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TREETRUST
Memorandum of Understanding Transforming Lives and Landscapes
Between
The City of Columbia Heights and Tree Trust
July 25, 2018
The purpose of the partnership is to facilitate a tree planting at Keyes Park for the
city of Columbia Heights in order to assist in the diversity of the city's..tree canopy
as well as the completion of the Keyes Park improvements.
Tree Trust will:
• Assist in the completion of the landscape plan to accommodate 56 trees.
* Order 56 #10 or #15 container stock trees, depending on availability.
* Provide site preparation services including: performing the site mark out,
contacting the local utilities underground utility mark out and pre - augering
the planting holes ahead of the planting date on September 15, 2018.
• Provide the necessary tools and equipment to successfully complete the
project including: shovels, rakes, hand tools, wheel barrows, water troughs
and water buckets.
• Provide volunteer oversight by trained staff and /or pre- trained volunteers in
order to ensure plant stock is installed properly.
• Provide volunteer management and support.
• Create a press release for local media outlets to inform the public about the
planting event at Keyes Park.
* Provide watering services for the first year of establishment (up to 100
hours).
The City of Columbia Heights will:
• Provide a city official to speak at the planting day on September 15, 2018.
• Provide the appropriate amount of wood chips to successfully mulch each
newly planted tree.
• Provide continued watering and on -going maintenance on the granted trees
for the life of the trees (beyond the watering services provided).
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City of Columbia Heights
Printed Name of Authorized Representative
City of Columbia Heights
Signature of Authorized Representative
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S. Michael Huntington, IED
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