DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Xavier D. Urrutia
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Districts 1 & 10
SUBJECT:
Funding Agreements with Municipal Golf Association - San Antonio (MGA-SA) for Forestation Projects
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the execution of Funding Agreements with Municipal Golf Association - San Antonio (MGA-SA) for forestation projects and appropriates $1,170,000.00 from the Tree Canopy Preservation and Mitigation Fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Tree Canopy Preservation and Mitigation Fund supports forestation efforts on private and public property. Since 2006, approximately 88,000 trees have been planted at City facilities (32,000); in neighborhoods (16,700); and through tree adoptions (39,300). In an effort to expand the urban canopy on public parkland, the Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with MGA-SA who 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. In 2014, MGA-SA identified forestation projects as a capital improvement and has successfully managed the planting of over 3,000 lager caliper trees throughout four golf courses.
MGA-SA's forestation efforts continue to support the City's goal of protecting and increasing the tree canopy in San Antonio. The City's Tree Canopy and Mitigation Fund is designated for tree planting. The City's partnership with MGA-SA presents a good opportunity to collaborate and develop forestation plans for City-owned golf courses, which are situated on public parkland. These large-scale tree-planting projects provide numerous environmental benefits as new trees provide cleaner air and reducing temperatures while increasing the aesthetics of the City-owned golf courses.
These Funding Agreements allow MGA-SA oversight and responsibility for the administration of the forestation projects at Northern Hills and Olmos Golf Courses. The trees ...
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