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Regular meeting of the City of Asheville Urban Forestry Commission.
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A
A
B
C
D
B
G
B
I
think
that
Sharon
some
role
is
a
way
on
vacation
this
month
and
I
am
Patrick
Gilbert
chair
of
the
urban
forestry
Commission
City
staff,
Keith.
B
B
Is
Chris
Collins
here
I,
don't
see
him
or
vadilla
safika
I,
don't
see
him
either.
He
was
going
to
be
here.
City,
council,
Kim,
Roney.
N
Yes,
girlfriend
Murphy.
Thank
you
for
letting
me
tune
in
I'm,
an
architect
and
I
am
a
user
of
sustainable
Forest
Products
in
my
company,
a
pad.
M
Yes,
Sarah
Millar,
Asheville,
Green,
Works.
D
O
B
You
Mark
before
we
get
into
the
agenda
just
sort
of
a
procedural
Service
Announcement
theoretically,
under
the
guidelines
of
the
boards
and
commissions.
Our
meetings
are
supposed
to
be
within
reason
held
within
a
two-hour
time
frame.
B
I
know
that
there's
leeway
in
that
time
frame
given
to
Boards
of
commissions
that
have
quite
quite
quasi-judicial
powers,
we're
sort
of
a
hybrid,
because
we
sort
of
have
quasi-judicial
powers
in
terms
of
alternative
compliance,
and
so
we
have
so
limited
ways
of
sort
of
keeping
that
part
of
the
agenda
short.
But
for
the
rest,
I
would
like
to
see
if
we
can
complete
our
meetings
within
two
hours,
which
would
make
it
around
three
o'clock.
B
So
if
we're
on
a
Hot,
Topic
and
I
see
that,
where
running
a
little
long,
I
may
have
to
cut
it
short
and
move
on
to
the
next
agenda
item,
so
I
just
wanted
everybody
to
understand
that
up
front.
B
So
with
that
in
mind,
we
have
the
minutes
from
the
August
meeting.
I
hope
that
everybody's
had
a
chance
to
review
those.
If
so,
I
will
entertain
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes.
E
B
B
Hearing
none
I
will
call
the
question
all
in
favor
of
approving
the
August
urban
forestry
commission
minutes
Zoe.
D
B
Ed
I
different
Cecil,
aye,
Chardon,
aye,
Karen
aye
and
I
vote
I,
so
the
minutes
are
unanimously
approved.
So
now
we'll
move
into
alternative
compliance.
The
first
one
is
seven
gambi
Street.
K
Hi
again,
everyone
good
afternoon,
I'm,
Jennifer
Blevins,
and
this
project
is
at
seven
Granby
Street
and
it's
a
Mission
Hospital
project.
It
was
for
renovations
to
an
existing
building
to
accommodate
a
variety
of
uses
within
that
building
and
requires
the
site
to
be
brought
into
compliance
with
all
of
the
applicable
standards
in
article
11.
K
So
it's
a
complicated
site
because
of
the
location
of
the
existing
building,
the
location
of
existing
parking,
lots
and
utilities
and
so
forth,
and
because
of
the
layers
of
landscaping
that
are
required
in
several
locations.
K
So
it's
adjacent
to
RS8
on
both
sides
of
the
east
corner
of
the
lot,
and
that
would
require
a
30
foot
wide
Type
e
property
line
buffer.
In
addition
to
that,
along
that
same
corner
and
and
both
for
the
full
length
of
both
of
those
sides
of
the
property,
they
would
be
required,
Street,
trees
and
Street
buffer
shrubs,
actually
for
for
the
majority
of
the
length
down
the
one
side,
but
for
the
full
length
along
the
rear,
and
so
because
of
the
limited
area
because
of
the
existing
parking
and
how
it
is
positioned.
K
Adjacent
to
the
street,
the
street
is
well
above
the
parking
lot
it
they
wouldn't
be
roomed
to
fit
Street
trees,
Street
buffer
shrubs
and
a
property
line,
a
30-foot
property
line
buffer.
