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Page 9 of 31 <br />2.2 EXPECTED BENEFITS & OUTCOMES <br />It is the City’s intent to achieve the following benefits from the tree inventory and software <br />implementation: <br />1) The City will be able to better manage its tree assets, as the information will be organized, and <br />priorities given to tree management needs. <br />2) The City desires the identification of future planting sites, specifically in Districts 1, 4, and 5, to help <br />grow our urban forest in these areas. <br />3) The City desires to have a completed tree inventory and future planting sites determined so it can set <br />itself up for growing the tree canopy in the future. <br />2.3 PROPOSED TIMELINE <br />The following is the City’s ideal timeline: <br />Month 1: Contract with Tree Inventory and Software Contractor <br />Month 2: Develop Interdepartmental committee to assemble documents, identify gaps, identify tree <br />attributes <br />Month 3 – 5: Conduct tree inventory <br />Month 5: Receive software training <br />Month 8: Complete Urban Forest Tree Inventory & Assessment Report <br />2.4 PART A TREE INVENTORY REPORT <br />The successful proposer will summarize the inventory findings in an “Urban Forest Tree Inventory & <br />Assessment Report”. The report will include structure and composition analyses, functional analyses, <br />forecasting modeling and cost-benefit analysis of the city’s’ trees. Contractor will utilize Washington state <br />canopy data to depict Everett’s tree canopy, impervious surface, grass, herbaceous, bare ground, and <br />open water, along with land cover metrics by percent and acreages, and priority planting data. This will be <br />combined with tree inventory data to communicate the overall resource benefits of the City of Everett <br />urban forest. The report will be shared as a pdf and a public-facing page via ArcGIS StoryMap on the city <br />website. The ArcGIS StoryMaps webpage will provide meaningful information and planning tools for <br />officials and the public to engage in topics such as climate change, stormwater management, and other <br />public health and prosperity initiatives as they relate to urban forestry. This solution will be a valuable <br />resource for planning and public education. <br />Proposers should include as many trees as allowed by the City’s limited budget and detail how many trees <br />would be counted as part of the proposal. All data gathered must be entered into a tree management <br />software. The City could receive additional funding in the future and could potentially expand the tree <br />inventory in a second phase of work. However, the City’s priorities for the first phase includes: <br />1) Review of the existing 1,860 data points to be updated for accuracy and any missing data fields of the <br />minimum data collection attributes, detailed below, and then added into the tree management <br />software. <br />2) Inventory all City street trees and trees in City rights of ways and include them in the tree <br />management software.