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Landscaping Alternative On Selected County Owned Properties Agricultural Advisory Board and Cooperative Extension Service Division May 22, 2012. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. Background Agr. Adv. Bd. Recommendations Tree Replacement Trust Fund Possible Next Steps. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. Background

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  1. Landscaping Alternative On Selected County Owned PropertiesAgricultural Advisory BoardandCooperative Extension Service DivisionMay 22, 2012

  2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Background • Agr. Adv. Bd. Recommendations • Tree Replacement Trust Fund • Possible Next Steps

  3. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Background • Agr. Adv. Bd. Recommendations • Tree Replacement Trust Fund • Possible Next Steps

  4. BACKGROUND • Topic brought to BCC by Com. Edwards on April 3, 2012 • Memo to BCC from Mr. Billy Butterfield, Chair,Agricultural Advisory Board(AAB) • Mr. Butterfield was requested to come to the BCC for further discussion

  5. BACKGROUND • Potential use of a portion of Tree Replacement Trust Fund on selected County properties • Consider planting trees for certain County contracted work where appropriate

  6. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Background • Agr. Adv. Bd. Recommendations • Tree Replacement Trust Fund • Possible Next Steps

  7. AAB RECOMMENDATIONS • Objectives • High vs. low maintenance costs of landscaped right of ways, parks, and natural areas • Adding to the tree canopy as a low cost/low maintenance alternative to other landscaping options

  8. AAB RECOMMENDATIONS • Benefits • Trees provide oxygen & reduce carbon dioxide • Trees protect the community from climate extremes by moderating temperatures & providing shade & wind breaks

  9. AAB RECOMMENDATIONS • Benefits • Trees planted in groups on slopes or in large public areas currently being mowed will reduce long term County landscape maintenance costs • Wholesale trees are currently available at historically low prices due to the recession

  10. AAB RECOMMENDATIONS • Pick Your Areas to Plant • Slopes – expensive to mow • Large recreational park area–reduce maintenance • Certain areas of parking lots – create shade

  11. AAB RECOMMENDATIONS • Pick Your Areas to Plant • Long term mowing & maintenance costs far outweigh initial cost of installing • Mix trees for diversity (Pines, Live Oak, Sweet Gum, Cypress) • Plant in groupings – eliminates maintenance due to eventual canopies

  12. AAB RECOMMENDATIONS • Legacy Trees – This is what we want to be remembered for

  13. AAB RECOMMENDATIONS • Not Like This…

  14. AAB RECOMMENDATIONS • Example • Maintenance period - natural

  15. AAB RECOMMENDATIONS • Example • Mixed trees & pines with low maintenance

  16. AAB RECOMMENDATIONS • Example • Pines & mixed trees on slopes

  17. AAB RECOMMENDATIONS • Example • Large areas in an Orange County Park creates shade with no mowing

  18. AAB RECOMMENDATIONS • Example • Pines mulch themselves & create a landscape barrier for homes • Eventually pines & mixed tree plantings will take less & less maintenance

  19. AAB RECOMMENDATIONS • Example • Maintenance area to shade area

  20. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Background • Agr. Adv. Bd. Recommendations • Tree Replacement Trust Fund • Possible Next Steps

  21. Tree Replacement Trust Fund • Funding Source & Allowable Uses • Tree Protection Ordinance receives funds for tree replacement & mitigation • Funds primarily for purchase of trees (including materials & labor) for planting at publicly owned sites or as deemed appropriate by the BCC • Secondarily for educational programs

  22. Tree Replacement Trust Fund • Funding Source & Allowable Uses • Funded the Cooperative Extension Streetscape Program from 2000 – 2006 • Focused on neighborhood street projects • Shifted to the Cooperative Extension’s Tree Adoption Program after 2006 • Focused on replacing lost trees due to the hurricanes of 2004-2005

  23. Tree Replacement Trust Fund • Funding Source & Allowable Uses • EPD is using Tree Funds for specific targeted tree planting projects • OC Parks has expressed interest in similar projects on park lands • Tree Fund expenses in 2011 = $164,219 • Tree Funds available = $1,557,776

  24. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Background • Agr. Adv. Bd. Recommendations • Tree Replacement Trust Fund • Possible Next Steps

  25. POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS • Continue discussions to identify potential candidate county owned properties • Evaluate potential use of tree replacement trust fund revenue for identified properties and bring back to BCC

  26. Landscaping Alternative On Selected County Owned PropertiesAgricultural Advisory BoardandCooperative Extension Service DivisionMay 22, 2012

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