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Trees Forever Grant Application_Lower Bee Branch Creek ProjectMasterpiece on the Mississippi TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Trees Forever Grant Application for Lower Bee Branch Creek Project DATE: December 27, 2010 Planning Services Manager Laura Carstens is recommending City Council approval of the submission of a $7,000 Trees Forever grant application to fund a small portion of the 485 trees planned along the lower portion of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. This grant requires a local match of $7,000. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager Michael C. Van Milligen Dubuque kilkill i - America ; 2007 Masterpiece on the Mississippi Dubuque All4medcaCity Iv 2007 TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager SUBJECT: Trees Forever Grant Application for Lower Bee Branch Creek Project DATE: December 21, 2010 Introduction This memorandum transmits a $7,000 Trees Forever grant application for funding a small portion of the 485 trees planned along the lower portion of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. The application, a resolution, and a draft letter of support from Mayor Buol are enclosed. Background The Power of Trees Program is a partnership between Black Hills Energy, Trees Forever, and communities that empowers volunteers to complete and maintain locally - led tree planting projects. The purpose of the program is to provide funding and technical assistance for projects such as: parks, schools, residential areas, gateways, and trails. The goals of Power of Trees include: developing educated, empowered community volunteers; and the completion and maintenance of tree planting projects. The Power of Trees program provides annual matching grants for the purchase of trees, ranging from $500 to $7,000. Grants require a 1:1 match. Discussion The Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project will replace an underground storm sewer with an open waterway and other public amenities. The project will create a restored creek and a linear park that accommodates recreational use. Landscaping, sidewalks, walking paths, lighting, and benches would line the creek corridor. Construction of the first phase of the project, the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project, began in September of 2010. The project plans call for 485 trees to be planted in the fall of 2011 along the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. The Bee Branch Landscape Design Advisory Committee consisting of City staff and neighborhood representatives will form the basis of the Trees Forever steering committee if the Black Hills Energy grant is received. The steering committee would include: representatives from the Washington Neighborhood, Point Neighborhood, and North End Neighborhood as well as Park Division and Engineering Department staff. Trees Forever Grant Application for Lower Bee Branch Creek Project Page 2 As part of the project, Trees Forever field coordinators would provide technical and planning assistance on the planting and care of trees, planting for energy efficiency, volunteer coordination, working with the media, and fundraising. The intent is to recruit volunteers from the surrounding neighborhoods, local environmental groups and area schools to plant the trees under the direction of the Trees Forever coordinators and the project steering committee. Budget Impact The Trees Forever grant application is for a $7,000 cost -share for the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. The $7,000 local match would come from funds already budgeted in the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project for trees. Leisure Services Manager Marie Ware estimates that trees cost $500 each. This amount includes both the price of the tree and the two -year replacement expense if needed. For the Lower Bee Branch, 485 trees at $500 each is a $242,500 budget item. Through America's River 111 — Bee Branch Creek Restoration and Gateway campaign — fundraising is underway for the public amenities portion of the entire Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. Naming opportunities include $500 for a tree. The public amenities portion of the entire Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project is estimated to be $21.7 million. The City's RECAT grant request is for approximately $7.16 million. The Trees Forever grant is an eligible match for the RECAT grant. Requested Action The requested action is for the City Council to approve the resolution for submission of the Trees Forever grant application and the City's letter of support for the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project in the amount of $7,000. Enclosures cc: Marie Ware, Leisure Services Manager Robert Fritsch, Park Division Manager Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer Jenny Larson, Budget Director Jerelyn O'Connor, Neighborhood Development Specialist F: \USERS \LCARSTEN \WP\GRANTS \Trees Forever \Trees Forever