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" ," J .. i . an environmental one. Supervisor Littlefield said that this tree is very prominent and screens the back of the property from neighbors and Sequoia High School. He also told the Commissioners that Director Griffiths had spoken to Pool Contractor James Stover in detail regarding the denial of the permit and gave Mr. Stover a letter which gave specific criteria to be followed should he decide to redesign the pool. Director Griffiths specifically requested that a space of 51-71 remain between the pool and the tree in order to maintain the health of the tree. Resident Paul Dowasked if the tree in question was worth keeping and if not, possibly the Commission would allow the removal of the tree on the condition a replacement tree be planted elsewhere in the backyard. Pool Contractor James Stover stated that a permit is pending at City Hall with the Building Department regarding the pool installation and said he had designed an alternate pool design (Plan IIBII) to accomodate the tree and shared it with the Commissioners. He pointed out that he has moved the shallow end of the pool farther from the tree and has also decreased the size of the pool. He said with the new plan, the pool will be located 41411 away from the tree and he invited park staff to be there when excavation is done around the tree. Mr. Stover said that Mr. Perada wants to plant Italian cypress along the fence and a replacement tree could be planted in the backyard if the Commission would like. Commissioner Swope felt that the tree would be better removed becaus,e there are many trees already on the lot and also the Perada1s are now being forced to accept an inferior design of their pool in order to maintain the tree. Supervisor Littlefield stated that this bay laurel tree is an evergreen and will drop debris into the pool. M/S: Slusser/Swope: To grant the appeal of heritage tree permit to Mr. and Mrs. Perada at 1505 Brewster Avenue. Role call vote was called and the following were the results: Nordness-no Mortensen-no Truscelli-no Swope-yes Slusser-yes Howard-no Davis-no Results: No-5 Yes-2 Motion did not pass. Commissioner Mortensen mentioned to Mr. and Mrs. Perada that they could appeal the denial of the permit to the City Council if they wished to pursue the matter. ' ITEM 2 - Presentation by Assistant Center Supervisor Mike Blondino Assistant Center Supervisor Mike Blondino made a presentation to the Commission regarding his role in the department and the programs he is responsible for. He mentioned that he has been working for the City for the past nine years and became a full time employee in March 1989. He has held various jobs in the department including elementary school coach, recreation leader and summer playground coordinator. He attended DeAnza College and graduated from Hayward State University. Supervisor Blondino mentioned that he is responsible for the middle school sports programs, teen trips and also runs the Red Morton Recreation Center in the evenings. In addition, he is involved with NPIL (Northern Peninsula Intermural League) which includes 18 elementary schools. During the fall, the sports programs he supervises includes co-ed volleyball, boys and girls basketball (100 teams this year), and football.