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STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: March 17, 2026 <br />CONSENT <br />TO: Mayor and Councilmembers <br />FROM: Clarissa Hadler, Finance Director <br />AGENDA ITEM: Budget Amendment – Tree Fund <br />CORE STRATEGIES: <br />☒ Vibrant, inclusive, connected community <br />☐ Responsive, transparent, adaptive governance☒ <br />☐ Managed Growth <br />☒ Efficient, reliable, innovative services <br />☒ Balanced Finances now and future <br />☐ Resilient Infrastructure <br />BACKGROUND: <br />When the 2026 Budget was adopted, we had not fully implemented our new Tree Fund. The below request <br />adopts a budget for that Fund, which authorizes staff to make expenditures out of that fund. <br />Expenditures out of the Tree Fund are only for the Boulevard Tree Program. The attached quote will be the <br />main expense out of the fund for 2026; actual expense will be less as the anticipated number of trees is 90. In <br />addition, there is expected to be additional expenses from HKGi to manage the program. <br />RECOMMENDATION: (if pulled from Consent) <br />Motion to adopt the following Budget amounts in the Tree Fund. <br />Account Description 2026 Budget <br />209-3250-43150 Contract Services 45,000 <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Hoffman and McNamara Quote