The Tree Board or its designees, without being so restricted, shall:
(A) Meet at least once each calendar quarter or more often as needed;
(B) Establish a pattern of orderly, periodic inspection of the condition of the street trees and fully document that inspection;
(C) Develop a master plan for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, removal, and disposition of street trees. This plan must be approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety as shall be any future substantive changes in the plan;
(D) Coordinate its efforts with related projects of other local, federal, and state agencies;
(E) Promulgate rules and regulations for the proper administration of this chapter. All technical rules and regulations shall be contained in a separate document called the City Manual of Urban Forestry Standards. This document and any substantive changes to it shall be approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety; (See § 152.06.)
(F) Review with the City Engineer all public utility placements, street curb permits, and road and sidewalk projects which might endanger existing street trees;
(G) Cause or order to be removed any street tree or part thereof which is in an unsafe condition or is affected with any injurious fungus, insect, or other pest or which, by reason of its nature, is injurious to sewers, electric power lines, gas lines, water lines, or other public improvements;
(J) Conduct educational and fundraising campaigns as necessary and work with private and public agencies and organizations to establish programs for planting and care of street trees; and
(K) Establish the Non-Reverting Tree Capital Improvement Fund to be used by the Board to accept public and private sector resources for programs of the Board. In the event of the discontinuance of the Tree Board, the remainder of this fund shall revert to the General Operating Fund of the city. All fees and fines connected to the enforcement of this subchapter shall be deposited into this fund.
(Prior Code, § 95.094) (Ord. 1339, passed 8-28-1995)