TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
title
Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Orange and the Mabury Ranch Homeowner's Association for tree maintenance.
body
2. SUMMARY
The City of Orange and the Mabury Ranch Homeowner's Association recognize the importance of maintaining trees within the Mabury Ranch community public right of way for the safety, aesthetic, and environmental benefits it provides. Staff is recommending the approval of a memorandum of agreement with MRHOA for tree maintenance at an initial cost of $99,000, and an ongoing tree maintenance cost of $5,000 annually.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
recommendation
Approve the Memorandum of Agreement with Mabury Ranch Homeowner's Association for tree maintenance at an initial cost of $99,000, and an ongoing tree maintenance cost of $5,000 annually.
end
4. FISCAL IMPACT
Upon approval of the appropriation, the initial expense for this Memorandum of Agreement for $99,000 will utilize one-time salary savings, with an additional ongoing annual cost of $5,000 to be funded through General Fund.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology
Objective 5.9: Identify costs and funding associated with maintaining new amenities
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Mabury Ranch Homeowner Association (MRHOA) tract was built in 1977, and as part of the development and its Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&R) the 227 trees within the public right of way must be maintained by the MRHOA. Since the tract's inception, the MRHOA has been maintaining these public right of way trees.
The MRHOA is requesting that the City assume maintenance of these 227 trees in consistency with our Orange Municipal Code Chapter 12.2 that identifies maintenance responsibilities for trees within the public right of way. The City's Arborist, as part of the assessment of the MRHOA trees, ...
Click here for full text