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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Environmental Advisory Committee_Tab 06_11/13/2024 Agenda Item #6. Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) STAFF MEMO R Meeting: Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) - Nov 13 2024 Staff Contact: Thomas G. Bradford Department: Environmental Advisory Committee EM33Mn EAC Discussion to Finalize Recommendations for Tequesta Tree Code At the July EAC meeting there was discussion about the Village's Prohibited Trees List. Vice Chair Bradford volunteered to compare Tequesta list with the Florida Invasive Species Council list. Attached is a memo and supporting findings from Vice Chair Bradford about the Tequesta Prohibited Trees List compared to the Florida Invasive Species Council's list. This agenda item was carried over from the September meeting, when there was not enough time to discuss it. This document and any attachments may be reproduced upon request in an alternative format by completing our Accessibility Feedback Form, sending an e-mail to the Village Clerk or calling 561- 768-0443. BUDGET INFORMATION: BUDGET AMOUNT n/a AMOUNT AVAILABLE n/a EXPENDITURE AMOUNT: n/a FUNDING SOURCES: n/a IS THIS A PIGGYBACK: ❑ Yes ❑ N/A DID YOU OBTAIN 3 QUOTES? ❑ Yes ❑ N/A COMMENTS/EXPLANATION ON SELECTIONn/a ATTACHMENTS: a �� MINIMEL EAC Memo VOT Trees vs. FISC Trees 080124 VOT Prohibited Trees vs FISC Trees Page 10 of 16 Agenda Item #6. Village of Tequesta Environmental Advisory Committee Alemo To: Environmental Advisory Committee Members From: Thomas G. Bradford, Vice-Chair rR Cc: Jay Hubsch, Director of Community Development Date: August 1, 2024 Subject: VOT Prohibited Trees Compared to the Florida Invasive Species Council's (FISC) 2023 List of Invasive Plant Species Pertaining to Trees At a recent EAC meeting I indicated that I would provide information to the EAC comparing the VOT prohibited trees compared to the FISC current list of invasive trees. This comparison has been made in the companion Excel spreadsheet that goes with this memo. FISC is considered to be the most comprehensive authority in Florida on the subject of problematic plant species, including trees. By reviewing the Excel spreadsheet, you will see that FISC has identified 25 trees deemed to be invasive, while the VOT current list has only 8 prohibited trees on its list. In addition, there are 3 trees on the VOT prohibited list that are not on the FISC 2023 invasive list. Five of Tequesta's 8 prohibited trees are also on the FISC list of invasive trees. These discrepancies indicate a need for consideration of updating the VOT list of prohibited trees to include potentially all of the trees deemed to be invasive by FISC. Also, we may need to remove up to 3 trees from the VOT prohibited list. As promised by me, we are only considering trees at the moment. I reviewed every link provided by FISC to ensure we are focusing on trees, including the photo links to verify if the plant listed was in fact a tree. If there were photos of the plant in tree form with a discernable trunk it was included as being a tree. Trees, in this instance, do not include bushes, grasses, vines etc. 1 Page 11 of 16 Agenda Item #6. An important matter to consider is that the VOT has a prohibited plant list that includes trees. In the course of permitting and inspections for new construction in Tequesta is the list of prohibited plants and trees compared to the proposed landscaping to be provided with the new construction? Once we are finished with trees, we can consider whether or not we want look at other plants deemed invasive by FISC. In the course of reviewing every FISC link shown in the spreadsheet it became very obvious to me that there are many plants which are not trees in Florida that are in many instances out of control and detrimental to the Florida environment and not on the VOT prohibited plant list. A simple solution might be to just replace the VOT prohibited plant list with the entire FISC invasive plant list. Any final conclusions we reach in regard to trees and plants should then be presented to the VOT as recommendation to the Village Council for consideration of a VOT Code modification by ordinance. 2 Page 12 of 16 Agenda Item #611111111 VOT PROHIBITED TREES LIST COMPARED TO FISC INVASIVE TREE LIST Color Code---------------> Yellow=Tree[VOT(8)-FISC(25)1 Green=On Both VOT&FISC List(5) Blue=VOT Tree Not on FISC List(3) Peach=On FISC List but not on VOT List(20) VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA PROHIBITED PLANT SPECIES PER VOT CODE AT Sec.78-397 Scientific Name Common Name Zone Link to Atlas of Florida Plants (1)Melaleuca quinquenervia Punk Tree,Cajeput or Paper Bark SEE BELOW SEE FISC LINKS BELOW stlulzlu S11Kuee; (2)Schinus terebinthifolia Brazilian Pepper or Florida Holly (3)Casuarina species Australian Pine ouuninlu uruiiu uee; (4)Acacia auriculiformis Earleaf Acacia Lolopnyllu 5dnidinarid; (S)Albizia lebbeck Woman's Tongue �upanrupsrs 6 Ardisia solonacea Shoebutton Ardisia