REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 28, 2019
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department
SHELBY MACNAB, MPA, Grants Administrator
Public Works Department
SUBJECT
Title
RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Application for Funding from the Urban Forestry Grant Program Entitled "Urban and Community Forestry Program" as provided through the California Proposition 68 Bond Fund (citywide)
Body
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the submission of an application for grant funds from the Urban Forestry Grant Program as provided through the California Proposition 68 Bond Fund and authorize the conduction of all negotiations related to the grant by the Public Works Director, or designee.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Works requests approval to submit a grant proposal to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) Urban and Community Forestry (U&CF) Program for funding to prepare an Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP), plant 68 trees and provide tree care education in partnership with Tree Fresno. Cal Fire administers grant funds made available as part of Proposition 68. The UFMP will analyze data collected as part of the citywide Urban Forest Tree Inventory and make recommendations for restoration, maintenance and expansion of the urban forest over the next 40 years. The application process occurs in two stages. The initial concept proposal was due on November 29, 2018. The full application for invited applicants will be due in early 2019 and requires an adopted resolution as part of the application submission.
BACKGROUND
The CAL FIRE Urban & Community Forestry Program works to optimize the benefits of trees and related vegetation through multiple-objective projects as specified in the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978. Proposition 68, or the California Drought...
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