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. . I . - Lindsay Becker, 1144 Virginia, Redwood City, urged Council to lift the citywide moratorium on tree removal and deal with tree removal on a case by case basis. Ms. '-- Becker said she had a tree in her front yard that was almost dead and it really needed to be removed right away. She described her plan to replace her one pine tree with three European white birch trees which would greatly enhance the area and add to the overall tree program in Redwood City. Nancy Peterson, 3275 Oak Knoll Drive, Redwood City, distributed a report which addressed the recommendations and positions asserted in the staff report contained in the Council packet. Both reports are on file in the City Clerk Department. Mayor Hartnett asked if anyone else wished to speak to the matter of the general tree policies, procedures and protocols in Redwood City. No one else came forward. In response to Council questions regarding better ways to notify residents of tree removals, SuperintendentJ Arborist Mann acknowledged the difficulties of notifying every interested party, and said that unfortunately, by the time notification becomes an issue, very few if any choices remain. Director Ingram said his staff is working on protocols that would involve neighbors as liaisons and involve one staff point person to take the lead role. MEMO 10/8/96 7) Discussion of Garrett Park Tree Removal and Replacement Issue and Staff - Recommendations for Resolution; SuperintendentJArborist Mann showed an overhead slide of the map of Garrett Park and described the physical characteristics of the area and the subject eucalyptus trees. In response to Council questions, Superintendent/Arborist Mann described the three options suggested by staff, with Option No.1 recommending the removal of the ten remaining eucalyptus trees by November 15, 1996 to be replaced by 38 new native trees with irrigation, by April 15, 1997. Option No.2 recommended major pruning on the ten remaining trees which would provide some reduced hazard level, and phasing the removal and replanting by Fall of 1999. Option No.3 recommended major pruning on the ten remaining trees which would provide some reduced hazard level and engage in exceptionally high pruning levels for the life of the trees, recognizing the precedent being set. SuperintendentJArborist Mann and Director Ingram described the poor condition and advanced age of the remaining ten eucalyptus trees and the very poor results that would occur if sufficient pruning and thinning would take place to reduce the hazards these trees present. They ag~!¡:!;d that Op~ion No. I would be the best policy to remove potential hazards and liability issues, and provide an opportunity for healthier and --- more appropriate trees to be planted on that site. ADJOURNED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 7,1996 MINUTES MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 PAGE 8 Page No.520