85-803 WNITE - GITV CLERK
PINK - FINANCE TF' �7 COUIICll y/y
CANARV - DEPARTMENT G I TY OF SA I NT 1 A ll L File NO. v� ���
BLUE - MAVOR
Cou il Res lution
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Presented By � �
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS , the SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL provided $40, 000 in �he
1985 Shade Tree Disease Control Budget (03195) for a boulevard
s-tump removal program; and
WHEREAS , �the City Council has reviewed i�he various op-cions
for conduc��,ing �his program; and
WHEREAS , ihe Council desires to operaLe a program in which
the Division of Parks and Recrea�cion removes stumps and replaces
�he chi ps i n -che resul �c.i ng hol e at an es��ir;«�ed cost of $25 per
s�um� ; and
�dHEREAS , �the al 1 oca�ti on of stumps �hat can be renoved
under �.he program should be a�proximately equal for each of the
seven ( 7 ) war�+s ; and
�HEREAS , �che list of sirumps �o be removed will be developed in
conju�c�tion wi ��h �che Council office and �che Forestry Office ;
now, i:herefore oe it ;
IRESOLV�ED , �cha� 'the City Council hereby directs �he proper
City Officials �o develop and implemen� a stump removal program
for 1985 .
COU[VCILMEN
Yeas Nays f� Requested by Department of:
orew COl�iiviUNITY SERVICES
Masanz � [n Favor
Nicosia 4
Scheibel _ ��! __ Against -- '
Sonnen
Tedesco
tson ,1UN 1 1 1985 Form A oved Cit Attor
Adopted by�ouncil: Date — C`
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Certified a unc.� , cr BY _
App by ;Nayor: Da e _ �JUN � 3 i9a5 App v by Mayor for Subm' on o ncil
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PU3L!Sl��� JUiJ 2 2 1985
. Community Services DEPARTMENT ��` �3 NO 80
Robert Piram �CONTA�CT
298-4126 PHONE � ��
'' S�[�/85 DATE e e�
ASSIGN NUMBER FOR ROUTING ORDER (Cli All Locations for Si nature :
Department Director 3 Director of Management/Mayor
Finance and Management Services Director City Clerk
Budget Director
'�'City Attorney
WHAT WILL BE ACHIEVED BY TAKING ACTION ON THE ATTACHED MATERIALS? (Purpose/
Rationale) :
Stump removal program will be developed and implemented ,:X;;�:
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RECEIVED
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' COST/BENEFIT, BUDGETARY AND PERSONNEL IMPACTS ANTICIPATED: ��-�y ATTORNN�Y
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$40,000
M AY 2 �� i985
r��AY���s o�F�cE
FINANCING SOURCE AND BUDGET ACTIVITY NUMBER CHARGED OR CREDITED: (Mayor's signa-
, ture not re-
Total Amount of Transaction: 40,00o quired if under
$10,00Q)
Funding Source: General Fund
' Activity Number: 03195
ATTACHMENTS (List and Number Al1 Attachments) :
Council Resolution
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DEPARTMENT REVIEW CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW
xYes No Council Resolution Required? Resolution Required? Yes o ,�/
Yes x No Insurance Required? Insurance Sufficient? Yes No //
Yes X No Insurance Attached:
', (SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR INSTRUCTIONS)
Revised 12/84
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COMMI�'TEE RE PORT
TO = Sa�nt Pctul City Cour�cil
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GEORGE UTIMER C.;:iJ �;i�%"-��, 612-292-7400
MAY'OR
April 22 , 1985
T0: cil President Vic Tede�co and City Council Members
FROM: � ert P. Piram, Superintendent
SUBJECT: Alternatives for Stump Removal Program
EACKGROUND: The City operated a stump removal program on city
boulevards until 1980 when this service Kas cut from the budget of
the Shade Trze Disease Control pro�ram. In the past, the City has
provided stump grinding and removal of the resulting chip material
from the boulevards. While the initial grinding of the stump is
relatively inexpensive , the cleanup, hauling away and disposal of
the stump chips is costly. .
In the 1985 budget, $40,000 ��as inc?udzd for a limited stump
re�oval program. ($29,435 cove:s the costs of labor and $10,565
covers the parts and fuAl cc��� reiated to the grog^am. ) There are
approximat�ly 16,000 stumps re�aining tc be re�eved from the
bculev2rd�. Thi� memo out'�-�_� ��c= e�' t�:� oY±;oz� for 2 program
u�in� thz zvaii�ble funus.
�tu+*� rese�al can be dcne e`r:c���:�'-F i?��cugh�c:t t'�� sum.�nr
�onth�. (Snov re�oval costs i������? ;^= per �LU�r ccst if a year
r��^_� operaticn i� underta��^. ; �� �:�::=� prcr�Ge to begi*� stu�p
res�val as soon a� the Cour.c�3 ��Ler�ir=s the desired alternative
for the prcgram.
OPTION A: This option includzs �rindin� out the stumo, hauling
all debris , putting black dirt in the hole and seeding. - -
Daily costs include :
LABOR: $602.88
SUPPLIES (Black dirt and seed) : $131 .75
$734.�
Since 17 stumps per day can be removed in the summer , this results
in an average cost of $44 . per stump and a total of 681 stumps
removed in 1985 .
OPTION B: This option would include hauling all debris exce t for . �
enough chips left to fill in the stump hole .
This is the service that has been offered in the past. Daily
costs include :
LABOR: $411 .84 �
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This results in an average cost of $25 per stump and a total of
1177 stumps removed in 1985 .
OPTION C: The City would rg ind out the stum and the property
owner Would dispose of the resultin� chips•
Daily costs would include:
LABOR: $205.76
The average cost per stump for r2moval would be S�3 and a total of
2 264 stumps could be removed in 1g85.
DISTRIBUTION OF STUMP REMOVAL
Once the extent of the service to be provided is determined, a
method of distributing the limited number of stumps Will be
necessarp. There are several alternatives available:
� . Divi�e thn total number of stumps � th� nu�ber of plann�r��
a��t-_ct� «.
Eac� of th= pl��ning districts has a diff�re�t popnlation an� 2
dif�erer.t nu�ber �f stu�ps to be remaved; divi�ing equallp
L�tv=ea tre '1E districts is not likely to be ecuitable. Hov�ve-,
it �ight bn useful from an organizational stancpoint to �ork viL=
individual planning councils to determine �district prioritie�.
2. Divide the total number of stump� � the number of wards (7) .
The wards are roughly equal in population although not necessarily .
in size. The number of stumps that need to be removed may vary '
from ward to Ward. Under this option each council person could
set priorities for stump removal.
3. Provide a matching program for interested districts to s rea3
the available funds .
Given the small cost of stump removal , the administrative and
organizational costs for a matching program could exceed to
overall benefit of the program. Devoting a percentage of the
funds to a matching program might permit some interested and
organized areas to increase the number of stumps removed in the
area.
4. Remove stumps on a first come , first served complaint basis.
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There is funding to remove between 681 to 2432 stumps of the �total
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16 ,000 stumps still on the boulevards. Removing them on a first
come , first served basis could result in a very disorganized
program.
It should be no_ that theol�amtu�A�di�od� traaep�tbet-en
or�anized block � block � _
locations for stum removal will r�_lt in fewer stumps bein
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff is available to discuenttforatherfundseallocatedeinp19a5a
program that meets your int
We can review the various options in greater detail at your
convenience .
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cc: Mayor Latimer ;
K��!;y Stack �
Lloyd Burk!�older �
Ed Qlsen �
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