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Mr. Bullock on the design. Lastly, Director Beno noted that Kauffman Park and Clifton Prado Park are both set for improvements. Kauffman is still in the redesign phase and a survey needs to be done in order to show how the existing land is situated, which will inform the city on how to proceed. At public meetings, residents have expressed a desire to have the tennis courts and playground remain in their current spots, along with upgrading tennis courts and installing a new playground at the bottom of the hill. Clifton Prado involves replacement a small amount of equipment onsite, as there is not much space to do much else at that location. Urban Forestry—Urban Forestry Manager Chris Perry gave updated numbers comparing the number of plantings/tree removals over the last 5-6 years. In 2019, the city saw a net gain of 306 trees, which is the largest increase that has taken place since 1994, when the figures started to be counted. Mr.Perry stated that his department is making good inroads to growing a tree canopy that is both strong and safe. The urban forest is positioned to be more resilient over the next 50 years than ones in the past due to the concerted effort Urban Forestry has made to plant a diversity of species. Over the last 6 years, the department has planted 2,930 trees, which was more than it planted from 1998 to 2012. Councilmembers complimented the efforts of the department and inquired as to how new trees on the commercial corridors were doing. Mr.Perry indicated that 14 new trees were installed on Madison with deeper and wider planting sites and that the pear trees in front of the main library branch on Detroit Ave. were removed and replaced as well with positive results. At Council's prompting, Mr.Perry also indicated that the newly established private property tree planting city program has had 14 homeowners agree to participate in it. By his estimation, if half of the residential private property owners in Lakewood agreed to participate (approximately 1,400 potential sites), the city could increase the total tree canopy by 1%-1.5%. There have been no issues with the first 14 plantings and Mr.Perry hopes the newly created tree board can help drive demand for plantings on the private side of property lines. The cost for the program can be forecasted by multiplying the number of participants by the $295 cost of purchasing the tree plus some costs for planting. The city's mortality rate for plantings is about 5%,which is half the industry average, so the Urban Forestry Department looks at this as a one- time cost. The department estimates 60 property owners will participate next year at the cost of$300 a tree. Since the city only has 764 vacant tree planting sites, compared to a couple thousand in years past, the department should have freed up capacity over the next couple years to do more private property plantings. Councilmembers inquired as to how the city was interacting with the county's tree planting program. The city was able to determine through satellite imagery provided by the county that 71% of tree canopy loss is occurring on private property, which is why the department is looking to provide outreach to residents regarding the new program. Lakewood's tree plan has been adopted by other communities in the region. As previously mentioned, Lakewood has 764 shovel ready planting sites on tree lawns throughout the city. This figure used to be 2,500 in 2013. The department has worked out a hazard list for next year and has identified 14 trees on Clifton that will be coming down in the spring, along with some Ash and Pin Oak trees which should cost about$65,000.Urban Forestry anticipates it will plant 400 new trees next year and will continue to tap into county grants. It was noted that about$27,000 was used up from the gifted tree fund last year, which helped lead to am increased number of plantings in 2019. Sidewalk Program—Director Beno stated that the city is in its 7th year of the sidewalk program and about 70% of sidewalks citywide have been repaired/replaced. The Birdtown neighborhood in Ward 4 will be targeted this upcoming year. It is getting more difficult to choose areas to target due to gas project 2