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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-12-28 93-83 ORDER"Un Date December p18 1992 Item No. 93-83 Authori 2 i m timer i ca the Beautiful Grant Application and Establishing loam/Subject; Tree Board Responsible Department: Planning Division Commentary: The Forestry Division has been working with Bangor Beautiful to develop this application which will provide funds for a forest Inventory system. ml lleud Manager's Comments: Cly Moms" Associated lniormallom Budget Approval: Piwers D"Inor Legal Approval: Ciry swinmr For Reading red Page—of_ 93-83 Aampedto Gswmdor Frankel, December 28, 1992 Ir _, CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) (Orberf.... Ag<h g Amer_ the Beautiful _Grant Application and Tree Board By the Cepa aofw CUF of Header: ORDEMM, THAT WHEREAS, the City of Bangor has had anon -going program for landscaping public areas and planting trees in the City's parks and right-of-ways; and WHEREAS, the Maine Forest Service is administering a grant assistance program funded by the so-called America the Beautiful Grant Program, a Federally funded program for tree planting and urban forest improvement; and WOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED THAT the Bangor City Council authorizes the City Manager to apply for a grant through the Urban and Community Forestry Program of the Maine Forest Service; and further authorizes the City Manager to accept said grant and disburse the funds in accordance with the guidelines of the grant; AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED THAT since the America the Beautiful Grant Program requires the establishment of a Community Tree Board, and since the City of Bangor has already established the Bangor Beautiful Program which has an active and capable Board, be it hereby enacted that the City of Bangor establishes the Bangor Beautiful Committee as its Tree Board to include the fallowing: Judy Vardanis, Dale Theriault, Arthur Stockus, Cindy Stockford, Gail Rosenthal,. Pamela Jefsen, Cathy Guerin, Jane Sail, Jerry Hughes, Craig Orff, Les Stevens, Paul Capiello, and Rolland Perry. STATEMENT OF FACT: The maximum award under the program is $10,000 which most be matched by local in-kind services. The local in-kind services will be provided by volunteers, by the Bangor Beautiful Program, and time contributed by staff Members in the City's Forestry Division of the Public Services Department. 93-83 OR BER IN CITY COUNCIL Title, December 28, 1992 Passed AvtM1orizin Ame S tfie Beautiful Grant Application and Establishing Tree Board... 1 CITYVCLBRE ............. I........................ a to /An{uv�p//ggqieppd ......R..JVW.� ..... ., Councilman