07-21-97 v TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
Minutes of July 21 . 1997
The Board held its regular meeting on Monday, July 21 , in the
Commission Chambers . Present were :
Hope Van Nortwick, Chairperson Rick Bell
Judy Jacobson Mae Jones
Staff: Carl Walker, Coordinator George Worley, Designee
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 30 PM by Hope Van Nort-
wick, Chairperson.
The only application before the Board was for property at Lot
# 306 , Saltair ( Magnolia Street ) . Action on this item was
deferred at the last meeting . Carolyn Jones , property owner
and contractor, was present for discussion.
Judy Jacobson and Mae Jones expressed concern over the two
trees that are marked for removal , on site , and which are on
City right-of-way. These do not appear on the surveyor' s
site plan since they are not on the lot itself . It was sug-
gested that these trees were being removed since they would
be in the driveway area but the applicant was unsure of this .
Discussion took place regarding several pine trees that are
proposed for removal which are not in the building footprint .
The applicant agreed that they could be saved but she would
prefer removal .
The Board calculated that there was a total of 79" DBH of
protected pine trees proposed for removal as well as one 22"
DBH palm tree . Hope Van Nortwick explained to Ms . Jones the
methods of mitigation which are available by ordinance . The
Board and applicant agreed there are no trees being saved on
the lot which could be used as mitigation due to their sizes .
After further consideration, Ms . Jones decided to save three
pine trees on the lot with a total DBH of 52" which were
originally to be removed. This reduced the protected tree
removal to 27" DBH of pine and 22" of palm. These changes
were marked accordingly on the original plans .
Further discussion took place regarding the two trees on city
right-of-way that are flagged for removal , on site , but which
are not included in the above calculation. It was suggested
by Hope Van Nortwick that action be taken on the application
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not to include the two trees in question with the provision
that George Worley be granted administrative authority to
visit the site with Ms. Jones and adjust the mitigation re-
quirement , if necessary.
Rick Bell moved to accept the plans, as amended at tonight ' s
meeting , to remove 27" DBH of pine requiring mitigation of
13 . 5" DBH of hardwood to be replaced on site , and to remove
22" DBH of palm, to be replaced on site , with 11" DBH of
palm; in addition, the applicant will meet with George Worley
to determine the number of DBH inches and location of trees
on city right-of-way to be removed and handled by George ad-
ministratively. Mae Jones seconded the motion which carried
unanimously.
On the subject of the historic tree/area designation, Mae
Jones furnished the Board with copies of various documents ,
including minutes from Town Council meetings held in the
1930' s . She has also met with Mrs . Dreves of the Atlantic
Beach Garden Circle who provided copies of documents relative
to Bull Park. Carl has completed the draft of Hope' s letter
to the Mayor and City Commission and discussion followed as
to what documents should be attached to that correspondence.
George reported, as requested by Rick Beaver, on the status
of those persons on the extended payment plan into the tree
fund. Mr. Mack is current and makes payments on a regular
basis. Mr. Rausch is presently two months behind and George
is taking appropriate action to correct this.
Hope Van Nortwick moved to approve the minutes of the last
meeting , as written. Mae Jones seconded and the motion
passed unanimously.
Judy Jacobson expressed, on behalf of the Board, a strong
commendation to Mae Jones for her efforts and time spent in
researching historic achieves resulting in the valuable docu-
ments which she has obtained.
Carl reminded the Board that there will be two Board va-
cancies within the next few months . He suggested that mem-
bers think of possible candidates who could be recommended to
the Mayor and Commission for appointment.
With no further business , the meeting adjourned at 9: 00 PM.
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Rick Beaver
Secretary/Vice-Chairman
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