Regular 4.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 03/24/2014
- TITLE
- Public Hearing & Resolution for Tree Removal
- PRESENTED BY:
- Pat Weber
- Department:
- City Hall Administration
Presentation:
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
City Code Section 25-209 allows the City to remove dangerous or unsafe trees and charge the property owner. The City Forrester, in the course of his regular daily duties, noticed a particular tree that appeared to have Dutch Elm disease located at 1046 Harvard Avenue. The forrester notified Code Enforcement. Code Enforcement inspected the tree on July 10, 2013 and sent out a code violation notice on July 11, 2013 giving the property owner 10 days to correct the violation. The property owner did not take action within the time allowed, therefore the City paid to have the tree removed in August.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
The Council must hold a public hearing and then may:
- Approve the resolution; or
- Not approve the resolution, in which case the property owner will not be assessed, and the General Fund will pay for the tree removal.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The assessment totals $700 and when collected, it will reimburse the General Fund.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and pass the attached assessment resolution.