Agenda - Planning Commission - 02/06/2003

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i I Mayor Gamec stated that he did not understand why they would need the trails when already going to be sidewalks with/n the development. Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos stated that he would agree that trails and some the tranSportation elements, but the trails do allow people to access the development. Mayor Gamec replied that in this instance there is very little Councilmember Pearson stated that if he was a resident not be happy with a trail on one side and a sidewalk, on is probably a little bit nicer to walk on, but he did not __ he would be opposed to the trail in the area where he would that a He stated that Consensus 6f the Council .was to eliminate the trail to the east. Principal Planner Trudgeon discussed tree preservation harder look at the tree preservation ' be taking a. Mayor Gamec stated that "junk" trees on the property. Councilmember Strommen expressed keeping some of the::.u~desirable things. more valuable tre~,,. Councilm~'~r Cook a~ee~:~Ihat some of have brash ~ees ~'the entzre ex[ )ok at saving there are a lot of they like lOsing the good oaks and them focus on preserving the have been identified for s.a. ving trees filled With mature pines beyond their life Councilmember 'i ..... stated that' would like to see the new list of undesirable and ~,~szr~l.e trees ~ncorlm~ated as part of the landscaping plan. · Parks/Util~:Supervisor'B~3~oted that staffhad not addressed-~e l~dscap~g pl~ at all. Phncipal Pla~e~ Tmdge6~ stated that staff w~ts to focus on sav~g ~e quali~ '~ees not necessmly the~:~nti~ of ~ees. Counmlmem~'.~ S~o~en noted that one of the o~er ~gs the Envk0ment~ Policy Task is lo,o~g at is percent canopy cover not necessmly a number of ~ees.. Pla~er T~dgeon inquired if ~e Council felt ~at the co~ection to TUngsten street s~ld' o~cur. City Council/January 211 2003 Page 5 of 9.