[CANUFNET] Appraisal of publicly owned trees

[Thiessen, Billie-Jo via CANUFNET]

In the Urban Forestry Section of the City of Surrey we:

Hello all,
 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.
 When calculating compensation for public trees (lost during development, during trespass, damaged etc.):
 1)   Do you appraise publicly owned trees internally?  Yes, we do them internally, and they are always reviewed by another appraiser.  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?  Yes, we use the 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?  We use the PNW – ISA Species Ratings for Landscape Appraisal, 2nd Ed.

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?  We use our own internal values and those determined by the appraisal calculation.

5) If you have adopted a unit tree cost ($/cm2) that reflects municipal labour costs, what value do you use?  Any additional costs to the City are added to the appraised value for subrogation.

Many thanks,

Gregg Staniforth
City of Victoria
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