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TREE COMMISSION AGENDA
May 7, 2009
CALL TO ORDER 6:00 p.m. – SISKIYOU ROOM in Community Development/Engineering Services Building (51 Winburn Way)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 9,
2009
WELCOME GUESTS & PUBLIC FORUM (limited to 5 minutes per person):
Welcome to new Tree Commissioner Russell Neff
TYPE I REVIEW
PLANNING ACTIONS: 2009-00407
SUBJECT PROPERTIES:
177 Terrace Street
APPLICANT: Madrona Architecture
DESCRIPTION: A request for Physical and Environmental Constraints Review Permit approval, including tree removal to construct a
single family home and an accessory residential unit on a property located at 177 Terrace Street, and a request for a Conditional Use Permit to construct the accessory residential unit.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Single Family Residential; ZONING: R-1-10; ASSESSOR’S MAP #: 39 1E 09CB; TAX LOT: 1501
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Arbor Week Event Recap
Earth Day Event Recap
Evaluation
IT
EMS FROM COMMISSIONERS
Liaison Reports
Old Business
Distinctive Tree List
Memo response re. Changes to Code re. Tree Protection and Building permits.
New Items
Current Balance $88.32
2009
GOALS
Education and outreach
Classes at North Mountain Nature Center
Tree Seminars – sponsored by the Tree Commission working with professionals (landscape architects, arborists,
Pruning
clinics for property owners on how to maintain their street trees
Tree Walks
More Back page Articles
Code Changes
Amend Heritage Tree Language (if joining state group for Heritage
Tree – there is a definition) Remove the deed restriction
Contact property owners
Create map
Distinctive Tree List
Building Permits and Tree protection – outside of
Planning Action
Education about cost savings / values; increases in tree preservation
Landscape Professional Ordinance (sign offs on irrigation plan and planting plan installations)
Arborist Retention throughout the duration of the project
Add Arbor Week items
– Earthday, Tree City USA,
National Arbor Day Foundation Tree Line USA program– look into the requirements
Group meeting with Forest Lands – Chris Chambers
Urban Forester position
– oversight of all tree activities – have other departments fund Dave Woods position so that he can do the types of tree maintenance that the property owners cannot.
Street tree maintenance
plan along boulevards – North Main / East Main
ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Thursday, June 4, 2009