2016/10/25 City Council Resolution 2016-103RESOLUTION NO. 2016-103
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AUTHORIZING THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF TREES
IN LANDSCAPE MEDIANS LOCATED ON COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park ("City) owns the property that includes the
landscape medians located on Country Club Drive; and
WHEREAS, the Honey Locust trees planted in the landscape medians are unhealthy and
unattractive because they are not well-suited for an environment with turf, and
WHEREAS, the City desires to restore the appearance of Country Club Drive; and
WHEREAS, the City would replace the unhealthy Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
trees with Chinese Pistache, (Pistacia chinensis) and Trident Maple (Acer buergeranum) tree
varieties; and
WHEREAS, the City would also plant two Oak trees in the northern -most landscape
median on Country Club Drive; and
WHEREAS, the trees would be replaced over the course of three years to minimize the
impact to residents and to keep the scope of the project manageable; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the three-year project is estimated at $41,825; and
WHEREAS, the City has a Tree Removal In -Lieu Fee Deposit account, established per
Municipal Code 17.15.050, to fund the tree replacement project; and
WHEREAS, the City Budget for 2016-17 allocates $30,000 from this account to the
General Fund in order to replace trees on Country Club Drive; and
WHEREAS, the City Budget for 2017-18 will include an allocation of $11,825 from the
Tree Removal In -Lieu Fee Deposit account to the General Fund in order to fully fund the tree
replacement project; and
WHEREAS, the Project is categorically exempt from the requirements of CEQA
pursuant to Sections 15304 (Minor Alterations of Land) of CEQA Guidelines. (14 Cal. Code
Regs. §§ 15304); and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that it does hereby authorize the removal and replacement of trees in landscape medians on
Country Club Drive based on an exemption from CEQA pursuant to Section 15304 (Minor
Alterations of Land) of the CEQA Guidelines. (14 Cal. Code Regs. §§ 15304).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to execute all documents pertaining to the tree replacement project for and on behalf of
the City of Rohnert Park and to take all action necessary or reasonably required to carry out, give
effect to, and/or consummate the transactions contemplated by this Resolution.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 25th day of October, 2016.
ATTEST:
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J nne Buergler, City Clerk
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