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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 11, 2016 Page 8 Councilmember McGehee stated she found a significant difference between 400' and 1,000'. At the request of Councilmember Etten, Ms. Collins confirmed that the 400' in- cluded the road, and could involve 3-4 homes before moving out of that 400' zone. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Paschke advised that city staff and property owners would work with developers in addressing safety and sight lines in accordance with city code and sight line triangle parameters. Ms. Collins further noted that any tree replacement plans had to be reviewed by the City's arborist. Tree Replacement Fund Policy (Draft Resolution — Attachment D) Specific to the policy, Mr. Paschke briefly reviewed policy points as outlined in the RC�. Mr. Paschke noted the policy and ordinance had been presented to and vetted by the PWETC and Parks & Recreation Commissions for their input. Mr. Paschke advised that good feedback had been provided by both advisory commis- sions, and incorporated into these most recent documents for City Council consid- eration. Also, Mr. Paschke noted the revised Attachment D provided as a bench handout tonight was a result of additional feedback from Mayor Roe and Councilmember Etten since the distribution of the meeting packet; allowing for additional clarifi- cation of the policy. Mr. Paschke reviewed some of the revisions as noted in the policy as a result of initial City Council discussions, feedback from the PWETC and Park & Recrea- tion Commission, as well as comments of Mayor Roe and Councilmember Etten as previously noted. Mr. Paschke reminded all that this proposed ordinance amendment and policy were the preliminary step for directing staff to develop a plan for expending those dollars; and expressed staff s hope that this would result in achieving the city's goals. Further clarifying the distance issue, Ms. Collins noted the intent of the '/z mile was to achieve additional tree coverage within that area if it couldn't be met clos- er to the development area or on the site itself. Ms. Collins noted a variety of op- tions were available with flexibility to add those replacement trees in pockets throughout the community where needed due to prior removals for whatever rea- son, including disease, even though outside the development area. In recognizing the point made by Councilmember McGehee, Mayor Roe also questioned if the intent of the policy was strictly to deal with screening or results