Tree Purchasing Contracts

At a glance

• What: Two Finance Committee items on city trees. File 94874 (substitute) lets the City buy trees from either or both of McKay Nursery and Johnson Nursery, two Wisconsin nurseries, until January 1, 2037. File 94882 is a noncompetitive purchase of more than $50,000 from SiteOne Landscape Supply Holding LLC, a sole source provider of chemicals and supplies for emerald ash borer (EAB) mitigation, for calendar years 2027 through 2031.
• Where it stands: Both adopted unanimously on October 20, 2026 (94874 as the substitute); both had been introduced and referred on October 6.
• Next: None pending; the dollar total for the SiteOne purchase is not stated.

Details

• Sponsors: Alder Verveer (94874) and Mayor Rhodes-Conway (94882). No debate recorded.

Sources

• Common Council meeting minutes, October 20, 2026 (approved): https://madison.legistar1.com/madison/meetings/2026/10/28490_M_COMMON_COUNCIL_26-10-20_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
• Common Council meeting minutes, October 6, 2026 (approved): https://madison.legistar1.com/madison/meetings/2026/10/28489_M_COMMON_COUNCIL_26-10-06_Meeting_Minutes.pdf

Log

2026-10-20 - Common Council

Both adopted unanimously.

2026-10-06 - Common Council

Both introduced and referred.