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Iff-EdQUEST FOR CoUN TIL ACTION DATE. 07/15/98 ITEM: F-5 Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: Reports and Recommendations Item Descn'pfloms. June 26, 1998 Storm Debris Cleanup Bach round.9 The City of Roseville was hit by another windstorm in the late evening hours of June. 6, 1 998. This is the second significant storm to hit the City this season. Isolated damage also.:occurred on at least 2 other less severe windstorms. The first major storm occurred on May 15, 1 998, with numerous trees and branches being toppled as well as a fair amount of property damage affecting the east half of Roseville. This storm also spawned the tornado that caused major property damage in the City of Shoreview. The City of oseville's response to this storm was to provide.storm damaged tree debris collection. As a result of this program, we estimate City crews and contractor crews collected debris from approximately 500 residences. Over 300 calls were received in the 2 weeks following that storm_ The cost of tree debris collection for this first storm was at cost of nearly 3 0,000. In the past 1-1/2 weeks, the public works department has received over 1,000 calls from homeowners requesting tree debris removal from the June 26, 1998, storm. City-crews began debris collection on July 6, 1998. we estimate between 1,200 and 1,500 homes were affected by this storm. pp ro imately 1,100 brush piles have been confirmed to date, with many more appearing daily. City staff has also observed a number of instances of tree debris being placed on the boulevard that are unrelated to this storm. Due to the magnitude of the.,damage, City staff~will need much more assistance from contractors than the first storm cleariu p in order to complete this cleanup in the next Staff weeks. Sta is currently working with private contractors to best determine the most efficient and,cost effective way to dispose of this debris. City staff will chip as much as feasible on site and offer the woodchips to the.public at the compost site. To date, a contractor has hauled some debris from the City. Less than 1'dozen boulevard trees were lost in this most recent storm. Most damage appears to be in b4gkyard trees. Staff attributes the low number of lasses to boulevard trees to the City's annual-boulevard tree-uin nning grogram by street department''personnel. This trimming helps trees y g weather windstorms b reducing the weight and opening the canopy up to allow air to move _ through.