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Joint Workshop of the City Commission and
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Monday, February 1, 2021 - 6:00 PM
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Commission Chambers & Zoom
ATTENDANCE:
Present in Chamber: Ellen Glasser, Mayor- Seat 1
Bruce Bole, Commissioner- Seat 2
Michael Waters, Commissioner- Seat 3
Candace Kelly, Commissioner- Seat 4
Brittany Norris, Mayor Pro Tern/Commissioner- Seat 5
Mark Gabrynowicz, ESC Chair, District 1307 Member
Bruce Andrews, At-Large Member, ESC
Shane Corbin, City Manager (CM)
Brenna Durden, City Attorney (CA)
Donna Bartle, City Clerk (CC)
Amanda Askew, Planning and Community Development Director(PCDD)
Victor Gualillo, Police Chief
Brian Broedell, Principal Planner
Present via Zoom: Daniele Giovannucci, Vice Chair, At-Large Member, ESC
Romy Vann, At-Large Member, ESC
Sarah Andrews Dark, At-Large Member, ESC
Amy Palmer, At-Large Member, ESC
Sarah Boren, District 1306 Member, ESC
Linda Chipperfield, At-Large Member, ESC
Deborah Andrews, District 1308 Member, ESC
Barbie Brooksher, District 1312 Member, ESC
Kevin Hogencamp, Deputy City Manager (DCM)
CALL TO ORDER
Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Mayor Glasser called the meeting to order at 6 p.m.
1. TOPICS - CHAPTER 23 - PROTECTION OF TREES AND NATIVE VEGETATION
A. Overview by the Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC)
Mayor Glasser reviewed the procedure for virtual discussion on the Zoom meeting format.
CM Corbin explained the history of the proposed changes to Chapter 23 and stated this
project has been ongoing for two years. He mentioned this is the first of many Workshops
to be held regarding Chapter 23.
Commission Workshop
February 1,2021
Mark Gabrynowicz, ESC Chair, presented a PowerPoint titled Chapter 23, Protection of
Trees and the Natural Environment(which is attached hereto and made part of this Official
Record as ATTACHMENT A).
Dan Giovannucci, ESC Vice-Chair,presented a PowerPoint titled Chapter 23-Protection
of Trees and Native Vegetation (which is attached hereto and made part of this Official
Record as ATTACHMENT B).
Bruce Andrews expressed concerns about the impacts of F.S. 163.045 - Tree pruning,
trimming, or removal on residential property.
ATTACHMENT A of 02-01-21 Minutes
ATTACHMENT B of 02-01-21 Minutes
B. Staff Presentation of proposed Chapter 23 Code Update
Planning and Community Development Director (PCDD) Amanda Askew presented a
PowerPoint titled Chapter 23, Protection of Trees and Native Vegetation (which is
attached hereto and made part of this Official Record as ATTACHMENT C) reviewing
the Purpose of Code Update.
Principal Planner Brian Broedell presented a PowerPoint regarding Proposed Changes to
Chapter 23 (which is attached hereto and made part of this Official Record as
ATTACHMENT D).
CA Durden spoke on recent legislation regarding the House and Senate bills to repeal
Florida Statute 163.045, recommendations going forward, and the additional
responsibilities to the ESC. CA Durden applauded City staff and ESC for their efforts
regarding Chapter 23 updates/revisions.
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C. Commission and ESC Discussion - Q & A
Bruce Andrews spoke regarding the enforcement of the Tree Code by the ESC Tree
Subcommittee and the duty to administer the Ordinance.
CA Durden explained she responded to the description of the appeal process by adding the
Tree Subcommittee into the appeal process. She stated if that intent is not desired,changes
would need to be made.
Commissioner Kelly asked for clarification regarding the prosecution for an offense. CA
Durden responded the offense would be considered a misdemeanor as stated in the
provision included in Chapter 1 and enforced by the Police Department.
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PC Gualillo explained the process of enforcement of the Tree Code and explained the
resident's intent is part of the investigation.
Commissioner Bole asked the magnitude of violations of the Tree Code. PP Broedell
responded that on a monthly average, there is approximately one Tree Code violation.
Commissioner Kelly asked about repercussions to tree companies operating outside of the
COAB ordinances. PCDD Askew mentioned that ESC has an outreach subcommittee
wanting to provide information to the public about Tree Code but has held off due to
changes in the Code. PCDD Askew explained code violations would be directed to the
property owner, not to the tree companies.
Commissioner Norris asked for clarification regarding how the Tree Code can protect
residents regarding tree mitigation from natural disasters or wrongful mitigation by
previous owners. Mr. Andrews explained specific situations would most likely be settled
in Civil court. Commissioner Norris expressed interest in creating an appeal process for
specific situations.
