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HomeMy WebLinkAbout112-13 RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 112-13 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING NON -MATCHING GRANT FROM KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AND THE UPS FOUNDATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.00, AND APPROVING A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby authorizes acceptance of a community tree planting non -matching grant from Keep America Beautiful and the UPS Foundation in the amount of $5,000.00. Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a budget adjustment, a copy of which is attached to this Resolution as Exhibit "A". PASSED and APPROVED this 21s` day of May, 2013. APPROVED: ATTEST: By: LISA BRANSON, Deputy City P(Mia F1w�r ��. 1-%A,c, - C10 y FAYE �rl tVILLE -�_ . . City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Budget Adjustment Form V12.0724 Budget Year Diyision: Parks & Recreation Request Date Adjustment Number 2013 Department: Parks & Recreation 5/6/2013 BUDGET ADJUSTMENT DESCRIPTION / JUSTIFICATION YRCC Garden area - To receive/recognize grant funds of $5,000 from Keep America Beautiful/UPS to be used to establish a community fruit & nut tree orchard (12 trees). ' - S�-^-�� Oivr He - -- -- Date �1 B d et Direc g r - Date - epartm n it o Date `�3- Fina Director Date Chief f Sta Date ' ay r _- -- - F/tv Prepared By: ,/C (( ``445 E. Bearden, Jr. Reference: Budget & Research Use Only Type: A B C E P General Ledger,Date Posted to General Ledger Initial -__ oate� _- Checked / Verified Initial Date tJ TOTAL BUDGET ADJUSTMENT 5,000 5,000 Increase / (Decrease) Project.Sub Account Name _ Account Number Expense Revenue Number_ Commercial grants _ 2250.0925.4305.00 5,000 02014 6 Landscape materials 2250.9255.5220.00 �) 1,650 . 02014 6 Signs 2250.9255.5212.00 -�� - 290 - - — - - . —02014. 6 Contract services y 2250.9255.5315.00 _�� 3,060 02014 . 6 _ K:Tinancial Services\BA's 2013\13A for Agenda Item - YRCC Orchard 5-6-13 1 of 1 City of Fayetteville Staff Review Form City Council Agenda Items and Contracts, Leases or Agreements 5/21 /2013 City Council Meeting Date Agenda Items Only Megan Dale Park Planning / Urban Forestry Parks and Recreation Submitted By Division Department Action Requirea: Staff recommends approving a resolution to accept a community tree planting non -matching grant from Kee Beautiful / UPS Foundation in the amount of $5,000.^,,A Alt r•.L-t"L ArtM+tLd tPoA jS v AJzesrr►c-+7 ' $0.00 Cost of this request N/A Account Number ©ZC)1 y, Project Number Budgeted Item $0.00 Category / Project Budget $0 Funds Used to Date Remaining Balance Budget Adjustment Attached T � Dgpar#ment DireS`3- dor Date y ttorney Date Finance and Internal Services Director Date Date ate N/A Program Category / Project Name N/A Program / Project Category Name N/A Fund Name Previous Ordinance or Resolution # Original Contract Date: Original Contract Number: Received in City Clerk's Office Received in l Mayor's Office Revised January 15, 2009 Eay e eelle -ARKANSASo CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO To: Mayor Lioneld Jordan, City Council Thru: Don Marr, Chief of Staff Connie Edmonston, Parks and Recreation Director Alison Jumper, Park Planning Superintendent 1U From: Megan Dale, Urban Forester Date: May 3, 2013 THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT CORRESPONDENCE Subject: Keep America Beautiful / UPS Foundation Community Tree Planting Grant Acceptance Approval PROPOSAL: An announcement from Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and the UPS Foundation advertised for proposals for a non -matching grant to support community tree planting projects in KAB affiliate communities. The program called for projects that would address one or more of the following: reducing levels of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions through strategic plantings; emphasizing the importance of native trees; or planting fruit trees to produce fruit for local consumption particularly in underserved areas. Eligible recipients are certified affiliates of the Keep America Beautiful program. Eligible projects include planting fruit trees to produce fruit for local consumption particularly in underserved areas. Arkansas ranks first in the nation in percentage of food insecure households, and 37% of Washington County children are food insecure, according to Feed Fayetteville. Strongly supporting both UPS' and the City of Fayetteville's leadership in environmental sustainability, this grant would fund an urban community orchard on City park property at the Yvonne Richardson Community Center that would empower an underserved area to grow and harvest fresh, local produce (see attached Site Map). Partnering with the existing Kid Crops program at the Yvonne Richardson Community Center would give the orchard a firm foundation while supporting youth in their skill -building and growth throughout the community. The City of Fayetteville has been awarded the $5,000 grant. If approved, tree planting is anticipated to begin and be completed between November 2013 and April 2014. