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Council Actual Estimated Estimated Adopted Object 1976 1977 1978 1978 FORESTRY FUND Personal Services 9550 Salaries $ -0- $ -0- $ 10,920 This fund provides an accounting record of the city's shade tree 9551 Overtime 65 61 -0; disease program. The Minnesota Legislature mandated in 1974 that 9552 Temporary/Part-time 6,818 9,139 2,000 all municipalities undertake programs to inhibit the spread of 9554 Pensions 630 755 1 ,262 Dutch Elm and Oak Wilt diseases. These diseases represent an 9555 Workmen' s Compensation 77 287 348 imminent threat to Minnesota's shade tree population. 9557 Unemployment Compensation 500 -0- -0- The city' s program began in 1974. That year 105 elm and oak subtotal $ 8,090 $ 10,242 $ 14,530 trees were removed from public and private property in Mounds Operations & Maintenance View. By the end of 1977 an estimated 2,230 elm and oak trees will have been removed. The continuing loss of these trees will 9560 Training & Education $ 30 $ 51 $ 55 have a severe impact on Mounds View' s "green canopy." 9570 Office Supplies 292 465 385 9571 Operating Supplies 723 1 ,135 1 ,140 The Forestry Fund is supported by general property taxes and a 9574 Vehicle Fuel 637 400 445 '4 state grant-in-aid of up to 45% for sanitation costs and up to 9575 Vehicle Maintenance 144 150 150 50% for reforestation cost on public lands. A property tax levy 9576 Equipment Maintenance 17 100 100 of $13,228, or 0.445 mills, is proposed for this purpose in 1978. 9578 Ground Maintenance 6,818 2,550 3,250 State aids for sanitation costs are estimated to be $7,157. 9586 Public Information 300 508 330 This budget proposes an increase in personal service costs to pro- subtotal $ 8,961 $ 5,359 $ 5,855 vide professional tree inspector services on a full-time basis Capital $ -0- $ -0- $ -0- year around. Funds are provided to allow planting of 50 bareroot trees. No private tree removal costs are estimated in this subtotal $ -0- $ -0- $ -0- budget, since they will be offset by equal revenues from state aid and property owners. - TOTAL $ 17,051 $ 15,601 $ 20,385 Actual Estimated Estimated FORESTRY FUND REVENUE 1976 1977 1978 General Taxes Current Property Taxes $ 12,770 $ 15,803 $ 13,228 subtotal $ 12,770 $ 15,803 $ 13,228 Intergovernmental Revenue MN Diseased Tree Reimb. $ -0- $ 7,213 $ 7,157 1 subtotal $ -0- $ 7,213 $ 7,157 TOTAL $ 12,770 $ 23,016 $ 20,385 Page 27 i - _