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<br />82 Property values, tourism and outsider visitation rates are higher in areas that have <br />83tree cover. <br />84 o Wellness Impacts <br />85 People who live closer to tree density have better mental health. <br />86 o Equity Impacts <br />87 Areas that have higher concentrations of people of color and lower <br />88socioeconomic status have lower tree cover. <br />89 <br />90Roseville has held Tree City USA designation from the Arbor Day Foundation for 29 years. <br />91 <br />92 <br />93 o Managed in Parks Division <br />94 Director/City Forester <br />95 Parks Superintendent <br />96 Part-time Forestry Coordinator <br />97 Maintenance Staff <br />98 AmeriCorps Staff <br />99 Contractors <br />100 o Public Trees <br />101 Park Trees <br />102 Boulevard Trees <br />103 Other Public Spaces <br />104 Does not include private trees or trees on County right of way <br />105 o Disease and Hazard Tree Program <br />106 <br />107Staff provided a copy of the Street Tree Species Distribution Map that the parks department utilizes to <br />108ensure the tree canopy is diverse within the city. <br />109 <br />110 Accelerated Emerald Ash Borer Program Background <br />111 o First discovered in MN in 2009 and Roseville in 2013 <br />112 o In 2013-2021 731 public ash trees were removed as they began to show signs of <br />113deterioration and 450 were planted. <br />114 o March 2022, entered into an agreement with Tree Trust to complete the Accelerated EAB <br />115Program. <br />116 o Program called for: <br />117 Removal of 914 ash trees <br />118 Treatment of 238 ash trees <br />119 Planting of 1,152 trees <br />120 Subsidize 450 private trees <br />121 o Program planned a total of 914 removals, 1,602 plantings and a program cost of <br />122$1,409,473. <br />123 <br />3 <br /> <br /> <br />