Deborah Andrews explained she would need to read more into the Code about mitigation
by natural disaster to determine the violation or exemptions. She spoke about the appeals
process, including the Tree Subcommittee.
Bruce Andrew reviewed the definition of a regulated tree and changes within the
Ordinance to identify a regulated tree. In addition, he spoke about the change in the
mitigation rates and both being important to maintaining the COAB tree canopy.
Commissioner Kelly asked for a definition of environmentally sensitive areas to be added
and asked for additional clarification regarding other amendments.
Mark Gabrynowicz mentioned not all trees are on the protected list.
Commissioner Kelly asked about the Tree Protection Plan. PP Broedell responded
applicants are required to submit a Tree Protection Plan as part of the permit process. She
asked about the enforcement of the "determination of success" from the owner and what
happens if the property is sold during the three-year process. PP Broedell explained the
tracking system used for enforcement. Bruce Andrews added there are many things the
City does not actively enforce. By having an Ordinance, it allows enforcement when
needed.
Commissioner Kelly asked about the enforcement of heritage trees. PP Broedell said there
is a map of all heritage trees used for identification, and on-site plaques are used for
identification also.
Commissioner Norris asked how the definition of"protected nature" gets communicated
to new property owners. She suggested more education about trees and the tree programs
in AB be more available to residents.
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Sarah Boren suggested using technology (Google Drive) to keep track of trees and their
timelines. She supports the disclosure of information regarding heritage trees to the public.
Mayor Glasser spoke about using the tree fund money on private property. A conversation
ensued regarding planting trees on private property and common areas.
Mayor Glasser asked about the statutory requirements regarding removing a tree
presenting a danger to a person or property. Bruce Andrews responded State Statute
regulates the current language.
Mayor Glasser asked about "real life" mitigation situations. A conversation ensued
regarding options for paying fines or planting trees for required mitigation.
Commissioner Kelly asked about enforcement of excessive pruning and what are the fines
associated with excessive pruning. PP Broedell responded he rarely enforces this code.
Commissioner Bole added comments about the significance of a tree root raising a part of
a driveway and the risk of injury from it.
Daniele Giovannucci spoke about the enforcement and interpretation of the State Statute.
He suggested the City obtain or have access to expert help with addressing the Tree Code.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Stephen Fouraker spoke regarding the Tree Code appeal process, accountability of licensed
tree trimmers, and the formation of City-recommended arborists to protect our quality of life
and property values.
The Commission spoke about and requested additional information on the following:
Clarification of the role of the ECS Tree Subcommittee and the appeal process
Role of Code Enforcement, staff, and Police regarding Class D misdemeanors
The tracking and enforcement of the three-year mitigation requirement
City certified,preferred arborist
Balancing private property rights and restrictions
Enforcement options for Code Enforcement Officer
CM Corbin mentioned additional attempts to reach out for more public involvement would be
made. He also mentioned the ESC Outreach Subcommittee would offer tree trimming training
to individuals. Once complete,those individuals would be placed on a list of trained individuals
and make that list available to the public.
Commissioner Kelly requested staff to add the tree fund to the financial report, and CM Corbin
requested using the tree mitigation fund for securing arborists for the City.
CM Corbin suggested another Public Workshop would be scheduled soon.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Glasser adjourned the meeting at 8:20 PM.
Commission Workshop
February 1,2021
Attest:
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Donna L. Bartle, City Clerk Elle 1• ser, Mayor
Date Approved: 23/2C2
Commission Workshop
February 1,2021
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02-01-21 Minutes
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2017-2020 Statistics
a) 92 "Finaled" permits
b) Planted more trees than removed 589/673
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a) Avg of 82 in. removed per permit but only 53 in. being re-planted
b) A thousand trees (?) removed without permits
c) Irrevocable loss of mature trees that take many generations to
recover
ATTACHMENT B
02-01-21 Minutes
ENVIRONMENTALSTEWARDSHIPCOMMITTEE
II . The costs-benefits are fairly clear
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02-01-21 Minutes
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The Common Benefits of Public Good & Private Property
1. Trees lower all our energy use and costs
a) Trees can reduce air conditioning needs by 20-50% since they can lower surface
and air temperatures by 20-45°F
b) Just ONE tree can save the average household $56 annually in cooling costs.
c) Cincinnati community trees save residents $4.8 million annually
2. For resilience, trees save millions, and size matters :
a) A community planting 5,000 trees reduces stormwater runoff by millions of gallons.
This means less flooded and safer neighborhoods and reduced stress on storm
drainage systems saving millions of $ in infrastructure upgrade costs.
5 year old tree intercepts 133 GAL rainfall per year while
a 40 year old intercepts 5,387 GAL rainfall per year
a mature oak can transpire 40,000 GAL per year — not many left
a) Tree canopies significantly reduce and dissipate high winds. But cutting out
pockets of trees increases the vulnerability of others and the chances that trees and
homes around them will be damaged.
