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CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH 18070 Collins Ave. | Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 305.792.1707 | sibfl.net | Purchasing@sibfl.net purpose. Prune only at time of season for the variety. Shape the top of small trees as needed. Tree pruning will also be required from time to time due to damage from storms, frost or when blocking sight distances. All growth that interferes with the movement of vehicle or pedestrian traffic, signage, or lighting shall be pruned. Nuisance growth, including dangerous thorns, spikes, or appendages which show potential conflict with people shall be pruned. All tree pruning shall follow the ANSI A-300 and ANSI Z-133 standards and Miami-Dade County Tree Ordinance, etc. Contractor is responsible to prune mangroves if needed or requested by the City. Contractor is responsible for obtaining any required permits and licenses from Miami- Dade County DRER and other agencies to properly prune mangroves. 3.10.2 PALMS Remove dead, dying and hanging fronds from palms, as needed, for clean appearance. Fronds removed shall be severed close to the petiole base without damaging live trunk tissue. The Contractor shall prune Coconut Palms (frond and fruit removal) a minimum of four times per year and other palms (frond and fruit removal) a minimum of three times per year to remove lower hanging fronds and fruit between 9 and 3 o’clock position, or more often as needed to keep free of fruit and/or dead hanging fronds, or as directed by City. Do not remove fronds that do not hang below a line parallel to the ground. Do not over-prune palms by removing live green fronds. Never pull or rip off palm fronds. The hurricane or candle cut pruning of palms is not allowed, also the use of climbing spikes is not allowed. When pruning palms, thoroughly sanitize pruning tools using chlorine bleach or isopropyl alcohol before use on site and in between each palm to mitigate the risk of disease translocation from site to site and/or from palm to palm. Prune all Date Palms two times per year (May and October) to remove Date Palm seeds and lower fronds, or more often as needed to keep free of fruit and/or dead hanging fronds as directed by City. When pruning Date Palms, thoroughly sanitize pruning tools using chlorine bleach or isopropyl alcohol before use on site and replace blades with new blade in between each palm to mitigate the risk of disease translocation from site to site st and/or from palm to palm. Prior to hurricane season (June 1): Prune Date Palms as follows: Prune seed stalks cutting the stems to within 6” of trunk and two lowest sets of fronds on palms that have been established on site for more than two years. Remove all of the inflorescence/date stalks. At no time shall Date Palm fruit droppings litter sidewalks, streets or landscape areas. Prune coconut palms as follows: Prune coconut palms minimum two (2) times per year (Pre-flowering and post flowering). Remove fruit, seedpods, and fruit stalks as needed to keep tree free of these items. Remove lower fronds where any portion of the frond hangs below the horizontal plane parallel with the ground. Do not remove healthy fronds above the horizontal plane unless encroaching upon utilities. Dead fronds, fronds with less than 50% green growth, fruit, seedpods, and fruit stalks shall be cut ½ inch away from the palm’s trunk. Clean cut with a sharp tool to prevent shredding of frond stalk. Contractor to ensure trunk remains undamaged. ITB 24-06-02 CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING SERVICES 52