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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet - BC - 2006.09.07AGENDA BURLINGAME BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 5:30 P.M. CITYHALL Conference Room A - 501 PRIMROSE ROAD B URLINGAME, CA I. ROLL CALL H. MINUTES OF AUGUST 3, 2006 COMMISSION MEETING M. CORRESPONDENCE IV. FROM THE FLOOR (At this time, persons in the audience may speak on any item on the agenda or any other matter. The Ralph M. Brown Act prohibits the Commission from acting on a matter which is not on the agenda. Comments are limited to three minutes.) V. OLD BUSINESS 1. Long Range Reforestation Plan for Easton Drive — Finalize October Yh Community Meeting 2. City Blocks with No Trees VI. NEW BUSINESS 1. Request for Removal of City -Owned Ligustrum (Privet) Tree @ 10 Clarendon Road VII. REPORTS 1. Staff 2. Chairperson 3. Commissioners Burlingame Beautification Commission City Hall — 501 Primrose Road Burlingame, California 94010 Dear Easton Residents, After the large turnout for our last meeting at OLA on Thursday, April Oh' the Beautification Commission took note of your concerns and wishes. Our sub -committee has been in contact with knowledgeable professionals in the field of eucalyptus trees. We would like to schedule a follow up street tree meeting on Thursday, October 5tn at 7:30 pm in the Lower Hall at OLA. At that time, we will share a suggested list of appropriate eucalyptus species that address your concerns about height, stability and those that do not disturb the surrounding hardscape. We look forward to your attendance. Please encourage all of your neighbors to attend this �. informative meeting. Thank you for your patience. Leslie McQuaide Chairperson Beautification Commission Important Reminder From the Burlingame Beautification Commission Easton Street Tree Meeting We want your input Thursday, Oct. 5 - 7:30' pm Our Lady of Angels - Lower Hall Enter from Cortes or Cabrillo Streets STAFF REPORT: APPEAL OF DENIAL j , OF REQUEST TO REIVIOVE TBE STREET TREE AT 10 CLARENDON AVENUE BACKGROUND The Ligustrum lucidum (Glossy privet) at 10 Clarendon Avenue is a healthy mature City Street Tree (planted in 1979). This tree species was once on the City's Street Tree planting list. It was removed in the late 1980s or early 1990s. There is no documentation indicating the reason for removal. There are a limited number of these trees currently planted as Street Trees. The tree is relatively free of pests in this area. The tree does produce large quantities of small berries. The berries do stain. The berries can be toxic if ingested in very large quantities, but the berry extract has also been used as a remedy in Chinese medicine for hundreds of years. The Street Tree ordinance does give the Director the discretion to remove "objectionable trees, which may include "...those which by their nature drop fruit, seed pods or debris which create hazards to pedestrians or vehicular traffic" (11.04.010, 11.04.020) The Commission has on occasion supported removal of specific trees which drop staining or objectionable fruit. The primary trees removed in the past have been Olives and fruiting Gingkos. All removals have been considered on a case by case basis. In denying the removal request Supervisor Disco recognized the staining quality of the fruit. He denied the removal request, however, because the tree is healthy and well structured for that species. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Commission focus on the berry issue, since it is the only one cited in the appeal that is referenced in the Ordinance. The Commission may among other choices: 1. Deny the appeal, since the tree is healthy. 2. Uphold the appeal because of the noxious fruit complaint (or other findings) and recommend that removal and replacement be scheduled by City crews. 3. Uphold the appeal because of the noxious fruit complaint and recommend that a permit be given to the Property Owners to remove and replace the tree from the Street Tree list at their expense. R d CITY , CITY OF BURLINGAME PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT U RLIN6AME 850 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame, California 94010-2899 +`, •• Telephone (650) 558-7300 • Parks / Trees (650) 558-7330 coA�owwr�o ' Fax (650) 696-7216 • E-mail: recreation@burlingame.org CORRECTED MEETING DATE August 21, 2006 Ken & Susan Graven 10 Clarendon Road Burlingame, CA RE: APPEAL OF THE DENIAL FOR THE REMOVAL OF A CITY -OWNED LIGUSTRUM TREE @ 10 CLARENDON ROAD - BURLINGAME We are in receipt of your letter appealing the denial for the removal of a City -owned Ligustrum tree at the above address. Your appeal will be forwarded to the Burlingame Beautification Commission and will be placed on the September 7, 2006 agenda. Third parry expert opinion may be helpful to the Commission, as it deliberates this case. Please submit any such documentation in advance of the meeting to our office at 850 Burlingame Avenue, and it will be distributed to the Commissioners. The Commission meets at 5:30 PM at CityHall, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, (Conference Room A) should you wish to attend and address the Commission regarding this matter. Sincerely, Tim Richmond Parks Superintendent TR/kh CC: Glenn & Carrie Hout Ronald & Gail Marlin Ivan & Endoxie Zakatchenko 12 Clarendon Road 749 Sequoia Avenue 15 Clarendon Road Burlingame, CA 94010 San 1vIateo, CA 94403 Burlingame, CA 94010 CITY , CITY OF BURLINGAME BURLINGAME PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT 850 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame, California 94010-2899 +' Telephone (650) 558-7300 A Parks / Trees (650) 558-7330 Fax (650) 696-7216 . E-mail: recreation@burlingame.org September 12, 2006 Ken & Susan Graven 10 Clarendon Road Burlingame, CA 94010 RE: APPEAL OF THE DENIAL TO REMOVE ONE CITY OWNED LIGUSTRUM TREE @ 10 CLARENDON ROAD - BURLINGAME At its meeting of September 7, 2006 the Beautification Commission voted 5-0-2 (absent) to uphold the appeal for the removal of the City -owned Ligustrum tree at 10 Clarendon Road, because of the noxious fruit complaint, and recommended that a permit be issued to the Property Owners to remove the tree and replace with a tree from the Official Street Tree list at their expense. This decision or any of the conditions can be appealed to the City Council within 10 days. If no appeal has been received by September 25, 2006, you can make arrangements for the permit to be issued by calling our office at (650) 558-7330. Sincerely, n , Tim Richmond Parks Superintendent Enclosure CC: Glenn & Carrie Hout 12 Clarendon Road Burlingame, CA 94010 Ronald & Gail Marlin 749 Sequoia Avenue San Mateo, CA 94403 Ivan & Endoxie Zakatchenko 15 Clarendon Road Burlingame, CA 94010