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HAMMITT Bob <br /> From: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> To: HAMMITT Bob <br /> Subject: FW: Enforcement of conditions re: Trees in PUDs, Site Reviews, etc. <br /> Date: Wednesday, April 10, 1996 8:30AM <br /> FYI ... <br /> This note has resulted in a meeting being proposed by Marsha Miller for April 16th 11 -12 in a location yet <br /> to be determined. Once we have this meeting we should be better able to define the problem and <br /> hopefully have some consensus of how we deal with it.. <br /> Thanks <br /> Johnny <br /> From: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> To: MILLER Marsha A; CHILDS Jan W <br /> Cc: HAMMITT Bob; PLAMONDON Scott F; OSBORN Keli M; JACOBSON Jerry P <br /> Subject: Enforcement of conditions re: Trees in PUDs, Site Reviews, etc. <br /> Date: Thursday, April 04, 1996 12:16PM <br /> Hi Jan /Marsha, <br /> Scott and I are working to determine where the resources in the Urban Forestry program are best spent and <br /> where that effort has the most beneficial impact. Regarding tree preservation on private property, we feel <br /> very strongly that the most beneficial impact to the Urban Forest is obtained through efforts early in the <br /> development process to ensure tree preservation needs are considered. <br /> Somewhat contrary to this , an issue we are coming to note is a problem in ensuring the conditions for tree <br /> preservation imposed in these land use actions actually happen. Our initial assessment is that in a majority <br /> of the cases, violations are occurring which are not then pursued through enforcement. I know from <br /> previous discussions with the LUMS that this is a difficult area due to a lack of staffing and a feeling that <br /> the fines available to impose are not sufficient to make the effort worth the taking. I suspect we need to <br /> discuss some strategy on how to deal with this issue. To keep up with the development plan review <br /> workload that is coming to us from Planning and the PIC it looks likely we may have to request additional <br /> staffing. I'm very uncomfortable in doing this if the work being performed won't be effective. <br /> Please let me know if you feel a meeting with yourselves or someone on your staff representing your <br /> divisions would be beneficial. If so, I would be happy to take the lead on getting such a meeting <br /> established. <br /> Thanks <br /> Johnny <br /> Page 1 <br />