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Park and Recreation Commission Minutes of March 24, 2004 ) Page '2 roots pruned. He felt that if the roots were pruned it would undermine the. support of the tree. Mr. Deal felt that the tree is going to be a continuous problem and he wa nts to have the tree removed. Public Works Superintendent Gordon Mann reported the original tree permit was filed on September 19, 2003 and the tree was inspected on September 23, 2003. The arborist found the tree to be in good condition and approved the permit to have the tree pruned for line clearance and for it also to be root pruned. Superintendent Mann felt that with proper root pruning, it would not be necessary to have the tree removed. He spo.ke about the process to have a tree root pruned and said that roots will re-grow in time but that barriers could be installed to prevent the roots from growing back in the same direction, . Commissioner Truscelli asked about large roots she saw coming from the tree into Mr. Deal's backyard and asked Superintendent Mann to look at the tree again. The Commissioners asked various questions from Superintendent Mann regarding the permit and the status of the tree. Mr. Deal confirmed. that he was speaking on behalf of the property owner Ruth Schroeder. M/S Davis/Joseph: To deny the tree appeal of 1 Yarnell Place and request Gordon Mann to re-inspect the tree and make a recommendation to uphold the tree denial. Motion failed. (Yes-1 Walsh, No-5) M/S Joseph/Davis: To deny the tree appeal to remove the tree at 1 Yarnell Place. Motion passed. M/S Davis/Truscelli: To direct Gordon Mann to meet with both parties to re-inspect the tree and to provide a written report to the Park. Recreation Commission and both parties with the results of his inspection. Motion passed. ITEM 2 - DISCUSSION OF STRATEGIC PLAN Superintendent Hover spoke about the draft strategic plan which was discussed at the February meeting and mentioned that a new draft was. prepared based on comments received from some of the Commissioners. He announced that a revised strategic plan would be ready at the April meeting and requested that 2 or 3 Commissioners participate on a sub-committee to "word-smith" the document. Paul Downs and lena Riley of MIG, Inc. discussed the draft plan and reviewed the document section by section in order to incorporate the Commissioners' comments and suggestions into the document. I.~ ~.. þ , 11 .::¡ ,~