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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet - BC - 2003.08.07NO TICE B URLINGAME BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION AUGUST 7, 2003 5:30 P.M. CITY HALL Conference Room A 501 PRIMROSE ROAD B URLINGAME, CA A GENDA I. ROLL CALL � H. MINUTES OF DUNE 5, 2003 MEETING III. CORRESPONDENCE IV. FROM THE FLOOR (At this time, persons in the audience may speak on any item on the agenda or arty 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 None VI. NEW BUSINESS A. Appeal of Denial to remove the City -owned Liquidambar Tree @ 1800 Ashton Avenue B. Nominating Committee Report/Election of Officers VH. REPORTS A. Parks & Recreation Director B. Parks Superintendent C. Chairperson D_ Commissioners CITY OF BUR INGAME 4ytR PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT BURLINGAME _ 850 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame, California 94010-2899 s Telephone (650) 558-7300 o Parks / Trees (650) 558-7330 Fax (650) 696-7216 . E-mail. recreation@burlinuame.ora August 8, 2003 Mr. Dennis Zell 1800 Ashton Avenue Burlingame, CA 94010 RE: APPEAL OF DENIAL TO REMOVE A CITY LIQUIDAMBAR TREE AT 1800 ASHTON AVENUE. At its meeting of August 7, 2003, the Beautification Commission voted 5-0-2 (absent) to deny your appeal of the denial to remove one City Liquidambar tree at the above address. The decision was based on the health of the tree, available root damage mitigation, and the fact that the tree is part of a street tree grove on that block. This decision may be appealed to the City Council in writing within 10 days of receipt of this letter (August 22, 2003). If you have any questions regarding this matter, you may call the Parks Division at (650) 558-7330. Sincerely, Tim Richmond Parks Superintendent a PARKS IC�1`TION DEPARTMENTQ 3PRLINGAB9E 850 Burlingame Avenue. Burlingame, California 94010-2899 it �CDAPDRAT[D moo• Telephone (650) 558-7300 • Parks / Trees (650) 558-7330 Fax (650) 696-7216 E-mail: burlrec@aol.com July 21, 2003 Mr. Dennis Zell 1800 Ashton Avenue Burlingame, CA 94010 RE: APPEAL OF DENIAL TO REMOVE THE CITY OWNED LIQUIDAMBAR TREE @ 1800 ASHTON AVENUE Your appeal for the removal of the City -owned Liquidambar tree at 1800 Ashton Avenue has been placed on the Burlingame Beautification Commission's August 71h Agenda. A public hearing will be held which will result in a ruling by the Commission on your appeal. The Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Room A at City Hall, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, should you wish to attend and address the Commission regarding your appeal. The Commissioners will be notified of the appeal in advance of the meeting, so that they may inspect the site. The Commission will not rule on the Liquidambar tree which was being illegally removed. The Commission does not rule on illegal actions, nor does it participate in monetary sanctions for such actions. As per previous correspondence, the tree will be completely removed by City in the near future. Sincerely,. Tim Richmond Parks Superintendent Cc: Larry Anderson, City Attorney Randy Schwartz, Director of Parks & Recreation Steve Porter, City Arborist DATE: AUGUST 7, 2003 RE: APPEAL'OF DENIAL TO REMOVE THE CITY -OWNED LIQUIDAMBAR TREE @ 1800 ASHTON AVENUE Ike + re- e- r-ovS ►-iu✓� c�'�S��y��nr J �a( V e- eltel.✓T0`_lp"It I f crr �r I�ayt✓ 1 N l J L �Z C r ✓n ft/1 � t� /lC� � S G� , 44,E t ✓�-• t o� ' �-c e-t e r a co.v,c c0LlyIG w�ii rcj. .= c�,✓t ocr ��`�^ ta/ ram+ Ot r Q-,�sc-,lC oe 10 N.—. YYYSSS � `�+` •.J J { t AA _ 1y �" v y Dennis Zell 1800 Ashton Avenue Burlingame, CA 94010 July 1, 2003 Burlingame Beautification Commission C/O Burlingame Parks & Rec. Dept. 850 Burlingame Ave. Burlingame, CA 94010-2899 To whom it may concern: I hereby appeal the attached decision. Please contact me to tell me where and when the appeal will be heard, and what the process and procedures will be. I would be most interested in having the commission see the site in person prior to the hearing. My telephone number during the day is (650) 652-5601. Sincerely, t Dennis Zell CITY 0 CITY OF BURLINGAME URLINGAME PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT + 850 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame, California 94010-2899 Telephone (650) 558-7300 Parks / Trees (650) 558-7330 Fax (650) 696-7216 E-mail: burlrec@aol.com June 24, 2003 Mr. Dennis Zell 1800 Ashton Drive Burlingame, CA 94010 RE: ILLEGAL REMOVAL OF ONE CITY -OWNED LIQUIDAMBAR TREE & THE REQUEST FOR REMOVAL OFA SECOND LIQUIDAMBAR TREE C, 1800 ASHTON DRIVE - BURLINGAME On June 11, 2003, unlicenced workers, hired by you to remove both City -owned Liquidambar trees, were stopped from continuing their work after your previous request to this office that the City -owned trees be removed had been denied. The attempted removal of the City -owned Liquidambar tree is in violation of the Burlingame Municipal Code chapter 11.04.085: "It is unlawful for any person to cut down, trim, prune, plant, remove, injure or destroy any tree, shrub, or plant in or upon any street or public place in the city without a permit therefore from the director." The tree was damaged beyond repair and will need to be removed by the City's tree crew. The City will be replacing the tree in the Fall. Please choose the replacement tree from the enclosed Official Street Tree list and respond to our office by July 31, 2003 with your selection. If we have not heard from you by that date, we will choose an appropriate tree for that site. Following the completion ofthe aforementioned work, you will be billed for the appraised value of the destroyed tree as well as the associated cost for the attached Certified Arborist's report submitted by Mayne Tree Expert Company. With regard to the other existing Liquidambar tree at the above address, I am again denying your request for the removal of the remaining City -owned tree. This Liquidambar tree is a mature, healthy tree, and as we have discussed in the past, the roots can be cut 6' out from the trunk and root barriers placed enabling you to relandscape. If you wish to appeal this decision, you may do so by writing to the Burlingame Beautification Commission, C/O Burlingame Parks & Recreation Department, 850 Burlingame .Avenue, Burlingame. Please contact me at (650) 558-7330, if you have any questions. Sincerely, Steven Porter City Arborist S P/kh CC: Randy Schwartz - Parks & Recreation Director Larry Anderson - City Attorney Attachments ��.CITY CITY OF BURLINGAME URLIN6AME PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT 850 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame, California 94010-2899 t Telephone (650) 558-7300 • Parks / Trees (650) 558-7330 Fax (650) 696-7216 • E-mail: burlrec@aol.com DATE: July 25, 2003 TO: BURLINGAME BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION FROM: TIM RICHMOND, PARKS SUPERINTENDENT RE: AUGUST 7, 2003 MEETING The August 7 meeting includes a Public Hearing. It concerns an appeal of a denial to remove a City street tree at 1800 Ashton Avenue. The tree in question is a Liquidambar. The basis of the appeal is included in your packet. The second Liquidambar was partially removed without permit by a contractor. That tree was determined by the Arborist to require future removal; the structure has been too compromised to remain. City crews will remove and replace that tree. Your hearing concerns only the tree with the full canopy. Please read the attached documentation carefully for this item. Also on the agenda is the election of Commission Officers. The nominating Committee will present its recommendations, and a voting will occur. The new Officers will be in place for the September meeting. At the June meeting, the issue of PG&E pruning practices was raised in the public comment section of the meeting. In the interim, PG&E made a public presentation in Burlingame at the request of the BULB organization. Peter Beesley of PG&E was present and addressed some of the issues of concern to this Commission. In my conversation with Mr. Beesley, he detailed the process that his crews are instructed to follow in communicating with property owners regarding pruning in backyard easements. He is also reviewing pruning by his crews in this area. He expressed a willingness to attend a future Commission meeting to explain PG&E practices and to answer Commissioners' questions. Chairman McGowan thought that any such meeting was most appropriate after new officers have been elected, particularly since he will be leaving the Commission. He is leaving the Commission because he is moving out of Burlingame. We will certainly miss his leadership and his horticultural expertise. Attachment