DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Xavier D. Urrutia
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Districts 1 & 3
SUBJECT:
Funding Agreement with Municipal Golf Association (MGA-SA) for Reforestation Project
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance authorizes the City Manager or designee to enter into a funding agreement with the Municipal Golf Association-San Antonio (MGA-SA) for a reforestation project at Riverside and San Pedro Golf Courses in the total amount of $800,000.00 from the Tree Canopy Preservation and Mitigation Operating Budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
MGA-SA has efficiently managed and operated the City's municipal golf courses for approximately 10 years while making improvements to increase the quality of these golf facilities. One of the 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 and then in 2016 at Willow Springs Golf Course where an additional 900 new trees were installed. As a result of this successful project, MGA-SA is planning to initiate tree planting projects at Riverside and San Pedro 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 planting and this partnership presents a good opportunity for a collaborative approach to development of a reforestation plan by targeting golf courses which are situated on public park land. These large scale tree planting projects will provide numerous environmental benefits as new trees provide cleaner air and reducing 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 MGA-SA will be responsible for irrig...
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