N.B. Credible DATA from sources that include: USGS, U.S. EPA, Carnegie Institution, U.S. Forest Service, ,Arbor
Foundation, National Association of Realtors, Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers.
ATTACHMENT B
02-01-21 Minutes
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The Common Benefits of Public Good & Private Property
3. Economic home values are strongly affected by trees
a) Just one mature tree can add up to $10K to the value of a home
according to the Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers.
Houses neighboring those with trees also sell for thousands more
b) Homes with mature trees are worth 5% to 15% more than homes
without trees and sell more quickly
In Portland, homes with street trees sold faster and for $7K more
c) Homes may be worth up to 25% more where the entire street is
tree-lined.
In Atlanta, homes sold for nearly $105,000 more in neighborhoods with
mature trees
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02-01-21 Minutes
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Atlantic Beach Tree and Native Vegetation Code
Simpler for community and for city staff
Responsive to the expressed needs of the community for clarity and
to protect resources, especially those that are a generational Legacy
Updated with new understanding of canopy and value of certain
species and allows continuous improvement
Building on best practice — reviews of other communities in FL and
across US
Flawed in that it does not yet address a critical issue of how.a
community. can determine its future given the rights of cutters
ATTACHMENT B
02-01-21
INVIROMMINIALSitWARDSHN
COMMrtiEE.
FL statute 163.045 - Tree pruning, trimming,
or removal on residential property
1) A local government may not require a notice, application, approval, permit, fee,
or mitigation for the pruning, trimming, or removal of a tree on residential property
if the property owner obtains documentation from an arborist certified by the
International Society of Arboriculture or a Florida licensed landscape architect that the
tree presents a danger to persons or property.
2) A local government may not require a property owner to replant a tree that was
pruned, trimmed, or removed in accordance with this section.
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direction of the City Commission
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exemptions, & waivers)
passed affecting regulation 0,11 ,,2019: StateLegislation of trees
private property
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updated rather than a few sections
meetings and2019- Staff2020.ESC held severalpublic
workshops to discuss and Propose updates to the Tree Code
Tonight: Presenting the proposed changes for feedback and
input
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What trees are protected/regulated ?
Trees with a DBH of six (6) inches or more on residentially zoned
property that will be removed two (2) years prior to or two (2)
years subsequent to construction valued at over ten thousand
dollars ($10,000.00);
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ATTACHMENT C
02-01-21 Minutes
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ATTACHMENT C
02-01-21 Minutes
Required Mitigation
Mitigation is the required "compensation" when a protected tree is
removed. Mitigation can be accomplished by planting new trees, relocating
trees, and/or paying into the Tree Fund.
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Private Property = i, 2 inch 1 inches
Public Property • .=- 1 inch 1 inch
ATTACHMENT C
02-01-21 Minutes
Required Mitigation
Cost to pay into Tree Fund mirrors COJ's rate and is based on
the price for a new 4" caliper Live Oak.
Current rate is $144 per inch)
Oaks must be replaced by new oaks
Legacy Trees must be .replaced by "Legacy Species
Palms may be used to replacepalmsp
Trees planted for mitigation must survive for at least 3 years
Protected trees removed without a permit are assessed
double the required mitigation
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ATTACHMENT C
02-01-21 Minutes
Required Mitigation Example :
20" diameter magnolia* removed = 10" diameter mitigation
legacy tree = must be replaced with legacy species (hardwood)
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New Plantings: Two (2) 5" caliper live oak
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ATTACHMENT C
02-01-21 Minutes
Current C® e "Analysis"n
Statistics (92 permits)
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ATTACHMENT C
02-01-21 Minutes
Current Code "Analysis"
1.64" are planted for every 2" removed
Roughly 1 "Legacy Tree" is removed for every 2 tree .
permits t
46,438.28 paid into Tree Fund for these permits:, as :well
These stats only includes protected trees, they dosnot .j
capture other "non-regulated" ,trees that were removed
i.e. no construction)
ATTACHMENT D
02-01-2021 Minutes
ProposedChanges to Chapter 23
Recap of Issues with Current Code .