So
there
are
some
other
conditions.
Also,
the
the
project
triggers
the
requirement
for
sidewalks
and
along
Granby
Street,
which
is
a
narrow
residential
street,
just
because
it
accesses
a
residential
neighborhood
to
the
rear.
It's
a
narrow,
Street
and
there's
going
to
be
a
sidewalk
and
because
again
of
the
topography,
retaining
wall
is
going
to
be
required.
K
K
Because
of
that
that
portion
of
the
building
you
see
that
crosses
over
Biltmore
Avenue,
there
are
utility
lines
that
have
to
go
under
that
and
so
even
small
maturing
trees.
Even
if
you,
if
you
change
the
standard
to
small
maturing
trees,
they
would
not
be
able
to
be
placed
under
those
utility
lines.
K
So
those
are
the
requests
the
applicant
is,
making
we've
evaluated
them
all
and
they
appear
to
meet
the
alternative
compliance
standards
and
the
majority
of
the
plant
materials
that
are
required
are
going
to
be
placed
on
the
site
other
than
those
that
I
mentioned,
and
they
are
preserving
all
of
the
existing
plant
materials
possible
and
that's
all
I
have.
We
do
have
Mary
Weber
the
landscape
architect
for
the
project
who
designed
this
plan
and
admirably
squeezed
in
lots
and
lots
of
landscaping
within
the
bounds
of
the
existing
conditions.
J
Okay,
yeah
I
had
a
question
about
the
the
the
trees
along
Biltmore
Avenue.
If,
if
that
distance
gets
moved
back
to
30
feet,
would
that
re-require
that
to
be
a
large
maturing
trees,
rather
than
small,
maturing
trees,
because
that
moves
them
out
of
the
power
lines?
J
M
I
think
we
might
need
to
move
them
back
further
to
put
in
larger
trees
and
also
there's
a
storm
water
detention
Basin
a
little
bit
further
up
the
slope,
so
I
didn't
want
to
get
into
that
either.
So
that's
why
I
kept
with
the
small
maturing
trees.
J
Jennifer
is
there
any
clarification
on
the
on
whether
or
not
since
they're,
not
under
the
power
lines,
now
I'm
just
trying
to
figure
out
whether
we
can
put
large
maturing
in
there.
K
Where
the
code
requires
a
small
maturing
trees,
we
can't
require
large
maturing
trees
through
this
process.
Unfortunately,
yeah
I
definitely
understand
what
Mary's
referring
to,
because
even
though
they're
going
to
be,
you
know
potentially
10
feet
or
more
away
from
those
lines.
K
A
small
maturing
tree
is
eventually
probably
going
to
interfere
with
those
lines.
I
mean
a
large
maturing
tree.
Would
so
she's
she's
kind
of
got
this
small
area
to
wedge
them
in
between
and.
K
Good
yeah,
we
did
recommend
on
a
project
I
had
last
month.
We
did
recommend
that
the
applicant
switch
to
large
maturing
trees,
which
they
happily
agreed
to
do,
but
it
was
an
entirely
different
situation
and
they
didn't
have
this
sort
of
narrow
strip
of
land
in
in
the
you
know
which
to
fit
the
trees.
E
Yeah
and
Patrick
I
have
a
quick
question:
hey
Mary,
how
you
doing
what
what
are
those
small
maturing
trees
that
are
running
adjacent
to
the
detention
Pond?
What
species
are
they.
M
Red
butts
are
the
ones
that
are
the
street
trees
along
Biltmore,
okay
and
then
I've
got
some
dogwoods
that
are
next
to
the
parking
lot,
as
well
as
some
larger
maturing
trees
like
Elms
and
red
Maples.
Okay,.
E
Are
they
Kusa
dogwoods
or
are
they
the
native
they're.