Grants Memo to MVM.doc Prepared by: Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager Address: City Hall, 50 W. 13th St Telephone: 589 -4210 Return to: Jeanne Schneider, City Clerk Address: City Hall, 50 W. 13th St Telephone: 589 -4210 RESOLUTION NO. 3 -11 SUPPORT OF TREES FOREVER APPLICATION FOR FUNDING FOR THE BEE BRANCH CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT Whereas, Trees Forever provides funding and technical assistance for tree planting projects in parks, schools, residential areas, gateways, and trails; Whereas, the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project plans call for 485 trees to be planted in the fall of 2011 along the Lower Bee Branch; and Whereas, the City Council has adopted the Fiscal Year 2011 -2016 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget, which includes the City's local match for tree planting along the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA: Section 1. The Mayor is authorized to sign the letter of support and submit this grant application to Trees Forever for the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. Passed, approved and adopted this 3rd day of January , ,011. At et: //./4% ,AO 'ice Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk F: \USERS \LCARSTEN \WP \GRANTS \Trees Forever \Trees Forever Resolution Bee Branch.doc Roy D. Buol, Mayor Office of the Mayor City Hall 50 West 13th Street Dubuque, Iowa 52001 -4864 (563) 589 -4120 office (563) 589 -40890 fax rdbuol@cityofdubuque.org Meredith Borchardt Program Manager and Field Coordinator Trees Forever 770 7 Avenue Marion IA 52302 Dear Ms. Roman: Sincerely Roy D'Buol, Mayor City of Dubuque Masterpiece on the Mississippi SUBJECT: Trees Forever Grant Application for Lower Bee Branch Creek Project We hope Trees Forever and Black Hills Energy will support this grant application. Service People Integrity Responsibility Innovation Teamwork Dubuque ers M•amerlcacnr ' III" ' 2007 January 3, 2011 On behalf of the City of Dubuque, I am pleased to provide this letter of support for the enclosed Trees Forever Grant Application for the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. We welcome the chance to partner with Trees Forever and Black Hills Energy in Dubuque on this exciting project. The Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project will replace an underground storm sewer with an open waterway and other public amenities. The project will create a restored creek and a linear park that accommodates recreational use. Landscaping, sidewalks, walking paths, lighting, and benches would line the creek corridor. Construction of the first phase of the project, the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project, began in September of 2010. The project plans call for 485 trees to be planted in the fall of 2011. Fundraising is underway for the public amenities of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. The Bee Branch Landscape Design Advisory Committee consisting of City staff and neighborhood representatives will form the basis of the Trees Forever steering committee. We intend to recruit volunteers from the surrounding neighborhoods, local environmental groups and area schools to plant the trees under the direction of the Trees Forever coordinators and the project steering committee. Application Form- Power of Trees 1. Matching grants will range from $500 to $7,000. Amount your committee is requesting: $ 7,000 Anticipated tree - planting event date: Fal 1 2011 If awarded, the check should be made out to: C i ty of Dubuque Lei sure Services Department Your electric provider: Al 1 i ant Energy Community Name: City of Dubuque Population: 57,222 Organization /Committee Name (if applicable): Bee Branch Landscape Des i qn Committee Primary Contact Person: Robert Fri tsch Address: ElhorneIlbusiness Leisure Services Department, 2200 Bunker Hill Rd. City /State /Zip: Dubuque, IA 52001 County: Dubuque Occupation: Park Division Manager Phone: Home: Work: 563 589 - 4260 Mobile: Fax: 563 589 - 4391 E -mail: rfritsch @cityofdubuque.org List four additional individuals (from the various community sectors) who have agreed to serve on the initial steering committee should your town be chosen as a Trees Forever community (please refer to the steering committee criteria on the Questions & Answers Sheet included with this application.) Names and address must be complete. Name: Angela Petsche (Washington Neighborhood) Address: DhomeE) business Washington Neighborhood Development Corporation City/State /Zip: Dubuque, IA 52001 County: Dubuque Occupation: Washington Neighborhood Development Corporation Director Phone: Home: Work: 563 - 582 -1111 Mobile: E -mail: apetschePgwestoffice.net Name: Wayne Klostermann (North End Neighborhood) ti Address: °home business River Valley Nursing & Landscaping, 2811 Jackson St . City/State /Zip: Dubuque, IA 52001 County: Dubuque Occupation: Landscaper Phone: Home: Work: 563 -582 -1296 Mobile: E -mail: wayne.klostermann1 Name: Eric Stierman (Point Neighborhood) rivervalleydbq.net