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HAMMITT Bob <br /> From: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> To: Hammitt, Bob <br /> Cc: STASZEWSKI Jan <br /> Subject: FW: Walnut Grove Construction Project <br /> Date: Wednesday, September 28, 1994 3:50PM <br /> Bob, I think development division may have dropped the ball some on this in their transfer of responsibilities to <br /> the County. I sent this to Cathy at prime her that their may be some fallout from this in the future. <br /> to <br /> Thanks Johnny <br /> From: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> To: Briner, Cathy (RIS1) <br /> Subject: FW: Walnut Grove Construction Project <br /> Date: Wednesday, September 28, 1994 3:41 PM <br /> Hi Cathy, If your wondering why you got cc'd on this from Jan, it's because I'm getting paranoid on tree issues <br /> and I asked him to cc it to you because of the potential for media controversy. From looking at this one, it is <br /> another of those that we need to watch carefully to insure we don't end up looking like we say one thing to private <br /> developers but operate differently internally. Especially since we had a similar type of issue go sideways <br /> between our departments regarding vegetation abatement on this site a number of months ago. <br /> The other thing I want to avoid is any aspect of one division of the city pointing to another and saying its their <br /> problem. As I'm understanding the situation, the office of the Urban Forester doesn't have any jurisdiction here. <br /> We commented upon and made recommendations regarding the development plans regarding which trees were <br /> good enough to be saved but not anything more. <br /> Unfortunately, the media (and often the Council) doesn't seem to accept that the Urban Forester's office doesn't <br /> have jurisdiction on anything within the city that has dealings with trees. As I think I understand it, enforcement <br /> of tree protection in developments are typically under jurisdiction of the LUMS or in a majority of building permit <br /> cases exempt from the tree preservation code. <br /> In this case where the County is also involved and I'm told their contract provisions with Wildish didn't cover tree <br /> protection, I'm not sure how we answer the question of who is in control regarding the impact to the trees. My <br /> instructions to Jan have been that this is a project where Development Division has had a strong on-going <br /> interest and that questions should be forwarded to Development Division (Sunna Murray as I under stand it) with <br /> as little comment as possible from him. I think the best tact possible is for Jan to stay out of it. Unfortunately, <br /> he's not very good an answering pressuring questions from the media or council. <br /> I really hope my paranoia regarding trees anymore doesn't come to anything and the rest of the project sails <br /> smoothly. <br /> Thanks <br /> Johnny <br /> From: STASZEWSKI Jan <br /> To: Murray, Sunna (RIS1); McKerrow, Mike (RIS1) <br /> Cc: WEBER John J; MEDLIN Johnny R; Briner, Cathy (RIS1); Weinman, Richie (RIS1) <br /> Subject: Walnut Grove Construction Project <br /> Date: Wednesday, September 28, 1994 1:44PM <br /> I continue to receive calls from citizen regarding the trees within the Walnut Grove <br /> Page 1 <br />