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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUNIl�iARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 6, 1994
AGENDA TTEM: AGENDA SECTION:
Tree City, USA Recertification Consent
PREPARED BY: AGENDA ��PLl1/1 'l'1' �
Lacelle Cordes, Programmer, Parks and Recreation
ATTACI�lENTS: APPROVED BY:
Proposal of application for recertification
It is time to apply for our recertification as a distinguished Tree City,
USA. Tree City, USA is a award given to those cities who depict an honest
and active program to promote the protection of our natural habitat and of
our trees.
Part of the attachments include a proclamatian by the City of Rosemount
identifyi.ng the last Friday of April to be Arbor Day and the month of May to
, be P.zbor Month. Parks and Recreation staff worked together to complete a
variety of programs for Arbor Day, Earth Day and other nature programs over
the past year. This proclamation indicates that we would continue with these
types of programs and others in promotions of tree planting and protection.
It is the Parks and Recreations Department's intent to join with committees,
commissions and other Departments to further`enhance our golicies relating to
the preservation of our trees and to continue to reforest our city.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: '
Motian to approve the application for recertification for the Tree City, '
USA award I
COUNCIL ACTION: ',
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TREE CITY USA
Ap lication for Recertifi�ation
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Mail completed application with requested attachments to your state forester na later than December 31. _
The TREE CITY USA award is made in recognition of work completed by the city during the calendar year. ,
Please provide information for the year ending.
(Some states require information in addition to that requested on this application.Check with your state foresterJ
As I�fAYOR of the city of ROSEMOUNT ,
(Title—Mayor or other city ofTcial)
I herewith make application for this community to be officially recertified as a Tree City USA for 1994 , having
achieved the standards set forth by The National Arbor Day Foundation as noted below. 'yea'',
Standard 1: A Tree Board or Department
List board members,and meeting dates for the past year;or name of city department and manager.
Parks and Recreation Department. Jim Topitzhofer. Director
Standard 2:A Community Tree Ordinance �
Check one: �Our ordinance as last submitted is unchanged and still in effect. ,
0 Our ordinance has been changed.The new vers:on is attached. I
Standard 3:A Community Forestry Program with an Annual Budget of at Least$2 Per Capita '
Total community forestry expenditures........•••.............................•• ...................................••.•.......... $ 3Q.800
Communitypopulation ....... ......... ........ ......... ....................... ......... ......... ......... 1 n F,nn
Attach annual work plan outlining the work earried out dunng the past year Attach breakdown of community forestry expenditurns.
Standard 4:An Arbor Day Observance and Proclamation
Date observance was held :7ednesdav. May 18, 1994
Attach program of activities and/or news coverage.Attach Arbor Day proclamation.
Mayor 12/6/94
Signature Title Date
Please type or print the following:
Mayor or equivalent City Forestry Contact
Name: E. B. McMenomy Name: Mark Joosten
Title: Mayor Title: Parks Forester
Address: 28�5 — 1�Sth Street West - Address: 2875 - 145th Street West
City,State,Zip: Rosemount, MN 55068 Csty,State,Zip: Rosemount MN 55658
Phone#: �612) 423-4411 Phone#: t 612) 423-4411
NOTE:Ifyour community forestry work involves some new ideas or special projects please send photos,news stories,brochures,orother documentation for possible
inclusion in National Arbor Day Foundation publications.(Such additional material is not necessary for your community to be designated as a Tree Gity USA.t
Certification
(To Be Completed By The State Forester)
(Community)
The above named community has made formal application to this office.I am pleased to advise you that we reviewed
the application and have concluded that,based on the information contained herein, said community is eligible to
be recertified as a Tree City USA,for the calendar year,having in my opinion met the four standards
of achievement in urban forestry.
Signed
State Forester Date
Person in State Forester's ��ce who should receive recognition materiaT: ,
Name: UPS Address:
TStle: City,State,Zip:
Agency: Phone#:
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FORESTRY WORK PLAN / CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
1994
The City of Rosemount has continued making Tree City, USA certification a top priority.
Our Arbor Day Celebration, this year, included a joint effort with Dakota Electric
Association Utility Company. A tree pfanting ceremony and reception were held at Jaycee
Park in Rosemount. Dakota Electric donated a Maple Tree, as a memorial for this event, to
be planted. On hand, to take part in the planting ce�emony were many citizens of
Rosemount. A local boy scout troop were also present to distribute seedlings that were
also donated by Dakota Electric. On final count, over 275 seedlings were distributed.
