Reports to Council

Jeff Putnam, the City’s Parks and Street Manager, provided Council with a report outlining current vegetation management service levels, challenges in maintaining these levels on City-owned land, opportunities to enhance enforcement on private property, and options to improve overall service level delivery. The report is in response to a notice of motion from October 21, 2025.

Several challenges are affecting the City’s ability to consistently meet existing vegetation management standards, including increased seasonal growth, increased wildfire interface risk, a lack of public clarity about standards and private land owner responsibilities, resource restraints, and community growth increasing the quantity of vegetation spaces to maintain.

After being provided options to optimize existing tools, enhance service levels, run an educational public awareness campaign, and increase enforcement to address current challenges, Council directed staff to move forward with:

• Option 1: maintain the status quo, with ongoing efforts to optimize Community Services enforcement on private properties using existing budgets
• Option 2: return to Council with a report outlining costed options for enhancing service levels
• Option 3: develop an education awareness campaign to clarify vegetation management standards and clearly delineate City versus private property (using existing budgets)

• View the full report.
• View the presentation within the Council meeting slide deck.
• Contact for further information:
  Jeff Putnam | [email protected]

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