1 00:00:11,745 --> 00:00:17,183 >>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA IS 2 00:00:17,250 --> 00:00:18,151 ON ATTENDEE. SO I'M GOING TO 3 00:00:18,218 --> 00:00:20,620 SLOW ROLL THE FEBRUARY 22 -- 4 00:00:20,687 --> 00:00:21,488 >> COPY THAT. 5 00:00:21,554 --> 00:00:23,089 >> 2023 MEETING OF THE LAND USE 6 00:00:23,156 --> 00:00:25,692 COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. I 7 00:00:25,759 --> 00:00:30,597 IS 2:00 P.M. I'M DAN STRAUSS, 8 00:00:30,663 --> 00:00:31,765 CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WE'RE 9 00:00:31,831 --> 00:00:33,133 GOING TO GIVE IT JUST ONE SECON 10 00:00:33,199 --> 00:00:35,168 FOR THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. 11 00:00:35,235 --> 00:00:39,839 ERIC, TELL US WHEN WE'RE READY. 12 00:00:39,906 --> 00:00:42,108 WE ARE READY, GREAT. CLERK, WIL 13 00:00:42,175 --> 00:00:45,545 YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 14 00:00:45,612 --> 00:00:49,082 >> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA? 15 00:00:49,149 --> 00:00:50,784 >> PRESENT. 16 00:00:50,850 --> 00:00:51,751 >> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON? 17 00:00:51,818 --> 00:00:54,487 >> COME BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER 18 00:00:54,554 --> 00:00:54,721 NELSON. 19 00:00:54,788 --> 00:00:55,889 >> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN? 20 00:00:55,955 --> 00:00:56,423 >> HERE. 21 00:00:56,489 --> 00:01:00,960 >> VICE CHAIR MORALES? 22 00:01:01,027 --> 00:01:04,164 >> HERE. 23 00:01:04,230 --> 00:01:06,166 >> CHAIR STRAUSS? 24 00:01:06,232 --> 00:01:06,466 >> PRESENT. 25 00:01:06,533 --> 00:01:10,904 >> I AM PRESENT, SARA NELSON. 26 00:01:10,970 --> 00:01:12,071 >> THANK YOU. 27 00:01:12,138 --> 00:01:14,574 >> WE HAVE QUORUM. JUST BEFORE 28 00:01:14,641 --> 00:01:16,810 WE GET STARTED, WE LEARNED THIS 29 00:01:16,876 --> 00:01:18,044 MORNING OF THE UNTIMELY -- 30 00:01:18,111 --> 00:01:18,845 EXCUSE ME, LET ME ESTART. WE 31 00:01:18,912 --> 00:01:20,213 LEARNED THIS MORNING OF THE 32 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,515 UNTIMELY PASSING OF ONE OF OUR 33 00:01:22,582 --> 00:01:23,550 COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE 34 00:01:23,616 --> 00:01:25,618 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS 35 00:01:25,685 --> 00:01:26,486 SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED NEWS. ALL 36 00:01:26,553 --> 00:01:28,822 I CAN SAY ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW 37 00:01:28,888 --> 00:01:30,256 IS THAT OUR FRIEND TRULY KNEW 38 00:01:30,323 --> 00:01:33,326 WHO THEY WERE AS A PERSON, WHIC 39 00:01:33,393 --> 00:01:35,795 IS RARE IN THIS WORLD. THEY WIL 40 00:01:35,862 --> 00:01:36,996 BE DEEPLY MISSED BY EVERYONE 41 00:01:37,063 --> 00:01:39,132 THEY MET IN THIS WORLD, AND ON 42 00:01:39,199 --> 00:01:41,201 BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE LEGISLATIV 43 00:01:41,267 --> 00:01:45,071 DEPARTMENT, WE SEND OUR 44 00:01:45,138 --> 00:01:45,672 CONDOLENCES TO THEIR FAMILY. 