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Forestry Professional Services Contract
Department of Public Service/ Urban Beautification
Joe Fausnaugh (936-3884)/Sara Stacy (x2305)
Revised
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Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $250,000 annually from the Special Assessment Services Fund for professional services to support a Smart Tree Inventory; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and to enter into a two-year contract for said services; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo wishes to enter into a contractual agreement to utilize a Smart Tree Inventory and related professional data services for its urban forestry and tree management activities. The use of Smart Tree Inventory professional services will improve the City’s ability to manage its public tree infrastructure by providing timely and accurate information to Forestry staff, supporting more proactive maintenance decisions and improving coordination of tree-related work, The system will also support the City’s continued development of a comprehensive, GIS-based urban tree inventory and urban forest management program consistent with the City’s strategic goal for expanding and improving Toledo’s urban forest.
The Smart Tree Inventory uses LiDAR, high-resolution imagery, and machine learning to create a detailed, GIS-based inventory of the City’s trees, capturing objective information such as species, location, tree diameter, height, canopy size, health, and potential risk. The updated inventory will allow the City to identify trees with the greatest maintenance and safety concerns and prioritize inspections, pruning, removals, and other necessary work based on current data. By understanding where the City’s highest-priority trees are located and what maintenance needs exist across the urban forest, Forestry staff will be able to develop a more proactive and targeted maintenance plan, better allocate available resources, establish maintenance cycles, and make data-driven decisions r...
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