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MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 14, 1978 Page 5 Clerk Administrator Barnes presented the 1978 Shade Tree SHADE TREE removal reimbursement policy. It was noted that last REMOVAL year the City reimbursed 80% of the cost of removal for PROGRAM private property trees, with the State reimbursing the REIMBURSEMENT City 370. This year the State will reimburse 280 of POLICY what we contribute. Councilmember McGough reported on the tree committee action taken at their meeting of June 13, 1978. The committee had discussed ordering of trees and amount needed for the planting program. Concern was expressed on the costs involved due to the size of the new trees being larger than the trees planted in the spring of 1978. The order for trees will be 235 trees, excluding Larpenteur Avenue, Snelling Avenue, Roselawn Avenue and Hamline Avenue as these are County and State streets. If these were ordered, the total would be 345 trees. The order for trees will be placed before the end of June to be sure of availability. The other problem noted is the size of tree specified in the tree ordinance. The ordinance states 2" or larger, the cost of a tree that size would be $100 to $200, balled burlaped The bare-root trees ordered would be 14 to 12" in size at considerably less in price. The quantities to be ordered are: Hoyt (north side only) 15 Imperial Honey Locust Iowa 10 Marshal Seedless Ash Idaho 10 Sugar Maple California 15 Redmond Linden Crawford (If north side 10 Silver Maple is planted) Asbury 20 Marshal .Seedless Ash Arona 30 Red Maple (Sunset) Pascal 45 Hackberry Simpson 40 Redmond Linden Holton 20 Imperial Honey Locust Albert 15 Sugar Maple Garden (east of Snelling) 5 Sugar Maple As this is an estimated quantity, there may be trees left over, we are requesting the extra trees be placed in the park. A trench would have to be dug, 300' bed, 18 to 24" deep, 22 to 3' wide where we can heal the trees in. It was suggested to place the trench along the east boundry fence of the park, this has the least amount of traffic, 70 yards of dirt for planting would be needed, also, the dirt removed from the trench would have to be disposed of. Clerk Administrator Barnes was requested to check with the U of M to obtain dirt fill. Councilmember Steele moved adoption of the following resolution: