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Resource Limitations on Urban-Forest Management and Maintenance on Public Lands .......................................................23 4. Understanding the Challenge in Context ...............................................................................................................................25 Community Engagement Process ....................................................................................................................................................25 Community Survey .....................................................................................................................................................................25 Open Houses ............................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Small Community Meetings ..................................................................................................................................................... 26 Centering Equity and Diversity ........................................................................................................................................................ 27 Canopy Cover Analysis: Canopy Cover in Relation to Schools ............................................................................................ 29 Canopy-Cover Analysis: Canopy Cover in Relation to Public Housing .............................................................................. 30 5. Meeting the Challenge ...................................................................................................................................................................31 Mission and Vision ..............................................................................................................................................................................31 Outcomes .............................................................................................................................................................................................31 Goals .....................................................................................................................................................................................................31 Partnership Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................................32 City of Des Moines ......................................................................................................................................................................32 Port of Seattle...............................................................................................................................................................................33 Forterra .........................................................................................................................................................................................33 Highline Public Schools ..............................................................................................................................................................33 Highline College ..........................................................................................................................................................................33 Nonprofit Organizations ............................................................................................................................................................34 Volunteers and the Community at Large .................................................................................................................................34 Commercial and Nonprofit Field Crews ..................................................................................................................................35 Potential Sponsors ......................................................................................................................................................................35 Private Landowners ....................................................................................................................................................................35 6. Assessing the Urban Forest .........................................................................................................................................................37 Part I: Land-Cover Classification ......................................................................................................................................................37 Methods ........................................................................................................................................................................................37 Results ...........................................................................................................................................................................................39 Part II: Parks and Natural Areas Health Assessment ......................................................................................................................39 Tree-iage and the Forest Landscape Assessment Tool .......................................................................................................... 40 Tree-iage Categories ...................................................................................................................................................................41 Tree-iage Matrix ..................................................................................................................................................................................41 Overstory Species ....................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Regenerating Overstory Species ...............................................................................................................................................45 Native Understory Species .........................................................................................................................................................45 Invasive Species ...........................................................................................................................................................................45 Slope ..............................................................................................................................................................................................45 7. Moving Forward – the Next 20 Years ..................................................................................................................................... 46 Field ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Field Objective 1: Begin to halt canopy decline and equitably increase canopy cover. ..................................................... 49 Field Objective 2: Monitor and maintain trees throughout the City of Des Moines. ........................................................ 49 Field Objective 3: Prioritize parks and natural open-space sites. ........................................................................................ 49 Field Objective 4: Prioritize restoration work zones within sites. . ..................................................................................... 50 Field Objective 5: Identify areas that are appropriate for…

RULE 1. All meetings of the City Council shall be held at the location specified in DMMC 4.04.010. (Ord. 329 §1, 1973). COUNCIL MEETING - TIME RULE 2. The regular meetings of the City Council shall be held at the times specified in DMMC 4.04.020. (Ord. 1039 §1, 1993). COUNCIL MEETINGS - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC RULE 3. All meetings of the City Council and of committees thereof shall be open to the public, except as provided for in RCW 42.30.110 or RCW 42.30.140. (Res. 525 §1, 1988). ELECTION OF OFFICERS RULE 4. Procedures for electing officers are as follows: (a) Biennially, at the first meeting of the new Council, the members thereof shall choose a Presiding Officer from their number who shall have the title of Mayor. In addition to the powers conferred upon him/her as Mayor, he/she shall continue to have all the rights, privileges and immunities of a member of the Council. If a permanent vacancy occurs in the Office of Mayor, the members of the Council at their next regular meeting shall select a Mayor from their number for the unexpired term. Following the election of the Mayor, there shall be an election for Deputy Mayor. The term of the Deputy Mayor shall run concurrently with that of the Mayor. (b) The election for Mayor shall be conducted by the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall call for nominations. Each member of the City Council shall be permitted to nominate one (1) person who has previously…