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CITY OF Agenda Section: 11_F REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Report Number: 95-1349 c ;ER1111 Report Date: 4-5-95 STAFF REPORT Council Action: El Special Order of Business CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE May 8, 1995 ❑ Public Hearings El Consent Agenda Council Business Item Description: Consideration of Approval of the Transfer of Contingency Funds for a Forestry Grant Match-Highway 610 Barrier Administrator's Review/Recommendation: - No comments to supplement this report • - Comments attached. Explanation/Summar-y-(attach_supplement_sh:ets_as nec ssary.)_ ,SUMMARY; • Forestry Rick Wriskey submitted a Small Business Association grant application last year (1994) for tree planting along Long Lake Road along the 610 noise barrier wall. The grant is a matching grant requiring the City to expend $2 ,450 with $3 , 500 being awarded. Bids have been solicited for forty trees to be planted along that area (starting at Ardan Park and moving westerly) . The trees will be both 6-7' spruce and pine and 10-15' Summit Ash. Because the bids received were so favorable, an additional 10 trees will be able to be planted. The grant award to the City is $3 , 500, the Cities' match is 2 , 450 for a total project cost of $5, 950. This project is a beautification project, trying to make the huge barrier area more attractive. The area is so large that it will take many years of planting to complete the entire expanse. This grant opportunity allows the City to begin this project with the planting of 50 trees at half the cost. • Mary Saar o , P rec or of Parks, Recreation and Forestry RECOMMENDATION; Approve transferring $2,450 of Contingency Funds to Forestry Reforestation (100-4382-160) for the matching funds for the award of the Small Business Association grant for planting 50 trees along the area of the Hwy 610 noise barrier wall.