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Council awards citywide tree-maintenance contract to Northstar Landcare
Summary
The council voted to award a six-year citywide tree-maintenance contract to Northstar Landcare, noting the firm was the low responsive, responsible bidder and that the scope includes pruning to ANSI standards, a web-based inventory, stump removal and community outreach.
Public works staff recommended awarding a citywide tree-maintenance contract to Northstar Landcare, citing the company's low responsive bid and experience with municipal contracts. The staff report described scope (pruning to ISA standards, stump removal, web-based tree inventory, traffic-control compliance) and an expected three-year pruning cycle with provisions for "cycle busters" (fast-growing trees that need more frequent attention).
Tony Martinez, founder of Northstar Landcare, told the council the company aims to hire local residents and to recycle green waste. "We grind a lot of it, and we try to divert it from landfills for sure," Martinez said, and he described partnerships that would repurpose mulch for community gardens. After council questions about staffing, species-specific pruning, emergency response and resident outreach, the council approved the contract award.
