HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEDRA 09-10-09 IV. b. Downtown tree replacement proposal and photoSeptember 3, 2009
TO: HEDR.~ Board
FROl\1: John Crrossman
RE: Tree replacement on Sibley Street
HEDR~ is asked to fund the removal and replacement of three street trees on Sibley
Street, between 3"~ and the alley to dte north. The cost is estimated to be under $11,500.
These three u e potential hazards and should have been removed some time ago. Parks
and Public Works do not have the funds to do so.
Street trees were installed on Sibley during last downtown street project, in 1986. Two
have been removed in the last few years -one destroyed the sidewalk and the other
caused the sewer line to fail- One was at HRA expense and the other at the properly
owners's expense. Three of the eight remaining trees have gotten nmch bigger dtan
expected or desired. They are between two and three stories tall and over 12" in diameter.
Kevin Smith, Parks Superintendent, believes these three could damage the adjacent
buildings, utilities and sidewalks and should be removed as soon as possible. See the
attached summary of the condition of all eight, and the costs of replacement per tree:
$3,678.13.
Tom Montgomery, Public Works Director, is planning major maintenance of downtown
sheets and sidewalks, perhaps in 2011 or 2012- He would replace the other four trees at
that time and include them in the cost of street improvement projects during that ye<u .
ACTION: Staff recommends the Board approve funding the replacement of three trees,
under Parks Department supervision, including removal, concrete work, tree grate and
new tree at a cost of $3,700 each.