45 00:01:45,738 --> 00:01:46,906 WHILE I'M SLOWLY BEGINNING TO 46 00:01:46,973 --> 00:01:49,108 PROCESS THIS AND GRIEVE. IF ANY 47 00:01:49,175 --> 00:01:51,010 OF US ON STAFF SEEM MUTED OR 48 00:01:51,077 --> 00:01:54,481 QUIET, IT IS BECAUSE OF THIS 49 00:01:54,547 --> 00:01:56,416 TRAGIC NEWS. SO BEFORE WE BEGIN 50 00:01:56,483 --> 00:02:00,687 IF WE COULD HOLD A MOMENT OF 51 00:02:00,753 --> 00:02:06,326 SILENCE FOR OUR FRIEND. 52 00:02:19,706 --> 00:02:21,941 THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON 53 00:02:22,008 --> 00:02:24,277 TODAY'S AGENDA. A BRIEFING 54 00:02:24,344 --> 00:02:32,352 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON 55 00:02:32,418 --> 00:02:35,188 COUNCIL BILL 120509. AT THIS 56 00:02:35,255 --> 00:02:38,258 TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID 57 00:02:38,324 --> 00:02:40,860 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS 58 00:02:40,927 --> 00:02:46,699 ON TODAY'S AGENDA. CLERK, WILL 59 00:02:46,766 --> 00:02:51,771 YOU PLEASE PLAY THE VIDEO? 60 00:02:51,838 --> 00:02:53,840 >> HELLO, SEATTLE. WE ARE THE 61 00:02:53,907 --> 00:02:55,408 EMERALD CITY. THE CITY OF 62 00:02:55,475 --> 00:02:57,377 FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF 63 00:02:57,443 --> 00:03:00,046 GOODWILL, BUILT ON INDIGENOUS 64 00:03:00,113 --> 00:03:01,981 LAND, THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY 65 00:03:02,048 --> 00:03:04,183 OF THE PEOPLE. THE SEATTLE CITY 66 00:03:04,250 --> 00:03:05,051 COUNCIL WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC 67 00:03:05,118 --> 00:03:07,387 COMMENT AND IS EAGER TO HEAR 68 00:03:07,453 --> 00:03:08,621 FROM RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. IF 69 00:03:08,688 --> 00:03:10,523 YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPEAKER 70 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:11,724 AND PROVIDE A VERBAL PUBLIC 71 00:03:11,791 --> 00:03:13,226 COMMENT, YOU MAY REGISTER TWO 72 00:03:13,293 --> 00:03:17,063 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING VIA 73 00:03:17,130 --> 00:03:18,398 THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL 74 00:03:18,464 --> 00:03:20,600 WEBSITE. HERE'S SOME INFORMATIO 75 00:03:20,667 --> 00:03:21,568 ABOUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT 76 00:03:21,634 --> 00:03:22,635 PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS ARE CALLE 77 00:03:22,702 --> 00:03:26,339 UPON IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY 78 00:03:26,406 --> 00:03:27,640 REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL'S 79 00:03:27,707 --> 00:03:28,675 WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL 80 00:03:28,741 --> 00:03:31,077 IN FROM THE PHONE NUMBER 81 00:03:31,144 --> 00:03:32,345 PROVIDED WHEN THEY REGISTERED 82 00:03:32,412 --> 00:03:34,480 ONLINE AND USED THE MEETING I.D 83 00:03:34,547 --> 00:03:36,716 AND PASS CODE THAT WAS E-MAILED 84 00:03:36,783 --> 00:03:39,152 UPON CONFIRMATION. IF YOU DID 85 00:03:39,218 --> 00:03:40,687 NOT RECEIVE AN E-MAIL 86 00:03:40,753 --> 00:03:41,821 CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR 87 00:03:41,888 --> 00:03:46,225 SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS. A 88 00:03:46,292 --> 00:03:47,293 REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING 89 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:48,761 I.D. IS DIFFERENT FROM THE 90 00:03:48,828 --> 00:03:51,564 GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING I.D 91 00:03:51,631 --> 00:03:54,367 PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA. ONCE TH 92 00:03:54,434 --> 00:03:56,402 SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED, THE 93 00:03:56,469 --> 00:03:57,770 SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE WILL BE 94 00:03:57,837 --> 00:03:58,805 UNMUTED AND AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT 95 00:03:58,871 --> 00:04:03,209 WILL SAY THE HOST WOULD LIKE YO 96 00:04:03,276 --> 00:04:04,010 TO UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE. THAT 97 00:04:04,077 --> 00:04:07,213 IS YOUR CUE, YOUR TURN TO SPEAK 98 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:08,648 AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST PRESS 99 00:04:08,715 --> 00:04:11,884 STAR SIX. YOU WILL THEN HEAR A 100 00:04:11,951 --> 00:04:13,119 PROMPT OF YOU ARE UNMUTED. BE 101 00:04:13,186 --> 00:04:14,954 SURE YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTED ON 102 00:04:15,021 --> 00:04:17,190 YOUR END, SO THAT YOU WILL BE 103 00:04:17,256 --> 00:04:18,925 HEARD. AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD 104 00:04:18,992 --> 00:04:21,794 BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME AND 105 00:04:21,861 --> 00:04:22,829 THE ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING. A 106 00:04:22,895 --> 00:04:24,931 CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN TEN 107 00:04:24,998 --> 00:04:27,600 SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR 108 00:04:27,667 --> 00:04:28,668 ALLOTTED TIME. AS A GENTLE 109 00:04:28,735 --> 00:04:30,903 REMINDER TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC 110 00:04:30,970 --> 00:04:34,207 COMMENTS. AT THE END OF THE 111 00:04:34,273 --> 00:04:35,408 ALLOTTED TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE 112 00:04:35,475 --> 00:04:38,845 WILL BE MUTED AND THE NEXT 113 00:04:38,911 --> 00:04:40,580 SPEAKER REGISTERED WILL BE 114 00:04:40,647 --> 00:04:41,914 CALLED. ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE 115 00:04:41,981 --> 00:04:42,649 COMPLETED PROVIDING PUBLIC 116 00:04:42,715 --> 00:04:43,850 COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM 117 00:04:43,916 --> 00:04:45,652 THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND JOI 118 00:04:45,718 --> 00:04:47,854 US BY FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA 119 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:49,522 SEATTLE CHANNEL BROADCAST OR 120 00:04:49,589 --> 00:04:51,424 THROUGH THE LISTENING LINE 121 00:04:51,491 --> 00:04:54,027 OPTION LISTED ON THE AGENDA. TH 122 00:04:54,093 --> 00:04:55,194 COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO 123 00:04:55,261 --> 00:04:57,330 LIMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IF THE 124 00:04:57,397 --> 00:05:00,767 SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR IF TH 125 00:05:00,833 --> 00:05:01,601 PROCESS IMPEDES THE PROCESS 126 00:05:01,668 --> 00:05:03,136 ABILITY TO CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS 127 00:05:03,202 --> 00:05:05,772 ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS OF THE 128 00:05:05,838 --> 00:05:07,407 CITY. ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE 129 00:05:07,473 --> 00:05:09,142 THAT IS DISRUPTIVE TO THESE 130 00:05:09,208 --> 00:05:11,244 PROCEEDINGS OR THAT IS NOT 131 00:05:11,310 --> 00:05:13,713 FOCUSED ON AN APPROPRIATE TOPIC 132 00:05:13,780 --> 00:05:14,614 AS SPECIFIED AND COUNCIL RULES 133 00:05:14,681 --> 00:05:17,884 MAY LEAD TO THE SPEAKER BEING 134 00:05:17,950 --> 00:05:19,218 MUTED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER. 135 00:05:19,285 --> 00:05:21,688 OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN 136 00:05:21,754 --> 00:05:22,922 OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE 137 00:05:22,989 --> 00:05:24,757 DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST OU 138 00:05:24,824 --> 00:05:27,527 ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES 139 00:05:27,593 --> 00:05:29,729 BEFORE THE COUNCIL. THE PUBLIC 140 00:05:29,796 --> 00:05:30,630 COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE 141 00:05:30,697 --> 00:05:33,700 WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST 142 00:05:33,766 --> 00:05:35,468 SPEAKER ON THE LIST. PLEASE 143 00:05:35,535 --> 00:05:37,904 REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR SIX AFTE 144 00:05:37,970 --> 00:05:42,141 YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF YOU HAVE 145 00:05:42,208 --> 00:05:43,242 BEEN UNMUTED. THANK YOU, 146 00:05:43,309 --> 00:05:43,509 SEATTLE. 147 00:05:43,576 --> 00:05:45,611 >> AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TO 148 00:05:45,678 --> 00:05:47,513 TESTIFY AT THE LAND USE 149 00:05:47,580 --> 00:05:54,787 COMMITTEE, THIS 22nd DAY OF 150 00:05:54,854 --> 00:05:57,123 FEBRUARY, 2023. WE HAVE ONE 151 00:05:57,190 --> 00:06:00,426 PERSON HERE IN CHAMBERS AND TEN 152 00:06:00,493 --> 00:06:01,894 ONLINE. CONNOR MCDERMOTT, YOU 153 00:06:01,961 --> 00:06:04,497 ARE NOT PRESENT, SO IF YOU WANT 154 00:06:04,564 --> 00:06:08,501 TO COMMENT, NOW IS THE TIME TO 155 00:06:08,568 --> 00:06:10,203 CALL IN. YOU ARE NOW PRESENT. S 156 00:06:10,269 --> 00:06:12,472 WE WILL HAVE STEVE, THE 157 00:06:12,538 --> 00:06:14,006 BENEVOLENT LEADER OF GREEN LAKE 158 00:06:14,073 --> 00:06:19,512 TESTIFY IN PERSON FIRST FOLLOWE 159 00:06:19,579 --> 00:06:25,218 BY COLIN MCCLEER, JESSICA 160 00:06:25,284 --> 00:06:27,153 DICKSON, ETHAN CHILDS, TRISTAN 161 00:06:27,220 --> 00:06:30,456 FIELDS, LEYLAH SUDAN, AND CONNO 162 00:06:30,523 --> 00:06:33,459 MCDERMOTT. MY APOLOGIES IF I 163 00:06:33,526 --> 00:06:36,462 MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAMES. GOOD 164 00:06:36,529 --> 00:06:39,332 MORNING, STEVE. WHEN YOU'RE 165 00:06:39,398 --> 00:06:41,200 READY. GOOD AFTERNOON, STEVE, M 166 00:06:41,267 --> 00:06:41,501 APOLOGIES. 