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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 6, 2015 Page 20 Vice Chair Cunningham opined that a lot of the conversation about move-up housing seemed to be coming more from staff through the objectives and goals listed in their staff reports; which may be misleading and need further considera- tion going forward. In defense of staff, Mayor Roe noted staff was always eager to promote the initia- tives of the City Council. Councilmember Willmus opined that the Planning Commission had done a good job of calling attention to lot sizes and that was what the City Council was seek- ing in considering whether a project met goals or not; and not as an expectation that staff considers a project complies with a certain goal. Councilmember Willmus thanked the commission for their thorough review of and questions on the applicability of land use cases, which were of great value to the City Council. Specific to the next discussion on tree preservation and planned unit develop- ments, Councilmember McGehee opined that the commission's adherence to in- volving residents and how new homes fit into an existing neighborhood was of critical importance. From a context point of view, both philosophically and implementation-wise, Chair Boguszewski expressed the commission's interest in the tree preservation ordinance discussion for future mandates and details to provide equity for all and preserving those existing trees as community assets. Tree Preservation Ordinance Update Ben Gozola,Sambatek and Mark Reeder, S & S Tree Service Mr. Gozola introduced Mark Reeder from S & S Tree Service, with each consult- ant providing a brief personal biography and a history of their company and ser- vices they provided. Mr. Gozola advised that he would be involved in the process and ordinance writing for each objective; with Mr. Reeder providing detailed ex- pertise on tree preservation and replacement. Taking the lead in the presentation, Mr. Gozola advised that the intent was two- fold: to exactly understand what the community wished to accomplish, and gen- eral approaches based on feedback from the City Council tonight to reach an un- derstanding. Mr. Gozola noted each community was different and provided ex- amples of other communities and their variable foci. Mr. Gozola advised that he had researched meeting minutes from the City as part of his background infor- mation provided during this presentation and his findings of areas for discussion to glean a better understanding of the community. At the request of Chair Boguszewski, Mr. Gozola confirmed that woodland preservation areas included both private and public properties; frequently identi- fied through GIS mapping; and ecologically rated by species.