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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 7-E.
Ordinance No. 24-O-0012 — Amending the Municipal Code,
Chapter 15, Article VII - General Standards for Parkway Tree
Regulation
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: April 4, 2024
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: April 15, 2024
STAFF REVIEW: Mehul T. Patel, P.E., CFM., Director of Public Works SIGNATURE
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael L. Guttman SIGNATURE.
ITEM SUMMARY:
In 2022, the City of West Chicago Public Works Department staff applied for and received Urban and Community
Forestry grant funds through the Morton Arboretum to complete a Citywide Geographical Information System (GIS)
Parkway Tree Inventory as well as to prepare an Urban Forestry Management Plant (UFMP). The underlying
funding sources are the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the United States Forest Service. Other grant
requirements include adopting an Ordinance establishing guidelines related to trees and becoming a member of
Tree City USA.
The Parkway Tree Inventory and UFMP are complete. The UFMP will become the guiding document for tree-
related matters in the City. Staff is working on the application to become a member of Tree City USA, for which an
Arbor Day Proclamation will be presented at the April 15, 2024, City Council meeting. For the Ordinance
requirement, staff has modified the current Municipal Code section 15-5 by adding and removing some language.
The attached proposed draft Ordinance, which meets all the grant requirements, has been reviewed and
recommended for adoption by the Morton Arboretum staff. If adopted, the Ordinance will be included in the
Municipal Code as Article Vil, Section 15-76 to 15-87.
Staff recommends approval of the proposed Ordinance.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Adopt Ordinance No. 24-O-0012 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago — Chapter 15
(Public Ways), removing Chapter 15, Article 1 —- Section 15-5 and adding a new article VIl - General Standards for
Parkway Tree Regulation, Section 15-76 — 15-87
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Infrastructure Committee voted 5-0 for approval.