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Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM – 1C <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: February 18 , 2020 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM : Danica Mooney-Jones, Minnesota GreenCorps Member <br /> Mike Mrosla, Community Development Manager/City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Spring Tree Sale/Giveaway <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> TBD TBD TBD <br /> <br />For Council Consideration <br /> <br />The City Council should consider giving direction on a tree seedling sale in the spring of 2020. <br /> <br />Tree Sale Background <br /> <br />At the October 28, 2019 City Council meeting, Councilmember Holmes requested staff to <br />inquire about the DNR tree sapling program in regards to hosting a spring tree giveaway to <br />Arden Hills residents. The DNR through the Minnesota State Forest Nursery s ells tree seedlings <br />(1-2 feet tall) in bulk at low cost. However, there is a minimum purchase of 500 trees as these <br />are intended for mass reforestation plantings on a single property and Minnesota State law <br />prohibits the redistribut ion of the trees by the City to residents. <br /> <br />Staff found that the City previously collaborated with Friends of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul <br />and Ramsey County as they host an annual tree sale. Friends of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul <br />and Ramsey County is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that formed to promote the public <br />support and appreciation of regional parks and trails. The program provides the residents of <br />Arden Hills the opportunity to purchase shrubs and 4-6-foot-tall saplings. Friends of the Parks <br />and Trails organizes and operates the tree sale. The City does not participate financ ially in the <br />sale. Unfortunately, Friends of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul and Ramsey County annual tree <br />sale is postponed for this year this as the y are reorganizing. They are anticipating to host a tree <br />sale in 2021. <br /> <br /> <br />