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Bergman, Katelin
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 1:36 PM
Cox, Rebecca
Fwd: Arborist Report - 71 Palomar
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Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 12:36 PM
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Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:17 PM
To: Angela Soll
Subject: Arborist Report - 71 Palomar
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CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
JAN 2 5 2017
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Angela,
You asked for input re: the Rincon Mitigated Negative Dec Arborist report on the 71 Palomar project.
On first read though the report sounded thorough and based on a complete review of the project site and
appropriate Arborist's review. Rincon Consultants has developed the environmental review documents for
many projects on the Central Coast. I was impressed on first read through. However, as Matt and Scott
pointed out in their comments at the last meeting, the Arborist Report was flawed with inaccuracies and false
conclusions. The analysis had significantly mis-measured trees and mis-identified species. The species
identification and tree measurements are all achievable facts in an arborist's report like this. These
inaccuracies led to inappropriate conclusions on whether the trees were significant. To me this is a fatal flaw
of the document and the city should look into getting a replacement review done that would either support or
reject the Mitigated Negative Dec. status of the project based on facts.
When the environmental documents are done and certified I still do not know that our evaluation is
appropriate at this point. Should the Heritage Tree ordinance be used by opponents of a project to cancel it. I
worry that use of the ordinance like this will result in landowners being more wary of having their tree
designated as a Heritage Tree. I see the ordinance as being an incentive not a hindrance to property owners.
- Ben Parker