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31 <br /> 1 Slide #26 <br /> r <br /> I. Economic + ,; <br /> Development Element <br /> f <br /> • 31 employees;FTE:29 1 <br /> • Employees earn well above the 2024 OC living <br /> wage <br /> • 11 ISA Certified Arborists,1 BCMA,6 Tree Risk <br /> Assessment Qualifications <br /> • We attract and retain top out-of-state talent to <br /> care for Orange County trees <br /> • We're good at training people from outside the �. <br /> tree industry <br /> • We train our competitors <br /> • We train related professions <br /> • €D Goals 1,2,3,4;ED Objectives 1.1,1.6;2.1, <br /> 2.6,3.1,3.2.,3.3,4.2,4.4 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Craig Nishimoto introduced an employee that was in the audience that has an advanced <br /> 4 degree. He is now a consultant and was formerly a crew leader. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Slide #27 <br /> Il. Housing Element = <br /> i <br /> • Tree care keeps neighborhoods attractive ♦s t�� <br /> and well-maintained <br /> • Lower residential noise nuisances by - <br /> enabling offsite sorting and staging _ �• <br /> • We educate property owners abouttrees <br /> and tree care <br /> r <br /> We promote tree equity <br /> • H Goal 3;H Objectives 3.1,33 f 1' <br /> A <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Craig Nishimoto said that to be a responsible landowner in this area, trees have to be <br /> 9 taken care of. He said they are trying to eliminate noises in residential areas. He said they use <br /> 10 the chipper because the only other option is taking the trees very far away. He said the <br /> 11 neighborhood pictured is around $150,000 and has an absence of trees. He said that low-income <br />