Title/Name/Summary
2018 Village Landscape Planting Project - Tree Preservation and Green Infrastructure Account
History
OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
In 2008, the Village Board approved revisions to the Tree Preservation section of the Land Development Code to provide for a “Tree Mitigation Account.” In 2017, the Village Board of Trustees approved an update to the name of the “Tree Mitigation Account” to the “Tree Preservation and Green Infrastructure Account” (TPGIA). This account provides a 'cash in lieu' option for landowners and developers who are unable to meet the Villages tree mitigation requirements on their property. Village Board of Trustee approval for the use of TPGIA funds is required for each project. The TPGIA is administered by the Development Services Department.
The most recent use of the TPGIA was for the installation of twenty (20) Autumn Blaze Maples as a part of the Village Hall Front Lawn Tree Planting project in 2017. Other uses of the TPGIA include several parkway trees planting projects throughout the Village and the completion of a structural analysis for Village Hall Green Roof.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION & CONTEXT
The objective of the Tree Preservation and Green Infrastructure Account is to support Village-initiated tree planting and green infrastructure projects located on public property within the Village of Orland Park. As such, the Parks Department and Development Service Department have worked together to identify locations at several Village facilities in need of landscape enhancements. Based on these efforts, Parks Department Staff created a plant list and obtained pricing from four (4) different plant nurseries / contractors (Acres Group, Melka Landscape, Sunrise and Hinsdale Nursery). If funding is approved, Parks Department Staff will select the best priced plant materials and either install or have installed 51 trees, 78 shrubs and 270 perennials / ornamental grasses at the Police Department, Centennial Park Aquatic Center, Orla...
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