Requiring the department of parks and recreation to resolve risks posed by trees on public property.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of parks and recreation to resolve risks posed by trees on public property

This bill would expand the Department of Parks and Recreation’s (DPR) already-existing NYC Tree Risk Management Program. This bill would require that DPR: (i) reduce the backlog of low- and moderate-risk tree work orders; (ii) increase routine inspections of individual trees; (iii) implement a reporting requirement for DPR’s work on previously-completed inspections of low- and moderate-risk trees; and (iv) set standards for response times to all trees inspected in the future.