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Mounds View City Council March 28, 2011 Regular Meeting Page 5 Upper Cut Tree Services to Perform 2011 Tree Removals. 1 2 Public Works Director DeBar stated as part of the City’s forestry activities, the City removes 3 trees in City parks and along rights-of-way. These trees could pose a hazard to sight lines or 4 could be diseased. The City has contracted the tree removal work in the past. Quotes have been 5 solicited. He noted the City had $28,000 for tree removal within the 2011 budget. Staff 6 recommends the Council approve tree removal contracts with 4 Seasons Tree Care and Upper 7 Cut Tree Service. 8 9 Council Member Stigney questioned if tree trimming was handled through this contract. Public 10 Works Director DeBar noted tree trimming was solicited under a separate bid and 4 Seasons Tree 11 Care would be the vendor providing these services for the City. 12 13 Council Member Stigney requested a copy of the tree trimming agreement. 14 15 Council Member Mueller asked if the contract included stump removal. Public Works Director 16 DeBar indicated stumps were ground down in front yards and this service was included in the 17 price of the contract. 18 19 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7763, 20 Approving Contracts with 4 Seasons Tree Care, Inc. and Upper Cut Tree Services to Perform 21 2011 Tree Removals. 22 23 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 24 25 F. Resolution 7756, Approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the 26 City and LELS 232 about a Training Stipend. 27 28 City Administrator Ericson indicated this item was brought before the Council at the March 14th 29 meeting and was postponed to this evening. He explained the training stipend was not currently 30 in the Sergeant’s contract, but was included in the Patrol Officer’s contract, LELS 204. As a 31 result of recent promotions to Sergeant, training recently conducted by the department was 32 completed by Sergeants. 33 34 City Administrator Ericson stated a representative of LELS recommended the Council approve a 35 memorandum of understanding allowing for a training stipend to compensate the Sergeants for 36 their training efforts in the amount of $154.50 per month. This stipend would only be paid on 37 months when training was completed. The memorandum of understanding was reviewed by the 38 City Attorney and he had no objections. He requested the Council discuss the item and make a 39 recommendation. 40 41 Council Member Stigney questioned where the City was with the LELS contract at this time. 42 City Administrator Ericson noted negotiations were on hold at this time pending the outcome of 43 the legislative session. 44 45