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Ordinance Making a Supplemental Appropriation in the Amount of $100,000 from Tree Mitigation Funds to the Alliance for Cape Fear Trees for Volunteer Tree Planting and Maintenance
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Department:
Parks & Recreation
Meeting Date:
7/15/2025
Contact Name:
Amy Beatty
Public Hearing:
No
Contact Phone:
910-341-5838
Advertising Date/Advertised By:
N/A
Attachments:
Attachment #1: Ordinance
PURPOSE:
This ordinance authorizes an appropriation in the amount of $100,000 from the Tree Mitigation Fund to The Alliance for Cape Fear Trees (the Alliance) in the amount of $50,000 in Fiscal Year 2026 and $50,000 in Fiscal Year 2027, subject to budget adoption. A companion resolution authorizes the City Manager to enter into an agreement governing the scope of work to be completed with the funding. The purpose of providing these funds is to supplement the volunteer program for planting and maintaining trees on City property, as well as enhancing and preserving the urban tree canopy and all the benefits it provides for the community.
BACKGROUND:
The mission of the City's Parks and Recreation Department includes preservation of the City's tree canopy and the planting and maintenance of city trees. The Alliance for Cape Fear Trees ("Alliance") is an independent nonprofit organization with federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, dedicated to planting, maintaining, protecting, and preserving trees in Wilmington, N.C., and surrounding areas.
Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute ?160A-20.1, the City has the authority to provide financial assistance to organizations in order to carry out any public purpose that the City is authorized by law to engage in. Accordingly, staff proposes to make public funds available to the Alliance so that they can render public services to residents in the City of Wilmington. The City and the Alliance have established general policies and guidelines that will apply through both a two-year contract and a Memorandum of Understanding.
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