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AGENDA ITEM
November 25, 2014
TO: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
THRU: John W. Sibley
City Manager
FROM: Joe DeFrancesco
Public Works D' ector
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City Manager
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To Be Presented By: Joe DeFrancesco
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1. SUBJECT
Acceptance of revenue into the Sanitation Fund from the State of California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) Green Trees for the Golden State Grant.
2. SUMMARY
In 2013 the City was awarded and accepted a grant from Cal Fire to supplement funding for tree
planting and replacement. The City's current Tree Maintenance Contractor (West Coast
Arborists) conducts all tree planting activities. The acceptance of these grant funds will enable
the City to increase their tree planting and replacement activities.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Accept into the City's revenue budget a $50,500 grant from Cal Fire into revenue account
number 220.5022.45290.30064, Sanitation and Sewer — Cal Fire Green Trees for the Golden
State.
2. Authorize the appropriation of $50,500 into expenditure account number
220.5022.51700.30064, Sanitation and Sewer — Cal Fire Green Trees for the Golden State.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
Upon appropriation, funds will be available in the following account:
220.5022.51700.30064 Cal Fire Green Trees for the Golden State $50,500.00
5. STRATEGIC PLAN (S)
lb. Provide for a safe community - Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure
public safety.
2a. Be a fiscally healthy community - Expend fiscal resources responsibly.
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6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Growth Management Element Goal 6.0: Provide roadway corridors that are aesthetically
pleasing and contribute to a feeling of safety, security, and comfort for motorist, bicyclists, and
pedestrians.
Policy 6.3: Provide lighting, landscape, street trees, and other appropriate scaled streetscape
features that accommodate all users on commercial corridors. Where appropriate, lighting
should be scaled for autos as well as pedestrians.
Natural Resources Element Goal 7.0: Protect significant view corridors, open space and
ridgelines within the urban environment.
Policy 7.3: Encourage the development of landscaped medians and parkway landscaping along
arterial streets in public and private projects and encourage the State to provide freeway
landscaping
7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND
In August of 2012 the State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL
FIRE) issued a Request for Proposals for several grant programs. The City submitted proposals
and was awarded grants for both the "Green Trees for the Golden State" program and the "Tree
Inventory Grant" program.
The Green Trees for the Golden State program is a reimbursement mechanism that allows the
recipient to submit qualifying invoices for tree purchases and installation related to the City's
Urban Forest (street trees). Grant funds augment the City's current street tree maintenance
budget and allow the City to continue to grow its Urban Forest.
8. ATTACHMENTS
• CAL FIRE Green Trees for the Golden State Grant Program — Grant Agreement
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