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Attachment C 119 Councilmember Etten opined that the example provided was interesting, but in his review of 120 previous developments, it would seem that requiring no trees where the existing ordinance 121 may have required more plantings seemed more appropriate, while this again seemed to 122 move in the opposite direction. Councilmember Etten reiterated his overall concern that this 123 draft may actually preserve fewer trees, and he didn't want to create something moving in the 124 opposite direction. 125 Mr. Rehder opined that wasn't the situation, with the proposed numbers supporting more 126 trees. Mr. Rehder opined that the point of looking at a property and working backward, 127 addressing the value of existing trees and fitting them into a matrix to arrive at a suitable 128 number was a more realistic approach, and in the case of the cash in lieu of option, not as 129 much of a burden. 130 Councilmember Etten thanked Mr. Gozola and Mr. Rehder for the good information 131 provided that showed how the new calculations would have affected past developments. 132 Section J. Re�lacement Tree s�ecifications, Item 2(�a�e g� 133 Councilmember Etten asked if a tree preservation plan was presented, after which a totally 134 different development with grading plan, was developed that impacted trees differently, how 135 this section would apply unless the same plan came back with the same type of qualifier. 136 Mr. Gozola agreed that clarifying language was needed in that section. 137 Councilmember Etten stated that he was comfortable with the process to use 1.25" per DBH 138 for clarity and providing an electronic process for a certified person to accomplish. 139 General Comments 140 Overall, Councilmember Etten thanked Mr. Gozola and Mr. Rehder for their work to-date on 141 this draft. 142 Mayor Roe suggested setting minimum radii of a circle and referencing the drip line as well 143 to provide more flexibility. 144 Mr. Rehder agreed that there should be a minimum referenced. 145 Councilmember McGehee stated she was not much in favor about cutting down all trees on a 146 parcel and planting them elsewhere in the community, and questioned if that was becoming a 147 common practice. Councilmember McGehee expressed her preference that some of the new 148 tools for development providing for grouping of clumping plantings on a site would be of 149 more help. Councilmember McGehee stated that she envisioned such an option creating a 150 sea of asphalt, and a developer deciding there was no good place to plant trees, so they'd 151 choose to do so off-site. While the concept of distributing trees around the City is a nice 152 idea, and understanding difficulties in some commercial areas, Councilmember McGehee 153 opined that if adjustments were made to accommodate planting on site, she found it difficult 154 to believe that reasonable accommodations could not be made on site. 155 Mayor Roe clarified that the intent was not to state categorically that all planting on site may 156 be inconvenient, but instead allowing that if one or two trees couldn't be accommodated on 157 site, their relocation off-site may be allowed. Mayor Roe further noted that clumping trees is 158 permissible - either currently or proposed.