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HAMMITT Bob <br /> From: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> To: PLAMONDON Scott F <br /> Cc: STANSFIELD Adrian E; HAMMITT Bob; LANKSTON Jeff <br /> Subject: Removal of Trees on the Mall (Willamette Street) <br /> Date: Wednesday, January 31, 1996 1:14PM <br /> Hi Scott, <br /> Jeff Lankston from Engineering called me today to discuss some of the trees on Willamette which will need <br /> to be removed as part of the street reopening project. <br /> In particular, the question right now involves four trees which will need to be removed as part of the <br /> Downtown Athletic Club (DAC) tunnel project. A question has been asked by the DAC to the City that <br /> since we have to remove the trees in any case for our street project, could we remove the four that are <br /> impacted by their project sooner than the rest. Jeff asked if we were interested in doing that removal. <br /> I told that Jeff that I didn't think Maintenance Division personnel would be the best to do this and (if it <br /> really needed to be done before the street project) that a contractor should be hired to do it. I suggested <br /> that Engineering do the soliciting for the 2 -3 verbal quotes to have this work done since this removal <br /> would need to be paid as a street project cost and any questions as to why the removal is being done, <br /> when the rest would be removed, what replanting would be required, traffic control ect. could best be <br /> responded to by Engineering. <br /> Being fair about my reasons, I told Jeff this could be a political /public hot potato which I didn't feel <br /> Maintenance needed to be the public interface on. <br /> I did volunteer that if Jeff chose to move forward on the project that we would post the four trees for <br /> removal (our standard process) using whatever reasoning for removal and the contact phone number that <br /> Jeff would supply to us. I also said that we could get him 3 -4 names of contractors who he could call to <br /> solicit quotes from. <br /> We also talked about the past proposal for relocating some of those trees. I told him that my <br /> understanding was that proposal had dies from lack of interest due to its high cost. (Scott, are you aware <br /> of anything different? Anything else which would impact this issue? Would you please come up with a list <br /> of contractors who could do this removal and send it over to Jeff ?) <br /> Thanks <br /> Johnny <br /> Page 1 <br />