DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Xavier D. Urrutia
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 3
SUBJECT:
Funding Agreement with Municipal Golf Association-San Antonio for Re-forestation Project
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes a Funding Agreement in the amount not-to-exceed $500,000.00 with the Municipal Golf Association-San Antonio (MGA-SA) for the use of Tree Canopy and Mitigation Funds to plant trees at City-owned golf courses managed by MGA-SA.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
MGA-SA has efficiently managed and operated the City's municipal golf courses over the past seven (7) years while making improvements to increase the quality of these golf facilities. One of the short-term planned improvements is the reforestation of municipal golf courses beginning with Mission Del Lago; plans also include tree plantings at Riverside and Willow Springs golf courses.
MGA-SA's reforestation efforts support the City's goal of protecting and increasing the tree canopy in San Antonio. To augment MGA-SA's efforts, the City's Tree Canopy and Mitigation Fund can be used for tree plantings and presents a good opportunity for a collaborative approach to develop a tree succession and forestation plan by targeting golf courses which are situated on public park land. This large scale tree planting project will provide numerous environmental benefits as new trees provide cleaner air and reduce temperatures while increasing the aesthetics of the City-owned golf courses.
This Agreement allows MGA-SA oversight and responsibility for the administration of the reforestation project at the City-owned golf courses. Trees will be species-appropriate and sourced locally to the extent possible, and MGA-SA has full responsibility for irrigation and maintenance of all trees planted through the establishment period. Approximately 1,100 trees will be planted at Mission Del Lago golf course. Under this effort, the trees will be thr...
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