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MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING i ~l~ .JULY 26, 1978 Page 6 Councilman Stee~e said as far as he was concerned COUNCILMAN if the trees were in a line they were planted for STEELE the benefit of the City and it should be the responsibility of the City to remove them as we have maintained them in the past. Mayor Warkentien requested council to delay discussion HUMAN RIGHTS on the trees so that he could call on Mr. Paul Ciernia, COMMISSION Human Rights Chairman and Mr. John Webster, 1850 N. Snelling Drive. Mr. Ciernia advised council that the Human Rights Commission would like to give Mr. ~ Mrs. Stanley Rydell a chance to appear before the Commission to discuss the problem involving the concerned parties and suggested a letter be written inviting them to appear. Mr. Webster has agreed to that approach. Council approved that a letter be written to the Rydells requesting their input in the matter. Councilman McGough informed council that Dr. French had talked to several legislators and was informed that it is a strong possibility that the state will not fund a tree removal program next year. Councilman Steele moved, seconded by Councilman McGough that the two trees on Mrs. Gustafson - 1830 Asbury and Mrs. Kolar - 1851 Asbury property be removed legally by the City of Falcon Heights and at City cost, and if at a later date, at the completion of the survey and in the opinion of the council it is determined that the trees are on private property said home owners will be billed for the cost of removal• Upon a vote being taken the following voted ^ay.e^: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Black, McGough, Steele and Brown and the following voted ^nay^: None. Motion carried. TREE REMOVAL DISCUSSION CONTINUED Now we have another problem, last year in Aug. or Sept. LIEDHOLM Ken and Esther Liedholm, 1700 Albert, called the Village PROPERTY Hall about a tree which was dying and someone went out 1700 ALBERT and marked it ^suspect^; this year it didn't even leaf out:, didn't bud out, it was entirely dead. She is claiming that we made a mistake in not diagnosing it last year as DED and therefore she should be entitled to the 80 8/o that we were paying last year rather than the 50 0/o this year. Mayor Warkentien moved we allow Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Liedholm, 1700 Albert 80 0/0 of the cost of removing this tree based on the bid they acquired at $264.00 from H. & B. Abrorists and removal must be complete within this calendar year, Councilman McGough seconded. Upon a vote being taken the following voted ^aye^: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers McGough, Black, Steele and Brown and the following voted 'nay^: None• Motion carried.