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Page 1 of 2 AGENDA ITEM – 1C MEMORANDUM DATE: July 18, 2022 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Dave Perrault, City Administrator FROM: David Swearingen, P.E. Public Works Director / City Engineer SUBJECT: Tree Plan Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: $ $ Park Fund – Tree Replacement funds Council Should Consider Council should consider direction for a Tree Plan from the information presented. Background The City has established City Code 1325.055 Tree Preservation Subd. 1: to identify trees that are to be saved when development or land disturbing activity is occurring. It is the City's intent to protect, preserve, and enhance the natural environment of Arden Hills and to encourage a resourceful and prudent approach to development. The city council finds it is in the best interest of the city to protect, preserve, and enhance the natural environment of the community and to encourage a resourceful and prudent approach to development and property alteration. Section 1325.055, Subd. 6, 3, d) States: Where tree replacement on-site is not practical and a suitable off-site location cannot be determined by the City, a fee in lieu thereof may be assessed for the replacement required. The fee amount shall be the cost of materials and installation tree, plus ten (10) percent, and shall be provided by the applicant and approved by the City. All funds collected shall be expended exclusively for implementation of the goals listed in Subd. 1 of this section. To date, the City has collected $115,440 in Tree Replacement funds. The intent of this discussion is to review the information provided and have Council direct staff on their vision of how and where these funds are to be used. One location that has come up in previous discussions is TH-96. In 2006, the City of Arden Hills partnered with Ramsey County to add landscaping to TH-96, the landscaping plan can be seen in