03-03-97 v TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
Minutes of March 3 , 1997
The Board held its regular meeting on Monday, March 3 , in the
City Commission Chambers . Present were :
Hope Van Nortwick, Chairperson Rick Bell
Mae Jones
Staff: George Worley, Designee Carl Walker, Coordinator
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 35 PM .
Cliff Gray with Pulte Home presented to each Board member a
copy of the Tree Mitigation plan, which includes a recap of
additional trees proposed to be planted , as well as a color
coded plat map with a corresponding tree survey for each of
the lots involved. Discussion followed and questions from
the Board were answered by Mr. Gray. It was again pointed
out that the Code Enforcement Board might not act on the re-
commendation to offset the fine accessed against Pulte even
if the Tree Board made such a recommendation.
Hope Van Nortwick, for the Board, expressed appreciation for
the approach which Pulte was taking with the mitigation plan,
but felt that more time was needed to study the proposal . She
also felt that it would be preferable to have a full Board in
attendance when action is taken on the plan.
The Board reviewed the application for removal at Lot # 2 ,
Block # 104 , Sec . H . It was brought out that , again, the
trees on site were not properly marked . The Board explained
their difficulty in evaluating tree removal proposals when
correct tree marking identification has not been made .
It was confirmed that the 30" DBH oak on the lot in the area
of the rear patio was not proposed for removal . Mr. Gray
stated that the oak would remain even if it required reloca-
ting the patio .
During further discussion, the Board agreed that there were
no protected trees to be removed, according to the plans .
Rick Bell moved to accept the application with no protected
trees proposed for removal and no mitigation required and
that the 30" oak in the patio area be given special protect-
ion during construction. Mae Jones seconded and the motion
passed unanimously.
For the two applications covering units # 3 , # 4 , # 5 and
# 6 , Block # 68 , Board members again expressed confusion at
the sites since the trees are not tagged properly, especially
considering the volume of trees at these locations . It was
also expressed that the surveys might not be accurate as to
exact location or size of the trees .
During discussion, it was suggested that if any Board member
felt there was a question on accuracy of the survey, Tony
Munoz , Pulte project superintendent , should be contacted. In
the meantime , the applicant will remark the trees , on site ,
to correspond with requirements .
Hope Van Nortwick moved to defer action until the next meet-
ing at which time the trees should be properly marked so that
an appropriate determination can be made . Rick Bell seconded
and the motion unanimously passed.
Under old business , Hope Van Nortwick advised that discussion
on the tree designation program would be deferred until such
time as the full board was in attendance .
George Worley reported that work has not begun on the land-
scaping of the Atlantic Theater property but that the Chair-
man of the Community Development Board is to send a letter
to Kent Theaters , the owners , regarding the work.
Hope requested that discussion on the standards for admini-
strative approval on tree removals by the Designee be placed
on the next meeting agenda. These standards were adopted by
the Board several years ago and should be reviewed .
A brief discussion followed on the mitigation plan submitted
by Pulte . It was felt that the area of enforcement might be
a problem should the Board ratify or approve their proposal .
This will be further discussed at the next meeting .
Hope Van Nortwick moved to approve the minutes of the last
meeting , as written. Mae Jones seconded and the motion car-
ried unanimously.
no f they business , the meeting adjourned at 9 : 05 PM .
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