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PUBLIC SERVICE
Urban Beautification
Megan Robson (x 2306)/Sara Stacy (x 2896)
Revised
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Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $36,920 from the Toledo Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund for the Division of Urban Beautification - Forestry Operations to supplement the Re-Tree Toledo grant award for the Professional Services of a Project Consultant; authorizing the Mayor to enter into an amended agreement with Atlas Technical Consultants, LLC.; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This Ordinance authorizes expending an amount not to exceed $36,920 from the Toledo Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund to supplement the Re-Tree Toledo grant money authorized for the project consultant, Atlas Technical Consultants, LLC. The Re-Tree grant awarded on April 11, 2024 authorized $6.1 million to help close Toledo's tree equity gap through a comprehensive expansion, restoration, and protection of urban trees in disadvantaged communities.
The Re-Tree Toledo grant period is March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2029. In Year 1, Atlas's Natural Resource Management Team will complete 1,165 project hours to begin tree inventory assessment and development of site lists, schedule, and planting targets to be completed by Q3. As the Project Management Consultant, Atlas will help plan and finalize the outreach and intake/selection process for the residential planting program with a targeted campaign designed to actively engage residents in tree stewardship and care. While much of the success of the project will be measured in number of trees planted, environmental benefits will take time to realize. To begin measuring environmental impacts, the City will use its tree inventory measure of the number of individual street trees per road mile in project area before and after the project, and future performance measures may include Urban Heat Island data and analysis. Forestry Funds are available for expenditure from the Toledo Urban Forestry Com...
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