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MAYOR Jason Buelterman CITY COUNCIL Shirley Sessions, Mayor Pro Tem Wanda D. Doyle Bill Garbett Frank Schuman, Sr. Kathryn Williams Paul Wolff CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND CITY MANAGER Diane
Schleicher CLERK OF COUNCIL Vivian Woods CITY ATTORNEY Edward M. Hughes P.O. Box 2749 – 403 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328-2749 (866) 786-4573 – FAX (866) 786-5737 www.cityoftybee.org
Updated: 1/05/2010 City Council Agenda Item Request Agenda Item Requests must be submitted to the Clerk of Council by 10:00 am the Wednesday prior to the scheduled Council meeting. If
this form is received after the deadline, the item will be listed on the next scheduled agenda. Council Meeting Date for Request: 2/10/2011 Item: Tree City, USA Designation Items Explanation:
The City of Tybee Island will be pursuing the designation as a Tree City USA in 2011. In order to do so, the City must be in compliance with a few items: 1) Celebrate Arbor Day with
a Proclamation, which is February 18, 2011 in Georgia; 2) Appoint a Tree Board (would would like to have Infrastructure Committee be appointed as such); 3) Have a City Arborist/Forester
designated (would like to have DPW Director, Joe Wilson appointed as such as he already reviews tree removal permits for the City); 4) Make application showing that there is a budget
dedicated to tree related items that is at least $2 per person located within the jurisdiction (see attached narrative and budget). Budget Line Item Number (if applicable): N/A. Paper
Work: x Attached* Already Distributed To be handed out at Council Meeting (by Requester) Audio/Video Presentation** * Thirteen copies for packets must be provided with request. ** Audio/video
presentation must be submitted to the IT department at City Hall at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. NOTE: Request will be postponed if necessary information is not provided. Submitted
by: Jonathan Lynn Phone /Email: 912-786-4573 ext. 107 jlynn@cityoftybee.org Comments: n/a Date given to Clerk of Council: 2/1/2011
City of Tybee Island Tree City USA Application Narrative and Budget Sheet The City of Tybee Island is attempting to make application to become a Tree City USA, which is a program that
is sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation. The Tree City USA® program, sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and the National Association
of State Foresters, provides direction, technical assistance, public attention, and national recognition for urban and community forestry programs in thousands of towns and cities that
more than 135 million Americans call home. There are several areas that are required to be met in order to ensure that are eligible for this designation. These areas are: I. A tree board
or department; II. A tree care ordinance; III. A community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita; IV. An Arbor Day observance and proclamation. Currently,
the City of Tybee Island already exceeds the $2 per capita with a dedicated budget from the Department of Public works where there per capita spend is around $10 per capita with the
equipment maintenance, staff time, trees planted, trees pruned, etc. Additionally, the City of Tybee Island has a tree ordinance (Article 7 of the Land Development Code) in place that
would fit the tree care ordinance at this time. For the remaining two items, they are requested to be approved by City Council at the meeting of February 10, 2011 with the Infrastructure
Committee to act as that board and that Joe Wilson be appointed as the City Forester as he handles the review for tree permits for the City.
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