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approving a resolution to accept a community tree planting non -matching grant from Keep America Beautiful / UPS Foundation in the amount of $5,000 and a budget adjustment. THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS BUDGET IMPACT: This non -matching grant would come at no cost to the City. The grant would provide $5,000 for a community tree planting project, which would include installation and three (3) years of maintenance. Attachments: Proof of Award from Keep America Beautiful Grant Application Site Map RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING NON -MATCHING GRANT FROM KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AND THE UPS FOUNDATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $500.00, AND APPROVING A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby authorizes acceptance of a community tree planting non -matching grant from Keep America Beautiful and the UPS Foundation in the amount of $5,000.00. Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a budget adjustment, a copy of which is attached to this Resolution as Exhibit "A". PASSED and APPROVED this 2 1 " day of May, 2013. APPROVED: ATTEST: AN LIONELD JORDAN, Mayor SONDRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer m V, m w CL > E 0 < Cd r x CL C6 0 —0 E cL c 0 r_ fa E fa 'D CL r- C, 0 3 U- (A u LD LD z a. 0 + 4 4 + < mi Un M LL w 4E d z u LLJ oe uj w ac: rd C.) rtJ ci ❑ rt5 0 0 C 0 0 C o C 0 (7, ef: cfi (r) fl) ef; rp V� cA It) T� ry) rA Do cl qd -11, LA4 C. 4w ro ev ry IV ad a, 4 ri ro CL. bo Flo �L4 N X W C) 40 "D di a a d) w w U L4 L44 Lie L44 �4 L4 �4 �4 L4 �4 KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL I UPS COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING GRANT Introduction The State of Arkansas and Washington County rank high among food insecure households. Funding from this 2013 UPS/Keep America Beautiful Community Tree Planting Grant would establish an urban community orchard in the City of Fayetteville, Washington County that would empower an underserved area through self sustenance, and inspire children and families to grow and learn through this local resource. Community involvement and stewardship at the orchard would be initiated by example through a gardening and nutrition program called Kid Crops. Founded in 2008, Kid Crops is a youth program teaching basic gardening skills, cooking, nutrition, teamwork, environmental sustainability, and community involvement to children of varying backgrounds and resources. Youth build enthusiasm for gardening and nutrition as they gain knowledge and skills through the program. Held weekly throughout the seven (7) month growing season, Kid Crops occurs at an outdoor garden on City property at the Yvonne Richardson Community Center. By planting the trees at the Yvonne Richardson Community Center, the orchard would begin on a firm foundation for success. Professionals would perform primary tree care, while Kid Crops would incorporate some maintenance into the program. As many of the youth participants are from families within surrounding neighborhoods, the children and promotional signage would help catalyze neighborhood participation in a long term connection with the orchard. 1) Provide overview of the community need that the tree grant funds will be used to address. How will the project address specific community needs? According to the USDA and Feed ingAmerica.org, 19.2% of households in Arkansas are food insecure. Tied with Mississippi, Arkansas ranks first in the nation among this data, which means that nearly 1 in 5 Arkansas households do not have ensured access to essential nutrition. Within Arkansas, Washington County has more than 29,000 food insecure households, the second highest number of any county in the state. According to non-profit Feed Fayetteville, food insecurity directly affects 37% of children in Washington County. Among many related consequences of inadequate nutrition, the National Education Association notes childhood hunger's negative effects on both academic performance and school behavior. Funding from this grant would address this community need by uniting and empowering an underserved population in Fayetteville to collectively grow, harvest, and sustain essential fresh food through an urban community orchard. 