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RESOLUTION NO. 10,902
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN URBAN
FORESTRY INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE FUNDS FROM
AVAILABLE SOURCES TO PLANT AND MAINTAIN
TREES ADJACENT TO PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF -WAY
AND PROPERTY AND TO RESTORE EXISTING
ECOSYSTEMS WITHIN THE CITY IN ORDER TO
IMPROVE THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT.
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock recognizes that
trees are a valuable amenity to the urban environment and serve to create greater human
comfort by providing shade, cooling the air and otherwise tempering the effects of
summer heat, thereby reducing the requirements for air conditioning and the subsequent
depletion of energy resources; that trees purify the air by filtering pollutants and dust and
other airborne pollutants and release oxygen into the air; that trees moderate noise
pollution by absorbing sound; and that trees provide habitat, shelter, and food for many
species of natural wildlife, and
WHEREAS, the Board deems it important to compensate for the loss of trees in
the urban environment due to development of properties and by natural disasters such
as tornadoes, and
WHEREAS, the Board desires to provide money for contracts with local
neighborhood groups to identify areas within all types of neighborhoods in the City that
should be the subject of tree and landscape planting, and
WHEREAS, in furtherance this goal, the Board deems it necessary to identify
and to use as part of the budget process such funds collected in any City programs that
can be used for the planting and maintenance of trees and other landscaping amenities,
and
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WHEREAS, this Urban Forestry Initiative will help provide money to be used
with grants, private donations and contributions and other available sources of funds for
such worthwhile public purposes for the health, safety and welfare of the community.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. A program entitled the "Urban Forestry Initiative" (the "UFI ") is
hereby established whereby areas of the City are identified as in need of reforestation
and the planting of trees and landscaping.
Section 2. The City Manager is directed to work with neighborhood groups to
prioritize needs for replanting and to identify sources of City funds which can be used
along with private donations and contributions, to hire appropriate City employees and
purchase equipment needed to carry on the goals and objectives of the UFI.
ADOPTED: Septbmber 26, 2000
ATTEST:
Na cY Wopd, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Thomas M. Carpenter, City A mey
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