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City of RAMSF4Y Primary Project List Project No. RCP-01: Protecting Our Investments (Asset Management Plan) Project Lead: Bruce Westby, City Engineer 7550 Sunwood Dr NW Ramsey, MN 55303 763-433-9825 bwestbvc citvoframsev.com Project Description As the community continues to grow, so do the number of assets of the community. Like ensuring regular maintenance of personal vehicles, regular maintenance of these community assets is important to long term sustainability. This is most prominently illustrated in the City's Street Maintenance Program. The City is entering an era of significant street reconstruction. Better understanding the condition of assets such as this is a critical financial planning and quality tool. Page 6 As a part of this project, the City desires to pilot a Public Tree Inventory. Over the last decade or so, the City has begun encouraging planting boulevard/street trees as part of new development. As our street tree population grows, both physiologically and in actual number of trees, we are in need of an inventory to manage this often overlooked community asset. A completed inventory would allow the City to utilize tools such as 'i-tree' to inform and educate both the public and policy makers on both the environmental and financial benefits street trees provide. Policy Analysis • How can our community best manage our existing and planned assets to ensure maximum value and return on investment? • How does proper management of these assets advance our goals for sustainability and resiliency? • Demonstrate the benefits of landscaping plans in the public realm and the need for a management plan to protect these resources from threats such as Emerald Ash Borer and Oak Wilt. Implementation Plan and Action Steps The deliverables created by the Partnership will be used to select an approach/system for long term asset management. The deliverables will also be used to create a community forestry plan. Sustainability and Resiliency Impacts Sustainability and Resiliency goals include, but are not limited to the following topics. It is our mission to work together to responsibly grow our community, and to provide quality, cost-effective and efficient government services.