Carmel-by-the-Sea
City Council
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
V. Announcements from Closed Session, from City Council Members and the City Administrator.
C. Announcements from City Administrator.
• Recognition of City as a 2006 Tree City USA
Tree City USA
The National Arbor Day Foundation
“The Tree City USA® program, sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters, provides direction, technical assistance, public attention, and national recognition for urban and community forestry programs in thousands of towns and cities that more than 93 million Americans call home.”
The Four Standards of a Tree City USA
To qualify for Tree City USA, a town or city must meet four standards established by The National Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters.
1. A Tree Board or Department
2. A Tree Care Ordinance
3. A Community Forestry Program With an Annual Budget of at Least $2 Per Capita
4. An Arbor Day Observance and Proclamation
Click on post title above, then click on “Tree City Standards,” for more detailed information or http://www.arborday.org/programs/TreeCityStandards.cfm
For the benefits of being a Tree City, click on post title above, then click on “Benefits of Being a Tree City” or http://www.arborday.org/programs/TreeCityBenefits.cfm
Benefits include: Framework for Action, Education, Public Image, Citizen Pride, Financial Assistance and Publicity.
To receive a free Tree City USA booklet:
E-mail: treecity@arborday.org
Tree Cities in California
The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea is one of 144 California Tree Cities USA.
Tree Cities in California
CITY YEARS POPULATION
Anaheim 22 345000
Antioch 1 101049
Arcadia 12 53054
Arroyo Grande 24 17005
Atascadero 18 28677
Atherton 16 7200
Azusa 3 47165
Bakersfield 9 295000
Beale AFB 7 7500
Beverly Hills 21 33784
Brea 9 39584
Burbank 29 104000
Burlingame 27 29050
Calabasas 8 23123
Campbell 24 39312
Carmel-By-The-Sea 2 4200
Carpinteria 18 14300
Ceres 13 37388
Cerritos 8 51000
Chico 22 73558
Chula Vista 14 215000
Claremont 21 35077
Commerce 20 13292
Concord 25 121780
Corona 17 141000
Coronado 21 26000
Costa Mesa 8 113011
Covina 7 49565
Cypress 17 45000
Davis 28 64500
Diamond Bar 5 59487
Downey 8 110700
El Cajon 9 96664
El Segundo 4 16600
Escondido 15 141350
Fontana 10 151965
Fremont 10 210000
Fullerton 25 135672
Garden Grove 12 169000
Gilroy 27 46594
Glendale 22 200200
Glendora 17 52000
Grover Beach 22 13067
Hanford 13 48070
Hayward 20 146027
Hemet 19 65044
Highland 16 50860
Huntington Beach 4 200000
Irvine 16 180803
La Canada Flintridge 18 21500
La Habra 8 61188
La Mesa 26 56049
La Mirada 18 50136
La Puente 2 44000
La Verne 20 38000
Lakewood 22 74000
Lancaster 12 133500
Lemoore 3 21950
Livermore 13 76500
Lodi 4 60000
Lompoc 19 42320
Los Angeles 21 3900000
Los Banos 16 36000
Los Gatos 26 30000
Manteca 15 61927
Martinez 4 36000
Menlo Park 10 30000
Merced 25 73600
Millbrae 14 20800
Milpitas 4 64998
Mission Viejo 7 98197
Modesto 26 207634
Monrovia 19 37566
Montclair 8 35245
Monterey 25 30300
Morro Bay 17 10522
Mount Shasta 8 3600
Mountain View 5 71000
Napa 15 74000
Newark 19 43708
Newport Beach 16 80800
Oakland 22 351000
Ontario 16 170373
Orange 17 136701
Oroville 26 13250
Oxnard 22 182027
Palo Alto 21 62000
Pasadena 16 133936
Petaluma 7 56000
Pismo Beach 15 8200
Pittsburg 16 59650
Pomona 14 155000
Porterville 13 42000
Poway 7 50675
Rancho Cucamonga 17 147000
Redding 25 80000
Redlands 11 70324
Redwood City 25 76000
Riverside 18 281515
Roseville 24 102191
Sacramento 29 430000
San Bruno 1 40165
San Buenaventura 18 105000
San Diego 4 1300000
San Fernando 4 24564
San Jose 24 923000
San Leandro 9 79542
San Luis Obispo 23 44500
San Marino 8 12945
San Mateo 25 93630
San Rafael 24 56000
San Ramon 6 50000
Santa Ana 7 348000
Santa Barbara 26 95000
Santa Barbara County 3 164000
Santa Clara 19 109106
Santa Clarita 16 164900
Santa Cruz 13 56300
Santa Fe Springs 20 16600
Santa Maria 25 88793
Santa Monica 25 90000
Santa Rosa 28 156200
Santee 4 55097
Simi Valley 6 122485
Solvang 1 5342
Sonora 11 4573
South Pasadena 9 25789
South San Francisco 20 60552
St Helena 8 6000
Stockton 25 261300
Sunnyvale 17 131700
Temple City 3 33000
Thousand Oaks 8 126081
Tulare 17 50000
Turlock 15 67009
Tustin 10 70871
Upland 8 46000
Visalia 23 102684
Weed 12 3005
West Covina 24 106500
Westminster 4 92270
Whittier 22 85500
Woodland 6 52519
Yuba City 7 58368
(Source: http://www.arborday.org/programs/treecities.cfm?chosenstate=California)
For list on Web Site, click on post title above, then click on "Tree City USA Directory" (left column), then click on "California."
2 comments:
Now we know the lcp was just a political reelection ploy by Sue. See, I am the only one who can get it certified.
And she conned the CCC with numerous factual errors, such as the city plants 500 trees a year, as pointed out on this blog. Sue has and had no intention of planting trees in Carmel.
A Tree City USA? We are no where near what we should be!
I read this blog and this is my first time commenting. I have to tell you, this blog makes people uncomfortable. For one thing, it jolts people out of their complacency. For another, it challenges antiquated, often wrong assumptions, like it can't get worse than this, the city plants 500 trees a year, all cities have reserves totally 80% of their budget. This blog provides evidence to blow those assumptions away, and people don't like it.
Every place I have lived has had amenities, something special to offer. But in all my years, I have never seen residents as mute as Carmelites over a closed community center, an unwanted National Register property, a deplorable Indoor and Outdoor Forest Theater. Councilmen and women with the preceding record would be out in a hurry in any other city. I don't get it.
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