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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 2/9/2026 <br />Item No.: 7.d. <br />Department ApprovalCity Manager Approval <br />Item Description:Consider Offering a 2026 Public Tree Sale Using Tree <br />Preservation/Planting Funds <br />1 <br />2 Background <br />3 Sec. 1011.04 (J.8.b) of Roseville City Code requires property developers to protect certain <br />4 trees as part of their development plans or to pay cash in lieu of tree preservation. Cash in <br />5 lieu of tree replacement is deposited into a Tree Preservation Fund, which may only be <br />6 used for the purpose of planting new trees in the community. <br />7 Council’s initial direction was for staff to attempt to use the fund to replant trees as close as <br />8 possible to the development where removals occurred, and as quickly as possible. <br />9 However, staff found it difficult to consistently identify appropriate locations or effective <br />10 planting methodologies under this approach. <br />11 In 2022, the City Council authorized staff to utilize Tree Preservation Funds for tree planting <br />12 throughout the community to mitigate the impacts of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) <br />13 infestation (Attachment 1). <br />14 Since 2022, more than 1,200 new public trees have been planted on boulevards and in <br />15 parks as part of the Accelerated EAB Program. In addition, three subsidized community <br />16 tree sales were held, allowing residents to purchase trees for $40 per tree for planting on <br />17 private property. Over the three sales, a total of 585 private trees were sold. A Tree Sale <br />18 Report for the 2025 sale is attached (Attachment 2) and includes the species sold, <br />19 customer feedback received, and anticipated financial and natural resource benefits <br />20 associated with the sale. <br />21 The Accelerated EAB Program was substantially completed in 2025. Due to grant funding <br />22 and other efficiencies, the program expended $272,991 less than originally budgeted— <br />23$223,691 from the Park Improvement Fund (which will be retained for future park <br />24 infrastructure needs) and $49,300 from the Tree Preservation Fund. <br />25 Due to the high level of public planting that has occurred over the past three years, and <br />26 additional public plantings that are already grant-funded and planned over the next two <br />27 years, staff believes that continuing to offer a community tree sale is an effective way to <br />28 further expand Roseville’s overall tree canopy without overextending City land availability or <br />29 maintenance capacity. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />Qbhf!75!pg!271 <br /> <br />