M
B
Before
we
entertain
emotion,
I
see
that
Sharon
Sumrall
has
in
fact
joined
us.
Welcome,
Sharon,
Hi.
L
Everybody
I'm
sorry
I'm
late
and
I'm.
Sorry
I
missed
the
this
presentation
so.
B
All
right,
if
there
are
no
other
questions,
I
will
entertain
emotion.
N
A
Need
to
open
and
up.
K
A
B
B
You
Nancy
thank
you,
so
I
will
entertain
a
motion
on
this
alternative
compliance,
application.
B
B
Hearing
none
I
will
call
the
question.
The
motion
before
us
is
to
prove
the
alternative
compliance
that
it
meets
the
criteria
that
the
ordinance
sets
out
for
alternative
compliance
approval,
so
Karen.
D
B
I
can't
see
his
photo
so
I'll
move
on
Ed
hi,
Zoe,
hi,
Sharon,
I.
L
B
Okay
and
I
vote
I,
so
the
alternative
compliance
request
for
seven
Granby
Street
is
unanimously
approved,
with
one
abstention
all
right.
Thank
you.
Everyone!
We
move
on
now
to
success.
F
C
I
just
wanted
to
remind
about
a
point
of
order
that
I
understand
why
an
abstinian
vote
would
be
made,
but
it
will
count
as
a
yes,
so
just
wanted
to
let
everyone
know
that
we
can
either
do
recusals
or
vote
Yes
or
No,
but
unfortunately,
abstention
is
not
an
option.
So
just
wanted
to
be
clear
on
that.
One.
C
B
A
B
A
Yes,
so
this
is
the
alternative
compliance
for
680
Haywood
Road.
You
have
seen
this
case
before
it
came
in
previously,
but
it
is
it
changed.
It
they've
come
back
because
they've
run
into
some
sight
issues
with
the
historic
features
on
the
site
and
they
need
to
install
a
wall
for
the
archaeologists
who's
been
contracted,
and
so
that
has
shifted
their
entire
parking
lot.
A
A
So
they've
come
back
to
me
all
of
the
parking
lot
landscaping
and
one
of
the
trees
was
in
the
parking
lot
on
the
approved
plant
was
actually
a
street
tree
and
then
the
reduction
of
the
island
sizes.
It
couldn't
fit
both
trees,
so
they
needed
to
push
it
out
to
the
road
and
it
gets
into
where
it
has
to
be
15
feet.
Apart
from
the
other
trees
at
a
minimum,
then
it
gets
into
their
utility
connections
and
then
also
into
the
site,
visibility
triangle
which
had
provided
that
information
from
our
transportation
engineer.
A
So
they
have
proposed
to
move
that
one
street
tree
to
ask
for
a
wave
of
that
one
street
tree
and
move
it
interior
to
the
site
as
part
of
their.
You
know,
in
into
the
Landscaping
of
the
parking
lot
so
they're
still
meeting
all
of
their
requirements,
they're
just
not
in
the
right
place.
N
N
It
was
a
little
bit
of
a
squeeze,
but
we
we
maintained
it
so
I
appreciate
all
the
help
we
got
and
I
will
be
with
this,
with
whatever
happens
with
approval
today,
I
might
assume
that
then
we
will
update
the
archaeologist
at
the
what
the
solution
was
and
would
appreciate
some
contact
from
the
city
to
back
that
up.
So
we're
perfectly
satisfied
with
what's
come
out
of
it
in
the
work
that
was
done.
B
Okay,
thank
you
Crawford
under
any
questions
for
Nancy
or
Crawford,.
B
Okay,
Jackson:
do
we
have
anyone
in
the
queue
for
public
comment
on
this
alternative
compliance
request.
B
Thank
you
so
seeing
that
there
is
no
questions
or
comments
for
staff
or
the
applicant
all
entertain.
A
motion
to
approve.
L
D
B
N
B
To
meet
you
as
well,
so
now
we
come
to
the
public
comments
section.
