2018 13592 Illinois Autrailian Willow Staff 2 4/10/2018 Autrailian Willow 13622 Illinois Homeowner 1 5/19/2018 13581 Paysen Autrailian Willow Staff Autrailian Willow 1 5/23/2018 7812 Colgate 1 Staff 5/23/2018 8792 Saphire Crape myrtle 2 Staff Crape myrtle 5/30/2018 Frank Fry Park Homeowner 5/26/2018 8340 Wells Brisbane Box 1 Autrailian Willow 1 Staff 6/26/2018 13611 Illinois 2 Staff 7/30/2018 5362 Harvard Crape myrtle Staff 1 Autrailian Willow 8/2/2018 7271 Natal Staff 8/28/2018 Autrailian Willow 1 13611 Illinois Staff 9/10/2018 Queen Palm 1 13352 Jasperson Staff 13302 Whitney Cir. 1 9/13/2018 Autrailian Willow 1 Homeowner 9/1/2018 13742 Marquette Autrailian Willow 1 9/28/2018 13052 Siskiyou Autrailian Willow Homeowner 1 Homeowner 9/28/2018 13042 Siskiyou Autrailian Willow 3 Staff 11/30/2018 Goldenwest Park Canary Island Pine Staff Goldenwest Park Sycamore 3 11/30/2018 Staff Autrailian Willow 1 12/19/2018 13621 Chestnut Staff Autrailian Willow 2017 Tree Planting Number of Trees Address Planted By Species Date King palm Homeowner 1/31/2017 2 14621 Davis St. Peppermint Tree Staff 1 2/28/2017 9180 Tropic 3 Staff 2/28/2017 Westminster Village Park Autrailian Willow 5822 Jones Pink Trumpet Tree 1 Staff 2/28/2017 2/28/2017 9110 Larkspur Palm Tree Staff 1 Staff Pink Trumpet Tree 2/28/2017 10110 Gretchen 1 3 Staff 4/24/2017 Frank Fry Park Crape myrtle 4 Staff 5/2/2017 571-7701 Westminster Blv London Plain Staff 5/3/2017 5071 Cambridge Autrailian Willow 1 Staff 5/3/2017 16371 Jody Cir. Autrailian Willow 1 5/31/2017 Autrailian Willow Staff 6101 Apache 1 Staff 6/28/2017 Crape myrtle 1 Frank Fry Park 7/8/2017 Eastern Redbud 2 Homeowner 5692 Oak Eastern Redbud 1 7/8/2017 Homeowner 5688 Oak 2 7/25/2017 Eastern Redbud Homeowner 5672 Placer 8/17/2017 Staff City Hall Autrailian Willow 1 Bradford Pear 1 Staff 8/24/2017 9200 Gleridge Bradford Pear Staff 8/30/2017 9182 Glenridge 1 Staff 9/26/2017 9180 Tropic Peppermint Tree 1 Eastern Redbud 2 10/7/2017 Oak Homeowner 1 10/7/2017 6381 Apache Crape myrtle Homeowner Peppermint Tree 10/7/2017 5051 Berkley 1 Homeowner Western Redbud Staff 10/8/2017 Civic Center 2016 Tree Planting Number of Trees Planted By Address Date Species Crape myrtle Staff 2 1/18/2016 Frank Fry Park Crape myrtle 1 Staff 1/17/2016 Frank Fry Park Staff 1 Crape myrtle 3/23/2016 6671 Sutton Crape myrtle 1 Homeowner 3/4/2016 15822 Garnet 1 Homeowner 3/23/2016 10151 Premier Tabebuia Impetiginosa Staff Maple Tree 1 3/13/2016 Gilllespie park Staff 4 Crape myrtle 5/4/2016 Frank Fry Park 1 Brisbane Box Homeowner 6/1/2016 16281 Teri 1 Staff 6/7/2016 Bolsa Chica Park Peppermint Tree 3 Staff 7/20/2016 5112 Princeton Autrailian Willow 2 Staff Crape myrtle 8/2/2016 5701 Norma Staff Autrailian Willow 1 8/9/2016 5112 Princeton 2 Staff Peppermint Tree 8/9/2016 8531 Jennrich Staff 1 Crape myrtle 8/9/2016 6402 Navajo Staff Peppermint Tree 1 8/17/2016 7292 Carlton Staff Peppermint Tree 8/19/2016 8581 Jennrich 1 Staff Western Redbud 1 9/6/2016 Civic Center Staff Crape myrtle 1 9/15/2016 15202 Lafayette Staff 1 9/28/2016 15311 Queensborough Autrailian Willow 4 Homeowner 13401 Iowa St. Crape myrtle 9/30/2016 Staff Crape myrtle 1 10/19/2016 5202 Cambridge Staff Autrailian Willow 1 11/7/2016 8882 Elvira Palm Tree 3 11/7/2016 7151 Sowell Homeowner 2 Crape myrtle 11/7/2016 15962 Garnet Homeowner Pink Trumpet Tree 1 Homeowner 11/7/2016 15962 Garnet 2015 Tree Planting Number of Trees Planted By Address Date Species Crape myrtle Homeowner 1/16/2015 9320 Sinclair 1 Eastern Redbud 1 Homeowner 2/21/2015 13522 Sioux Crape myrtle 1 Staff 3/30/2015 13342 Chestnut Crape myrtle 1 Staff 3/30/2015 13562 lowa Staff Geijera Parvifolia 15 3/30/2015 Freedom Park Crape myrtle 1 Homeowner 4/16/2015 13561 Illinois 2 5/1/2015 13622 Sioux Eastern Redbud Homeowner 1 Staff 5/20/2015 5141 Loyola Peppermint Tree 1 Staff 7/1/2015 Aristocrat Pear 5192 Berkley Staff 1 Freedom Park Crape myrtle 7/1/2015 2 Staff Freedom Park 7/1/2015 2 Staff Crape myrtle 8/3/2015 Hazard 1 Staff Autrailian Willow 8/3/2015 Lafayette Staff 1 Crape myrtle 8/5/2015 Hazard Staff PinkTrumprt 1 8/5/2015 15021 Eden Palm Tree 2 Homeowner 8/22/2015 5022 Loyola 1 9042 Carnation Crape myrtle Homeowner 8/25/2015 1 14402 Janice Crape myrtle Homeowner 8/29/2015 Palm Tree 1 8/30/2015 8671 Rathburn Homeowner 1 Crape myrtle Staff 8/31/2015 10451 Schooner Staff 1 9/3/2015 Crape myrtle Frank Fry Park Palm Tree 1 Homeowner 9/17/2015 13312 Jasperson 1 Staff 9/22/2015 10451 Schooner Crape myrtle 1 Staff 9/22/2015 Crape myrtle Frank Fry Park Staff 2014 Tree Planting Planted By # of Trees Address Species Date 1 Staff 5022 Harvard Brisbane Box 1/28/2014 2 Staff Autrailian Willow 7231 21st St. 1/28/2014 Staff 1 Crape myrtle 4/8/2014 8361 Carngie Staff 1 14531 Wakefield Autrailian Willow 4/8/2014 1 Staff Orchid Tree 4/17/2014 College Park 1 Homeowner Crape myrtle 4/10/2014 9601 Westwood 1 13541 Milan Aristocrat Pear Homeowner 4/14/2014 1 Staff Autrailian Willow 5/12/2014 15381 Vermont Staff 1 5/27/2014 5021 Cambrigde Peppermint Tree Staff 1 Aristocrat Pear 5/27/2014 5192 Berkley 1 Staff Crape myrtle 7322 Rockmont 7/3/2014 1 Staff Crape myrtle 7/3/2014 5232 Berkley Staff Aristocrat Pear 1 7/7/2014 5091 Berkley Staff Crape myrtle 1 7/17/2014 Frank Fry Park Staff 1 7/22/2014 5121 Princeton Crape myrtle 1 Staff Crape myrtle 7/28/2014 5171 Loyola Staff 1 Brisbane Box 7/28/2014 6271 Apache 1 Staff 8/6/2014 Freedom Park Crape myrtle Staff Civic Center 1 Pine Chrstmas Tree 8/20/2014 Staff 1 Crape myrtle 9/3/2014 5272 Berkley 2 Homeowner Crape myrtle 9/3/2014 5302 Berkley Staff 1 Crape myrtle 9/10/2014 5282 Berkley 2 Homeowner Palm Tree 9/10/2014 13711 University 6 Property Owner 9/10/2014 240 Hospital Cir. Palm Tree Staff 1 Brisbane Box 10/7/2014 6032 Apache 1 Staff Autrailian Willow 10/15/2014 6062 Apache 2 Homeowner King Palm 11/18/2014 14151 Riverton Cir. Property Owner 11 8312 Mc Fadden Autrailian Willow 11/18/2014 2 Staff Crape myrtle 11/25/2014 5322 Berkley 2 Staff Crape myrtle 11/25/2014 5312 Berkley Great Scott STREET TREE PLANTING AGREEMENT We are happy you are interested in helping us reforest our parkways! We want to be sure our tree meets both your desires as a resident and our other taxpayers by selecting a tree that does not cause later damage to public infrastructure (sidewalks, curb and gutter, water mains, sewer lines) or create future trip and fall safety hazards from root upheavals. Therefore, the following citizen developed, Street Forestry Ordinance requirements must be followed: BEFORE PLANTING TREE CALL DIG ALERT UNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERT AT 1-800- 227-2600 AT LEAST 2 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO EXCAVATING. This will help you avoid accidentally digging up a water, gas, sewer or electrical/cable line. Street tree shall be planted between the front edge of sidewalk and back of curb, except where solid sidewalk exists or parkways are less than 3 feet in width. If planted in front yard, tree shall be planted at a minimum of 7 feet from back of sidewalk to avoid future root damage to sidewalk. Tree shall be planted with the following offsets: Twenty feet from another tree. Ten feet from service walks or driveway. Twenty feet from light standard or utility pole. Ten feet from water meter or gas meter. Twenty feet from beginning of the curb return. Ten feet from fire hydrant Tree shall be planted with support staking and root barrier - minimum 3 panels 18 inch deep by 24 inch long Deep Root panels, locked together to make a circle. Top of Root barrier shall be placed at depth just under turf level, approximately 1 inch from top surface. Tree shall be planted at same level as was in nursery container. Tree shall be planted with an earth basin minimum 2 feet in diameter. The basin shall be deep enough to hold approximately ten gallons of water (generally 6 inches deep). Immediately after planting, tree shall initially be watered thoroughly and basin filled. I HEREBY AGREE TO PLANT THE TREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STREET TREE POLICY PLANTING STANDARDS. Van 114-659Phone # Name Beverly 10081 Address Signature Date Total M Tree Selection: Erape My 1/2 Authorized Signature Note: No permit need be obtained for this tree if the ordinance recommendations noted above are followed. A follow up assistance visit may be made. Call Todd Miller, Street Tree Supervisor, at (714) 895-2876 Ext. 6238 for questions or assistance.