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RICHMOND CIT Y OF Ur ban Gr e e ning Maste r Plan Community- Base d Oppor tunitie s & Solutions Pane l IONS INT RODUCT ina Ve la sc o , Project Manager, L City of Richmond Gre g Ha rde sty , Parks and Landscaping

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Ur ban Gr e e ning Maste r Plan

Community- Base d Oppor tunitie s & Solutions Pane l

CIT Y OF RICHMOND

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INT RODUCT IONS

  • L

ina Ve la sc o, Project Manager,

City of Richmond

  • Gre g Ha rde sty, Parks and Landscaping

Superintendent, City of Richmond

  • Ma rc ia Va llie r, Principal,

Vallier Design Associates, Inc.

  • Sa ra h Ca lde ron, Executive Director,

GroundWork Richmond, UFAC

  • L

e e Mic he a ux, Richmond Trees, UFAC

Chair

  • L
  • re nzo Pla zola, Program Manager,

GroundWork Richmond

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OVE RVIE W

  • About Richmond
  • Urban Greening Master Plan
  • City-Community Partnership
  • Key Takeaways
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ABOUT RICHMOND

Richmond, CA

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ABOUT RICHMOND

  • Majority people of color
  • City Manager led City
  • 32 miles of Bay shoreline, Port,

Refinery, and other industrial uses

  • Central neighborhoods are

park-deficient

  • I-80 and I-580 bisect City,

along with railroads

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BACKGROUND

In 2011, Richmond received a

Pr

  • position 84 Gr

ant to develop an

Urban Greening Master Plan In 2012, the city completed a str

e e t tr e e inve ntor y, identified pote ntial planting site s, and updated a real-

time database that allows for tr

e e c anopy analysis.

The city engaged residents by forming a Pr

  • je c t Advisor

y Gr

  • up

(PAG), having ne ighbor hood c ounc il me e tings, launching the

video “Gr

e e ning Ric hmond T

  • ge the r”, and hosting Ar

bor Day in

addition to other events.

“RE VIT AL IZE OUR COMMUNIT IE S AND MAKE T HE M MORE SUST AINABL E AND L IVABL E BY INVE ST ING IN SOUND L AND USE PL ANNING, L OCAL PARKS, AND URBAN GRE E NING”

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BACKGROUND

The City engaged residents by attending

ne ighbor hood c ounc il me e tings

and hosting Ar

bor Day and other

events

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BACKGROUND

The city engaged residents by launching the video “Gr

e e ning Ric hmond T

  • ge the r”

https://youtu.be/2fMEhO0BBxQ?list=PL- G6EvY3GDcRJKxdaPTjfdOUtmrKG3p9T

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URBAN GRE E NING

Ur ban gr e e ning pr

  • vide s c itie s

with ae sthe tic , e nvir

  • nme ntal,

so c ial and e c o no mic be ne fits. What is ur ban gr e e ning?

Urban greening encompasses a range of sustainable practices related to the establishment of green streetscapes and open space to create cleaner, healthier, safer and more aesthetically-pleasing neighborhoods.

What is an ur ban fo r e st?

The urban forest is a complex system of trees and smaller plants, wildlife, associated

  • rganisms, soil, water and air, street trees, park

trees, forested park land and natural areas, trees in parking lots, on private property, landscaping around homes and businesses.

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URBAN GRE E NING MAST E R PL AN

The Ur

ban Gr e e ning Maste r Plan is the culmination of six years of

research and action to understand and support Richmond’s urban forest. The Plan: ⁻

inve ntor ie s and doc ume nts the state of Richmond’s urban

forest; ⁻

ide ntifie s c onne c tions between the urban greening

elements of recent and current planning efforts, as well as greening initiatives undertaken by community groups; and ⁻

pr

  • vide s a r
  • ad map for expanding and integrating the

urban forest into the urban landscape to ensure that the benefits of the urban forest are distributed equitably among Richmond residents.

