[CANUFNET] Appraisal of publicly owned trees

[Amelia Needoba via CANUFNET]

Hi Gregg,

A non-pacific northwest example of public tree appraisal is attached and is
used by City of Melbourne to calculate compensation for amenity value of
trees removed for development, vandalized or damaged by vehicles...
1) Appraisal is done internally per the attached method
2) Method is a modified Burnley method but similar in overall concept to
CTLA
3) Species costs are calculated per base value ($ per unit volume) of the
tree and modified by a species factor

Beyond the amenity value, cost of removal and i-tree ecosystem services are
added, plus cost of reinstatement if specialized tree pits are used for
passive water infiltration.

If you'd like to know more about it I can send you contact info for current
staff there, or chat with you about it based on my prior experience.

Cheers,
Amelia.




*Amelia Needoba | Senior Urban Forester, PMP, ISA Cert. Arb*
3551 Commercial Street | Vancouver | V5N 4E8
Diamond Head Consulting <http://www.diamondheadconsulting.com/>
<http://www.diamondheadconsulting.com/> P *604.733.4886 <604.733.4886>** ext.
33* F *604.733.4879 <604.733.4879>*

On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Gregg Staniforth via CANUFNET <
canufnet at list.web.net> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
>
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> 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 ($/cm2) that reflects municipal labour costs.
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> When calculating compensation for public trees (lost during development,
> during trespass, damaged etc.):
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> 1)   Do you appraise publicly owned trees internally? Or is it done
> externally by a private consultant?
>
> 2)   Do you use the tree appraisal methods set forth in the *Council of
> Tree and Landscape Appraiser’s Guide for Plant Appraisal,* 9th edition?
> Or do you use another method?
>
> 3)   Do you use the species ratings development by your regional plant
> appraisal committee? Or do you have species ratings specific to your city?
>
> 4)   For municipalities in the Pacific Northwest, do you use the unit
> tree cost ($/cm2) provided by the regional plant appraisal committee in
> the 2nd edition of the PNW’s supplement? Or do you use another value?
>
> 5) If you have adopted a unit tree cost ($/cm2) that reflects municipal
> labour costs, what value do you use?
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> Many thanks,
>
>
>
> Gregg Staniforth
>
> City of Victoria
>
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