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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.05.87 Council Packet AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR OCTOBER 5, 1987 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVE AGENDA 3. APPROVE MINUTES a. September 21, 1987 regular meeting. b. September 28, 1987 special meeting. 4. CITIZENS COMMENTS 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Consider Various Zoning Ordinance Amendments (continued from September 8, 1987) 6. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a. Whispering River Sidewalk Plan 7. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Park/Facility Naming and Donations Policy b. Naming New Park Entrance c. 1988 Budget d. Compensatory Time for Police Officers 9. NEW BUSINESS a. Reforestation Program b. Sales Tax Refund - Arcon Construction 10. MISCELLANEOUS 11. CONSENT AGENDA a. Capital Outlay Request - Parks b. Minnesota Clean Air Act - Arena c. 1987 Budgeted Transfers d. Partial Payment Request - Project 87-13 thru 87-15 e. 1987 Budget Adjustments f. Final Pay Estimate - Project 87-11 g. Schools and Conference Request- Fire h. Capital Outlay Request - Fire i. Capital Outlay Request - Finance j . Approve Payment of the Bills 12. ADJOURN 13. ADD ONS a. Donations for Downtown Christmas Decorations THE AGENDA IS CLOSED OUT AT NOON ON THE TUESDAY PRECEDING THE MEETING. AGENDA REQUEST FORM ITEM NO. ga_ NAME: Tom Kaldunski DEPARTMENT: General Services DATE: September 29, 1987 MEETING DATE: October 5, 1987 CATEGORY: New Business SU3JECT: Reforestation Program EXPLANATION: We have a number,,,,of soft maple trees left at the old wastewater treatment plant site. I do not want these trees planted on the boulevards. I am proposing a tree giveaway program. REFERENCE MATERIALS/RESPONSIBILITY: Memo - Tom Kaldunski _ REFERRED TO: (NAME) DEPARTMENT: Larry Thompson Administration Wayne Henneke Finance Tom Kaldunski General Services Jerry Bauer General Services 12-1R00,1114"$/h SIGNATURE MEMO TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL SUBJECT: REFORESTATION PROGRAM DATE: OCTOBER 1, 1987 We have recently transplanted a number of ash trees from our tree nursery at the old waste water treatment plant site onto City boulevards. This has sig- nificantly reduced the number of trees at this nursery. I am hoping to purchase some more seedlings next spring to replenish the nursery stock. However, there are a number of soft maple trees still at the site. I would like to utilize these trees in our City reforestation. Since soft maples are not suitable as boulevard trees, I am proposing a tree give away program for planting trees on private property. The proposed program would be initiated in the latter portion of October, once the trees have gone dormant for the year. The City should offer these trees to its residents at no cost, on a first come — first served basis. I have considered lining up a contractor to move the trees for a set nominal fee. We could allow the citizens to transplant the trees on their own, but it would take too long to remove all the trees. If I contact the contractor that we rented the tree spade from earlier this fall, I'm sure we could establish a nominal fee for moving all the maples. (Perhaps $25 - $30, which the residents would pay as they sign up for the trees.) I would like the Council's input on establishing this program. 1�/..c, 5h.,4-16' �..�.Q� - ,--- /(tdee,n2d4. -2 Tom Kaldunski 4 O) U Un���1 City Engineer c7. se.(S 2, .t TK/mh ,Q, - .(64"*".". cc: Larry Thompson 0.• Cps* Cli.23da-o- S'T) Jerry Bauer 6. f .'D -op L file U TJK 5 .. VD ' / �(w.-� „ n_ — n"."'",°D off``"