167 00:06:41,567 --> 00:06:43,269 >> TREES HAVE BEEN IN AN 168 00:06:43,336 --> 00:06:46,439 INTEREST FOR A WHILE. I THINK 169 00:06:46,506 --> 00:06:47,240 THE THREE-DAY PERIOD IS NICE, 170 00:06:47,306 --> 00:06:49,509 BUT IT SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT 171 00:06:49,575 --> 00:06:52,745 LONGER ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE 172 00:06:52,812 --> 00:06:54,514 TALKING ABOUT REMOVAL OF TREES. 173 00:06:54,580 --> 00:06:56,015 SIX DAYS IS BETTER THAN THREE, 174 00:06:56,082 --> 00:07:00,353 BUT YOU KNOW, AT LEAST A WEEK O 175 00:07:00,419 --> 00:07:02,121 SO. YOU'VE GOT TO ALSO REMEMBER 176 00:07:02,188 --> 00:07:04,490 WHEN WE HAVE SICK TREES, MY HOP 177 00:07:04,557 --> 00:07:07,794 IS YOU WILL SAVE THE EVIDENCE. 178 00:07:07,860 --> 00:07:10,329 MANY SICK TREES THAT HAVE BEEN 179 00:07:10,396 --> 00:07:12,198 DETERMINED BY PEOPLE IN MY 180 00:07:12,265 --> 00:07:14,000 NEIGHBORHOOD DIDN'T LOOK SICK T 181 00:07:14,066 --> 00:07:16,502 ANYBODY ELSE. THEY'RE DOING A 182 00:07:16,569 --> 00:07:18,704 MUCH BETTER JOB NOW. IT USED TO 183 00:07:18,771 --> 00:07:21,174 BE THEY CUT THEM DOWN LOW. NOW 184 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:22,475 THEY PULL THE ROOTS AND STUFF 185 00:07:22,542 --> 00:07:25,978 OUT, SO THE EVIDENCE IS PRETTY 186 00:07:26,045 --> 00:07:27,880 ZERO THERE. THE THREE-DAY NOTIC 187 00:07:27,947 --> 00:07:31,117 IS, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAY, MUCH 188 00:07:31,184 --> 00:07:36,055 BETTER THAN NOTHING. BUT WE HAV 189 00:07:36,122 --> 00:07:39,225 TO WORRY ABOUT THE FACT MORE 190 00:07:39,292 --> 00:07:40,326 TIME WOULD BE NECESSARY. THERE 191 00:07:40,393 --> 00:07:43,262 IS SOME AREAS WHERE PEOPLE DON' 192 00:07:43,329 --> 00:07:46,199 USE CERTAIN DAYS AS MUCH. PEOPL 193 00:07:46,265 --> 00:07:47,700 GO THROUGH IN PATTERNS. I THINK 194 00:07:47,767 --> 00:07:50,770 AT LEAST A WEEK IN MOST CASES 195 00:07:50,837 --> 00:07:52,138 WOULD BE MORE REASONABLE FOR 196 00:07:52,205 --> 00:07:53,239 PUBLIC NOTICE, SO PEOPLE WILL 197 00:07:53,306 --> 00:07:56,375 HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT'S 198 00:07:56,442 --> 00:08:00,213 GOING ON AND WHAT'S NOT GOING 199 00:08:00,279 --> 00:08:03,249 ON. THERE'S A FEW PLACES UP FOR 200 00:08:03,316 --> 00:08:05,017 ME. THERE'S A RATHER NEW 201 00:08:05,084 --> 00:08:06,919 APARTMENT HOUSE THAT HAS NEW 202 00:08:06,986 --> 00:08:08,487 TREES. NOW THEY HAD NICE OLDER 203 00:08:08,554 --> 00:08:10,923 TREES THERE BEFORE THEY WERE 204 00:08:10,990 --> 00:08:12,191 BUILDING AND THEY JUST SUDDENLY 205 00:08:12,258 --> 00:08:13,125 DISAPPEARED IN THE BUILDING 206 00:08:13,192 --> 00:08:14,694 PROCESS BECAUSE IT MADE IT SO 207 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,130 MUCH EASIER FOR THEM TO WORK. I 208 00:08:18,197 --> 00:08:18,598 DON'T CONSIDER THAT A 209 00:08:18,664 --> 00:08:21,701 REPLACEMENT. I HOPE WE STAY AWA 210 00:08:21,767 --> 00:08:24,604 FROM THE WORD CANOPY BECAUSE 211 00:08:24,670 --> 00:08:27,540 CANOPY IS CODE FOR DESTROYING 212 