 Call the order of the public works meeting for the night for this evening Do a quick roll call? We'll see who we have online here all the person acoly Yeah All the person Phillips all the person Phillips all the persons of Aglio These kids coming on okay all the person so on here here. He's here. Okay all the person Sorenson Here, okay We'll start out with the pledge of allegiance already We'll start out with 2.1 approval of minutes from March or from February 23rd 2021 move to approve minutes of our last meeting second motions been made and seconded Any other discussion on those minutes All those in favor any opposed? Motion carries. All right 3.1 dead, Laurence 39 2021 document 6.2 ordinance amending section 110 210 of the Shueggen municipal code relating to assessments of cost for sidewalks Dr. Miele Thank You mr. Chair This this ordinance that is before you this evening is to change a Current standard that we've had in place. Oh probably for a good 20 years plus And currently what it is there's a city the city pays for 40% Of the sidewalk replacement of the squares adjacent to a city tree and the homeowner is responsible for 60% of the cost This this has been I don't recall even though I've been here a long time And I don't know why it was the 4060 split that was I it's just an odd number and it and it has been very Concerning a contentious for the department and Over the years We really haven't been replacing a lot of trees and With our forestry So what has happened is? Many of these properties that have trees we've cut the roots we replaced the sidewalk But yet the roots grow back and we start seeing some of these panels lift So some of these properties have had this occur multiple times not everyone but quite a few and now with us removing trees and wanting to replant and Start our urban forest in the city We're starting to get tremendous pushback from property or saying no way. I don't want a tree It's going to damage my sidewalk again. You keep charging me to repair the sidewalk It's the city tree so forth and so on so what this ordinance change does is Says the city's going to pick up if the new tree that we plant or the existing tree that you have today If it lifts the sidewalk as part of our sidewalk replacement program the city will pay a hundred percent of those squares immediately adjacent to the tree Up to 75 square feet maximum so it's not like you have a tree and next thing you know You have the whole sidewalk in front of your house. It doesn't work that way It's got to be immediately adjacent and that's about roughly three squares of sidewalk panels to give you a reference So Ultimately what we're since we're we're we're now we've cut down a tremendous amount of ash trees with the emerald ash borer and We're in the replanting stage This will help us Foster that and it will be a good will and good faith effort to the property owner saying we're going to give you a new tree This is part of the urban forestry it's very important for the city to have this urban forest for the numerous benefits and With that the sidewalk that's immediately Jason if in whatever if it would ever happen again We would pick up the the the squares immediately adjacent now In the past what has happened is when we planted trees years and years ago There it was a little indiscriminate I would say that it they in many cases the wrong species of trees was planted in the area that maybe it shouldn't have been With Tim Buller new Forester They've evaluated and picked out the right species of trees for certain terrace areas that should Eliminate quite a bit of this past problem of too large of a tree in too small of an area So It is our recommendation To move this forward that this will roughly we estimated in the past in past years It was roughly between 15 to 20,000 of our program of a hundred thousand dollar program annually Moving forward again, we don't think it will be as high Because the new trees that are being planted are the right species in the right space But nevertheless that it still will be a cost and I would have been sure it would probably be about it's a $10,000 hit to our overall sidewalk program But nevertheless, we're also fostering the getting the trees replaced and we think this is a good balance Cost on one side for the sidewalk versus being able to get more trees planted throughout the city and and reduce that that That burden and fight with the property owners. We want it to be a positive We want to reassure them that Moving forward in the future. This won't be a burden to them or a financial cost as well Thank you. One question. Do you always contact the property owner before you plant a tree on those or do you just Does that normally work we notify him and We say this is part of this urban forestry program. You're scheduled for a tree It's just good. It's it. It's good public policy to at least know most people are receptive they want a tree but they do there are some that are adamant and You know, it's contentious at times and we and it shouldn't be We want this to be a positive and it's a good thing not only for the property owners Well for the community as well. Do I hear any discussion on this at all? Anybody else have any questions? All of them in Decker, I've got a question or several actually you might if I just Dave if you wouldn't mind how big is a cement panel as you called it how many square feet? That's about they're about 25 Square feet. So we would only we would only offer three panels Adjacent to a tree in other words, that's what the 75 square foot. That's that's roughly Gives you a perspective of what we're talking about And this follow up to that is how many trees are on the average person's property lane? Typically one there are a few that there have been more than one But we try when we look at our forestry program. It's usually one tree per pop property Thank you, and how are we handling if somebody has a corner lot with two rows of trees? Is it it does this ordinance address? per side or is it just per parcel it would it would it would occur occur at on each side if necessary again it is our intent that The this this issue shouldn't be much more reduced moving forward as when we're planting the new species of trees They're the right typist tree for the right Area that should be planted where as I mentioned in the past it it has been a little bit more problematic Isn't it possible for me to jump in and just essentially clarify that answer a little bit To go ahead So as as written It's 75 square feet per parcel per year So if you're a corner lot and it's so one parcel it's that 75 square feet But it's per year. So for you to hit that you would have to have both of your trees cause Cause damage to the sidewalk in the same year Thomas I Guess What would be some language that would change that to be per side that would be appropriate in this instance? You could you could say something like up to a maximum of 75 square feet of sidewalk per Side of parcel adjacent to right-of-way for a year. I Would make an amendment to this document to say exactly that. Can I do that right? Can I have a second? Okay Motion has been made to amend it to include the wording as Marcus said it you know, we have the wording right correct and it's been second Okay, we'll amend it to so that it covers both sides of the house on a corner lot Do we anybody any other discussion on this at all? I guess this is Ryan Does that amendment help or make things? I mean is it beneficial? It helps those Clearly on a corner lot it gives them the ability if they had Sidewalk on on both sides of that they would on a corner lot And if they had a tree in the front and on the side and it was lifting the sidewalk clearly this this would help But that type of property owner that has a corner lot it gives them You know a little better benefit versus and quite they have a bigger burden They have more sidewalk obviously to maintain show as well as cost. So I I I this the amendment is would be Good for me is it has my support if that's what you're asking. All right, yep That's yeah answer both my point. So I appreciate that. Thanks David. Okay any other discussion on this All those in favor I Any opposed chair votes aye that passes. Thank you Okay, 3.2 general ordinance 4020 21 Yes, go ahead That was the amendment so now it's been amended now we still need to pass Okay, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. We'll go back to the first thing Do I have a second okay Motion made by Marcus seconded by Rose any other discussion on that all those in favor on the on the original ordinance Any opposed chair votes aye now we're set on that one. Thank you Document 6.3 ordinance placing a stop sign at the southeast corner of north 1st Street and Park Avenue Right. Okay. Yeah, this is an intersection located over by a ballrath park. Okay. It's a T intersection where one of the roads goes East and west the other road this ties into the T intersection Normally with policy we don't put up a stop sign at the T intersection unless we have requests by the neighborhoods because that The the road that ties into the road They have to stop anyways because it is a T intersection, but it's a neighbor's request a stop sign We will put one up on north 1st Street So so it does there is a stop for there for the T Okay, but an arm learned its policy. We don't but it's a request There was a request by several of the neighbors in the neighborhood and it's a busy area lots of pedestrians Obviously with the park and everything so okay make sense make sense Anyone ever so approval? Motion is made by Ryan second by Marcus any other discussion on that. Okay. All those in favor Any opposed? Chair votes aye and that is approved Next meeting date is March 23rd 2021 seeing as we've exhausted the agenda. Is there a motion to adjourn? Move to adjourn Motion made in seconded any other discussion all those in favor Aye Any opposed we are adjourned. Thank you