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TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Item 5.5. MEMORANDUM Mayor and City Council Pat Klaers, City Administrator February I 0, 2003 Consider Motion Changing Roadside Trimming Program Approved on December 16, 2002 On December 16, 2002 the City Council received information regarding the street/park department proposal for roadside trimming. At this meeting the Council concurred with the recommendation from the street/park department for the rural and urban trimming areas and the neighborhoods to be worked on this winter. At the January 27, 2003 City Council meeting testimony was given by area homeowners regarding the need to inspect and individualize the trim areas. The City Council generally concurred with the homeowners, as did city staff. The street/park department has recently been busy with ice and snow removal activities and has not been removing or trimming trees in the neighborhoods that were identified in December. Weather permitting, some tree trimming and removal activities are still anticipated this winter. The street/park department has removed all of the tags on the trees that were targeted for trimming or removal. In the near future new tags will be applied to some of these trees; one color will be for trees that are to be trimmed and another color for trees that are to be removed. Following this retagging of trees, a letter will be sent to the homeowners who have tagged trees in the right-of-way along their property. In general the street/park department believes that most trees within a five-foot setback of the blacktop/gravel will need to be removed but this distance is only a guideline; and accordingly, some within five feet may be able to be retained while others outside of this five-foot area will need to be removed. Attached for your information is some of the material from the December 16, 2002 meeting and some follow-up comments from the January 27, 2003 meeting as provided by Street/Park Superintendent Phil Hals. I'm not sure what is the most appropriate action for the City Council in terms of revising the December 16, 2002 motion that approved the proposed trim areas. A written policy may be needed that talks about: (1) notice to property S~ Council/Pat~ tree#imming(02 ! 003)