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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0">In the Urban Forestry Section of the City of Surrey we:</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> The City of Victoria is currently reviewing the process in which it seeks compensation for publicly owned trees. I am interested to hear from municipalities in the Pacific Northwest
or cities that have adopted a unit tree cost ($/cm<sup>2</sup>) that reflects municip<span style="color:#1F497D">a</span>l labour costs.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> When calculating compensation for public trees (lost during development, during trespass, damaged etc.):<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> 1)<span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span>Do you appraise publicly owned trees internally?<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0">Yes, we do them internally, and they are always reviewed by another appraiser.
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></i></b>Or is it done externally by a private consultant?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-msolistparagraph">2)<span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span>Do you use the tree appraisal methods set forth in the
<i>Council of Tree and Landscape Appraiser’s Guide for Plant Appraisal,</i> 9<sup>th</sup> edition?
<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0">Yes, we use the 9<sup>th</sup> edition.</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0">
</span>Or do you use another method?<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">3)</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Do you use the species ratings development by your regional plant appraisal committee? Or do you have species ratings specific to your city?<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><b><i><span style="color:#00B0F0">We use the PNW – ISA Species Ratings for Landscape Appraisal, 2<sup>nd</sup> Ed.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msolistparagraph">4)<span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span>For municipalities in the Pacific Northwest, do you use the unit tree cost ($/cm<sup>2</sup>) provided by the regional plant appraisal committee in the 2<sup>nd</sup> edition of the
PNW’s supplement? Or do you use another value?<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span>
<b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0">We use our own internal values and those determined by the appraisal calculation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="gmail-msolistparagraph">5) If you have adopted a unit tree cost ($/cm<sup>2</sup>) that reflects municipal labour costs, what value do you use?<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0">Any additional costs to the City are added to the appraised value for subrogation.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Gregg Staniforth<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">City of Victoria<o:p></o:p></p>
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