DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Xavier D. Urrutia
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 3
SUBJECT:
Funding Agreement with Municipal Golf Association-San Antonio for Reforestation Project
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes a Funding Agreement with the Municipal Golf Association-San Antonio and the appropriation of $600,000.00 from the Tree Canopy and Mitigation Fund to plant trees at City-owned golf courses managed by the Municipal Golf Association-San Antonio.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Municipal Golf Association-San Antonio (MGA-SA) has efficiently managed and operated the City's municipal golf courses over the past eight (8) 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 which was successfully initiated in 2014 at Mission Del Lago Golf Course where over 1,000 trees were planted through a funding agreement in the amount of $500,000.00 in Tree Canopy and Mitigation Funds. As a result of this successful project, MGA-SA plans to initiate tree planting projects at Riverside and Willow Springs Golf Courses.
Continuation of MGA-SA's reforestation efforts supports the City's goal of protecting and increasing the tree canopy in San Antonio. 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 reforestation 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 of appropriate species and sourced locally, t...
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