Urban Forest Plan

Update 12 November 2009

The Strategy and Policy Committee of Council agreed with the proposed changes to the Draft Urban Forest Plan at their meeting on 11 November 2009 and recommended that Council accepts the proposed changes at the 15 December 2009 Council meeting.  The Committee added an additional recommendation.  If it is approved by Council in December officers will report on the potential to use Council’s Reserves Purchase and Development Fund to fund street tree work.

Three submitters spoke at the Strategy and Policy Committee Meeting.  They were:

• John Oliver, submitter 14
• Russell Bell for Lower Hutt Branch RF&BPSNZ, submitter 4
• Delwyn Randall, submitter 16

 

In addition, a written submission from the Petone Community Board was presented.  The Board generally endorsed the plan and outlined an interest in using food trees as street trees and requested that a Magnolia grandiflora in Petone be assessed as a potential Notable Tree.

Consideration of fruit trees as street trees. 

Update 22 October including a summary of submissions

If you have any queries about the Urban Forest Plan, the Strategy and Policy Committee meeting or the process being followed please call Kelly Crandle, 570 6774. 

Proposed Timeline for the Urban Forest Plan

• 8 July 09 Strategy and Policy Committee meeting considered Draft Urban Forest Plan and approved its release for consultation purposes. Officers’ report for this meeting (PDF 47kb). Appendix 1 of the Officers’ report contained the Draft Urban Forest Plan
• 21 July 09 Release Draft Urban Forest Plan for consultation
• Late July 09 Present the Draft Plan to officers at Department of Conservation (Wellington conservancy), Greater Wellington, Upper Hutt City Council, Wellington City Council and Porirua City Council
• July–Aug 09 Request peer reviews of the Draft Plan from parks and arboricultural industry experts and a landscape architect.  Specifically seek comment from infrastructure managers/engineers (electricity, underground services and roading)
• July-Sept 09 Present the Draft Plan to residents associations and local groups with a known interest in vegetation – these could also be workshops rather than just presentations, depending on the group’s interest
• Aug 09 Present the Draft Plan to Community Committees and Community Boards, encouraging suggestions and submissions
• 19 Sept 09 Deadline for submissions
• 11 Nov 09 Present submissions and altered version of Draft Urban Forest Plan to Strategy and Policy Committee
• 15 Dec 09 Present altered version of Draft Urban Forest Plan to Council for adoption
• 1 Jan 2010 Final version of Urban Forest Plan goes “live”.

Want to get involved?

We have prepared a slide show about our urban forest and we are available to present it to your group during August and September 2009.  Call to book us for presentations.  We’re available outside ordinary officer hours.

Kelly and Chris can assist individuals or small groups of residents with the task of organising a neighbourhood meeting to discuss the urban forest plan.  Call us.

Contact

Kelly Crandle, Reserves Planner, Parks and Gardens Division, ph:  570 6774
Chris Close, Projects Officer, Parks and Gardens Division, ph:  570 1040
 
Councillors, Mayor, Community Board Members or Community Committee Members