B
Okay,
so
I'll
refer
your
attention
to
two
written
comments
that
have
come
in
to
the
urban
forestry
Commission
on
public
comment,
the
first
one
was
from
Tom
Byers,
who
sent
a
lengthy
comment
regarding
the
what
he
felt
was
the
ponderous
process
for
getting
permitting
to
take
down
a
tree
on
steep
slope
and
wanted
the
urban
forestry
commissioned
to
weigh
in
on
this
I'm,
not
sure,
although
it
does
involve
trees,
I'm,
not
sure
that
the
permitting
process
is
specifically
within
our
purview.
B
However,
I
will
open
it
up
to
anyone
who
would
like
to
comment
on
that
comment
from
Mr
Byers.
L
I'm
sorry
I
didn't
read
that
I've
had
a
hectic
schedule.
Did
he
mention
why
it
was
ponderous.
E
I
think
I
can
address
that
Patrick,
okay,
it
was
after
getting
a
permit
to
remove
a
tree.
It
sounded
like
there
were
several
steps
that
he
went
had
to
go
through
getting
a
certified
Arborist
to
certify
that
the
tree
needed
to
be
removed,
the
city
ensuring
that
it
was
on
the
arborist
letterhead,
so
there's
a
permit
part,
and
then
the
replacement
party
felt
like
he
had
adequate
number
of
trees
and
didn't
feel
like
he
needed
to
replace
it.
E
So
the
request
was
then
to
have
him
present
that
that
waiver,
from
planting
to
through
alternative
compliance
and-
and
it
was
sort
of
like
you-
know,
I'm
one
person.
E
This
is
just
one
tree,
it's
just
too
honorous
request
and-
and
you
know,
when
I,
when
I
read
it,
it
seemed
like
the
city
was
following
appropriate
process
and
protocol
and
it's
difficult
to
differentiate
between
one
person
and
one
tree
versus
you
know
some
issues
that
we've
had
with
wholesale
tree
removal
along
steep
slope
and
and
and
remain
consistent
with
our
no
net
loss
policy
that
you
know,
I'm
I
kind
of
felt
sorry
I
had
to
jump
through
the
Hoops,
but
that's
process.
E
Sometimes,
and
to
treat
everybody
fairly,
you
know
you
just
have
to
go
with
the
flow
instead
of
fighting
it
and
you
get
where
you
want
to
be
so.
I
I
will
say
that
in
the
note
he
he
did
complement
the
professionalism
of
Keith
and
other
people
on
staff
and
trying
to
work
with
them.
E
So
I
didn't
feel
like
there's
any
ill
will
towards
the
city.
It's
more
the
process
that
he
was
disgruntled
about,
and
my
my
sense
was
if
the
city
changes
anything
with
the
process
it,
it
may
be
some
way
to
simplify
simple
cases
that
and
still
treat
everybody
equally
but
I.
Don't
know
how
you
can
do
that.
I
would
have
to
put
a
lot
of
thought
into
it.
So
I
considered
a
non-issue
really.
J
Yeah
I've
had
several
meetings
like
Tom
said,
was
Mr
buyer,
so
I
think
his
to
you
know
what
he's
speaking
to
as
and
I
believe
he's
gonna
submit
an
alternative
compliance
next
month
for
the
replanting
of
the
two
trees
that
he
needs
to
replant
with,
but
he
was
more
referring
to
it's.
It
sounded
like
he
felt
like
he
had
to
go
down
to
the
permit.
Center.
Every
time
to
you
know,
get
something
done
down
there,
so
it
it
sounded
like
he
just
wasn't.
J
I
guess
you
know
technologically
savvy
enough
to
you
know
kind
of
do
that
at
home,
so
but
I
think
he
had
to
make
several
stops
at
the
permit.
Center
and
you
know,
maybe,
was
or
wasn't
getting
the
right
information
down
there.
But
you
know
I
I
think
he's
going
to
come
back
with
alternative
compliance
next
month
to
waive
the
the
tree
planting.
