File #: O-611-19    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 11/20/2019 In control: Finance Department
On agenda: 12/10/2019 Final action: 12/10/2019
Title: Declaring the necessity of controlling the blight and disease of shade trees within public rights of way, and for planting, maintaining, trimming and removing shade trees in and along the streets of the City; providing for the assessment of the cost of those services; and declaring an emergency.
Attachments: 1. Audio: Agenda Review 12/3/2019
Label
FIN PROVIDING 2020 TREE MAINT
Division of Taxation and Treasury
Roberto Martinez (x1653)
(Revised)

Title
Declaring the necessity of controlling the blight and disease of shade trees within public rights of way, and for planting, maintaining, trimming and removing shade trees in and along the streets of the City; providing for the assessment of the cost of those services; and declaring an emergency.

Body
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This is the annual ordinance declaring the necessity of controlling blight and disease of shade trees, and planting, maintaining, and removing shade trees in and along City streets. This ordinance also provides for the assessment of the costs of that program. The total estimated program cost for the year 2019 was $4,728,954. The estimated cost in 2020 is $5,189,356.

The fiscal impact of this ordinance is as follows:
- The amount of funds requested: $5,189,356
- The expenditure budget line item: 3050-2423001STDSTD
- New revenue generated (operational revenue, grants, if any): none
- Revenue budget line item (if any): none
- Are funds budgeted in the current fiscal year (yes/no)?: yes, it is included in the proposed 2020 budget
- Is this a capital project (yes/no)? no
- If yes, is it new or existing (new/existing)?
- What section of the City's Strategic Plan does this support:
o Excellence in Basic Services (yes/no) yes
o Quality Community Investment (Livable City, Development) (yes/no) yes
o Workplace Culture & Customer Service (yes/no) yes
o Environment (yes/no) yes

Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:

SECTION 1. That it is declared necessary to control the blight and disease of shade trees within public rights-of-way and provide for planting, maintaining, trimming and removing shade trees in and along the streets of the City during the year 2020 in the Toledo Forestry District established in Section 907.02 of the Toledo Municipal Code. The services to be provided by the City for t...

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