Address: Dhometl Dubuque. County Court House, 720 Central Ave. City/State /Zip: Dubuque, IA 52001 County: Dubuque Occupation: County Treasurer Phone: Home: Work563- 589-4436 Mobile: E -mail: treasurer(3dbeco.org • Name: Deron Muerhing (Bee Branch Project Manager) Address: business City of Dubuque,Engineering Department, 50 W. 13th St. City/State /Zip: Dubuque, IA 52001 County: Dubuque Occupation:. Civil Engineer Phone: Home: Work: 563 - 589 - 4276 Mobile: E -mail: dmuehr i nPci tyofdubuque.org Our current city mayor is: Roy D. B uo 1 Address: City Hal 1 , 50 W. 13th St. City/State /Zip: Dubuque, IA 52001 Phone: 563 - 564 - 5455 E -mail: rdbuol @cityofdubuque.org Have you received a written commitment from the mayor in support of this program? Wes 0 No Please attach the mayor's letter of support if available. Local Media contact See enclosed media l i s t If submitting photos, please sign here granting Trees Forever permission to use the photos in Trees Forever publications or promotional tools. -over- Date: December 20, 2010 E -mail: See 1 i st. (Application Form - continued) 2.Please describe your planting project(s) and include a site plan and narrative description summarizing your project(s). The site plan may be a simple hand drawing and should include major roads, spacing and species to be planted along with a north directional arrow. The narrative description should address the following program goals: • Energy efficiency • Comrnunity involvement and awareness • Reforestation renewing storm damage (11; appilcable) See attached description. 3.List on a separate . sheet potential fund - raising sources in your community for acquiring matching funds for this project. These may include local or regional foundations, service clubs, organizations, businesses which support community efforts, individuals and others. Does your local government have a line item in the annual budget for trees and /or tree care? lYes ONo If yes, what amount? $314,788 See attached description. 4.Trees Forever and Black Hills Energy both encourage volunteer involvement and public education in conjunction with your tree planting project(s). Your Trees Forever field coordinator is a resource to help with these things. By involving volunteers your project will have a greater impact, be more successful and you will have more help with planting and care. Please describe how volunteers will be involved and the approximate number of volunteers that will be involved. Please share your ideas of how your committee will help educate the public; some possible examples include: • Demonstration on planting and mulching of trees at planting event • Workshop on establishment and long -term care of trees • Newspaper article on your community's newly revised tree ordinance • Newspaper article on species selection - emphasizing diversity • Newspaper artkle on tree benefits See attached description. 5.Proper planting and care of trees in the first few years is critical to the success of your tree - planting efforts for the Tong -term. Please describe your plan for maintenance of the trees planted and who is responsible for maintenance. See attached description. If your project is selected for funding, a Trees Forever representative will be in contact with you throughout the year. Please track and report volunteers involved and their hours throughout the year. You will be required to file an Annual Report Form. Failure to file the form wilt result In disqualification for the next funding period. Trees Forever Grant Application for Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project City of Dubuque, Iowa 2. The Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project will replace an underground storm sewer with an open waterway and other public amenities. The project will create a restored creek and a linear park that accommodates recreational use. Landscaping, sidewalks, walking paths, lighting, and benches will line the creek corridor. The final design of the restored creek includes medium to high canopy trees such as ash, maple or birch, bushes, planters, mixture of taller prairie and ornamental grasses, and a mixture of wildflowers. Enclosed are renderings of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. Construction of the first phase of the project, the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project, began in September of 2010. The project plans call for 485 trees to be planted in the fall of 2011 along the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. Enclosed is the series of construction documents for the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project that shows the Landscaping Plan, Planting Schedule, and Planting Details. 3. The public amenities portion of the entire Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project is estimated to be $21.7 million. The City of Dubuque has requested funding from Vision Iowa for a portion of the public amenities. Through America's River I11— Bee Branch Creek Restoration and Gateway campaign — fundraising is underway for the public amenities portion of the entire Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project. Naming opportunities include $500 for a tree. The City of Dubuque has a $314,788 line item for trees in the annual budget. 