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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 119-2017RESOLUTION NO. 119-2017 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AMENDING THE FY 2017-18 PARKS AND TREES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET TO ADD $54,000 FROM GENERAL FUND RESERVES TO FUND THE REMOVAL OF NINE EUCALYPTUS TREES WHEREAS, during the winter storms of 2017, the City lost five eucalyptus trees on Burlingame Avenue east of the railroad tracks; and WHEREAS, the City subsequently retained two independent Arborists to evaluate the eucalyptus trees on Burlingame Avenue and Easton Drive; WHEREAS, five eucalyptus trees are now recommended for removal on Burlingame Avenue, and five are recommended for removal on Easton Drive; and WHEREAS, the City tree crew can remove one of the trees, but the City will need to contract with a tree service, at a cost of $6,000 per tree, to remove the other nine trees; and WHEREAS, there are insufficient funds available in the FY 2017-18 Parks and Trees Capital Improvement Program budget for this purpose. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that $54,000 will be made available from the General Fund Reserves through an amendment to the FY 2017-18 Parks and Trees Capital Improvement Program budget. I, MEAGHAN HASSEL-SHEARER, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 2nd day of October, 2017 and was adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COLINCILMEMBERS: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ NOES: COLINCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COLINCILMEMBERS: NONE