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Attachment B Councilmember Etten opined that the example provided was interesting, but in his review of previous developments, it would seem that requiring no trees where the existing ordinance may have required more plantings seemed more appropriate, while this again seemed to move in the opposite direction. Councilmember Etten reiterated his overall concern that this draft may actually preserve fewer trees, and he didn't want to create something moving in the opposite direction. Mr. Rehder opined that wasn't the situation, with the proposed numbers supporting more trees. Mr. Rehder opined that the point of looking at a property and working backward, addressing the value of existing trees and fitting them into a matrix to arrive at a suitable number was a more realistic approach, and in the case of the cash in lieu of option, not as much of a burden. Councilmember Etten thanked Mr. Gozola and Mr. Rehder for the good information provided that showed how the new calculations would have affected past developments. Section J. Replacement Tree specifications, Item 2 (page 8) Councilmember Etten asked if a tree preservation plan was presented, after which a totally different development with grading plan, was developed that impacted trees differently, how this section would apply unless the same plan came back with the same type of qualifier. Mr. Gozola agreed that clarifying language was needed in that section. Councilmember Etten stated that he was comfortable with the process to use 1.25" per DBH for clarity and providing an electronic process for a certified person to accomplish. General Comments Overall, Councilmember Etten thanked Mr. Gozola and Mr. Rehder for their work to-date on this draft. Mayor Roe suggested setting minimum radii of a circle and referencing the drip line as well to provide more flexibility. Mr. Rehder agreed that there should be a minimum referenced. Councilmember McGehee stated she was not much in favor about cutting down all trees on a parcel and planting them elsewhere in the community, and questioned if that was becoming a common practice. Councilmember McGehee expressed her preference that some of the new tools for development providing for grouping of clumping plantings on a site would be of more help. Councilmember McGehee stated that she envisioned such an option creating a sea of asphalt, and a developer deciding there was no good place to plant trees, so they'd choose to do so off-site. While the concept of distributing trees around the City is a nice idea, and understanding difficulties in some commercial areas, Councilmember McGehee opined that if adjustments were made to accommodate planting on site, she found it difficult to believe that reasonable accommodations could not be made on site. Mayor Roe clarified that the intent was not to state categorically that all planting on site may be inconvenient, but instead allowing that if one or two trees couldn't be accommodated on site, their relocation off-site may be allowed. Mayor Roe further noted that clumping trees is permissible - either currently or proposed.