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<br />121 city is doing enough for forestry. The Task Force may provide a set of recommendations to the City <br />122 Council after the anticipated three Task Force meetings. <br />123 <br />124 The Commission further discussed the scope of #706 and the current Task Force responsibilities. <br />125 <br />126 Commissioner Stoner commented that it might be helpful for Vice-Chair Hoag to take back to the <br />127 Task Force that the Commission was surprised by the Tree Board authority. <br />128 <br />129 Staff responded that the Tree Preservation Ordinance was developed more recently and has given <br />130 authority and responsibility to the Community Development Department. They have the resources <br />131 and expertise to review and provide recommendations to staff, Planning Commission and the City <br />132 Council. The Tree Preservation Ordinance is a separate area from the Urban Forest Management <br />133 Ordinance. <br />134 <br />135 The Commission discussed that the public and <br />136 Specifically where the Parks and Recreation Commission does not have input on trees in new <br />137 developments on private land and whether these policies are actually working. <br />138 <br />139 Staff commented that they would be reluctant to have private development projects come to the <br />140 Parks and Recreation Commission as this is handled by another city commission (Planning <br />141 Commission) and may overlap. <br />142 <br />143 Vice-Chair Hoag noted that trees should not be a hindrance to development. <br />144 <br />145 Staff suggested to potentially have the chair of the Task Force come to the Parks and Recreation <br />146 Commission to clarify the purpose of the Task Force. <br />147 <br />148 Commissioner Stoner indicated that he would like to be sure that someone who reviews tree <br />149 preservation plans is interested in forestry and not only development. <br />150 <br />151 Commissioner Newby questioned who would have overseen the tree review for the development at <br />152 Lexington and Co. Rd. C. Staff responded that it would have been the Community Development <br />153 Department, the Planning Commission, and the City Council. <br />154 <br />155 Commissioner Arneson commented that potentially the Tree Board name is not fully explained and <br />156 <br />157 <br />158 <br />159 <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />