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Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Cal Fire Urban and Community Forestry Management Plan Grant Application for the City of Culver City Urban Forest Management and Tree Succession Plan.
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City of Culver City, California
Agenda Item Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution authorizing the City
Manager to submit a grant application through the California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection’s (Cal Fire’s) Urban and Community Forestry
Management Plan Grant Program for the City of Culver City Urban Forest
Management and Tree Succession Plan.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
In 2002, the City Council adopted the Culver City Street Tree Master Plan
(STMP). The Public Works Department (the Department) identified the need to
review and update the decade-old STMP in its Work Program for Fiscal Year
2012/2013.
Upon reviewing the STMP, the Department determined that it could benefit from
a major update that would transform the STMP from a document focused
narrowly on specifying a tree species for each street into a comprehensive
planning document for managing the City’s urban forest developed with
significant community input. The resulting Urban Forest Management and Tree
Succession Plan would include tree-related policies and procedures, a long-term
plan for the future of the City’s aging urban forest, as well as modifications to the
species identified in the existing STMP in order to increase species diversity and
disease resistance, facilitate environmental benefits, and ensure site-specific
appropriateness.
Meeting Date: 01/14/2013 Item Number: C-3
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City
Manager to Submit a Cal Fire Urban and Community Forestry Management Plan
Grant Application for the City of Culver City Urban Forest Management and Tree
Succession Plan.
Contact Person/Dept.:
Helen Kerstein/PW
Phone Number:
(310) 253-5618
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date: ________________
Public Notification: (E-mail) Agenda and Meetings – City Council (01/09/13).
Department Approval:
Charles D. Herbertson (12/31/12)
City Attorney Approval:
Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (01/09/13)
Chief Financial Officer Approval:
Jeff Muir (by K. Marsden) (01/09/13)
City Manager Approval:
John M. Nachbar (01/09/13) City of Culver City, California
Agenda Item Report
Recognizing the Department’s limited staff availability, the Department
determined that it would be necessary to seek external assistance in order to
undertake this effort and identified Cal Fire’s Urban Forest Management Plan
Grant Program as a potential funding source.
The Department submitted a concept proposal to Cal Fire in September 2012 for
the creation of an Urban Forest Management and Tree Succession Plan. In
December 2012, the City was notified that it was selected to submit a final
proposal. Should the City Council adopt the proposed Resolution, staff will
submit a final proposal in advance of the January 25, 2013 deadline.
FISCAL ANALYSIS:
The project is anticipated to cost roughly $100,000. The grant requires a 25%
match ($25,000). Staff anticipates that the matching funding for this project will
come from sources such as Gas Tax. There will be some staff time associated
with the management and oversight of the project. Should the City be successful
in receiving the grant, a report will be presented to the City Council. Such report
would request appropriation of the grant funds and the required match.
ATTACHMENT:
1. Proposed Resolution
MOTIONS:
That the City Council
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a Cal Fire Urban
and Community Forestry Management Plan grant application for the City of
Culver City Urban Forest Management and Tree Succession Plan.
MEETING DATE: 01/14/2013
AGENDA ITEM: Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to
Submit a Cal Fire Urban and Community Forestry
Management Plan Grant Application for the City of Culver City
Urban Forest Management and Tree Succession Plan.
ATTACHMENTS
Pages
1 Resolution 1-2