CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the report and direct staff to establish a 50/50 Cost Share program for tree replacements and planting.
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Richard Dublinski, Director of Public Works
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for the various parkway tree planting programs that the City offers to its residents. There are two types of tree planting programs - replacement programs and new tree planting programs. For the past several years, the replacement programs include:
* A free tree replacement program for parkway trees that have died, and
* A replacement tree planting program for Ash trees that have been removed due to the Emerald Ash Borer (CIP Project PA040)
The new planting programs include:
* Parkway tree planting required by Landscape Ordinance (93-14) for newly constructed homes
* Arterial Tree Planting Program (PA020)
City Council approved the award of Bid 18-013, Tree Planting Services, to The Fields on Caton Farm, Inc for an amount not to exceed $444,250 for a one-year term at the March 21, 2018 City Council meeting. The average cost to purchase and plant a new tree under this contract is $330. Based on the pricing received and the approved budget of $444,250, of which $185,000 will be reimbursed by developers, the City will be able to plant approximately 1,350 trees. The chart below shows the budget for each program.
Program/Funding
CY18 Budget
Type of Program
Projected # of trees
EAB Replacement (CIP)
$181,750
Replacement
550
Arterial (CIP)
$37,500
New Tree
114
Replacement (General)
$40,000
Replacement
121
Developer (General)
$185,000
New Tree
561
Total
$444,250
1,346
As part of the 2018 budget process, the "free tree replacement program" was reduced from $80,000 to $40,000 to help contain General Fund cost increases. The process for communication with residents regarding their participation in the 2018 s...
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