Agenda item
Motion Submitted by the Green Party Group - Increasing Urban Street Trees
This Council believes:
That the City of Trees i-Tree survey of 2018 declared that Greater Manchester’s 11.3 million trees provide an annual environmental and economic benefit of £33 million which benefits Trafford. Trafford’s streets currently number 18,000 trees but a net increase of 20% - approx. 3,600 – will increase biodiversity, bring environmental benefits and wellbeing to residents.
This Council notes:
? Trees are still the cheapest way to absorb and sequester carbon from the atmosphere which contributes to limiting the harmful effects of climate change.
? Trees remove pollutants from the air which improves air quality. There’s up to a 60% reduction in street level particulates they reduce ozone, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxides, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
? Trees create ecosystems that provide increased biodiversity for many animals.
? Trees help control intense rain run-off and help to improve water quality and reduce flooding.
? Trees have many benefits for residents: they provide a proven sense of wellbeing.
Trafford Council resolves to:
? Undertake a year-long audit to identify suitable locations in urban areas to increase tree coverage and undertake resident consultation and report to Executive by July 2020.
? Set ambitious targets to increase our urban street trees and TMBC to consider the Government’s Urban Tree Challenge Fund to assist this [1].
? Ensure that tree coverage is consistent across the borough and consider nearby green spaces where a lack of suitable streets exist.
? Seek out partnerships with the Woodland Trust, City of Trees and the Forestry Commission to fully move to UK-sourced trees that are disease-free and fully traceable.
? Increase native varieties of small, medium and large sized trees and match these to local conditions.
? Further promote the Adopt-a-Tree scheme to residents, community groups and schools.
? Become a member of the Champion Trees Register [2] to celebrate our outstanding trees.
1. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/urban-tree-challenge-fund
2. https://www.treeregister.org/aboutus.shtml
Minutes:
It was moved and seconded that:
“This Council believes:
That the City of Trees i-Tree survey of 2018 declared that Greater Manchester’s 11.3 million trees provide an annual environmental and economic benefit of £33 million which benefits Trafford. Trafford’s streets currently number 18,000 trees but a net increase of 20% - approx. 3,600 - will increase biodiversity, bring environmental benefits and wellbeing to residents.
This Council notes:
? Trees are still the cheapest way to absorb and sequester carbon from the atmosphere which contributes to limiting the harmful effects of climate change.
? Trees remove pollutants from the air which improves air quality. There’s up to a 60% reduction in street level particulates they reduce ozone, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxides, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
? Trees create ecosystems that provide increased biodiversity for many animals.
? Trees help control intense rain run-off and help to improve water quality and reduce flooding.
? Trees have many benefits for residents: they provide a proven sense of wellbeing.
Trafford Council resolves to:
? Undertake a year-long audit to identify suitable locations in urban areas to increase tree coverage and undertake resident consultation and report to Executive by July 2020.
? Set ambitious targets to increase our urban street trees and TMBC to consider the Government’s Urban Tree Challenge Fund to assist this [1].
? Ensure that tree coverage is consistent across the borough and consider nearby green spaces where a lack of suitable streets exist.
? Seek out partnerships with the Woodland Trust, City of Trees and the Forestry Commission to fully move to UK-sourced trees that are disease-free and fully traceable.
? Increase native varieties of small, medium and large sized trees and match these to local conditions.
? Further promote the Adopt-a-Tree scheme to residents, community groups and schools.
? Become a member of the Champion Trees Register [2] to celebrate our outstanding trees.”
It was moved and seconded as an amendment that:
“The Motion be accepted, subject to the deletion of:
- Seek out partnerships with the Woodland Trust, City of Trees and the Forestry Commission to fully move to UK-sourced trees that are disease-free and fully traceable.”
Following a debate on the matter, the amendment was put to the vote and declared carried. The Substantive Motion was then put to the vote and declared carried.
RESOLVED: That this Council believes:
That the City of Trees i-Tree survey of 2018 declared that Greater Manchester’s 11.3 million trees provide an annual environmental and economic benefit of £33 million which benefits Trafford. Trafford’s streets currently number 18,000 trees but a net increase of 20% - approx. 3,600 - will increase biodiversity, bring environmental benefits and wellbeing to residents.
This Council notes:
? Trees are still the cheapest way to absorb and sequester carbon from the atmosphere which contributes to limiting the harmful effects of climate change.
? Trees remove pollutants from the air which improves air quality. There’s up to a 60% reduction in street level particulates they reduce ozone, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxides, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
? Trees create ecosystems that provide increased biodiversity for many animals.
? Trees help control intense rain run-off and help to improve water quality and reduce flooding.
? Trees have many benefits for residents: they provide a proven sense of wellbeing.
Trafford Council resolves to:
? Undertake a year-long audit to identify suitable locations in urban areas to increase tree coverage and undertake resident consultation and report to Executive by July 2020.
? Set ambitious targets to increase our urban street trees and TMBC to consider the Government’s Urban Tree Challenge Fund to assist this [1].
? Ensure that tree coverage is consistent across the borough and consider nearby green spaces where a lack of suitable streets exist.
? Increase native varieties of small, medium and large sized trees and match these to local conditions.
? Further promote the Adopt-a-Tree scheme to residents, community groups and schools.
? Become a member of the Champion Trees Register [2] to celebrate our outstanding trees.”
