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Subject:7/2/19 meeting Agenda item 9,
Greetings City Council,
Please enter into the public record my comments related to Agenda item 9 for the July 2, 2019 City Council meeting:
First, please express my thanks to Matt Horn, Victoria Tonikian and Christine Dietrick for attending the June 24, 2019
Tree Committee meeting and for working with us to complete our part of the process to revise the City's Tree
Ordinance, Sections 12.24.030, .090 and .180 of the Municipal Code.
Second, below are my comments for tonight's meeting is in regards to "Notification of Tree Removals," Section
12.24.090 paragraph I:
We all know that our neighbors and your constituents want to stay informed of what is going on in their
neighborhoods and I urge you to keep them in the loop regarding tree removal applications. The original
ordinance revision presented to the Tree Committee stated that, due to reduced City resources, tree
removal applicants would be responsible for posting tree removal application notifications. Currently City
staff is responsible for these postings.
We, as a committee agreed that the City should continue to install these physical sign postings 5 days
prior to a tree removal consideration just like other City postings such as property development, business
licenses, etc.
While a piece of cardboard attached to a stake in a front yard may not be the most efficient, least
expensive way to alert citizens to changes in their neighborhood, people are accustomed to seeing and
reading these signs and they may opt to comment on the proposed actions or, better still, have a
conversation with their neighbor.
Please honor the Tree Committee's request to keep the "Notification" section as is.
Thank you for considering my comments
Jane Worthy
Vice Chair, Tree Committee
jane@janeworthy.com
805.602.2121
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