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PROGRAM FOR REMOVAL OF DEAD AUSTRALIAN PINES FROM PRIVATE PROP. Board members reviewed memo from Public Works Director Davis and from Ron Brooks, Manager of the SWDD, as follows: TO: James E. Chandler, County Administrator FROM:' James W. Davis, P.E., t Public Works Director SUBJECT: Program for Removal of Dead Australian Pine Trees from Private Property in Indian River County DATE: June 25, 1991 FILE: trees.agn DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS The Public Works Department, Risk Management Division, and Solid Waste Disposal District has considered various alternative programs to reduce the cost of dead tree removal borne by private property owners due to the 1989/90 freeze. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS There appears to be four stages to the program as follows: STAGE 1 - Cutting Tree from Base and Cutting Remains in Small Pieces (4'-5' lengths) Neither County crews nor a County retained contractor should perform this work on private property due to the liability risks. Lack of OSHA required equipment, Worker's Comp. exposure, fall protection requirements, etc. are items that deter staff from recommending a County in-house operation. The recommended alternatives are: 1) Property owner remove tree and cut up into small pieces; 2) Property owner contract to have tree cut down and pieces sized. STAGE 2 - Remove Tree from Property Owner's Site to County Stockpile Site Neither the SWDD nor Road and Bridge Div. can comfortably provide pick-up and hauling services without detracting from other programs. At the present time, the Road and Bridge Division is projecting being over - budget on the fuel line item by Sept. 30, 1991 ($120,000 budgeted for year - $80,000 encumbered on April 30, 1991). Hauling this material will compound the overage. The recommended alternatives are: 1) Request the property owner to haul the material to a designated County disposal site; 2) Property owner contracts with independent hauler to transport material to County disposal site. STAGE 3 - Stockpile Material to Dry Prior to Ultimate Disposal The County could provide two sites as follows: North County - Southeast corner or west section of Fairgrounds property South County - Marl Pit site at 74th Avenue and 4th Street. STAGE 4 - Ultimate Disposal The options are burning, chipping, or landfilling the dead tree material. If burning is considered, a trench type air curtain incinerator is the most easily permitted option. The air curtain can be rented for $2000'to $3000 per month. A Division of Forestry and DER permit will be required. If burning is considered, 9 BOOK r `N JUL 9199``°