4. The Bee Branch Landscape Design Advisory Committee consisting of City staff and neighborhood representatives will form the basis of the Trees Forever steering committee if the Black Hills Energy grant is received. The steering committee would include: representatives from the Washington Neighborhood, Point Neighborhood, and North End Neighborhood as well as Park Division and Engineering Department staff. As part of the project, the project steering committee would collaborate with Trees Forever field coordinators to provide technical and planning assistance with the planting and care of trees, planting for energy efficiency, volunteer coordination, working with the media, and fundraising. The intent is to recruit 50 -100 volunteers from the surrounding neighborhoods, local environmental groups and area schools to plant the trees under the direction of the Trees Forever coordinators and the project steering committee. The project would serve as a demonstration for the low to moderate income homeowners who benefit most directly from the creek restoration. The steering committee would educate the public through newsletters produced by the neighborhood associations, environmental groups, and the "City News" newsletter published bi- monthly and inserted into utility bills. 5. Maintenance of the trees planted along the Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project will be the responsibility of the City of Dubuque's Park Division. Lower Bee Branch Restoration Pro`ect • %%,” vov Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project Upper Bee Branch Restoration Project 16th Street Detention Basin °Q a 6 s 4,1$W-41"1-.-A cf 1" SEE REST AREA PLAN INC DETAI R ADDITIONAL INFO ATION SHREDDED HARDWOOD BARK MULCH BED 3cCr BARK MULCH RING AT BASE OF TREE SHOVEL CUT EDGE, TYP. 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IF NECESSARY TO KEEP TREE UPRIGHT AND STABLE. DO NOT USE ON SHRUB PLANTINGS. GUY WIRES (3). AVOID TINT GUY MRCS AS THEY PREVENT NATURAL SWAY; ATTACH WHITE FLAG OR CLOTH FOR N5IBLITY. DO NOT USE ON SHRUB PLANTINGS. TURNBUCKLE (3), GALVANIZED. DO NOT USE ON SHRUB PLANTINGS. CORNER OF ROOT SYSTEM TO BE AT UNE Of GRADE ON UPPER SIDE MULCH RING; KEEP CLEAR MIN. 2 -3' FROM TRUNK REMOVE ALL BURLAP, WIRE AND TWINE FROM ROOTBA.L 040000L MIX TO MATCH SURROUNDING 501L STAKES (3) PER TREE UNDISTURBED SOIL NOTES: 1. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER SHILL SUPERVISE AL TREE PLANTING ON SLOPES. 2. RANT TREE SUCH THAT 2' -3' OF ROOT FLARE IS ABOVE 501L UNE ON UPPER EDGE OF SLOPE. 3. SCARIFY HOLE EDGES 70 REMOVE ANY GLAZING 4. LIGHTLY LOOSEN ROOT BALL SOIL TO PROMOTE ROOT GROWTH. THIS DETAIL APPLIES FOR BOTH DECIDDU5 8 EVERGREEN SHRUBS REMOVE BURLAP. HARE A140 NNE FROM ROOT BILL DIN ROWE CONTAINER FOR CG PUNTS NATIVE SOL OR PUKING SOIL UELSNI100 SOL NOTES: 1. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER SHALL SUPFRWSE ALL PANRNOS. 2. PLANT SHRUB 5001 THAT 2' -3' OF ROOT FLARE IS ABOVE SOIL UNE 3. SCARIFY HOLE EDGES TO KNOW ANY GLAZING. 4. UGHILY LOOSEN ROOT BALL SOIL TO PROMOTE ROOT GROWTH. PLANTING DETAILS NO SCALE r KEEP MAGI 2 -3' GUAR 1! AL STEMS PER NUL PANTS. SEE PLAT 5CIEBLE FOR SPACING 2' MUCH .\ I> = ,11�11�11= ,11�11�11, 1111' #11 111=.11#111L�11.t X11: PLANING SOIL THIS DETAIL APPLIES FOR BOTH 000104005 @ EVERGREEN TREES MULCH SHALL BE 2 -3' CIEM OF TRUNK �- 3' DEEP MULCH RING REMOVE ALL BURLAP. / WIRE AND TWINE FROM ROOT BALL BACK FILL NIX TO HATCH SURROUNDING 001 80 SOIL UNDISTURBED 5OL NOTE51 1. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER SHALL SUPERVISE ALL TREE PLANTINGS. 2. REMOVE ALL BURLAP. WIRE AND TWINE FROM ROOT BALL 3. PLANT TREE SUCH THAT 2' -3' OF ROOT FLARE I5 ABOVE SOIL LIE. 4. SCARIFY HOLE EDGES TO REMOVE ANY GLAZING. 5. UGHILY LOOSEN ROOT BALL 50L TO PROMOTE ROOT GROWTH. NOTES: 1. CONTRACTOR SHALL STARE LOCATION FOR ALL PERENNIALS AND ORNAMENTAL GRASSES MD OBTAIN APPROVAL OF STARED LOCATIONS BY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER PRIOR TO PLANTING. 2. PLANT SHRUB 5001 THAT 2' -3' OF ROOT FLARE 0 ABOVE SOIL UNE 3. SCARIFY HOLE EDGES TO REMOVE ANY GLAZNG. 4. LIGHTLY LOOSEN ROOT BALL SOIL TO PROMOTE ROOT GROWTH. NOTE: CONTRACTOR SHALL STAKE OUT LOCATION(S) FOR BOULDERS FROM LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PLANS AND OBTAIN APPROVAL OF STAKED LOCATIONS BY ENGINEER OR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT BEFORE PLACEMENT OF BOULDERS. I 00 l 1 _ ■/=1r uF _ 11 =.11= _ n llallan n --li a -1� -g: s1= 11 =11 -11- 11=11 11-11 - 11--1.' - ,11 =11 =11 =11 =11- 11 =11 =11 -11: 11- 11 =11 11 =11 =11 =11 =11 =11 =1 11.= 11.- 11. -11 =11•11- 11811. -111 2 -TON LIMESTONE LANDSCAPE ROCK NO SCALE ir e' :I "1 1 `\ e /%% aYC.4] PY PRAIRIE SHOVEL CUT EDGE NO SCALE 2 —TON BOULDER, TYP. 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