2) What are the specific goals and objectives of this tree planting project/program? Bulleted objectives below support three (3) specific goals of the tree planting project. Goal 1: Provide a start-up community orchard in an underserved urban area. • Apply for and secure funding through UPS/KAB's Community Tree Planting Grant. • Connect with essential partners, including community members of surrounding neighborhoods and the Kid Crops program at the Yvonne Richardson Community Center. • Establish trees on City owned property at Yvonne Richardson Community Center Goal 2: Empower surrounding neighborhoods to grow, harvest, and sustain their own fresh produce at the urban community orchard. • Allow youth programming through the Kid Crops and Yvonne Richardson Community Center to catalyze and help sustain a presence of families at the community orchard. • Combine the sharing of skills, knowledge, and fresh fruit to build enthusiasm for and sustain stewardship at the community orchard. • Hold workshops and workdays that encourage recreation and interaction. • Hold community harvest days to share fresh fruit and entice new participants. • Encourage creative participants to design tree identification tags and a welcome sign at the orchard. • Through participation, encourage community orchard participants to recognize the benefits of community gardening [communitygardens.org] including: the production of nutritious food, the encouragement of self-reliance, the stimulation of social interaction, the reduction of family food budgets, the reduction of crime, and the opportunity for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education. Goal 3: Inspire children and youth to grow and network throughout the greater community. • Encourage and facilitate connections with local resources to allow youth to job shadow for a day with a local program, non-profit, or business representative whose focus is local and healthy food. Resources with local locations include: • National or regional programs: National Farm to School Program, South Region; National Center for Appropriate Technology, Horticulture; Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. • Local programs and non -profits: Feed Fayetteville; Th Cycle Farms; Cobblestone Project; Appleseeds; Seeds that Feed; Dig In! Food and Farming Festival; Omni Center for Peace, Justice, and Ecology; and area farmers markets. • Local businesses: Ozark Natural Foods; Little Bread Company; Parks Purity Pie; Brick House Kitchen; Lean Green Gourmet; and Farm Box Delivers. 3) What's the anticipated community impact that will result from this funding? This urban community orchard project would strongly support the UPS Foundation's renewed focus on environmental sustainability. Food miles, or the distance food travels from production to consumer, hold a substantial carbon footprint in the United States. A significant climate change factor, food miles are one of several reminders of the importance of learning and sustaining methods of producing local food. Further, flowering trees such as apple, pear, and pecan would provide habitat for small wildlife and food for local pollinators. These trees would sequester and reduce levels of greenhouse gas emissions as well. This community orchard for sharing food and skills in Fayetteville would benefit the local community and environment, as well as the global ecosystem, atmosphere, and population. 4) Detail your project/program budget including a description of how tree grant funds will be spent. Funding would be used to supply, install, and maintain fruit trees. Maintenance will include watering, prevention of pest and disease, pruning, fertilizing, and mulching through an initial three (3) year establishment period. Item Tree 0,5" caliper supply and install Qty Unit Unit Price Id I. Planting 4 6 each $55 _Apple Pear Tree 0.5" caliper supply and install _ each $55 $330 Pecan Tree 0.5" caliper supply and install 2 1 each lump sum $55 _ $110 II. Tree Supplies Water bags, staking, pollinators, deer screen, organic kaolin $990 $990 III. Maintenance 3 x yrs labor: watering, disease resistance, pruning, staking 12 tree / yr $85 $3,060 IV. Marketing On -site Signage, traffic si na e, and tree identification si ns 1 lump sum $290 $290 Total $5,000 5) Provide your plan for UPS employee engagement. Representatives of the UPS Foundation and Keep America Beautiful would be recognized at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the project site. Further, these representatives would be encouraged to attend a session of the weekly Kid Crop program to experience how the grant project is serving the community through this existing youth program. Local media would be contacted to cover these events. 