11b. Presentation - ACE Green Cities Program Update
Item No. 11b_attach Meeting Date: April 13, 2021 ACE Green Cities Update Andy Gregory, Port of Seattle Joanna Nelson des Flores, Forterra Gabbi Gonzales, City of Burien Ngam Nguyen, Partner in Employment Today's Presentation ACE Background Green Cities Program Overview Accomplishments So Far Value of Partnerships 2021 Work Plan Next Steps and Sustaining Resources 2 Airport Community Ecology Fund $1 Million in 2016 for Burien, Des Moines and SeaTac Small Matching Grants Program Forterra contract for Green City Programs 3 ACE Small Matching Grants 42 Recipients $385,000 880 trees planted 21,567 volunteer hours $2,507,305 total matched! (Note several projects are in progress and some figures are projections) 4 Green City Partnerships Overview 2005-2021 IMPACTS 15 GREEN CITES/COUNTIES COMBINED GOAL: ~13,000 ACRES SERVING MORE THAN 1.6 M PEOPLE 1.5 M HOURS OF VOLUNTEERS MORE THAN 3360 ACRES IN RESTORATION 1.5 M FOREST TREES AND SHRUBS PLANTED 5 Canopy Assessments SeaTac Burien Des Moines 6 Urban Forest Management Plans 7 Measurable Accomplishments 2019-2021: Volunteer events: 30 (1,250 hours) Paid youth crew hours: 2,775 City Council and community meetings: 23 Forest Stewards: 10 Parks in restoration: 11 Trees and shrubs planted: 1,052 Trees distributed: 252 8 Des Moines Memorial Drive Interactive Web map Rates all properties along the Drive according to their suitability for elm trees or commemorative sidewalk plaque Outreach mailer and flyers created 9 COVID IMPACTS 2020 events were on hold for 7 months Developed COVID safe event protocols Limited to staff and Forest Stewards comfortable leading events. Small events up to 5 people 10 It Takes a Partnership Port of Seattle Total Investment To Date City of Burien City of SeaTac $30,000.00 $39,650.00 City of Des Moines Forterra Highline Public Schools Partner In Employment $450,000.00 State DNR/US Forest Service King Conservation District $419,000.00 Highline Botanical Garden South King County Native Coalition EarthCorps Des Moines Memorial Drive McKinstry Port ACE Fund Leverage/Match Weyerhaeuser Volunteer Value Other Port Funds 11 Gabbi Gonzales, Recreation Specialist 12 Green Burien Partnership Goals and Funding Goals Develop a 20-year plan to increase canopy cover by 20% Implement volunteer programs to help meet restoration goals Funding The Port of Seattle's ACE Fund through 12/2021 City of Burien dedicating 0.25 FTE to manage Green Burien City of Burien is evaluating ways to continue funding the implementation of the Green Burien Forest Stewardship Plan Green Burien Partnership COVID-19 Forterra developed safety protocol that the City of Burien was able to implement with Park Stewards Transitioned special events from one day to a weeklong celebration Transitioned large school group events into micro events throughout a large park or green space 14 Green Burien Partnership 2021 Program Goals Expand Partnerships Partners in Employment (PIE) EarthCorps Scully Serves Yeti Schools and more Maintain and expand restoration activities Continue hosting restoration special events 15 Ngam Nguyen, Deputy Director 16 Highline Public Schools Canopy Enhancement Project 300K WA DNR/US Forest Service funding Goals of the pilot project: 1. Adapt Green City Partnership programs to include a student-based community engagement model 2. Empower Highline SD students to become community leaders and environmental stewards and aid them in their future career path 3. Expand networks of urban forestry stewards within and across partner cities 4. Improve social and environmental conditions to address social and environmental inequities 17 Scope of Work 2021 Implementation Forest Stewardssupport, more recruitment and training Volunteer Events more opportunities for people to get involved CEDAR event registration, management, and data reporting tool Program Promotion social media, web, monthly newsletters, and presentations PIE Youth Forest Steward paid youth crew opportunity Tree Walks guided educational walks, 1/city Arborist Training -for City staff and public CommuniTrees Tree Distribution Event to increase tree canopy on private property Community Tree Planting to increase tree canopy in communities outside of parks Green City Days fall planting and Partnership celebration events in local parks Green Cities "Toolbox" resources and management tools created for the program 18 Continuing Resources Common themes of successful programs Staff capacity Funding Support (community, city staff and leadership) 19 Questions? 20
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