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06-04-01 v III AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF TREE CONSERVATION BOARD June 4, 2001 7:30 p.m. City Hall Commission Chambers 1. Call to Order 2. Recognition of Visitors 3. Approval of Minutes of Meeting of May 21, 2001 4. Old Business A. Tree Removal Applications 1) The West 110' of Lot 71A,N. Atlantic Beach, Unit#3-R-C-B-S 5. New Business 1110 A. Tree Removal Applications None 6. Reports and Announcements A. Progress Report on Historical Tree Preservation Ordinance 7. Adjournment • If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Tree Conservation Board at the above meeting, he will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record shall include the testimony of evidence upon which appeal is to be based. • MINUTES OF TREE CONSERVATION BOARD June 4, 2001 A regular meeting of the Tree Conservation Board was held Monday, June 4, 2001, in the City Hall Commission Chambers. Present were Chairperson Mae Jones, Richard Bell, Camille Hunter, Barbara Mears, Judith Jacobson, Building Official Don Ford and Susan Dunham. 1. Call to Order Chairperson Jones called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. 2. Recognition of Visitors None. 3. Approval of Minutes of Meeting of May 21, 2001 A motion was made by Board Member Jacobson, seconded by Board Member Mears and unanimously carried to approve the Minutes of the Tree Conservation Board Meeting of May 21, 2001. 4.A. Old Business/Tree Removal Applications 1) The West 110' of Lot 71A, N. Atlantic Beach, Unit#3-R-C-B-S: Mr. Anthony Collazo introduced himself. He requested that the Board consider the 17"multi-trunk laurel oak in the lower left hand corner • diseased. The Board members agreed that this survey was a good survey and the trees were well marked on the lot. In response to a question from Board Member Hunter, Mr. Collazo responded that the elevation three-quarters of the way to the back of the lot would not be changed. Board Member Bell stated that he examined the diseased tree and it was partially rotten but trees in this condition can survive. The Board made corrections to the tree survey and discussed the tree located in the City right-of-way. A motion was made by Board Member Jacobson, seconded by Board Member Bell and unanimously carried to approve the application and to direct Building Official Ford to issue a permit for the removal of 117" of oak to be mitigated with 32" of newly planted oak plus 28.25" of oak to be preserved on site. A motion was made by Board Member Hunter, seconded by Board Member Bell and unanimously carried to recommend to the Public Works Department that the 25" Laurel Oak in the public right- of-way in front of this property be removed and mitigated with 12.5" of oak to be planted in the public right-of-way in front of this property, if possible, and if not a hazard to the power lines and if in keeping with the guidelines of the Tree Ordinance. If not,then we ask that the Public Works Department use their best judgment to find an appropriate area in a public place to plant these trees. 5.A. New Business/Tree Removal Applications: None. 6. Reports and Announcements A. Progress Report on Historical Tree Preservation Ordinance: Building Official Ford advised that he has begun to work on the Historical Tree Preservation Ordinance and a slideshow presentation. The Board determined that the report to the Commission should be very brief. Discussion was held with • regard to preserving the historical colonnades, restoring trees and including privately owned trees in the ordinance. ' '''Minutes of Tree Conservation Board June 4, 2001 Page 2 1111 The Board members requested that Building Official Ford provide them with copies of the draft Historical Tree Ordinance. It was suggested that the report to the Commission need not be a slideshow but could instead be a report with pictures. Building Official Ford advised that the Board should receive their financial disclosure statements soon. 7. Adjournment: There being no other business or discussion,the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m. diaid a i i Richarc .e, Secretary 'II.— - Al– ,...