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right-of-way shall not be treated without approval from the City. Residents do not currently <br />have the option of treating the City trees on the boulevard, so treatments undertaken for <br />residents shall be solely for privately owned trees. <br />Private Property <br />The homeowner will contact the Contractor directly to initiate an inspection, receive a quote, <br />and provide permission. The Contractor shall inspect the ash trees on private property and <br />determine whether they are appropriate for treatment. <br />Guarantee <br />Two-year warranty required for all public and private injections. If a tree is killed by EAB during this two- <br />year period, or if canopy loss attributable to EAB becomes equal to or greater than 50% during this same <br />period with active beetles or larvae found, a 100% refund will be required. <br />Cost Proposal <br />Proposers shall fill out the included cost and rate forms for public and private tree treatments. <br />Proposed fee schedule shall include the included tables as well as any additional fees, costs for <br />consultation/assessment visits with homeowners, and taxes. <br />Mapping <br />Treated trees, both public and private, must be tracked with GPS data points sent to the City annually. <br />The data must include GPS shapefiles for all treated trees as well as a list of addresses of public and <br />private trees treated. Coordinate system used for shapefiles shall be provided to City as well. <br />Education and Outreach Materials <br />Contractor shall provide outreach materials, such as a postcard or pamphlet to all residents to inform <br />them about the program. The outreach materials shall be sent in the mail. Contractors shall include <br />both costs for this mailing and examples of previous outreach materials used for similar programs with <br />proposal. The City will supplement the mailed outreach materials with newsletter articles and <br />potentially with posts on City social media accounts. Any other distribution of materials, door knocking, <br />or any other forms of solicitation shall not occur with prior approval from the City. <br />