HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03281989 - S.1 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Supervisor Nancy Fanden Contra
Costa
DATE:
March 28, 1989 County
SUBJECT: CONVENING A TREE TASK FORCE
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board of Supervisors cqnvene a task force to advise
the board as how to accomplish urban reforestation.
The task force would:
1. Develop an ordinance to provide for inclusion of
trees in all future development.
2. consider establishing an off site planting, mitigation
program if it is inappropriate to include trees on
site.
3. Identify types of trees, methods of planting and
irrigation systems appropriate to our climate and
draught conditions.
4 . Review existing ordinances and propose methods to
protect existing trees.
The Tree Task Force would include both technical and policy
members including at least one representative from each of
the following:
botanist
biologist
environmental planner
landscape*. .architect
developer
planning commissioner
community development staff
BACKGROUND:
Recognizing the world wide concern with global warming, and
the fact that trees absorb carbon dioxide as they grow,
reducing levels of gas in the atmosphere, it is necessary
that every level of government take what action they can to
ensure that we maintain and expand our existing tree
population.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTt _ YES SIGNATURE:
- RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
-APPROVE OTHER
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SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON March 28, 1989
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X
REFERRED to the community Development Director for recommendations to the Board by
April 18, 1989 on structure and guidelines for such a task force.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES, NOES) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT) ABSTAINS AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Community Development Director ATTESTED 10?A't�
County Administrator
Ph n Batchelor,Clerk iII the Board of
SupeivisorsandCounty AdmInLsUalDt
M382/7-83 By DEPUTY