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<br />R-II-08 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING P ARTICIP ATION BY THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH IN <br />THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY URBAN TREE CANOPY PROGRAM. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) under the Chesapeake Bay Program's <br />Riparian Forest Buffer Directive No. 03-01 has been directed to work with at least five local <br />jurisdictions to complete an assessment of the urban forest; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the VDOF has invited the City of Portsmouth to participate in the Virginia Urban <br />Tree Canopy Program to establish community urban forest goals and provide data from the tree canopy <br />assessment; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the communities being targeted for inclusion in the program are those which are <br />Tree City USA communities and which have GIS capabilities in house to use the information developed <br />in the assessment; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City will be required to set a goal to increase the urban tree canopy by a <br />minimum of 5% over the next 10 years and outline how the City plans to increase the canopy; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City will benefit by being provided a layer for the GIS system that can be used <br />to analyze the canopy coverage by the GIS data layers such as by parcel, zoning district, building layer, <br />streets, etc.; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, participation in the program will also further the goals of the Comprehensive Plan <br />related to landscaping. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia that it hereby authorizes participation by the City in the Virginia Urban Tree Canopy <br />Program and directs the City Manager to execute all necessary documents and take any measures <br />required for participation in the Program. <br /> <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held on February <br />22,2011. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br />