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263827 WM17£ - CITV CLERK � __ � PINK - FINANCE CITY OF SAINT PAITL Councii A-1 ^•) CANARY- DEPARTMENT File NO. ��v`�^�� BLUE - MAYOR - u 'l Resolution �� Presented By • � Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saiot Paul does hereby adopt as its policy that the cost for tree reawval due to sidewalk construction ar�d reconstruction shall be paid from City Funds and not assessed against adjoining property and that this policy shall apply to all sidewalk levies not yet ratified by City Council and to all future sidewalk construction and reconstruction levies f rom and after the date of this resolution. The policy is more fully detailed in the attached writte� policy recaamendatio� dated June 24, 1974 whicM is made a part of this resolution by reference. � COUNCILNEI� Yeas C�ristenserl Nays 1�e9�ted bY DePaetment of: Houa Levine [n �avor y Roedler O - i Sylvester ��iQSt By Tedesco �� . President Hunt ,UL � � Adopted by Council: Da#e �974 Foce ,APProved b7+ CitY Certified by Councii Secretary BYY i �� y�: A Yayor ioa t Council 8y . BY Pue�.tst�o JUL 13 1974 26382'� �' DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS � C I TY OF ST. PAt1L, hi I NNESOTA MEMO ROUTING SLIP er /J Sega i INITIALS CIRCUU4TE 'stan Ci A ney Room 647 y Hall DATE FILE —_�, �� i N FOR- Frank D. Marzitelli ,� V� MATION City Administrator � 'V� � Room 365 City Hall � ND �; � � ��!�„ ��` RETURN Lawrence D. Cohen PER CON- Mayor VERSATi Room 347 City Hali S E � FOR SIG- NATURE REMARKS: � � °� C � � �� i . ..=f ,�_.,� .��.J�v 2 4� 197� ; ,� �:,. ;. "" �'y � ' CQftPOF2ATI�N COUlVS�L . �� Y� ��_ ' � � ,`��,��,> �� ,��-�-' J��`�, .� -� �� M r it1,1�,J�" �� . , �t. 41�� ., � ` � N DATE FROM: � , � � Daniel J. Dunford, Director PHONE 4241 FORM 1009 (�+-70) n1 „ , • �1TY p • ,�6 •s 4 ~i ► K•t O ♦ � � � ,b � +� �=� �° �s�� ... . CITY OF SAINT PAUL Capitel of Minnesota DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 234 Cify Hall dC Court Houss 55102 Daniel J. Dunford, P.E. D i rec to r ,lune 24, 1974 The Honorabie Lawrence D. Cohen Mayor of the City of St. Paul Room 347 City Hall BUIL�ING Dear Mayor Cohen: The City Council recently asked the Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance and Management Services, Valuation and Assessment Division to study the current policy of assessing the property owner one- half the cost of tree removal due to sideNalk construction or reconstruction. I have met with the following parties and they concur in the attached recamnendation and resolution: Robert Trudeau, Director of Finance, J. William Donovan, Valuation and Assessment Division, Lloyd Burkholder, City Forester, Jerome Segai , City Attorney, Roger Mattson, Budget Director, Robert Pirum, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation and Hartley Thomas, Supervisor, Sidewalk Division. If you approve of the attached recomnendation, please sign the resolution adopting the policy. Yours ve�y truly, �, e� �' �i i G��a� � �� Daniel J. ord Director of Public Wor s APPROVED: -�— , �- rank D. Mar te 1 City Administrat JFS/ch cc: Robert Trudeau Roger Mattson J. William Donovan Jerome Segal Robert Piram Lloyd Burkholder Hartley Thomas James Schwartz Attactanent � � June 24, 1974 ' RECOMMENDED POLICY RELATIVE TO 26 38 2'7 ' THE REMOVAL OF TREES DUE TO SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION This recommended policy is based on certain assu�tions: (1) Sidewalks are a desirable improvement within the City a�d a necessity to eliminate the need to walk in streets. (2) It is also desirable and beneficial to have trees adjacent to the street. �3) Sometimes it is deemed necessary to remove existing trees during sidewalk construction. (4) Tree removals do not necessarily con- stitute a special benefit to abutting property� therefore, these costs shouid be paid for out of a City fund and not assessed against the abutting property. The previous policy was for the Cfty to pay for one-half of these costs f rom City funds. (5) The costs for tree �emoval done in previous years and not yet assessed is _ estimated at $5,000.00. (6) Costs for tree removal on contract based on 1974 contract prices is esti- mated to be $7,000.00. POLICY FOR ASSESSMENTS Therefore, the recomnended assessment policy for tree rernoval due to sidewalk con- str�ction and reconstruation is that the costs for tree removal be funded f rom Public Improvement Aid Funds and that the property owner will not be assessed for this work. This policy shauld apply to all sidewalk levies currently before the City Council for ratification and to all future sidewalk levies. 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