HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 06 - Arbor Day Foundation AwardMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: JUNE 7, 2016
SUBJECT: PRESENTATION - TREE CITY USA ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION
AWARD TO THE CITY FOR 30 YEARS AS A TREE CITY USA
CITY
Mr. Courtney Blevins with Texas Forest Service will present the award to the Mayor and
City Council.
To qualify as a Tree City USA community, you must meet four standards established by
the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters. These
standards were established to ensure that every qualifying community would have a viable
tree management program and that no community would be excluded because of size.
Grapevine has upheld these standards for 30 consecutive years.
Standard 1
A tree board or department
Standard 2
A tree care ordinance
Standard 3
A community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita:
City trees provide many benefits—clean air, clean water, shade and beauty to name a
few—but they also require an investment to remain healthy and sustainable. By providing
support at or above the $2 per capita minimum, a community demonstrates its commitment
to grow and tend these valuable public assets. Budgets and expenditures require planning
and accountability, which are fundamental to the long-term health of the tree canopy and
the Tree City USA program.
Standard 4
An Arbor Day observance and proclamation
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