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DRAFT <br /> Please give me any revisions and /or corrections by Tuesday, March 23..Thanks <br /> Linda <br /> TREE ISSUES MEETING <br /> Minutes from March 15 meeting. <br /> PRESENT: Bob Hammitt, Dick Morgan, Adrian Stansfield, John Etter, Johnny <br /> Medlin, Ben Bonner, Houston Sheppard, Jan Staszewski, John Luther and Linda <br /> Drake. <br /> Bob gave a brief summary of what we should attempt to accomplish at this <br /> meeting. It is a high priority to develop a Standard Operations Policy <br /> (S.O.P.) manual for the tree program. This meeting is to brainstorm the <br /> proposed topics for the Urban Forestry Policy Manual. <br /> 1. TREE ROOT CONFLICTS /SIDEWALKS, DRIVES, SEWERS, ROOF DRAINS, ETC. <br /> A) Trees on private property <br /> B) Trees on City property <br /> C) Tree sitting on r/w line <br /> 1. Public trees behind fences <br /> Discussion: Jan will work with Gene Shutt. Need a policy about sidewalk <br /> damage and sewer damage. How do we want to address this policy. Get some <br /> input from the sewer crew. <br /> 2. STUMP REMOVAL <br /> A) City removed trees <br /> B) Privately removed trees <br /> Discussion: Need policy on removal of tree stumps when the tree has been <br /> removed without permit. Current policy is that if we are made aware through <br /> the permit procedure, we do go back and grind the stump. <br /> 3. CLEANUP OF STORM FALL FROM PRIVATE TREES <br /> Discussion: We need to identify whether its an intense storm or just isolated <br /> individual cases. We need to identify the criteria. We do not go on private <br />