6) Provide your plan for reaching out to local media. City Parks and Recreation Staff would reach out to local media for appropriate coverage of the community orchard project, including an explanation of UPS and Keep America Beautiful's support and contribution to the project. Press releases would be communicated through local websites, radio, and newspapers. Community members would be encouraged to become involved in the orchard through these media outlets, existing network list serves, and signage, both on -site and in the neighborhood. Conclusion Arkansas ranks first in the nation in percentage of food insecure households, and 37% of Washington County children are food insecure. Strongly supporting UPS' leadership in environmental sustainability, this grant would fund an urban community orchard in Fayetteville that would empower an underserved area to grow and harvest fresh, local produce. Partnering with the existing Kid Crops program would give the orchard a firm foundation while supporting youth in their skill -building and growth throughout the community. Thank you for this opportunity to apply for a community tree planting grant through UPS and Keep America Beautiful, 0 s -OF � � THE CITY OF FAYETTEVI, L ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT RESPOHQENLE ARKANSA5 71 rule W ww.acces sfayettevi Ile. org CITY COUNCIL GENDA MEMO To: Mayor Li6eld Jordan, City Council Thru: Don Marr, Chief of Staff ! Connie Edmonston, Parks and Recreation Director ((r Alison Jumper, Park Planning Superintendent From: Megan Dale, Urban Forester Date: May 3, 2013 / Subject: Keep America Beautiful Y,UPS Foundation Comm ity Tree Planting Grant Acceptance Approval PROPOSAL: An announcement from Keep America Beautiful (KAB) d the UPS Foundation advertised for proposals for a non -matching grant to support community tree lilanti projects in KAB affiliate communities. The program called for projects that would address one or more of the following: reducing levels of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions through strategic planti ; emphasizing the importance of native trees; or planting fruit trees to produce fruit for local consumpti particularly in underserved areas. Eligible recipients are certified affiliates of the Keep America Beauti ' program. Eligible projects include planting fruit trees o produce fruit\for local consumption particularly in underserved areas. Arkansas ranks first in the nation i percentage of food.insecure households, and 37% of Washington County children are food insecure, acco ing to Feed Fayetteville. Strongly supporting both UPS' and the City of Fayetteville's leadership in enviro ental sustainability, this grant would fund an urban community orchard on City park property at the Yvonn ichardson Community Center that would empower an underserved area to grow and harvest fresh, local prod ce (see attached Site Map). Partnering with the existing Kid Crops program at the Yvonne Richardson Co unity Center would give the orchard firm foundation while supporting youth in their skill -building and grow throughout the community. The City of Fayetteville hay been awarded the $5,000 grant. If approved, tree planting is anticipated to begin and be completed betweel November 2013 and April 2014. RECOMMENDATi Staff recommends ap roving a resolution to accept a community tree planting n n-matching grant from Keep America Beautiful / S Foundation in the amount of $5,000. BUDGET IMPACT: This non -matching grant tree planting project, which Attachments: Proof of Award from Keep Grant Application Site Map CITY OF FAYErTEVILLI~ ARKANSAS come at no cost to the City. The grant would provide $5,000 for a community Id include installation and three (3) y rs of maintenance. oric Beautiful RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING NON -MATCHING GRANT FROM KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AND THE UPS FOUNDATION 1N THE AMOUNTIOF $5,000.00 BE IT RES LVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL/ OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, AS: , Section 1: That the C Council of the City of FayettevAlle, Arkansas hereby authorizes acceptance of a community tre lanting non -matching grant O m Keep America Beautiful and the UPS Foundation in the amoun of $5,000.00. PASSED and APPROVED\21't of May�'2013. I OVED: AT1EST: 1 APPR IM LIONELD JORDAN, Mayor 1 By: SO ,DRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer