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HAMMITT Bob <br /> From: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> To: ARGENTINA Eileen; OSBORN Keli M <br /> Cc: HAMMITT Bob; PLAMONDON Scott F <br /> Subject: Heritage Tree Letter <br /> Date: Wednesday, November 01, 1995 11:56AM <br /> Hi Folks, <br /> Please find attached the letter to the Mayor and Council edited as suggested by Chris. The changes she <br /> wanted were all in the last paragraph. <br /> < <File Attachment: MCDONALD.WP2> > <br /> My interpretation of her changes are to limit the letter to talking just about street trees and to be more <br /> definitive that we ARE changing procedures involving street trees instead of considering changes. She <br /> wanted to be able to say the changes which involve street trees are a done deal, otherwise she felt the <br /> Council would not be satisfied with our actions. I hope each of you are comfortable with that. <br /> For what we are going to take to the meeting with the Mayor is a discussion on the areas of the Tree <br /> Preservation Ordinance we are enforcing and specifically what we are not enforcing. Part of the discussion <br /> will be on the total scope of the Urban Forestry program (Planting, Code Enforcement, Policy Development, <br /> Maintenance Crews Support, NeighborWoods, Consulting Services to other departments), its resources, <br /> priorities and where the Tree Preservation Ordinance review process fit within these limitations. We expect <br /> this will be the context taken to the Council Officers in December as well. The largest area we are not <br /> enforcing is the coordination with the building permit /plan review process. I believe our intent is to tell <br /> Ruth we do not have adequate resources to implement this review. This will start the conversation on <br /> whether the Council wishes us to implement the tree preservation ordinance as it pertains to residential, <br /> commercial, and industrial building permits or to change the code to exempt (some or all) these processes <br /> (or somewhere in between). Taking this course it likely could end up as a full council agenda item for <br /> discussion in January. <br /> Please let me know your thoughts on this. <br /> Thanks <br /> Johnny <br /> Page 1 <br />