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CONSENT ITEM — 711 <br />,-AI�EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: April 10, 2023 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />FROM: Lucas J. Miller, Assistant Public Works Director <br />SUBJECT: Professional Services with Rainbow Tree Care <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />$12,500 $5,700 General Fund <br />(For tree removal and EAB) <br />Council Should Consider <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br />• Agreement for Professional Services with Rainbow Tree Care to treat existing ash trees <br />on City and private property by injection. <br />• Agreement for Professional Services with Rainbow Tree Care to treat smaller existing <br />ash trees on City property by ground treatment. <br />• Agreement for Professional Services with Rainbow Tree Care to treat existing oak trees <br />on City property by injection. <br />All items need a simple majority for action unless otherwise noted. <br />Background/Discussion <br />On March 20, 2023 at the Council Work Session, City Council discussed contracting with <br />Rainbow Tree Care (RTC). The contract sets the cost rate per inch for the City to treat by <br />injection existing Ash trees and also provides Arden Hills residents a discounted rate from <br />RTC's standard fee to treat their Ash trees by injection, if interested. RTC is offering $7.25 per <br />inch for residents and $5.15 per inch for the City in 2023, correlating tables can be seen in <br />Attachments B & C. Attachment A is a copy of their professional services agreement. <br />Also discussed at that Council Work Session was contracting with RTC to provide services to <br />ground treat existing City Ash trees that are too small for injection treatment. The contract sets <br />the cost rate per inch for the City to ground treat at $4.57 per inch. The proposal agreement and <br />cost breakdown are shown in Attachment D for 2023 EAB ground treatment. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />