R2001-0013 01-22-01 RESOLUTION NO. R200'1-t3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A TREE PROPAGATION PROGRAM FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PURCHASING, GROWING, AND/OR MAINTAINING TREES
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That certain tree propagation program, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof for all purposes, is hereby authorized
and approved.
Section 2. That the City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to
execute any and all documents necessary for the establishment and maintenance of
the tree propagation program.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this the 22 day of January ,
TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
City of Pearland
Parks and Recreation Department
Tree Trust
The City of Pearland adopted Ordinance No. 772, Tree Protection and Preservation Ordinance, to
manage and maintain the urban forest within the City's boundaries. The Ordinance authorizes' a
Tree Trust Capital Project Fund for the purchasing, growing, and/or maintaining trees and associated
plants within the City limits.
Funding for the Tree Trust is derived from public donations and mitigative measures outlined in the
Tree Protection and Preservation Ordinance Criteria Manual. A developer seeking to build on a site
that has trees must modify his plans to comply with the Ordinance; if this is not feasible and trees
are removed, the developer must replace the caliper inches removed on a one-for-one basis. Should
the developer decide that replacement is not feasible, a monetary contribution must be made to the
Tree Trust equal to the purchase of the number of caliper inches removed.
Monies from the Tree Trust must be used to:
· Establish and maintain a tree farm
· Purchase specimen trees to be planted in the City's parks, rights-of-way, and
easements.
· Purchase of irrigation systems for the maintenance of trees.
Establishment of the tree farm includes the purchase of bare rootstock, planting media, containers,
the construction of an irrigation system, and any items necessary to maintain the tree farm in a
productive state. The Pearland Parks and Recreation Department shall operate the tree farm. The
Park Superintendent, or his designee, shall recommend the appropriate species grown in the tree farm
and shall be responsible for selecting, purchasing, and planting of trees on all City grounds.