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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JULY 18, 2022 4 <br /> Ribbon, Public Works Infrastructure Projects, 2022 PMP, City Finances Overview and 2022 City <br /> Property Taxes. <br /> Communications Coordinator Arel said that Council may want to consider assigning topics to <br /> Councilmembers so staff can work with that particular Councilmember in preparation for the next <br /> work session. Another consideration is how, or if, Council will take questions: should questions <br /> be submitted in advance, taken live at the end of the presentation, or one-on-one after the <br /> presentation concludes. The budget for the State of the City is approximately$1,000. <br /> Council reviewed the draft slides, made changes and additions, and assigned topics to <br /> Councilmembers. It was also decided to have tables with placards for staff and City Council for <br /> break out discussions after the presentation, which would allow participants to ask questions one- <br /> on-one. <br /> C. Tree Plan Discussion <br /> Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen explained that to date, the City has collected <br /> $115,440 in Tree Replacement funds. One location that has come up in previous discussions is <br /> Highway 96. In 2006, the City of Arden Hills partnered with Ramsey County to add landscaping <br /> to the highway, the landscaping plan can be seen in Attachment A. The plan included 173 <br /> boulevard trees, but it doesn't show the 40 trees that were existing just east of the project limits <br /> that staff identified through aerial photos from 2006. That brings the total trees in 2006 to 213, <br /> today there exists 139 trees. Therefore, over the last 16 years, there has been a loss of 74 trees or <br /> about 35%. Recently, Public Works staff inspected the existing condition of the remaining trees <br /> along Highway 96. There were seven trees identified to monitor and 26 to remove. <br /> Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen reported that after speaking with Rainbow <br /> Tree Care, they have an eight-inch limit and won't inject trees that are smaller. Smaller diameter <br /> tree can have a ground root treatment, the cost would be about $35 per tree. There are currently <br /> about 50 Ash trees (including EAB identified trees) along Highway 96 that would qualify for this <br /> treatment. The other approach Council could choose would be to remove all trees identified with <br /> EAB and begin growing a new tree in its place. Other locations considered for planting new trees <br /> are Perry Dog Park (possibly 4 trees), the Thom Court median turnaround and Oak Avenue <br /> median turnaround. In a future project, staff would look at locations to apply our"buddy tree" <br /> program where we would plant trees near other trees that are declining in health. <br /> Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen noted that he would like to get a variety of <br /> tree species to avoid disease from infecting a large number of trees. A three-inch caliper tree <br /> ranges from $500-$800 to install. Council could choose to order larger trees but the cost increases <br /> with size. Tree bags cost about $25 per bag and could be ordered for each new tree. All the bags <br /> the City currently owns are being utilized on existing trees. <br /> Councilmember Holden suggested they plant trees in the dog park, and Oak and Thom Drives. <br /> Council agreed. <br /> Councilmember Holden didn't know if they should put money into treating trees when they will <br /> have to cut them down eventually. <br />
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