D
B
All
right,
then,
thank
you,
commission
members.
The
second
public
comment
that
we
got
was
from
Hunter
Carson.
B
B
His
comment
was
mainly
to
add
more
substance
to
the
discs,
the
information
that
we
got
from
Devin
Clemens
from
capital
projects
at
the
last
meeting,
and
he
and
his
comments
were
saying
that
we
believe
he
was
showed
a
tree
survey
somewhere
along
the
the
line
during
this
process
and
that
he
is
saying
that
there's
more
than
70
trees
that
are
potentially
and
Peril
of
being
removed
to
make
room
for
this
project
and
for
a
storm
water
retention
system
in
I
think
retaining
wall.
B
So
I
don't
know
we.
We
had
sufficient
discussion
on
this
issue
at
the
last
meeting.
I,
don't
know
that
we
need
to
go
into
further
discussion
at
this
meeting.
However,
if
someone
feels
like
this
is
an
issue
regarding
sidewalk
projects
and
its
potential
effect
on
tree
removal
that
we
could
assign
this
to
one
of
the
working
groups
to
look
into
maybe
sit
down
with
Keith
and
people
from
capital
projects
and
see
if
we
could
come
up
with
a
better
review
process
on
this
Sharon.
L
Yeah,
the
the
don't
let
her
Disturbed
me
because
what
he
stated
about
how
many
trees
are
coming
out
being
on
his
property,
the
length
of
the
trees,
his
knowledge
of
it
not
being
presented
I
can
see
where
you
know
our
communication,
but
it
did
disturb
me
and
it
affected
me
and
our
transparency
process,
because
in
my
stay
at
UFC
I've
had
some
transparency
issues
of
what's
delivered
to
us
and
here
later
that
there
is
more
complications
to
it
than
just
what
we
hear
and
it's
never
good
to
have
x
amount
of
trees
coming
out
and
then
to
hear
that
a
whole
lot
more
coming
out
than
what
was
presented
and
his
response
to
it.
L
And
so
I
I
deeply
felt
this
pain.
Having
what
got
me
on
UFC
in
the
first
place
was
having
the
same
issue
with
the
Greenways
project.
So
I
know
completely
what
he's
going
through
on
this
and
I
feel
that,
as
you
stated,
we
need
more
detailed
information,
whether
we
all
want
to
sit
down
and
hear
it
or
not.
But
we
need
to
see
the
whole
picture,
how
it's
affecting
private
property,
how
it's
affecting
the
public
property
and
we
got
all
the
lay
of
it.
L
But
I
was
distressed
to
hear
and
read
his
letter.
B
Sharon
anyone
else.
C
F
B
Okay,
well,
if
they
do,
let
me
know
you
know
we.
We,
as
a
commission,
dealt
with
the
city
on
the
Vermont
Avenue
sidewalk
project
and
how
that
impacted
trees.
Now
we
have
this
issue
in
Whole
Creek,
so
I
don't
want
to
get
into
further
discussion
on
the
details
about
the
project.
What
I
would
be
interested
in
is
any
recommendation
from
the
commission
on
how
we
handle
this
generally.
B
E
I
was
going
to
make
a
comment
on
the
letter
itself:
How
We,
Do,
With,
It
generally
I,
don't
know,
I
think
as
a
commission
into
Sharon's
point.
We
should.
We
should
ask
for
greater
transparency,
I
I,
remember
specifically
asking
last
month
when
we
were
getting
a
presentation
in
the
hall
Creek
sidewalk,
when
the
comment
was
made
by
the
capital,
folks
that
they're
going
to
save
that
they
want
to
save
as
many
trees
as
they
can
and
they
intend
to
do
so.
I
asked
if
the
trees
were
surveyed
and
they
said
no.
E
Yet
this
letter
produced
a
tree
survey.
You
can't
save
trees
without
having
a
survey.
