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Informational Presentation for American Legion Park Hazard Tree Removal and Replacement (EU)
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MEETING DATE:
October 1, 2025
PREPARED BY:
Tim Combs, Electric Utility Superintendent
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Informational presentation for American Legion Park hazard tree removal and replacement.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Trees are a benefit to the urban environment. Healthy trees reduce air and noise pollution, provide energy-saving shade and cooling, furnish habitat for wildlife, and provide an important aesthetic value to the landscape. As a result, the City removes trees only when it is in the best interest of the public's safety or welfare.
The removal and replacement of 32 redwood and cedar trees at American Legion Park is a necessary maintenance activity due to potential instability and close proximity of high voltage power lines. Historical pruning techniques have left many of the tress with sub-par trunk structure increasing the risk for large diameter branches to fall. The unstable root structures of these trees allowed many of these trees to fall during the January 2023 storms.
Staff has consulted with Tree Lodi and they agree these trees are too large to be planted under high voltage power lines. Tree Lodi recommended that removal was the only way to permanently deal with close proximity and avoid future damage to the City's infrastructure. Tree Lodi has agreed to work with the City to develop a tree replacement plan for the removed trees. This plan will include tree species better suited to planting under power lines.
Staff will provide a more in-depth presentation to Council on the proposed tree removal.
STRATEGIC VISION:
7H. Public Safety: Address strategic safety problem areas in the community.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Removal will help mitigate future damage to the City's power grid, improve public safety and reduce the potential for future outages. This project does not impact the General Fun...
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