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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Mr. Gorham stated that, as a builder, he can work with this policy in order that the City makes others not in tune with the iconcept do the same thing. However, as a developer, he feels the cost is not manageable. ~ Mr. Peck stated that One can have a two-acre lot which has several building sites, and he is concehaed that the City might dictate where the building site will be based on tree location. Mr. Gorham stated the developers know the need for tree preservation but hope the City comes up with something in w~ich the developers can obtain the best value. He added that he felt the use of fencing and trenchinfl will eventually educate the subcontractors. Ms. Monear inquired! whether, once working with individual lots, the builders would consider hiring a forester as a consultag, t. She estimated the cost to be approximately $300. Mr. Peck stated he l~ts a contract with Steve Kunde to do just that, but Mr. Kunde hasn't found the time during the last tfiree years. He noted that Mr. Kunde did the prototypes but never the actual lots. Ms. Monear felt that ~is was a cost that could be passed on to the homeowner. Councilmember Zirr~.~ erman asked whether the builders have run into opposition of having to replant trees, and he inquired as to other cities' requirements. Mr. Gorham stated th_at requirements run from 0 to 3 trees. Mr. Emmerich stated there is not a problem as long as the builder knows going in as to what is required. . Councilmember Z~m .~erman felt that this is something that needs to be increased. Mr. Gorham realized [the importance for an open lot but not a treed lot. Mr. Bacon inquired ;whether even a lot with trees could be asked to contribute their trees to a local park. r Mr. Gorham didn't think so, because a builder's position would be that he followed the rules and preserved his trees. : Mr. Peck inquired w~ether builders could purchase trees through the City since they get a better price. Councilmember zimmerman advised that the City could not get involved in that. He stressed that the need to get the residents to plant. Mr. Boos informed that tonight's discussion along with the occurrences over the last six months will be taken into consideration when presenting a proposal to City Council and going through the public hearing process for o~dinance review. Councilmember Zimi'nerman indicated that the developers definitely need another review of this. He directed Staff's cha~ges should reflect tonight's discussion about being more restrictive on the individual lot but gi~te more leeway at the developer stage. He stressed the need to come more in alignment with the d~velopers concerns. Mr. Peck added that lie felt it important to get a view from more people before going to Council. The workshop adjourned, at 7:30 p.m. ~ ~q Tr~e Conservation Policy Workshop/February 21, 1995 Page 5 of 5