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Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS, Ordina.nce No. 15358, approved April 12, 1973, re-
quires that the City Council sha.11 each year determine the streets
on which trees sha.11 be maintained, together with the estimated
amount of service cha.rges to be levied against benefited property
for such tree maintena.nce, and prior to such determina.tion tha.t
the Council sha.11 conduct a public hearing on the proposed tree
ma.intena.nce program; and
WHEREAS� The Department of Community Services ha.s presented
the proposed 1974 tree maintena.nce program for Council consider-
ation; now, therefore� be it
RESOLVED, Tha.t the Council of the City of Saint Paul doe�
hereby declare tha.t a public hearing sha.11 be held on the 8th �' 1`�� }�
day of �ua�y _ �, ]:�974:, before the City Council for the purpose of
considering the approval of the 1974 tree ma.intena.nce program, and
the City Clerk is hereby directed to publish the prescribed notice
in a legal newspaper at least twice, the last publication being
no less tha.n one week prior to the public hearing, a copy of the
approved notice being attached hereto.
COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Butler Nays
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Konopatzki � In Favor
Levine
Meredith V Against By
8pmai�c Roedler
Tedesco
Mme.President� �t
Adopted by Council: Date
DE G , 8 1973 Form Approv d by C' Att ney
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PUBLISHED DEC 2 2 1973
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CITY OF SAINT PAUL
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
THOMAS J. KELLEY
DIRECTOR
December 6, 1973
MEMORANDUM
T0: Phil Lee
FROM: Thomas J. Kelley
SUBJECT: 1974 Tree Maintenance Program
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Attached please find Council Resolution setting up a public hearing
to be held concerning the 1974 Tree Maintenance Program. Also attacMed is a
description of the service to be perforned and the estimated costs.
I am requesting that this be submitted to the Council for their
consideration.
T.J.K.
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545 City Hall, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
612-298-4431
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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Notice is Hereby Given, that Public Hearing will be held on the�< �
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Chambers, 'ty Hall and Court House, Saint Paul , Minnesota, the purpose
of the Public Hearing being to consider the proposed Tree �9aintenance
S ervice to be performed in the City of Saint Paul in 1974.
The particular service performed and the estimated costs as prepared by
the Department of Community Services, are as follows:
I, Benefited Districts Forestry Maintenance.
A. �erating Program for Benefited Tree Maintenance Dist_r_i_cts.
1 . Dist�ict Street Tree Trimming: In this operation trees
will be trimmed to:
(a) Preserve their health. Dead, diseased, or insect
infested branches are remoyed to prevent decay
producing fungi from penetrating into the part
of the tree to which these branches are attached.
_ ___ Li ve branches are removed,,,to permi t penetration -
of sunlight and circulation of air through the
canopy, or to compensate for the loss of roots
from root cutting. Rubbing branches are removed
to prevent eventual decay.
(b) Insure safety. Dead, split and broken branches
are removed to insure public safety. L.ow hanging
branches are removed to a height whQre they will
not interfere with pedestrian and vehicular
traffic. Trimming is also required to insure
prnper street lighting and vision for traffic
control devices .
(c) Im rove a earance and remove conflicts. Small
p antings are trimme to train trees to exist
under City conditions . As trees grow larger,
conflicts with porches, roofs , yard trees, etc.
must be corrected. Trimming for appearance is
also required for storm damage trees.
B. 1974 Benefited District Boundaries.
1 . (a) Pierce Butler from Lexington Parkway east to
Minnehaha; Minnehaha to Western; Western to
University; University to Rice; Rice to St.
Anthony; St. Anthony to Lexington; Lexington
to Pierce Butler.
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C. Tree Re air: In this operation weak or split tree '
crotc es are strengthened by bolting and cabling to
preserve trees and to correct hazardous conditions .
D. Storm Damage Clean-U • In this operation up-rooted
trees, �ken an�ging branches, fallen branches,
etc. , from public trees caused by adverse weather con-
ditions are cleaned up and disposed.
E. Insect and Disease Control : In this operation programs
to contro serious out breaks of tree disease or insect
infestations are implemented.
III. Financing Procedures.
Forestry Maintenance Budget. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .� 708,248.00
City-Wide Tree Removal � 6,300.00
Park Tree Maintenance 8,160.00
City-Wide Tree Repair 6,075.00
City Wide Storm Uamage-- 35,�00.40
City-Wide Tree Spraying 14,000.00
Budgeted funds to be applied 284,589.00
to benefited district
maintenance cost
- 354,124.00
To be assessed to benefited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 354,124.00
properties in the maintenance
districts. Estimated 900,000
front feet @ $ .3934 per
front foot.
Dated December 19, 1973.
HARRY E. MARSHALL�
City Clerk
(December 22 and 29� 1973)
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(b) Hoyt, from Snelling east to Hamline; Hamline
to Wynne; Wynne to Snelling; Snelling north
to Hoyt.
(c) University from Prior east to Snelling; Snelling
to St. Anthony; St. Anthony to Prior; Prior north
to University.
�'� 2. (a) Lexington from Randolph north to Jefferson;
Jefferson to Pleasant; Pleasant to Kellogg:
Kellogg to Summit; Surr�nit to lOth St.; lOth St.
to Wacouta; Wacouta to Kellogg Blvd; Kellogg
Blvd, to Sibley; Sibley to Shepard Rd; Shepard
Rd, to Randolph; Randolph to Lexington.
(b) Annapolis from Cherokee B]vd, to Charlton;
Charlton to Sidney; Sidney to Bidwell ; Bidwell
to Annapolis; Annapolis to Concord; Concord to
Arthur; Arthur to the Barge Access Rd. ; Barge
Access Rd, to Lafayette; Lafayette to Fillmore;
Fillmore to Robert St. ; Robert St. to Water St.;
Water St. to South City Limits, east to Cherokee
Blvd.
(c) Highland Parkway from Mississippi River Blvd. to - =- -
Fairview; Fairview to Randolph; Randolph to
Snelling; Snelling to Highland Parkway; High-
land Parkway to Hamline; Hamline to Montreal ;
Montreal to Seventh St. ; Seventh St, to the Chicago-
Milwaukee Railroad track; to the Ford Company
Spur tracks; to Cleveland Ave. ; Cleveland to
Ford Parkway; Ford Parkway to Mississippi River
Blvd; to Highland Parkway.
3. Larpenteur from Rice east to P�cKnight Rd. ; McKnight Rd.
to Minnehaha; Minnehaha to Johnson Parkway; Johnson
Parkway along the south boundary of Phalen Park to
Wheelock Parkway; Wheelock Parkway to I 35E; I 35E to
Acker; Acker to Rice; Rice to Larpenteur.
II. General Citv-Wide Forestry Maintenance Operating Program.
A. Tree Removal : In this operation dead and/or hazardous
bou evard trees are removed and disposed. Stumps are
removed by chipping to a depth of up to five inches (5").
B. Tree Maintenance in Parks and Pla rounds: In this
operat�on trees in par s and p aygroun s within the
"benefited maintenance district” will be maintained to
eliminate dead and/or hazardous trees or parts thereof
necessary to insure the safety of life and property.