Efforts continued by City staff and volunteers to eradicate Buckthorn from Carrolls Woods.
Carrolls Woods is a 60 acre nature conservatory, which has been overcome by Buckthom.
Many "man" hours have been put in to the cutting, clearing, dragging and chipping of the
Buckthorn. Again this year, a group of "at risk" teenagers, from Rosemount Senior High
help with this project. This experience has been beneficial for both the group and City
Staff. With this tremendous clearing out of the forest, we have also started reforestation
of the areas where Buckthorn has been cut.
Our citizens committee continues to work with the Parks and Recreation Department on
the conservatory land and other park projects taking ptace throughout the city.
An intern has been hired by the City of Rosemount Community Development Department.
One of there duties is to develop and to put into effect a Tree Replacement Policy. The
Parks and Recreation Department is very excited about the completion of these ordinances.
The City of Rosemount received a Small Business Administration Grant in 1993. Due to
the end of planting season, we were only able to complete half of the planting project in
the fall of 1993. This spring the remaining trees were planted which totaled 67 trees in aIL
The Parks and Recreation has also made information readily available to citizens who have
questions regarding Trees. If we are unable to answer there questions, we have
established a network of professionals who are then able to help them.
Our nurseries continue to thrive. Much pride and effort is put into maintaining these
nu�series by the Parks Staff. Some transplanting and replanting have been done in both of
our nurseries.
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The City of Rosemount plans to continue to develop more "Tree" programs. Some areas
cited for 1995 are:
1. Develop a Tree planting guide and Tree information guide for citizens, we
would like this to be distributed to all residents in Rosemount.
2. Continue updating our Tree inventory, and keeping "up" on this.
BUDGET ITEMS PERTAINING TO THE FORESTRY ASPECT OF OUR DEPARTMENT:
1. 50% Parks Forester Salary (536,362) 518,000 �,
2. 1 Part time Summer Parks maintenance S 3,000 �
3. Trees and Shrubs S 7,000 '
4. 10°k of the Parks Speciafists Salary (528,000) S 2,800 ',
TOTAL 530,800
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CITY OF R4SEMOUNT
PROCLAMA�ON
VVHEI�EAS' Minnesota's forest treasures were a significant
attraction to early settlers because of their
usefulness and the beautiful environment they
provided; and
VV�E�EA�S.' Trees are a vital resource enriching our Iives by
gurifying air and water, helping conserve soil and
energy, serving as recreational settings, providing
habitat for wildlife of a11 kinds and making
Rosemount more Zivable; and
VVHERFAS: Human activities such as construction damage and
poZlution, as we11 as drought, �isease and insects, '
threaten our trees, creating the need for concerted '
action to ensure the future of Rosemount's trees;
and
VV�IERFA,S: The next decade wi11 be one emphasizing the
environment and �he citizens of Rosemount wi1Z be
able to positively impact the world problems like
�'global warming�' by Iocally planting trees and
ensuring that these trees are nurtured, protected
� and wisely used in the �ears to ahead; and
W�REAS: The message of Earth Day whose twentieth
anniversary was in 2990 is stilZ strong, teaching
children and aduZts alike that trees are related to
a11 components of the environment - air, water,
soi2 and wildlife; and
y�E�AS; Each year on the 3ast Friday in Apri1 - Arbor Day -
the citizens of Rosemount pay special attention to
the wonderful treasure that our trees represent and
dedicate themselves to the continued heaZth of our
cities trees.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E•B• McMenomy , Mayor of the Ci ty of
Rosemount, do hereby proclaim ApriZ 29, 1994 to be ��f�,�OR Df����
and the month of May to be ��ARBOR M011TTH�� In Rosemount, MN.
Further, I urge aI1 citizens to become more aware of the importance
of trees to their we11 being, to participate in tree planting
programs that wi11 ensure a green Rosemount in decades to come, and
to plant, nurture, protect and w.isely use Rosemount�s great
treasure of trees.
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MAYOR �� ATE
E.B. McMenomy
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Ar�bor Da Ce%bration
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Wednesday, May 18, � 994
7:DO p, m.
