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program. In our telephone conversation we discussed the City Attorney's opinion (enclosed) which states there isn't a legal reason to disallow the off -leash program at Morse Ranch Park. (4) "We want to coordinate with your people the implementation of the master plan and any additions, such as being proposed by a native plants organiza- tion." We would welcome any suggestions and comments from your group on the develop- ment of the Morse Ranch Park Plan. Once the plan is adopted we will be look- ing for ways to implement the ideas contained within the plan in light of our current budget restrictions. As I mentioned earlier, any joint projects with your group or other interested groups or individuals at Morse Ranch will be welcomed. (5) "We want to establish a joint inspection and repair program relating to damage to the premises. I have some photos to show you. I'm told that the signs put up there in connection with the dog use are ignored." During our telephone conversation you clarified that this item was dealing with the dog off -leash use in the east pasture. We have personnel in this area on a regular basis performing routine maintenance activities such as garbage removal. In addition, we are weekly taking photographs of the pas- . ture to develop a visual log of the impacts of current usage. Staff who have been involved with the off -leash use in the east pasture have indicated that the "damage" seen this past winter is less than that of the previous year. Staff responsible for turf maintenance have indicated their opinion is that this will "heal" itself with little additional maintenance effort. The signs you refer to were placed by representatives of the Dog Off -leash Association after receiving the permission of this office. These signs ask people to spread their usage over the available area and avoid the muddy areas. This is viewed as as a good faith effort by this user association to self monitor their members and minimize damage to the area. (6) (Question "6" was answered by Jim Johnson so I will not cover it here.) (7) There is also an interest in knowing what happens when a tree falls down or has to be cut down as occurred recently." When a tree is required to be removed or simply falls down on the street right -of -way the resulting firewood is first offered to the abutting property owner. If the property owner doesn't want the wood it is often hauled to Skipworth Detention Center or a disposal site. Citizens may request a permit to remove this wood from these disposal sites. The City expense of handling this wood further is much higher than the value of the wood. The same is the case when the tree is within park lands. The first person requesting such wood is issued a permit to remove it. On the telephone you clarified that this issue was due to a claim you heard that off work city staff may have taken the fire wood for their own use. I researched this claim and found that this may have been true. All citizens including City employees, commer- cial wood cutters and others must follow the same procedures for obtaining a wood permit.