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Commission okays expanded scope to identify street-tree sites and use $85,000 proffer
Summary
Commission directed the manager to expand a landscaping study to identify right-of-way locations for street trees and authorized use of an approximately $85,000 payment from a recent project to procure and plant trees; commissioners discussed property-owner consent, maintenance and timeline.
The commission approved a resolution instructing the city manager to expand Miller Lehi's landscaping/master-plan scope to enumerate potential tree-planting locations in public rights-of-way. The firm agreed to expand that scope at no additional cost, and the city will use a roughly $85,000 payment connected to a recent development to begin plantings. The vice mayor, sponsor of the resolution, said the city had lost roughly five acres of tree canopy between 2015 and 2020 and emphasized urgency to recover canopy.
Commissioners discussed whether the city must secure property-owner consent for planting within swales, who would assume maintenance costs, and whether the time condition tied to the proffer could be extended; staff said the original timeline was self-imposed by the commission and can be modified. The motion to adopt passed; staff will contact the proffer donor for timeline clarity and return with cost estimates for long-term maintenance.
