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Y tW CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW - Agenda Section I I REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Report Number: 6111-1 gi,v OUSEDC. STAFF REPORT Report Date: 9/26/96 410 A ..., WORK SESSION MEETING DATE _ Special Order of Bus. � 44•Pa,tpos�Q` September 30, 1996 Consent Agenda � _ Public Hearings X Council Business Item Description: Discussion of Tree Removal Policy Executive Director's Review/Recommendation: -No Comments to supplement this report -Comments attached Explanation/Summary(attach supplement sheets as necessary) .Summa y:The Council will recall authorizing staff to develop a tree removal policy for action in circumstances such as last August's wind storm. Here is what I propose: 1) As is done now, the City clears streets and alleys of trees and brush as soon as possible after a storm to allow circulation of emergency and other vehicles. Tree debris will either picked up and removed by the City, or moved to the boulevards 2) The City Administrator, in conjunction with the Mayor, shall make the decision to initiate city- contracted, storm-damaged tree debris removal from curbside within an appropriate time frame as decided by the City Administrator from the storm's end. This decision would be made only after 0 storms of a large scale with high and damaging winds. The City Administrator may also declare this policy effective in particular areas as determined necessary for appropriate clean-up. 3) Residents within the determined storm damaged area will be instructed by the City to move tree branches and brush debris accumulated resultant from the storm to curbside within the time declared by the City Administrator. The City will then remove that debris as soon as possible. 4) The City Administrator will also determine the appropriate source and amount of City funds to be utilized for a storm damage clean-up, and report this to the City Council at the next regular City Council meeting. This is a somewhat truncated version of the New Brighton policy. I am basing much of it on the experience we had from the August storm One item in particular is the time after the storm that the City will allow debris to be moved to curbside. It was apparent to me in August that if a 24 hour period was instigated in which to do that, most people wouldn't have been able to move much to the curb. Please feel free to poke holes and suggest dmodific tions Monday evening. 37 Chuck Whiting, City Administrator • RECOMMENDATION: Discussion and advise staff as to an acceptable policy concerning this issue. 111