Item 2A Tree City USA ProclamationAGii:NDA ITEM:
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BACKGROUND:
C ITY OF ATI,.ANTIC BEACH
CrTY C OMMISSION MEETING
STA.FF RE PORT
Tree City USA Proc lama tion
Jeremy Hu bsc h /lJ 1
Buildin g and Zo ning Directo r L(~
Februa ry I 0, 201 5
AGENDA ITEM #2A
FEGRUARV 23, 2015
Tree City USA is a na tio na l prog ram th at is sponsored by th e Arbor Day Fo und at ion. C urrentl y
Jackso nvill e, Jacksonvi ll e Bea c h, and Neptune Beach arc memb ers o ft'h e progra m, bu t Atlanti c Beac h is
no t. Th ere a rc fo ur criteri a a c ity mu st mee t to qu a li fy fo r th e program . I . Ha v in g a tree boa rd o r
de partm ent that ove rsees tree re mov al. 2. I lav in g a tree ordin ance. 3. Spendin g $2 per ca pita on urban
fores try . 4. Ce lebratin g Arb or Day . Atl anti c Bea ch curre ntl y meets the firs t three crit e t·ia , but does not
meet the fo utih . fn order to ce lebra te Arb or Da y, th e mayo r sha ll des ignat e a certain da y as Arb o r Day in
At lant ic Beach thr o ug h a proclamat io n.
T he s tand ard pract ice for Tree City US A memb ers, is to co itwid e th ei r Arbo r Da y wit h th e Nati o na l Arbor
Day. T he date o f National Arb o r Day is Aprii 24111 .A proc lamati on is a!l ac he cl to thi s rep ort in whi c h th e
mayo r des ignate s April 24111 as Arb or Day in Atla nti c Beac h.
Join in g T ree City USA is a symbo li c ges ture th at s hows th at Atla nti c Beac h lakes i ts tree ca no py
seri ous ly . Membership is o nl y $1 0 and comes with perk s. T he c ity ge ts I 0 fr ee trees fo r joining, wh ich
in c lude s Live Oa ks. Addi t io nal ly, the city w ill ge t a 33% di scount on tr ees fr o m th e Arb or Day
Fo und ati on's nurse ry.
BUDGET: No ne.
R ECOMMENDATION: App ro ve Pro c lamatio n that Apr il 2411' is At·bo r Day in Atl ant ic Be ac h
ATTACHMENTS: A rbo r Day Proclam ati on
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER:
AGENDA ITEM# 2A
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
~rbor 11Bap flrodamation
Whereas, in 1972, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture
that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees; and
Whereas, the holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of
more than a million trees in Nebraska; and
Whereas, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world; and
Whereas, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water,
lower our heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce
oxygen and provide habitat for wildlife; and
Whereas, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel
for our fires and countless other wood products; and
Whereas, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality
of business areas, and beautify our community; and
Whereas, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal;
Now, Therefore, I, Carolyn Woods, by virtue of the authority vested in me as
Mayor of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, do hereby proclaim April 24th, 2015, as
Arbor Day
in the City of Atlantic Beach, and I urge all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support
efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and further I urge all citizens to plant and care
for trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being of this and future generations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my hand and
caused the official seal of the City of Atlantic Beach
to be affixed this_ day of February 2015.
CAROLYN WOODS
MAYOR