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Board weighs pickup days, $25 delivery fee and liability for homeowner tree program
Summary
The board debated whether homeowners should pick up discounted BMP trees or pay a delivery fee; one member expressed liability concerns about volunteers delivering to private residences and recommended tying pickup to an Arbor Day event or charging staff a delivery fee.
Board members discussed logistics for the BMP program that lets private homeowners purchase discounted trees. Chair Aaron suggested either setting a pickup date or charging a modest delivery fee (he mentioned $25 as an example) to avoid taking up city staff time.
Aaron said staff currently pick up and deliver trees from the nursery but that doing so strains maintenance resources; he proposed either volunteer- or event-based pickup or a small delivery charge. A board member cautioned that volunteers going onto private property could create liability exposure and favored a pickup day tied to an Arbor Day event, with staff delivery available for a fee.
The board did not adopt a final fee or schedule at the meeting; Chair Aaron asked staff and legal/maintenance leads to investigate liability and fee options and said the topic would return to a future agenda.