00:08:27,607 --> 00:08:28,641 TREES AND PUTTING SHRUBS. NOW 213 00:08:28,708 --> 00:08:31,711 SHRUBS DO NOT PICK UP NEAR THE 214 00:08:31,777 --> 00:08:34,647 AIR POLLUTION OF OLDER TREES DO 215 00:08:34,714 --> 00:08:36,249 NOT BEING A LEPRECHAUN, THEY 216 00:08:36,315 --> 00:08:38,718 DON'T PROVIDE ME WITH ANY 217 00:08:38,784 --> 00:08:41,787 SHADES. SO I WOULD HOPE WE WOUL 218 00:08:41,854 --> 00:08:45,424 PURSUE MAKING THIS WIDER AND BE 219 00:08:45,491 --> 00:08:47,159 VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THE PEOPLE 220 00:08:47,226 --> 00:08:48,427 WHO ARE CUTTING THE TREES. 221 00:08:48,494 --> 00:08:53,332 >> THANK YOU, STEVE. UP NEXT WE 222 00:08:53,399 --> 00:08:56,702 HAVE COLLEEN MCCLEER, CRAIG 223 00:08:56,769 --> 00:09:00,039 BACHMAN, AND STEVE. COLLEEN, 224 00:09:00,106 --> 00:09:04,043 GOOD AFTERNOON. I SEE YOU THERE 225 00:09:04,110 --> 00:09:08,014 COLLEEN, PRESS STAR SIX AT YOUR 226 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:08,347 CONVENIENCE. 227 00:09:08,414 --> 00:09:12,551 >> OKAY. HI, GOOD AFTERNOON 228 00:09:12,618 --> 00:09:14,186 COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS 229 00:09:14,253 --> 00:09:16,555 COLLEEN, PRESIDENT OF OUR 230 00:09:16,622 --> 00:09:17,223 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY COUNCIL. 231 00:09:17,290 --> 00:09:20,993 WE ARE LONG ADVOCATES OF COUNCI 232 00:09:21,060 --> 00:09:22,795 BILL 120509 REGARDING TREE 233 00:09:22,862 --> 00:09:24,330 SERVICE PROVIDERS. AS YOU ALL 234 00:09:24,397 --> 00:09:27,533 KNOW, TREES BUFFER THE IMPACTS 235 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:28,367 OF CLIMATE CHANGE ACROSS EVERY 236 00:09:28,434 --> 00:09:29,702 SOCIOECONOMIC GROUP IN THE CITY 237 00:09:29,769 --> 00:09:32,004 WHERE THEY WORK, LIVE, AND PLAY 238 00:09:32,071 --> 00:09:33,072 BY SUCKING THE CARBON AND 239 00:09:33,139 --> 00:09:34,040 BIOHAZARDS OUT OF THE AIR. THAN 240 00:09:34,106 --> 00:09:35,508 YOU TO THIS LAND USE COMMITTEE 241 00:09:35,574 --> 00:09:37,476 FOR FINALLY GETTING IT GOING AN 242 00:09:37,543 --> 00:09:39,045 ADDING THE CLARIFICATIONS ON TH 243 00:09:39,111 --> 00:09:40,846 SUBSTITUTE BILL ON THE DOCKETED 244 00:09:40,913 --> 00:09:41,480 TO, WHICH WE SUPPORT. HOWEVER, 245 00:09:41,547 --> 00:09:43,816 ONE CHANGE IN THIS IS DROPPING 246 00:09:43,883 --> 00:09:45,618 THE PHYSICAL POSTING OF THE 247 00:09:45,685 --> 00:09:47,920 PRINTED PUBLIC NOTICE AT THE 248 00:09:47,987 --> 00:09:51,524 SITE. WE BELIEVE THIS PROVIDES 249 00:09:51,590 --> 00:09:52,525 ANOTHER LOOPHOLE, WHICH IMPACTS 250 00:09:52,591 --> 00:09:53,192 DISADVANTAGED RESIDENTS WHO ARE 251 00:09:53,259 --> 00:09:57,563 NOT AS SAVVY AS TRACKING PUBLIC 252 00:09:57,630 --> 00:10:00,599 LAND USE NOTICES ONLINE. WHILE 253 00:10:00,666 --> 00:10:01,901 IT SOUNDS LESS BURDENSOME FOR 254 00:10:01,968 --> 00:10:03,135 TREE CUTTERS, IT'S TOO LATE FOR 255 00:10:03,202 --> 00:10:04,036 THOSE PROPPED UP IN THE VEHICLE 256 00:10:04,103 --> 00:10:05,671 AT THE MOMENT WHEN THE BUZZ SAW 257 00:10:05,738 --> 00:10:09,475 START UP WITH NO TIME TO DO 258 00:10:09,542 --> 00:10:10,843 ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HOWEVER, IF 259 00:10:10,910 --> 00:10:12,478 FTCI INVENTS A NEW SYSTEM TO 260 00:10:12,545 --> 00:10:14,013 ALERT THESE FOLKS THREE DAYS 261 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,882 AHEAD, THAT WOULD WORK TOO. BUT 262 00:10:16,949 --> 00:10:17,950 REMOVING THE PHYSICAL SIGN IN 263 00:10:18,017 --> 00:10:20,419 ADVANCE, WE CAN SEE THIS HARD 264 00:10:20,486 --> 00:10:21,887 FOUGHT LEGISLATION. WE ALSO 265 00:10:21,954 --> 00:10:23,689 OPPOSE AMENDMENT B, AND THAT 266 00:10:23,756 --> 00:10:25,791 ALLOWS FTCI DIRECTOR TO WAIVE 267 00:10:25,858 --> 00:10:27,793 THE EXISTING RULE OF REQUIRING 268 00:10:27,860 --> 00:10:28,561 TWO INDEPENDENT TREE SERVICE 269 00:10:28,627 --> 00:10:31,764 PROVIDERS TO ASSESS THE HEALTH 270 00:10:31,831 --> 00:10:32,398 OF EXCEPTIONAL TREES, BEFORE 271 00:10:32,465 --> 00:10:34,800 ALLOWING THEM TO BE CUT DOWN. 272 00:10:34,867 --> 00:10:36,602 THE DIRECTORS, AND THERE ARE 273 00:10:36,669 --> 00:10:38,371 MANY, THAT ARE NOT HARBORRISTS 274 00:10:38,437 --> 00:10:42,108 AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BACKLOG 275 00:10:42,174 --> 00:10:43,676 OF WORK ALREADY. REMOVING 276 00:10:43,743 --> 00:10:45,511 ANOTHER QUALIFIED TREE SERVICE 277 00:10:45,578 --> 00:10:47,313 PROVIDER ALLOWS A DEVELOPER TO 278 00:10:47,380 --> 00:10:49,115 REMOVE EXCEPTIONAL TREES BY THE 279 00:10:49,181 --> 00:10:50,950 OPINION OF ONLY ONE PROVIDER 280 00:10:51,017 --> 00:10:53,986 WHOM THEY HAVE HIRED. SO WE URG 281 00:10:54,053 --> 00:10:55,855 COUNCIL TODAY OR SUBCOMMITTEE T 282 00:10:55,921 --> 00:10:57,590 PASS THE SUBSTITUTE BILL, ADDIN 283 00:10:57,656 --> 00:10:59,592 BACK THE PRINTED NOTICE 284 00:10:59,658 --> 00:11:01,293 REQUIREMENT, AND NOT ADOPTING 285 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:02,928 AMENDMENT B. LET'S KEEP OUR 286 00:11:02,995 --> 00:11:03,929 TREE, EXCEPTIONAL TREES THERE 287 00:11:03,996 --> 00:11:05,598 FOR THE CLEANING OF THE AIR IN 288 00:11:05,664 --> 00:11:06,899 EVERY PART OF THE CITY. THANK 289 00:11:06,966 --> 00:11:09,468 YOU FOR YOUR WORK TODAY. 290 00:11:09,535 --> 00:11:12,838 >> THANK YOU, COLLEEN. UP NEXT 291 00:11:12,905 --> 00:11:14,573 IS CRAIG BACHMAN, FOLLOWED BY 292 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,410 STEVE AND THEN JESSICA DICKSON. 293 00:11:17,476 --> 00:11:17,943 GOOD AFTERNOON, CRAIG. 294 00:11:18,010 --> 00:11:19,578 >> Reporter: MEMBERS OF THE 295 00:11:19,645 --> 00:11:21,013 COUNCIL AND THE COMMITTEE. THAN 296 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:22,882 YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEA 297 00:11:22,948 --> 00:11:23,616 TODAY. I'M A PROFESSIONAL 298 00:11:23,682 --> 00:11:28,988 ARBORIST WITH MORE THAN A DECAD 299 00:11:29,055 --> 00:11:30,322 OF EXPERIENCE. THE COMPANY 300 00:11:30,389 --> 00:11:31,323 FOCUSES ON TREE PREZZERRATION, 301 00:11:31,390 --> 00:11:33,192 AND ALSO LIVE AND WORK HERE IN 302 00:11:33,259 --> 00:11:36,462 THE CITY OF SEATTLE. I AM 100% 303 00:11:36,529 --> 00:11:38,364 IN FAVOR OF IMPROVING THE 304 00:11:38,431 --> 