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HAMMITT Bob <br /> From: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> To: ANDERSEN Chris F <br /> Cc: HAMMITT Bob; PLAMONDON Scott F; BLACK Bradley G; HIBSCHMAN Bob A <br /> Subject: Broadway Project Tree Removal Request <br /> Date: Monday, July 07, 1997 2:29PM <br /> Hi Chris, <br /> As you requested, here is a summary of what I found regarding the request to remove two additional trees <br /> on the west side of the parking structure project. (Trees in the east side of the Lincoln St. right -of -way.) <br /> SHORT VERSION: <br /> The decision was made that the trees do not need to be removed. This will require the building contractor <br /> to shore the excavation for the parking structure in the vicinity of the trees. This shoring was promised to <br /> us as a part of the efforts to save the trees and is necessary to have any chance of saving the last Heritage <br /> class tree on the corner. <br /> LONG VERSION: <br /> What is happening is the parking structure contractor really doesn't want to do shoring. This desire is <br /> complicated by at an existing gas line is within the right -of -way between the trees and the sidewalk. The <br /> new building is not to be served by this line but it would require the parking structure contractor to do <br /> additional shoring to allow it to fully stay in its existing alignment in the Lincoln St. right -of -way. <br /> So .... the gas company has been told that they need to move their line farther to the west to save the <br /> project the cost of shoring. From my experience managing the utility permit program, if this was a private <br /> project I suspect they would refuse to do so without being reimbursed. <br /> The trees would only come to be an issue if we would allow the contractor to skip the shoring in the area <br /> of the trees. In other words, we could save the project the cost of shoring if we allowed the trees to be <br /> removed. The issue of the gas line relocation was secondary and really was not the "root" cause of the <br /> tree removal request. <br /> Since we would not allow the trees to be removed the contractor must do the shoring and therefore it <br /> looks like the gas company doesn't have to relocate in those areas either. This should reduce the amount <br /> of their relocation needed. <br /> Please give me a call if you have questions. <br /> Thanks <br /> Johnny <br /> Page 1 <br />