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URBAN GRE E NING BE NE F IT S

Ur ban gr e e ning pr

  • vide s c itie s

with ae sthe tic , e nvir

  • nme ntal,

so c ial and e c o no mic be ne fits. E NVIRONME NT AL BE NE F IT S

⁻ Reduced air temperatures ⁻ Improved air quality ⁻ Carbon sequestration ⁻ Improved watershed function ⁻ Habitat creation

E CONOMIC BE NE F IT S

⁻ Increased property values ⁻ Savings to city through watershed management ⁻ Decreased energy costs

SOCIAL BE NE F IT S

⁻ Increased recreational opportunities ⁻ Enhanced sense of community ⁻ Reduced crime, increase safety ⁻ Reduced noise and stress

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PROCE SS

De ve lopme nt and r e c omme ndation of IMPL E ME NT AT ION ST RAT E GIE S and pr

  • je c ts

for ur ban gr e e ning and be st pr ac tic e s, update d tr e e list, e tc . COORDINAT ION with othe r City plans and initiative s E ST ABL ISHME NT OF VISION AND GOAL S for ste war dship of the ur ban for e st ANAL YSIS of data – tr e e he alth, c ove r age , spe c ie s alloc ation, size , site c onditions, vac anc ie s, zone s, be ne fits INVE NT ORY of all City- owne d tr e e s

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PROCE SS

Inve ntor y, Analysis & Plan Pr e par ation

  • 2030 General Plan
  • Bike, Pedestrian and Parks Master Plans
  • Livable Corridors Form-Based Code
  • Climate Action Plan
  • Health In All Policies Ordinance

Re le ase of Plan

  • The UGMP final draft and Initial

Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration released for comment

Adoption of Plan

  • The UGMP and IS/MND anticipated to be

adopted in October

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ANAL YSIS AND F INDINGS

− City of Richmond occupies 22,500

  • acres. 7,880 acres or about 38% is

impe r vious sur fac e.

−

22,000 City-owned trees and 13,000

  • pportunity sites. Of those

− 40% have a DBH of 6” or less − 61% are in planting strips with 8% causing damage − 30% are in lawns/parks − 9% are in medians, islands or planters − 79% have no overhead lines − 83% require routine horticultural pruning − 580 trees are recommended for removal due to structural or other issues

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ANAL YSIS AND F INDINGS

−

92% of City-owned trees are in good to

fair health − Overall tree canopy cover is an average of 11% − The inventory includes 139 different genera with over 270 spe c ie s. Five most abundant are Platanus x ac e rfo lia,

Prunus c e rasife ra, Pyrus c alle yana, Pyrus kawakamii and Ulmus parvifo lia

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GOAL S

E XPAND THE URBAN FOREST THROUGH URBAN

GREENING INITIATIVES

MANAGE AND SUPPORT THE URBAN FOREST

AND URBAN GREENING

E DUCAT E AND PROMOT E ST E WARDSHIP OF THE

URBAN FOREST

F UND THE URBAN FOREST AND URBAN

GREENING INITIATIVES

PROT E CT THE URBAN FOREST

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GRE E NING OPPORT UNIT IE S

− Planting within 13,000 opportunity sites − Street tree planting − Storm water management − Green infrastructure − Creek daylighting and habitat restoration − Urban agriculture and community gardening − Traffic Calming − Green alleys − Parks − Green roofs

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IMPL E ME NT AT ION

Planting within 13,000

  • ppor

tunity site s

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CIT Y- COMMUNIT Y PART NE RSHIP

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− Joint grant applications to fund tree planting and green infrastructure projects − City partners and contracts with non-profit partners to assist/lead in education,

  • utreach, coordination, and tree planting

projects − City approves trees to be planted and tree planting sites − Partners help do early tree care maintenance under city supervision

CIT Y- COMMUNIT Y PART NE RSHIP

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− Shared knowledge/Tree planting standards/Training − Oversight by City required − Open lines of communication required between City and partners − Clear Expectations/Accountability − Maintenance Costs/Early Tree Care needs to be considered in grant applications

KE Y T AKE AWAYS

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− Regular planning and coordination meetings with City and partners − If multiple partners, one lead coordinator/hub is needed − Continue to have joint events to build and maintain relationships − Flexibility to address issues and reporting requirement changes

KE Y T AKE AWAYS

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T HANK YOU

www.ci.richmond.ca.us/urbangreening