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66 Utilization of volunteers for planting events. 67 Utilization of this program as a learning and development opportunityfor young people who 68 are part of Tree Trust’s Career Pathways program. 69 An implementation method that removes trees based on condition, instead of removing all of 70 the ashtreesfrom an area at once. 71 Selection of replacement treesbased on the City’s Street Tree Master Plan, species diversity, 72 pest resilience and anticipated change to Minnesota’sclimate. 73 A 10% discount for ashtreeremoval for all Roseville residents during the term of this 74 agreement. 75 Tree Trust is a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to “transform lives and landscapes by 76 engaging people to build skills for meaningful careers, inspiring people to plant trees, and making 77 our community a greener, healthier place to live.” This mission seems to closely align with the City 78 of Roseville’s commitment to community and youth engagement, volunteerism and equity. They 79 have extensive experience in tree removal, planting and community engagement. 80 In addition to the base bid information listed above, Tree Trust has offered three value added 81 options: 82 1. Conduct three public tree sales (one per year, with 150 trees for sale per year) in which 83 Roseville residents are eligible to buytrees at the subsidized cost of $40. The cost of this 84 value add is $41,527. 85 2. Acceptance of private funds that Tree Trust has received commitments for to help offset the 86 cost of the tree sales, for a credit of $36,000to the City. 87 3. Authorization of Tree Trust to conduct storage of tree debris and chipping at the Rosebrook 88 Park parking lot during the winter months (November to March) for a credit to the City of 89 $15,000.During this time period there will be some additional traffic to and from the park as 90 trees are hauled in to be stored. Staff and Tree Trust would work to notify the neighborhood 91 about the duration and impacts of the program, including additional noise that may occur 92 during the one week per year when chipping is occurring. 93 Staff recommends the inclusion of each of these value added optionsfor a net credit to the city of 94 $9,472, which would be prorated throughout the contract. 95 The base proposal cost of the recommended program is $1,409,473. Inclusion of the recommended 96 value adds would reducethe City cost to$1,400,001. 97 It is important to note that if someof the 238 ash treesthat are planned for treatment cannot be saved 98 due to their current condition, those trees would need to be removed. These additional removals 99 could increase the planned program cost byroughly $1,000 per tree (up to $238,000 if no ash trees 100 are in a condition to be treated). 101 When proposing this program, staff had envisioned a four-year implementation (through 2025). 102 However, due to the progression of EAB, Tree Trust has recommended and proposed a three-year 103 implementation plan, with the possibility of a few plantings occurring in early 2025. 104 Page 3 of 5