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Resolution: R-07-0103
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 07-00251a Final Action Date: 2/22/2007
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI (the "CITY")
GREEN COMMISSION WHICH HAS DEVELOPED A CITY TREE MASTER PLAN
INCORPORATING THEREIN THE RECOMMENDATIONS PROPOSED BY THE
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STREET TREE MASTER PLAN (COLLECTIVELY, "THE
PLAN") CREATING MINIMUM STANDARDS IN ORDER TO ENHANCE, RESTORE
AND STABILIZE THE CITY'S TREE CANOPY COVER SO AS TO REACH THE
GOAL OF A MINIMUM OF 30 PERCENT TREE CANOPY COVERAGE, CITY-WIDE,
BY 2020; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO IDENTIFY
APPROPRIATE RESOURCES AMONG CITY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO
ENSURE THE PROMPT AND SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN, AS
IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.
WHEREAS, during the past five (5) years, the City of Miami ("City") has launched an
aggressive and ambitious environmental program to clean our streets, our waterways, brown fields,
storm drains, and improve our air and water quality, thus erasing decades of environmental neglect;
and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of this environmental program, Mayor Manuel A. Diaz ("Mayor")
was one of the first United States Mayors to sign the Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement (the
"Agreement") committing cities to take actions to reduce global warming pollution by striving to meet
or exceed Kyoto Protocol targets; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor's commitment to join other mayors throughout the country (today 400
Mayors representing over 58 million people have signed the Agreement), brought the issue of
environmental policy to the forefront of South Florida priorities; and
WHEREAS, during the Mayor's 2006 State of the City Address, core steps for environmental
policy were etched out, increasing the level of focus on innovation, and developing a strong
foundation for environmentalism; and
WHEREAS, one of those steps was the development of the Green Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Green Commission determined that urban trees are a priority because,
among other things, they help to beautify and civilize the hard edges of urban life, lower urban
temperatures by providing shade thereby reducing the urban heat island, clean the air, significantly
reduce energy costs, enhance property values, reduce storm water run-off and absorb greenhouse
gases thereby becoming a valuable tool in combating global warming; and
WHEREAS, the Urban Forestry Working Group (a working group of the Green Commission)
and City staff have developed a Tree Master Plan ("Plan") linking to key urban forestry principles,
including a focus on appropriate tree selection, proper installation, and maintenance of trees; and
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WHEREAS, a key element of the Plan includes an educational and awareness campaign
highlighting "hurricane horticulture" information, installation and maintenance facts, and guidance on
tree selection; and
WHEREAS, the Plan creates minimum standards in order to enhance, restore and stabilize
the City's tree canopy cover so as to reach the goal of a minimum of 30 percent tree canopy
coverage, City-wide, by 2020; and
WHEREAS, to truly address the environmental needs of our City today and over the years to
come, the City's approach must become more strategic, aggressive, and inclusive of local, state, and
federal partners and resources; and
WHEREAS, in developing the Plan, the Green Committee has worked closely with
Miami -Dade County ("County") staff in the development of a County Street Tree Master Plan,
attached hereto and incorporated herein, in order to create a more regional approach and assist in
the implementation of the Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted
by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Plan, as recommended by the Green Commission, including the County Street
Tree Master Plan, attached and incorporated, is accepted.
Section 3. The City Manager is directed to identify appropriate resources among City
departments and agencies to ensure the prompt and successful implementation of the Plan, as it may
be amended from time to time.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{1}
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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