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DOC2.WPD Page 1 <br /> EUGENE <br /> Public Works <br /> Maintenance Division <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 1820 Roosevelt Boulevard <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br /> (541) 687 -5220 <br /> (541) 683 -6883 FAX <br /> Date: April 3, 1997 <br /> To: Councilor Bobby Lee <br /> From: Scott Plamondon, Urban Forester <br /> Subject: Hazard Street Tree Removal on Pearl St. Near the 5th Street Market <br /> This memo is in accord with our policy to provide advance notification to the Councilor of a subject <br /> ward where we anticipate the possibility of a higher than normal level of public interest in a hazard street <br /> tree removal. The following information is provided in case you have questions or in case you may be <br /> contacted by citizens with questions. <br /> The Urban Forester's office has completed a series of comprehensive health and safety evaluations for <br /> eight street trees neighboring the Fifth Street Public Market. These evaluations were conducted as a <br /> result of a request generated by Fifth Street Market staff following the failure of a Oregon Big Leaf <br /> maple located in the City right -of -way on the north side of the market. The initial evaluation of these <br /> trees was completed by members of the tree crew using an aerial lift truck. Each tree within the Pearl St. <br /> right -of -way between 5th and 6th Avenue was given a visual inspection for hazard potential. Five of <br /> these trees (four Big Leaf Maples and one Cedar) were found to have significant defects. Because of the <br /> hazardous condition of these defects, staff recommended removal. An independent evaluation was then <br /> conducted by an arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture. This evaluation <br /> included visual inspections, increment borer sampling, and starch testing. The arborist recommended <br /> the removal of a total of seven trees: four Oregon Big Leaf Maples and three Cedars. Further <br /> examinations were then conducted by the Urban Forestry staff. These examinations included additional <br /> increment borer sampling, root crown excavation, and an examination of the trunk and scaffolding <br /> branches. <br /> While the other evaluations have recommended the removal of additional trees, I am authorizing only <br /> the removal of the three highest hazard -rated maples and the highest hazard -rated Cedar this spring. <br /> These trees will be removed and replanted with the largest specimen replacement trees available. This <br />