2025-26 Trees Atlanta Smyrna Front Yard Program Agreement- Updated
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2 July 24, 2025 Scope of Work 1.1 Program The goal for the Program is to increase the planting of shade trees in front yards to help increase overall tree canopy coverage in Smyrna. Upon the signing of this agreement , Trees Atlanta and Smyrna shall jointly and promptly undertake the marketing of the Front Yard Tree Program to City residents. Trees Atlanta will manage the processing of tree requests and coordinate with homeowners for the selection, placement and installation of a front yard tree through this program. Each tree planted as part of the Program shall be referred to singularly as a “New Tree” and collectively as “New Trees” hereinafter. Trees Atlanta staff shall be ultimately responsible for tree planting but may utilize supervised volunteer participation at its discret ion. Trees Atlanta shall provide the services described in this section, section 2 and as may be described elsewhere in this Agreement (“Services”). 1.1.1 New Trees planted through this Program will be planted on private property located in Smyrna. Trees Atlanta shall make certain that the New Trees planted on private property, upon maturation, will provide shade to the public right -of-way, and are immediately visible from the public right -of-way, and in no event sh all they be planted more than 35 feet from the public right-of-way. 1.1.2 Trees Atlanta shall be responsible for securing a written or electronically recorded agreement with the private property owner(s) of record, whereby the property owner(s): (1) grants Trees Atlanta a right of entry to plant the New Tree(s); (2) acknowledges that s/he shall be the owner of the New Tree (s) and shall be responsible for maintaining it/them and will not remove it/them; and (3) agrees to hold Smyrna and Trees Atlanta harmless for any liability attributable to the planting or presence of the New Trees on the private property. 1.1.3 All New Trees shall be planted no later than March 31, 2026. 1.1.4 Trees Atlanta shall provide, on an as needed basis only, one pest control treatment, and one fertilization treatment for each New Tree planted. All references in this Agreement to maintaining New T rees shall mean that Trees Atlanta shall be obligated to take such action as is reasonably necessary to provide pest control for the New Tree(s). Homeowners receiving a New Tree on their property shall sign an agreement obligating them to water the New Tree during the first two years and they shall notify Trees Atlanta if they notice any adverse conditions of the New Tree during the two-year replacement period as referenced in section 1.1.6. 1.1.5 The procurement, planting, and maintenance services provided by Trees Atlanta for the New Trees shall include selection of the trees, project design, shipping, handling, labor, tools, equipment, and other associated expenses and/or activities associated with selection, planting and maintenance (only as described in 1.1.4 above) of the New Trees.