HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-12-08 98-52 ORDERItem No._ 9e-52
Date: 12&90
Item/Subject: ORDER, Establishing a Trust and Agency Account for City Forests
Responsible Depar[osenl: City Manager
Commentary:
The City owns a number ofmwicipal forests, the largest ofwhich is located near the end of the Kittredge
Road and our town line with Orono. Over the last five years, significant efforts have been undertaken to
improve these forests. In addition, a forest management plan has been developed for the City Forest
which calls for its future use as a recreation, wildlife, and educatioml forest mansgemmt area
As steps to implement this plan move forward, some harvesting will be done on an =us] basis. The
Finance Committee recently awarded a bid for this work to Seven Islands lard Cornpany.
The attached Order will estabhsh atrust and agency account for our City Forests and direct that revenues
fiom timber harvesting be placed in this account The purpose of the account will be to provide for the
maintenance of these forests and for the purchase of two additional properties to complete the forest on
Kittredge Road. The attached memo from Arthur Sitcom provides further detail on this proposal. I
would recommend your approval of this approach as would the Finance Cmmnittee.
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information:
Order, Memorandum firm Arthur Smckus
City Manager
Budget Approval:
Finance Dirxtor
Legal Approval:
City Soti r
Introduced For
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Referral
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Aangnelto Gawcgor Baldacci December 8, 1997
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) orba Establishing a Trust and Agerby Account for City Forests
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By tAr City Couaml of City fBangor:
ORDERED,
THAT
WHEREAS, the City of Bangor owns and operates anumber of municipal forests designed to provide
recreational opportunities, support wildlife, andpmvide education on forest managemwt
and
WHEREAS, Use forests provide a living link between our City and its nmand environment and am
Smte's tradition of forest management and use; and
WHEREAS, implementation of a Farber Management plan for our largest forest will result N selected
aonuul wood hmvestmi;; and
WHEAEAS, the revenues pmducedfrom such harvesting may be appropriately used for the forms
operation, maintenancq and expansion of these forests;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OEDERED,THAT: there is hereby established a Trust and Agency
Account for the CiWs Forests. Revenues derived from the operation of these forests shall be
deposited to Us account. Funds may be expended from this account, after authorization by the
City Couacil, for the operation, maintenance, end expansion of Use forests.
IN CITY COUNCIL
December 8, 1997 9g-52
Passed
ORDER
C C Titley Establishing a Trust and Agency
Account for City Forests
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AS you can See the bulk of the IN products have been No high by Seven Islands Land
Company. We would recommend that the City award the IN Purchase t0 Seven Islarom to avoid having
to deal with multiple contracts. At §0.02 perthousand weight for Stories Studwa0d and S 10.00 Per
thousand board met for Pine Lags there is nota big difference in selling all of the products to one
conhactor.
Please IM me know if there are any questions concerning the enclosed.
PC: D. PeOwl
R. Petry
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Memo
To:
Ed Barrett
From:
Arthur A. StOckus
Date.
November24, 1997
Re:
Sale of timber from City Forest
ROOM Perry is continuing War the planned Cityac als for
the future use of the City Forest as a Recreation. Wildlife, and educational Forest Management
In
pursuing these goals there are annual harvest hematite be disposed of. I have allachW a map of the
CXy forest Mlichis coded o indicatelhe veriaust of management to ba performed in the formal,
such es;Pte-commeftlal Thinning. `Smal Tree Regenerelian, Clear Cut and Reforestanno Shelter
Wood Regeneration Plot, and CO;m al thinning. You will also sae within the city forest two (2)
interior privately owned Inds.
One of the goals of the Forst Management plan a to purchase these two (2) IMs
belonging to; Shannon, and Lana to complete the forest. These lots are highlighted In yellowand Mue
respectively, on Ne attached plan of the City Forest. The Shannon lain particular will s the
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advantage to Purchasing fromaffaceprepediess man and east butime riRoad
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development use.
To achieve the purchase of these properties Roland has suggested that the revenues
dewed from the sale of timber Out of in the forest management be used to fund the cost of purchasing
the Shannon and Lane Iota. Roland would also Ilxe to see a dedicated reserve set aside for foram
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men drawing from the tax bas.
Roland has obtained written quotes from our reputable Umber versus for wood coming
out of the City Forest. The results of the quotes are as follows, with the high bids shaded;