DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Xavier D. Urrutia
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1, 10
SUBJECT:
Briefing on the Parks and Recreation Department Tree Recovery Initiative
SUMMARY:
A briefing on the Parks and Recreation Department Tree Recovery Initiative to provide trees to residents impacted by the storm event which passed through San Antonio on February 19-20, 2017.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The storm that swept through the City of San Antonio on February 19-20, 2017 resulted in damage to over 500 homes. In the aftermath of the storm, the City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department removed over 2,800 tons of debris from affected streets, yards and parks. The clean-up effort was supported by multiple City teams including Fire, Police, Code Enforcement, Transportation and Capital Improvements, Parks and Recreation, and the Office of Emergency Management.
While the storm system was city-wide, the hardest hit areas were the Shearer Hills/Ridgeview, Oak Park/Northwood, and Northern Hills neighborhoods where confirmed tornadoes touched down. The tornados left homes and other structures severely damaged and the landscape changed with hundreds of trees lost. To assist residents in their recovery, Councilman Trevi?o engaged the Parks and Recreation Department to come up with a plan to provide trees to those residents directly impacted by the storm event and in response, the Tree Recovery Initiative was developed utilizing existing resources from the City's Tree Mitigation Fund.
All residents in the three identified neighborhoods are eligible to receive a small or medium native oak wilt resistant shade tree. Additionally, residents who live in designated areas directly impacted by the storm are eligible to have a large native oak wilt resistant shade tree installed on their property free of charge. This Initiative is fully supported by the Tree Mitigation Fund.
The Tree Recovery Initiative was announced on Friday, March 10, 2...
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