N
E
The
letter
also
spoke
to
the
transparency
issue,
I
think,
because
the
gentleman
who
wrote
the
letter
is
an
engineer
and
he
generated
a
solution
for
the
city
that
would
result
in
saving
some
trees,
additional
trees
and
it
at
basically
the
same
cost
according
to
him.
I,
don't
know
if
that's
true
or
not,
and
the
city
rejected
that
design.
So
I
I
get
the
sense
that
trees
are
obstacles
for
their
Capital
folks
and
and
the
easier
they
can
get
them
out
of
the
way
the
better
off
they
are
with
their
projects
and
their
Project
funding.
E
Probably
I
know
that's
a
strong
statement
but
I,
you
know,
I
think.
As
a
commission,
we
should
probably
communicate
back
to
the
capital
folks
that
were
taking
trees
seriously,
that
it's
one
of
the
easiest
local
solutions
to
this
existential
climate
crisis
that
we're
facing
and-
and
we
should
think
of
them
as
infrastructure
like
we
do
the
rest
of
our
utilities
and
treat
them
as
such.
So
the.
F
The
caller
has
jumped
on
back
again.
I've
I
must
have
had
something
wrong
there.
It's
working
from
now,
I'm
pretty
sure
I
give
them.
G
F
Eight
two,
eight
four
one:
seven,
seven
zero.
Are
you
available.
B
But
let's
continue
if
we
can
get
the
caller
on
the
line,
we'll
stop
and
hear
what
he
or
she
has
to
say.
Karen.
I
Thank
you,
yeah
I
just
wanted
to
Echo
agreement
with
Sharon
and
Ed's
comments
and
to
just
highlight
what
this
person
included
in
their
letter,
which
he
said
the
drawings
don't
illustrate
the
temporary
construction
easement,
which
is
also
subject
to
additional
clearing
so
but
advocating
for
better
transparency
and
with
all
aspects
of
a
plan.
That's
you
know,
especially
in
our
case
the
ones
that
affect
tree
canopy,
I,
think
that
would
just
Foster
more
Goodwill
between
the
community
and
the
city,
and
especially
you
know.
So
it
might
be
something
that
is
not.
I
B
Thank
you
Karen,
who
else
Zoe.
D
The
question
was
actually
answered
as
I
look
at
this
tree
survey,
which
includes
a
species
and
sizes
yeah
which
I
don't
I,
don't
recall
us
ever
actually
seeing
this
sort
of
thing,
but
yeah
it
is
troubling.
Thank
you.
H
Yeah
I
I
agree
with
with
that
and
Sharon
and
Karen
and
I
I
think
as
a
whole.
If
the
UFC
can
be
brought
in
sooner
in
a
in
a
project,
I
think
that's
going
to
be
a
lot
more
effective.
You
know
we
talked
to
Mr,
Clemens
and,
and
it
kind
of
seemed
like
he
had
just
been
reporting
to
us
to.
H
Let
us
know
what
was
going
on
and
any
suggestion
was
not
going
to
be
really
considered
so
I
I
think
at
this
point
this
project
we
don't
really
have
anything
to
to
offer
it
because
it
seems
like
it's
so
far
down
the
road.
You
know
they've
been
planning
it
for
so
long
that
that
they're
gonna
do
it
anyway.
So
I
think
that
if
we
could
be
brought
in
on
projects,
you
know
that
they're
planning
right
now.
H
B
Let
me
ask
if,
rather
than
the
commission
as
a
whole,
taking
this
up
over
and
over
again,
whether
the
either
the
policy
working
group
or
if
we
want
to
form
another
working
group
to
take
this
up
and
to
discuss
more
transparency
and
as
Jordan
has
suggested,
involving
the
urban
forestry
Commission
in
a
earlier
in
the
process
and
then
have
that
working
group
report
back
that
they
could
meet
with
whomever
in
the
city.
They
feel
is
necessary.
B
And
then
report
back
to
the
commission.
