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CITY COUNCIL <br />REGULAR MEETING STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA ITEM 6B <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Andy Nelson, Environmental Coordinator <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: April 22th, 2024 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Resolution No. 24-42, Accepting Quotes and Awarding Contract, <br />2024 Spring Boulevard Tree Planting <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority <br /> <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Staff is requesting authorization to accept quotes and award a contract for the 2024 Spring <br />Boulevard Tree Planting. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The City requires new boulevard trees to be planted in all new residential subdivisions in <br />accordance with Chapter 1007.043 (17), the landscaping section of the Zoning Ordinance. Both <br />the Environmental Board and the City Council have also supported replacing boulevard trees <br />that die in order to maintain the many benefits that these trees provide to the community. The <br />trees planted for new residential properties are purchased with developer funds collected as <br />part of development agreements. The replacements for trees that die are purchased with City <br />forestry funds. <br /> <br />Each spring, City staff coordinates these tree plantings to ensure that the trees and planting <br />methods used meet City standards to ensure high quality plantings that will maximize the <br />benefits provided by trees while minimizing long-term maintenance costs. <br /> <br />The 2024 spring boulevard tree planting includes the installation of 72 boulevard trees. 13 of <br />these trees will be installed on new residential lots, 59 will be replacements for trees that have <br />died from emerald ash borer, other pests and pathogens, storm damage, or other structural <br />problems that led to their removals. <br /> <br />CONTRACTOR CITY TREES DEVELOPER TREES TOTAL QUOTE <br />Hoffman and McNamara $28,787.00 $6,422.00 $35,209.00 <br />Midwest Landscapes $31,106.00 $6,601.00 $37,707.00 <br />Margolis Company $38,055.00 $7,740.00 $45,795.00 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />68