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<br />7A <br />Page 9 <br /> <br />Context: <br /> <br />a. The entry points to the city from Hwy. 101 do not make a good impression <br />compared to surrounding cities. Main traffic corridors are laCking in large <br />shade trees Le. Whipple (EI Camino to the end at Pete's Harbor), <br />Middlefield, Veterans Blvd., Industrial, Jefferson, 5th Avenue, EI Camino and <br />Woodside Roads, certain sections of Broadway, Bay, Alameda de las <br />Pulgas and Hudson. It makes the streets feel bleak and sun baked. <br /> <br />b. Parking lot shading is important and often inadequate. <br /> <br />c. There are an estimated 18,000 street trees and 15.000 park trees in the City <br />(htto:/Iwww.redwoodcitv.ora/oublicworks/trees/faas.htm ). Approximately <br />50% of all trees are on public land (street trees, parks and public venues) <br />and 50% on private land (residences, apartments, or homeowner <br />association situations, and commercial or corporate properties); there are <br />150 miles of streets (Gordon Mann). <br /> <br />Findings: <br /> <br />a. The canopy cover is inconsistent from neighborhood to neighborhood and <br />from street to street within some neighborhoods. The width of the planting <br />strip, or lack of a planting strip, affects the likelihood of the presence of a <br />tree. <br /> <br />b. There is no formal survey of "Heritage" or "Landmark" trees, or trees that <br />qualify under the tree preservation ordinance. There is no process for <br />keeping inventory up to date. <br /> <br />c. Automobiles parking on planting strips are in conflict with tree health and <br />community aesthetics. <br /> <br />d. Residents take it upon themselves to alter the planting strip such that a tree <br />cannot be planted there (noted from sites visits). <br /> <br />Topic 3. Current Policies & Procedures <br /> <br />Recommendations: <br /> <br />4. The Redwood City Council should develop and approve an Urban Forest <br />Master Plan as the overall source document for all activities related to all trees <br />in the city. <br /> <br />Re-formatted 11/29/2006 <br /> <br />Page 5 of 25 <br />