Rosemead
City Council
B. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-58, Request for Additional Funding for Tree
Maintenance and Storm Preparedness for the Anticipated El Nino Season
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-58, appropriating an additional $150,000
from Street Light District funds (Fund No. 245); and
2. Authorize the Interim City Manager to execute an amendment to the
Tree Maintenance Services Agreement with West Coast Arborists,
Inc., to increase the annual contract compensation for Calendar Year
2026 by $100,000, from $265,000 to $365,000, and increase the
annual contract compensation for Calendar Year 2027 by $50,000,
from $265,000 to $315,000, to support priority tree trimming, the
early commencement of Grid #2, and emergency response services.
Staff Report