12.12.180: CITY DEPARTMENTS; OPERATIONS COORDINATED WITH THE CITY FORESTER:
There shall be close coordination and cooperation between all city departments and the city forester when trees on streets, in parks and/or on city property are affected and also when trees on private property are affected by city utility operations. Plans for lighting, sewer, irrigation, water, street and other public works projects having impact on the urban forest shall be reviewed by the city forester in reference to their effects upon trees on private or public property prior to the beginning of work on such projects. The various city department heads shall confer with the city forester within weekly public works staff meetings to coordinate programs and to minimize damage to trees on all projects. (Ord. 88-7 § 1, 1988: prior code § 15-4-18)