Confusing
Difficult to Enforce
Creates Loopholes
Doesn't protect larger trees
No incentives to keep larger trees
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ATTACHMENT D
02-01-2021 Minutes
Proposed Changes ( Global Overview)
Clean up definitions and language: Consistent terminology, add gt
remove definitions, clarify conflicting or unclear language, etc.
i.e. "regulated" vs. "protected"
Change which trees are considered regulated
Change/clarify which trees receive preservation credit
mitigationIncreasetherequired
Allow Tree Fund money to be spent on private property (front
Change appeals process
Address mitigation for tree removal on undeveloped l ots
Add language addressing recent state legislation
ATTACHMENT D
02-01-2021 Minutes
Regulated Trees
Current Definition : Proposed Definition : (Remove
a. A DBH of six (6) inches or more on lok threshold)
residentially zoned property that will a. All trees with a DBH of six (6)
be removed two (2) years prior to or
two (2) years subsequent to inches or more on residentially
construction valued at over ten zoned property
thousand dollars ($10,000.00);
Confusing for public Easier to follow and
Difficult to track &.. enforce understand
Creates loopholes (remove Easier to enforce
trees & wait two years)Eliminates loopholes
Disproportionate results
Will result in more
Leaves many larger .
protected treeshardwoodsunprotected
ATTACHMENT D
02-01-2021 Minutes
Preservation Credit
Current Language for Pres. Proposed Change :
Credit: Eliminate preservation credit, EXCEPT
Existing onsite trees that are three that New Residential Development
3) inches DBH or greater and will receive a:
which are neither protected nor 25% reduction in overall mitigation for
transplanted may be utilized as every "designated maritime species"
credit towards the assessed that is 14"+ dbh that is preserved, up
mitigation, subject to the other to a 50% reduction or 40 inches
conditions stated in this section, if whichever is less
preserved onsite"
Leftover" language from 3 • Creates incentive to preserve
original Tree Code with large hardwoods during new
buildable areas, etc. home construction
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home
ATTACHMENT D
02-01-2021 Minutes
Required Mitigation
ESC Proposed Changes: Increase mitigation and create new categories
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ATTACHMENT D
02-01-2021 Minutes
Require d Mitigation Examples from Real Permits
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02-01-2021 Minutes
ReqRequired Mitigation Examples from Real Permits
Existing Code Proposed Code
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Tear Down and Plant twenty Plant sixty six
Development 212" 106" seven (27) 4" $15,246 262"66) 4" caliper 37,728
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02-01-2021 Minutes
iReuredMitigation
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ATTACHMENT D
02-01-2021 Minutes
Tree Fund Monies
Used to plant trees within the city
Trees must be planted on public property
Proposed Change: Allow trees paid for by the Tree Fund
to be planted on private property
Only in front yards, or side yards on corner lots
Encourage shade trees that impact public spaces. Often times
utilities/powerlines prohibit planting in public right of ways
Property owners would agree to maintain (reduce city
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ATTACHMENT I)
02-01-2021 Minutes
Appeals Process
Current Code: Generally, all appeals or request for relief from the
code go to the City Commission
On very limited occasions, appeals go the Tree Subcommittee (of the
ESC)
Existing code
Proposed Change: AU appeals or requests for relief would be
heard by the Tree Subcommittee. Appeals of their decision
then go to the Community Development Board and further
appeals to the City Commission.
Tree. Subcommittee is knowledgeable of and familiar withthe tree
code (existing & proposed)
Proposed code,
ATTACHMENT D
02-01-2021 Minutes
Undeveloped/Vacant Lots
City Commission directed ESC & staff to address
mitigation for lots that haven't been developed l .
These lots are often overgrown with vegetation
and trees
Higher than usual mitigation required
developed
Often not enough room on-site to replant the 11‘
required mitigation
Proposed Change: Allow applicants to
plant trees on private property within
mile radius
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Provides flexibility to meet the required
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in 20+ years
Proposed code
ATTACHMENT D
02-01-2021 Minutes
Recent State Legislation
Local Gov. cannot require a permit or mitigation for the removal of
a tree on private property if the property owner obtains
documentation from an arborist or landscape architect that the . . -
tree presents a danger to persons or property.
Proposed Language:
2INOMithstandino any rovision in thit,Cha•ter:to the _contrary, the city may not require a.nOtice.
approval, permit.or mitigation for the- .pruning, trimming or' removal of- atreeon
residentially used property if the-,:prOpetty.OWner obtains documentation from an arhorist or a
Florida licensed landscape architect that the tree presents a danger to persons or PrOpertv.
Documentation must be obtained by the:property.oWner 1..)4ior to:the tree r emOVaj and.must:note
that theiremoyal of theAree,is-necessary due to presenting adart,•gerto personor proPerty:. The
documentation must he made ,available to the adMinistrator Within three (3) business days from
the-date 'of-request Falsification of such documentation is-:a serious ,offense that is subject to,
prosecution and May alsci)be reported to the'.r-elevant certification body
Proposed code
ATTACHMENT D
02-01-2021 Minutes
Questions and Public Comments?
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02-01-2021 Minutes
Next Steps & Information
Keep up to date at: https://www.coab.us/808/City-Projects
COAB/Departments/Planning and Community Development/City Project/Chapter 23) . '
Comments forwarded to trees@coab.us
All code changes require an ordinance change and will be heard at
a min. two times before Commission
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