Regular 7.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 02/23/2015
- 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 Forester, in the course of his regular daily duties, noticed trees that appeared to have Dutch Elm disease located at 624 17th St. West and at 1708 Clark. The forester notified Code Enforcement. Code Enforcement inspected both trees on August 18, 2014 and sent a code violation notice on August 21, 2014 and September 25, 2014, giving the property owners 10 days to correct the violation. The property owners did not take action within the time allowed, therefore the City paid to have the trees removed in November, 2014.
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 owners will not be assessed, and the General Fund will pay for the tree removal.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The assessments total $2,537.50 and when collected, will reimburse the General Fund.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and pass the attached assessment resolution.