carrotwood rlcu.s muidn idurei 7 Colubrina asiatica Lather Leaf Ugusrrurn 8 Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato glossy privet m unllKuru 9 Fiscus altissima Lofty Fig sapodilla 10 Fiscus ben halensis Banyan 11 Hibiscus tiliaceus Mahoe 12 Jasminum dichotomum Gold Coast Jasmine 13 Lygodium micro h Ilum Old World Climbing Fern 14 Mimosa pigra Cat's Claw Cat's Claw 15 Rhodom rtus tomentosa Downy Rose Myrtle 16 Bischofia'avanica Japanese Bisho wood (17)Cupaniopsis anacardioides Carrotwood (18)Schefflera actinophylla Schefflera** (19)Asparagus densiflorus Asparagus Fern (20)Dalbergia sissio Indian Rosewood (21)Eucalyptus spp. Eucalyptus Species (22)Eugenia uniflora Surinam Cherry (23)Grevillea robusta Silk Oak (24)Sansevieria Snake Plant (2S)Scaevola sericea Beach Naupaka (26)Wedelia trilobata Wedelia Florida Invasive Species Council(FISC) 2023 List of Invasive Plant Species FISC Category I Scientific Name Common Name Zone Link to Atlas of Florida Plants Abrus precatorius rosary pea C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=347 Acacia auriculiformis earleaf acacia C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.i!x d=43 Albizia julibrissin silktree;mimosa N,C https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=188 Albizia lebbeck woman's tongue C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=129 Ardisia crenata coral ardisia;scratchthroat N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=91 Ardisia elliptica shoebutton ardisia C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1653 Asparagus aethiopicus Sprenger's asparagus-fern N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=332 Bauhinia variegate orchid tree;mountain ebony C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1492 Bischofia javanica Javanese bishopwood C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1498 Calophyllum antillanum santa maria;galba;Antilles calophyllum S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1724 Casuarina equisetifolia Australian-pine;horsetail casuarina N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=390 Casuarina glauca gray sheoak;suckering Australian-pine N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1952 Cenchrus purpureus(Pennisetum purpureum) elephantgrass;napiergrass N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1426 Cinnamomum camphora camphortree N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=442 Colocasia esculent a wild taro;dasheen;coco yam N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=209 Colubrina asiatica latherleaf;Asian nakedwood C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=348 Cupaniopsis anacardioides carrotwood C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=47 Cyperus blepharoleptos* Cuban bulrush N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=104 Deparia petersenii Japanese false spleenwort N,C https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1363 Dioscorea alato white yam;winged yam;water yam N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1750 Dioscorea bulbifera air-potato N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1823 Dolichondro unguis-coti(Macfodyeno unguis-cati) catclaw vine N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1823 Eichhornia crassipes common water-hyacinth N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aLx d=1319 Eugenia uniflora Surinam cherry C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.gLx d=1388 Ficus microcaroaz Indian laurel fig C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.gLx d=1958 Heptapleurum actinophyllum(Schefflera actinophylla) Australian umbrella tree;octopus tree C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=423 Hydrilla verticillato waterthyme;hydrilla N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1469 Hygrophila polysperma Indian swampweed;green hygro N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=159 Hymenachne amplexicaulis trompetilla;West Indian marshgrass N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=150 Imperata cylindrica cogongrass N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1407 Ipomoea aquatica water-spinach N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=388 Jasminum dichotomum Gold Coast jasmine C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=137 Jasminumfluminense Brazilian jasmine;jazmindetrapo;corky-stemmed jasmine C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=61 Lantana strigocamora(Lantana comara) lantana;shrubverbena N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1789 Ligustrum lucidum glossy privet N,C https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=488 Ligustrum sinense Chinese privet N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1935 Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=232 Ludwigia peruviana Peruvian primrosewillow N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=3077 Lumnitzera racemoso lumitzera S Luziola subintegro Tropical American watergrass S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=4270 