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Tree board to review urban-forestry plan, add rain-barrel program and begin wildflower plantings
Summary
Members agreed to review the 2021 Urban Forestry Management Plan in light of the new canopy study, to recommend vegetation-ordinance clarifications to Planning & Zoning, to add looking-into a rain-barrel giveaway to the annual work plan, and to select and plant wildflower locations if seed sourcing can be resolved.
The board agreed to incorporate the recently completed canopy study into its annual work plan and signaled a review of the 2021 Urban Forestry Management Plan.
One committee member argued the forestry plan is five years old and due for review; members agreed to develop recommendations rather than attempting to draft ordinance language themselves. The board agreed its recommendations will go to Planning and Zoning, which may forward them to the City Council for consideration in future readings.
The board added exploratory work on a rain-barrel giveaway to the work plan following a member’s presentation on models used in nearby municipalities. "To amend the plan to add, looking into, having a rain barrel giveaway for Wellington, specifically," a committee member said; members asked staff to include the rain-barrel item under education and public relations and scheduled the member to bring more specifics to the June meeting.
Members also discussed selecting visible retention-area locations for native wildflower plantings and noted difficulty sourcing packets that contain only Florida natives. Staff said they are working with regional growers and foundations to identify seed sources, and the board added a line item to select locations and plant seeds this year if native seed sources can be obtained.
On code matters, the group agreed to review the vegetation ordinance and plant-list as part of the annual plan and to prepare recommendations to Planning and Zoning. The chair reminded members the board can recommend changes but that Planning and Zoning and City Council have the authority to adopt ordinance revisions.
The board tabled formal adoption of the revised annual work plan until the June meeting so members can review the full canopy-study closeout package and the revised plan language.
