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TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
Minutes of meeting of January 19 , 1998
The Board held its regular meeting on Monday, January 19 ,
1998 in the City Commission Chambers. Present were :
Hope Van Nortwick, Chairperson Rick Bell
Mae Jones Susan Bullock
Judy Jacobson
Staff: Carl Walker, Coordinator
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 35 PM by Chairperson,
Hope Van Nortwick.
The first application before the Board was for removal at Lot
#5 , Block #79 , Sec . H. Mr. Thomas Pendergrass , owner-builder
was present. Board members stated that they could not deter-
mine from the plans or at the site the house location on the
lot . They questioned the accuracy of the survey as to tree
location, size and specie , setback requirements and health of
the trees as shown on the application. They also pointed out
that trees to remain on the lot were not shown on the survey.
Mr. Pendergrass discussed with the Board the requirements so
that the application can be processed. He will re-submit the
plans and survey in the proper form and return to the Board
at their next regular meeting .
Jim Pelkey, contractor, was present for the review of the
plans for additional tree removal at Lot #91 , Selva Norte ,
Unit II . The original application was approved by the Board
at their February 2 , 1997 meeting . Mr. Pelkey explained that
subsequent to the approval , it was necessary to shift the
house on the lot to comply with set back requirements. Due
to this , 3 additional trees in the repositioned driveway area
must be removed, 1-8" DBH magnolia, 1-15" DBH palm, and 1-8"
DBH oak. The applicant proposed mitigation for the removal
of the oak and magnolia by protecting existing trees on the
lot and by replacement of the palm.
Following discussion, Judy Jacobson moved to accept the plans
as resubmitted, permitting removal of 1-8" oak, 1-15" palm,
and 1-8" magnolia with mitigation for the palm by replacement
on the property of at least 7 . 5" of palm, and by protecting
existing oak trees on the property, as designated on the
plans , for the removal of the 8" magnolia and 8" oak. Mae
Jones seconded and the motion unanimously carried.
Mae Jones brought up that enroute to the site in Section H. ,
she passed some property of completed homes done by Mariah
Homes, which did not have the required tree planted in the
front, per the agreement made . It was agreed to wait until
George Worley was present at a future meeting to see if steps
can be taken to avoid further occurrences or to correct these
violations .
Judy Jacobson asked that a supply of diagrams showing the set
back requirement zones with size of protected trees be made
available at Board meetings since they apparently are not at-
tached to the applications and could be valuable when dealing
with applicants at the meeting . There was some discussion as
to whether or not the building permit inspection cards listed
compliance with tree Board actions . George can answer at the
next regular meeting.
Hope Van Nortwick advised that she will now have more time
available to pursue the historical tree/district designation
and will devote time to that project.
In other business, Mae Jones informed the Board of the recent
action taken by the City Commission at their regular meeting
on the Howell Park/Core City Drainage plan. Carl Walker ad-
vised that he sent a memo to the City Clerk regarding the
vacancies on the Board; appointments are on the agenda for
the Commission meeting of January 26 . A discussion followed
on whether or not there will be a quorum for the next regular
Tree Board meeting since Mae Jones will be out of town and
there is a possibility that Rick Bell might be unable to
attend. Carl will check to ensure a quorum prior to the next
meeting date.
Carl also , on behalf of staff, thanked Hope Van Nortwick for
her leadership and dedication for the past several years as
a Board member and Chairperson. The Board members present
also expressed their appreciation to Hope since this is her
last meeting .
It was noted that there was a correction to be made on the
minutes of the last meeting ( page 2 , line 3 ) . Hope Van
Nortwick moved to accept the minutes, as approved. Rick Bell
seconded and the motion unanimously passed.
There was no further business and the meeting was adjourned
at 8 :45 PM.
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Carl E. Walker
Board Coordinator
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