Lygodium japonicum Japanese climbing fern N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1559 Lygodium microphyllum small-leaf climbing fern;Old World climbing fern N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1638 Manilkarazopoto sapodilla S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=214 Melaleuca quinquenervia punktree;melaleuca C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=46 Melinis repens rose natalgrass N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=145 Microsorum grossum(Phymotosorus scolopendrio) serpent fern;wart fern S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1448 Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop;Japanese stiltgrass N https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.gLx d=300 Mimosa pigra black mimosa;catclaw mimosa C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.gLx d=1614 Nandina domestica sacred bamboo;heavenly bamboo N,C https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.gLx d=1548 Nephrolepis brownii Asian sword fern C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.i!x d=1505 Nephrolepis cordifolia tuberous sword fern N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1824 Neyraudia reynaudiana Burma reed;silkreed S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1347 Nymphoides cristata crested floatingheart C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=4059 Paederia cruddasiona sewervine S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=168 Paederia foetida skunkvine N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1466 Panicum repens torpedograss N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1652 Pistia stratiotes water-lettuce N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=4002 Psidium cattleianum strawberry guava C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=96 Psidium guajava guava C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1395 Pueraria montane var.lobate kudzu N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=432 Rhodomyrtus tomentosa rose myrtle;downy rose-myrtle C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=86 Ruellia simplex Britton's wild petunia;Mexican petunia N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1302 Salvinia minima water spangles N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1336 Scaevola toccado beach naupaka N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1900 Schinus terebinthifolia Brazilian pepper N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=52 Scleriaeggersiana* Eggers nutrush S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=4900 Scleria lacustris Wright's nutrush;Lakeshore nutrush C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1373 Scleria microcarpo Tropical nutrush C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=4857 Senna pendula var.glabrato Christmas cassia;valamuerto C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspxNd=1331 Solanum tompicense wetland nightshade;aquatic soda apple C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=273 Solanum viarum Tropical soda apple N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aLgx?id=65 Sporobolus jacquemontii West Indian dropseed;giant smutgrass N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1622 Syngonium podophyllum arrowhead vine;American evergreen N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.gLx d=257 Syzygium cumini Java plum C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.i!x d=338 Tectaria incisa incised halberd fern S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.i!x d=3073 Thelypteris opulenta(Ambloventum opulentum) jeweled maiden fern S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1432 Thespesia populnea portia tree;seaside mahoe C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=346 Tradescantia fluminensis small-leaf spiderwort N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=64 Tradescantiaspathacea* ir Moses-in-the-cradle;oyster-plant;boatlily C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1970 Triadica sebifera(Sopium sebiferum) popcorntree;Chinese tallow tree N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=1353 Urena lobata caesarweed N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1364 Urochloa mutica 1paragrass N,C,S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=127 Vitex rotundifolia beach vitex;roundleaf chastetree N,C https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.ap d=4394 New species added since 2019 list Page 13 of 16 Agenda Item #6. 1 Plant names are those published in the Atlas of Florida Plants on 3/4/23(http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).Some frequently used common names have been added. 2 Does not include Ficus microcorpo subsp.fuyuensis,which is sold as"green island Ficus" foot note 3 is on Cat 11 list--->3 Does not include the native endemic Spermacoce neotermincilis. *Plants added to the FISC List of Invasive Plant Species in 2023 are in bold print. Different Scientific Name Page 14 of 16