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Home My WebLink AboutR-2001-145 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-145 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE BROWARD COUNTY URBAN FOREST INITIATIVE TO INCREASE THE TREE CANOPY IN BROWARD COUNTY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, tree canopy is vital to Broward County's environment, economic, and community health in that it provides additional cooling, reduces energy needs, increases property values, improves air and water quality, reduces the cost of storm water control, creates noise and storm-wind buffers, and contributes to a more beautiful, friendlier, and livable community; and WHEREAS, the Broward County Board of County Commissioners has adopted a new vision for Broward County that includes reviewing our efforts to protect the environment and developing a comprehensive environmental strategy that includes increasing the tree canopy of Broward County; and WHEREAS, the Broward County Board of County Commissioners established the Broward Urban Forest Initiative to increase Broward's overall percent tree canopy through public education, intergovernmental coordination, community involvement, tree protection ordinances,tree giveaways and planting, and monitoring the percent of tree canopy county wide; and WHEREAS, the goals of the Urban Forest Initiative are in accord with the goals of the City of Dania Beach; 1 RESOLUTION NO: 2001-145 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA: SECTION 1: That the City Commission of the City of Dania Beach supports the goal of the Broward Urban Forest Intiative to incease the number of trees in our community. SECTION 2: That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with this resolution are repealed. SECTION 3: That this resolution shall be in effective immediately upon it passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of AUGUST, 2001. • PATRICIA FLURY MAYOR-COMMISSIONER AT ST: ROLL CALL: COMMISSIONER BERTINO - YES COMMISSIONER MCELYEA - YES HARLENE JOnRK ON COMMISSIONER MIKES -YES ACTING CITY VICE-MAYOR CHUNN-YES MAYOR FLURY- YES APPROVED AS TO FORM D CORRECTNESS: BY: TH MAS . ANSBRO CITY ATTORNEY 2 RESOLUTION NO: 2001-145 954 519 1493 08/21/'2001 09: 24 954-519-1493 DPEP PAGE 01 .. L• Department of Planning and lErovi.onmelntad Protection T Administration 218 S.W. 1st Avenue BR O ARD COUNTY Fort Lauderdale.FL 33301 (954)519-1200 • Fax(954)519-1493 June 4. 2001 Post-It*Fax Note 7671 Date �� pa9e5► Mayor Patricia Flury City of Dania Beach ro J From MC 100 W. Beach Blvd. Co./Dept. A iJt lf� 1-4 Co. e _-L?ep Dania Beach, Florida 33004 Phone# 2 6zz Phone# cr r(� 4 r Dear Mayor Flury' Fax# 2�jt? FeX n I am writing to request the City of Dania Beach's support of Broward County's efforts to increase the overall percent tree canopy in Broward. Specifically I request that the'City of Dania Beach pass the attached resolution supporting the goals of the Broward Urban Forest Initiative. As you may know,the Broward County Board of`County Commissioners has adopted a new vision for Broward County that includes reviewing efforts to protecf1he environment and developing a comprehensive environmental strategy that includes increasing the tree canopy;Of Broward County. The Broward Urban Forest Initiative was established to increase Broward's overall percmittree canopy through public education, intergovernmental coordination, community involvernent,tree protection ordinances,tree giveaways and planting, and monitoring the percent tree canopy county wide. The Broward Urban Forest Initiative aims to formulate and realize a shared community vision for Broward's Urban Forest in accordance with the goals;ofBroward:rnunicipalities. On August 29,2001 Broward County will be sponsoring a Visioning workshop facilitated by;the South Florida Regional Planning Council on "Tree Canopy eyond Canker Replacement". We welcome theiparticipation of the City of Dania Beach in this workshop to create a shared vision for Broward County's Urban Forrest and to formulate specific community driven goals for the Broward Urban Forest Initiative. In preparation for this�niieeting,we hope that the City of Dania Beach will declare it's general support of the goals of the Broward]Urban Foresf;lnitiative by passing the attached draft Resolution of Support and mailing me a copy to present at the August 29th'workshop. Thank you in advance for you invaluable support of this important county-wide effort. if you need additional information please contact Sean iti�IcSweeney.at(954) 519-1491. Sincerely, Sean McSweeney Urban Forestry Program Coordinator I cc_ City Manager Michael Smith' Vice Mayor Robert Chunn Jr. Commissioner Mac McElyea Commissioner Robert Mike Commissioner John Bertino� BROWARD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMN11SSONERS-.An Equal Opportunlly Empkwer and Provider of Services 1revhus E4Gelletbn,Jr. Ben Grabw Suzanne N.GunzburW Kristin 0.jcc* % gene Uobwmon Lori NonOe Parrish John C.Radstrom,Jr. Jomaa A.Scott Dlona wassermarrRubin Vh"us On Mae pfhmot:WWW.browcW.orp/dpep 08/21/2001 09: 24 954-519-1493 DPEP PAGE 03 ahttp://www.co.broward.fl.us/dni05500.htm f Shade trees are integral to the beauty of our`neighborhoods and the environmental and economic health of our community. Trees cool our homes, clean our air and water, and increase our property values. Unfortunately, ®satellite images show that urbari areas all over the U.S. are steadily losing tree canopy. The Broward Urban Forest initiative was established by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners to increase Broward's overall percent tree cmopy through • Public education Intergovernmental coordination • Community';hivolvement • Tree protecti ordinances • Tree giveawOys and planting • Mapping and;monitoring the percent tree canopy county-wide Public Education: A multi-media presentation is available free of charge to homeowners associations and civic groups to educate their members abo4[the vital importance of trees and to provide them with the tools to manage their trees to maximizes benefits v�$ille minimizing maintenance casts and liability. Contact the Urban Forestry Program Coordinator at tel. (954)519-1491 or email smcsweeney(a,broward.org for further information. Inter&oyernmtpW Coordi ti • Broward,County is committed to working with local municipalities to increase tree canopy throughout Broward. ,Training workshops are available to municipal staff to increase their tree management skills and further their City's canopy goals. Contact the Urban Forestry Program Coordinator at tel. (954) 519-1491 or emaj,Wqm M e QbmmXd.org for further information. Page 1 of 3 08i21/2001 09: 24 954-519-1493 DPEP PAGE 04 ahttp://www.co.broward.fl.us/dni05500.htm CoMMunity involvemnt: 60%to 901/6 of all the trees which make up the urban forest grow on privately owned land. It is therefore essential that the community at large be committed to preserving and increasing the tree canopy in our county. The Urban Forestry Initiative must therefor reflect the will and vision of the citizens of Broward County. In order to fotsnulate a community vision for Broward County's Urban Forest a community visioning workshops will be held during during 2001. Contact the Urban Forestry Program Coordinator at tel. (954) 519-1491 or email',smcmygeneyCc��r4wa org to receive further information or provide input. Tree Proteeti n ordinances; Because trees are a vital to our communities environmental health,they are a protected by ordinance under Broward County Code Chapter 27 Article XIV "Tree Preservation and Abuse Ordinance"27-401 —27-420 :l/www.' :fl.usf 12.LLdD This ordinance sets minimum standards for tree pruning and sets restrichos on tree removals. Broward County also requires that professional tree trimmer companies be licensed under Chapter 9 Article 1X. This ordinance requires that tree trimmers have a minimum level of trainingbn tree care and show proof of workers compensation insurance, and certification that workers are trained on„required OSHA safety regulations. For more information about the licensing of tree trimmers contact the Broward County Building Code Services Division Licencing Section at tel. (954) 765-4890 ext. 244 Free gV aTwuys and plantings: Tree saplings,are provided to residents free of charge at special events once or twice a year; usually in January!and May. For more information about upcoming tree giveaways contact the Urban Forestry Program Coordinator at W, (954) 519-1491 or email smcsweene broward.org, Special tree planting projects are conducted on public:property through the"Tree Preservation Trust Fund". For information concerning Tree Preservation Trust Fund project contact the Upland Resources Section at(954) 519-1224. Broward Beautiful also funds printing projects.through the Community Grant Program. ,For more information concerning Browara Beautiful's Community Grant Program call tel. (954) 357-6664 or visit: http•//wu--w co bxQward fl us//dffii0140O. pi Moving and Mon'toring,pery,!== mago m yam:In order to achieve the goal of increased tree canopy we need to to be able to evaluate the!present condition of our tree canopy and monitor the change in tree canopy over time to ensure we are mo 0mg towards our goals. Mapping the urban tree canopy into our Geographical Information System (GIS)ail'ows us to do this. Using image enhancement software and infrared aerial photography we have established a biome line for Broward's percent tree canopy. Aerial photographs from 1996 indicate that the percent tree caur+py in. 1996 was approximately 13% county-wide. This falls far short of the 40%recommendation of the.American Forests. When new infra- red aerial data is analyzed for subsequent years we will be able to monitoithe percent changes in tree canopy"and`ensure,that we our achieving our canopy goals. For lnfarmation Tregs.Q=Visit These EXIWIgM W-6 Sites: pgblicA,ig s On-line: Page 2 of 3 88f21/2001 09: 24 954-519-1493 DPEP PAGE 05 http://www.co.broward.fl.us/dni05500.htm Proper Tree Care: hit g//www co broward ft�{ 00sh Proper Tree Pruning: http'/lwww co brp fl ua/bri00300.htM Mangrove Trimming: http'//wwry co brow :fLus/bri00700jitna Common Sense Pest Control: ://www i02 1 Q Q htm Findinga Cwi_fied Ad mist,- Finding a Arborist(National Arborist Assoc iation): b=:Lwww.ratlarb.com/IQ-rate.htm Finding an Arborist(Int'l Society of Arboric�t : bM.—,Ilwww ag uiuc edu/isa/arborists/arborist.html. r Trec R e Tree Sink httt�'/Iwww.treelink Floridata Gardener's info: httn Lw—ww f1gWA1acomtm in fr•cfrn Betrock's Hortworld:htt://www.hg rl' cow( University of Florida Institute of Food and!Agricultural Sciences: h=://edis.ifas.ufl.ed-I Society of American Foresters: h • /www The National Arbor Day Found4ion: National Arborist Association: li www comb American Forests: httu•//MMX=ei . p International Society of Arborici lture: ��,A&}}.uc.WuLisa/ Fairchild Tropical Gardens: ham://wwwft Florida Dept. of Agriculture and ConsuMer,-SErv:ices: _//dogcs state.fl.us/ ex.html Florida Division of Forestry: htiy://wD A-flcQ b-A TreeZoo(Deerfield Beach Arbdreturn):_Wjj lwww too co;n/index.h TreeLink Community Forestry Resource- /�w treelink-93 i I :� Page 3 of 3