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neighborhood sits on. Living directly adjacent to the development,in ground we cannot water afford any can increase in water drainage into our property or any increase threaten our home. With multiple houses being proposed directly adjacent to our property, this is a major concern to us. We have included a letter from McGhle &Betts,Inc.which also raises concerns regarding the sub-standard drainage proposal and bioretention basins(McGhie & Betts, Inc. is a consulting firm with 65 years of experience in land surveying, urban-land planning, civil-engineering, geotechnical engineering, landscaping architecture in addition to other services). On May 8, 2013, Deb Bloom, City Engineer, came to our home to tour the properties and listened to our concerns. She toured our yard and we discussed the drainage concerns,the concerns we have regarding our trees and how our lot and infrastructure will withstand the new development. While touring the yard, Deb once again assured us that our drainage issues will not worsen with the proposed development. It was explained at the Planning Commission Meeting how rain runoff is addressed in an already developed area,but there was no discussion on how the new development will address rain runoff and the ground water that flows underneath our properties. It has not been presented to us as to how we can be guaranteed that the water flowage through our property will not worsen and threaten our home. It is important that soil boring testing be completed on the property to assess the lot and it's suitability for building in addition to assessing its impact on the neighboring properties. Ms. Bloom indicated that she would send the forester to the neighborhood to assess the tree situations(critical root zones, etc.) so that if our trees are in jeopardy of being lost,that issue can be addressed with the developer in order to make rectifications. A major concern of ours is the mature trees. These trees provide shade,ground stability, assistance in absorption of water in addition to providing protection and a natural habitat for the wildlife that lives in the neighborhood. The preliminary plat drawing included a Tree Survey of the area. While we shared our concerns regarding the mature trees on our property and those of our neighbors who are also adjacent to the proposed development,the issue of tree preservation was not addressed at the meeting. In addition to the mature cottonwood trees towards the front of our property,we have numerous trees in the back portion of our lot that will be put at risk from the development. Reviewing the Tree Survey in more detail, it appears that the developer is proposing to save only two trees that are on their property. Many of the trees are listed in "good" condition; why are they being removed? Many of those trees could be saved and could provide an additional buffer along our properties (saving mature trees rather than planting new ones that meet minimum size requirements would be more practical and would better fit within the characteristics of the neighborhood). Before approval of any development on this property, a comprehensive tree study survey and assessment needs to be completed to address these issues. There was a lot of discussion at the Planning Commission meeting that focused on the properties along Lydia Avenue (north of the proposed development)that may get light