Sharon
yeah.
L
I
I
was
going
to
bring
that
up
somewhere
else
in
the
agenda,
because
we've
got
issues
on
the
muni,
with
the
staging
of
equipment
on
the
critical
root
zone
of
trees
and
that's
a
capital
project,
and
we
have
other
Capital
project
issues
that
we've
had
before
and
so
I
was
thinking.
How
can
we
go
about
and
create
a
capital
projects
which
I
do
believe?
L
We
had
a
working
group
say
on
the
enforcement
of
it
that
they
would
deal
with
that
I'm
off
in
November
or
December,
so
I
mean
I'll,
do
what
I
can
but
I
think
we
need,
as
we
did
when
we
were
working
on
private
changed
our
tree.
Canopy
protection
Amendment
and
we're
focused
on
private
I
think
we
need
to
take
the
same
rules
that
we've
got
going
for
the
private
people
and
apply
it
to
our
public
and
our
capital
projects,
because
it's
all
in
the
Udo
and
they
all
should
be
having
to
comply.
L
Just
because
they're
a
separate
entity
not
attach
the
city
they're
part
of
the
city.
They
should
still
have
to
meet
the
requirements
of
the
Udo
and
what
we're
demanding
from
the
private
and
so
somehow
I
think
that
we
could
tighten
that
up
more
and
make
people
more
accountable
in
that
area.
But
we
collectively,
as
a
commission,
are
going
to
have
to
insist
that
that
be
done
and
the
only
way
we
can
do
it
is
like
we
did
when
we
were
tackling
719.
L
So,
yes,
the
long
way
around
is
we
need
to
either
take
the
the
working
group
we
have
now
and
expand
it
or
come
up
with
another
one
that
just
wants
to
deal
with
capital
projects
or
public
projects
that
happen
to.
B
B
Okay,
all
right
well
for
the
sake
of
moving
on.
Let
me
think
about
it
and
I
will
contact
a
couple
of
the
chairs
of
the
already
existing
working
groups
and
see
if
they're
interested
in
taking
this
on.
If
not
I
can
create
a
separate
working
group
and
ask
for
volunteers
from
the
commission
to
be
on
it
to
deal
with
this
specific
project.
B
B
Oh
and
just
one
other
point
that
that
sort
of
complicates
the
hall
Creek
situation
is
that
where
it's
also
dealing
with
ncdot,
because
New
Hall
Creek
Road,
is
a
state
road,
so
I
don't
know
how
much
they
govern
the
process
over
the
city.
B
B
C
Yeah
I
just
wanted
to
let
y'all
know
that
I'm
available
if
any
work
group
needs
support,
formalizing
a
recommendation
or
drafting
anything.
Just
let
me
know.
B
Thank
you,
Kim,
we'll.
Take
you
up
on
that
all
right,
we'll
go
to
staff
reports,
City
Arborist,
mark.
O
Hi
there
it's
been
pretty
much
another
normal
summer
month,
storms
trees
fall
down
across
our
roads
and
we
clear
them
for
you
identifying
and
removing
dead
trees
and
structurally
defective
trees
before
they
fall
down
the
road
for
you
and
cutting
back
vegetation
along
the
road
edges,
so
that
y'all
can
drive
down
your
lane
instead
of
down
the
middle.
O
As
far
as
new
and
different
stuff
I
met
with
Ryan
bledo
from
the
U.S
forest
Service
he's
a
plant
pathologist
and
Matt
deardoff
from
the
golf
course
and
climbed
Red
Oak
today
to
collect
samples
for
Ryan
to
rule
out
the
possibility
of
Oak
Wilt
in
Red
Oaks
over
there
at
the
midi
golf
so
he'll
be
culturing,
some
of
the
samples
and
maybe
sending
some
off
to
Raleigh
and
in
the
meantime,
I've
got
up
to
three
trees
over
there.
Now
that
I
need
to
remove
one
of
them.