Ja ycee Park
Rosemount Parks and Recreation wili be holding a Tree
- Planting Ceremony in observance of Arbor Day/Month.
Following the ceremony, information an tree planting and
care wili be distributed by the Parks and Recreation Staff.
Dakota Electric wiil also be handing out seediings for those
interested.
? For more information contact Parks and Recreation at 423-4415!
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Phone:612-423•4411
`" ' Fax:612-423•5203
May 23, 1994
Mrs. Mary Christensen
Member Servi�es Assistant
Dakota Electric Association
4300 220th Street West
Farmington, MN 55024
Dear Mary,
On behalf of the City of Rosemount and the Parks and Recreation Department, I would like to thank
Dakota Electric and you for the generous gifts of posters, seedlings, the beautiful Maple Tree, and
time that were donated by your organization for our Arbor Celebration.
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I have enclosed a picture of the event for you. We will be publishing a copy of this picture in the
Rosemount Town Pages and the Rosemount This Week. If you would like to submit this picture to
another publication, please feel free to do so.
Once again, thank you for your donation. The City of Rosemount and our Department looks forward
to working with you on future events.
Sincerely,
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Lacelle Cordes, Parks and Recreation PrograitZmer
City of Rosemount
cc. Dave Bechtold, Director of Parks and Recreation
Don Boyd, Dakota Electric
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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT — xobcrt �tulcu
PROCLrIMA770N .
�VfIERFr�S: Nlnnesote�s torest treesures were e S�9n«��a�t A..R130R DAY CELEI3R.ATION
attrect�on to early settlers because ot thelr
uselulness end the beeutiful environment they WCf�11CSAliy 11t1i�► IS 199`}
provided; end J /
�VHF_RFrlS: Trees ere e vttel resource anrlchinq our 11ves by 7:�0 �1)�(
purllying aLr end weter, helping consorve so.il end � r
enerqy, servtng es recreet�one2 settings, providing J(�yCCC Pl�I�R
hebttet tor wlldlite ot all klnds nnd mnking
Rosemount more livable; nnd 15425 S�inu►iou Pnrk�1�(�y
���ERF.AS: Humnn ect�vlttes such ea constrvct�on damage nnd
pollution, es well as drought, dlsease and lnsects, .
threeten our treea, creeting tho need tor concertod
ectton to ensure the tuture ot Rosemount's trees;
nnd
jy7`�REdS.' The next dacade wl11 be one emphesiz�ng the
envlronment and the citizens ot Rosemount wi21 be
able to positive2y impact the world problems 2�ke �lel�Qn(e DI�VQ B���l�0�1�
"globel warmtng" by locelly pinnting trees and
ensuring thet theas trees are nurtured, protected .
nnd wisely used !n the years to ehead; nnd
jY��ilS: The messege ot Barth Dey whose t�+ontteth Ar�ror Proc�antatioi� Mr�yor E.B. MCMct�v►�ty
enniveraary was in 1990 �s st�ll stronq, teeching
chlldren nnd edults allke thet trees nre related to
e12 components ot the envlronment - n1r, weter,
soil nnd wlldllte; �a Tree P�a�it[�� Mark� J��Sf���
{�ERF..AS.' Each year on the lest Fridey in April - Arbor Dey -
the citizena ot RosemounC pay specie2 ettention to
the wonderlul treesure thet our trees represent and
dedicete themselvea to the continued hpalth ot our
cities trees. • .
NO�V, 7NF.REFORE,I, . Heyor ot the City or A syecir�l l{�nn�s to Dr��of� E�ec[ric !Or
` Rosamount, do hereby proelaim April 29, 299� to be "ARI�ORDAY~ donati�� t1�e tree seec�liiQs rtn� ta c�I( t{�e '
and th� month ot Hey to be "ARI30R MONTHN In Rosemount, HN.
. � i�tdivir�cc�ls wj�o l�ave do►in�ed [lieir tinie �to
•�fLrther, I urge alI citlzens to become more awere ot the impottnnce
ot treea to their we21 beinq, to participate �n trea pIanting jie1F1 WI��1 ���� eve����
proqrema that w1I1 ensute a green Rosemount in decedes to come, end f ,
to plant, nurture, protect and wlas2y use Rosemount�s greet
treesure ot trees.
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