00:11:40,232 QUALITY OF TREE CARE AND 305 00:11:40,299 --> 00:11:42,535 RETAINING TREES. I AM NOT IN 306 00:11:42,601 --> 00:11:46,272 FAVOR OF INCREASING THE BURDEN 307 00:11:46,338 --> 00:11:47,706 ON SMALL COMPANIES AND FACTUALL 308 00:11:47,773 --> 00:11:52,611 INCREASING THE COST OF TREE CAR 309 00:11:52,678 --> 00:11:53,612 TO OUR COMMUNITY. REGULATION I 310 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,282 BELIEVE IS GOOD FOR ALL OF US 311 00:11:56,348 --> 00:11:58,084 WHO WANT TO FOLLOW THE RULE, WH 312 00:11:58,150 --> 00:11:59,985 WANT TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT 313 00:12:00,052 --> 00:12:02,555 PROTECT TREES, AND PROTECT OUR 314 00:12:02,621 --> 00:12:03,556 COMMUNITY. UNFORTUNATELY AND 315 00:12:03,622 --> 00:12:05,691 WITH RESPECT TO THE PRIOR 316 00:12:05,758 --> 00:12:07,359 SPEAKERS, I BELIEVE THE PUBLIC 317 00:12:07,426 --> 00:12:10,229 NOTICE REQUIREMENT, WHICH IS NO 318 00:12:10,296 --> 00:12:12,364 A PERMIT, WHICH IS NOT 319 00:12:12,431 --> 00:12:13,532 PREVENTIVE. THE PUBLIC NOTICE 320 00:12:13,599 --> 00:12:14,433 REQUIREMENT HAS NO CLEAR VALUE. 321 00:12:14,500 --> 00:12:16,135 I STRUGGLE TO EXPLAIN TO MY 322 00:12:16,202 --> 00:12:21,674 CLIENTS THE VALUE OF A PUBLIC 323 00:12:21,740 --> 00:12:23,309 NOTICE WHEN IT PREVENTS NOTHING 324 00:12:23,375 --> 00:12:25,878 I AM IN FAVOR OF COMPANY NAMES 325 00:12:25,945 --> 00:12:29,215 BEING LISTED ON THEIR VEHICLES. 326 00:12:29,281 --> 00:12:30,583 OF HAVING THEIR FTCI 327 00:12:30,649 --> 00:12:31,984 REGISTRATION NUMBER PUBLICLY 328 00:12:32,051 --> 00:12:33,119 AVAILABLE AND VISIBLE ON 329 00:12:33,185 --> 00:12:34,887 VEHICLES AS WELL AS CONTACT 330 00:12:34,954 --> 00:12:36,856 INFORMATION. WHETHER THAT IS 331 00:12:36,922 --> 00:12:39,792 PHONE OR E-MAIL. THOSE ARE 332 00:12:39,859 --> 00:12:41,127 POSITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL STEPS 333 00:12:41,193 --> 00:12:43,929 THE FACT IS GOOD ARBORISTS IN 334 00:12:43,996 --> 00:12:46,098 THE CITY ARE STRIVING TO PROTEC 335 00:12:46,165 --> 00:12:51,103 TREES AND PERFORMANCE WORK IN A 336 00:12:51,170 --> 00:12:51,837 ETHICAL AND ENVIRONMENTALLY 337 00:12:51,904 --> 00:12:53,973 RESPONSIBLE WAY. THE PUBLIC 338 00:12:54,039 --> 00:12:58,978 PREVENTS NOTHING. IT DOES NOT 339 00:12:59,044 --> 00:12:59,979 STOP UNETHICAL WORK OR 340 00:13:00,045 --> 00:13:00,513 BEHAVIORALS. WITHOUT 341 00:13:00,579 --> 00:13:02,681 ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS A HUGE 342 00:13:02,748 --> 00:13:03,883 CONCERN FOR US, THIS WILL NEARL 343 00:13:03,949 --> 00:13:05,851 BE A BURDEN ON THOSE COMPANIES 344 00:13:05,918 --> 00:13:07,753 THAT ARE TRYING TO FOLLOW THE 345 00:13:07,820 --> 00:13:09,455 RULES AND SOMETHING THAT IS 346 00:13:09,522 --> 00:13:13,292 IGNORED BY THOSE WHO HAVE NOT 347 00:13:13,359 --> 00:13:13,993 HISTORICALLY FOLLOWED EXISTING 348 00:13:14,059 --> 00:13:17,496 REGULATION. LET'S BE SMART ABOU 349 00:13:17,563 --> 00:13:20,933 WHAT WE DO. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO 350 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:22,501 MODIFY THE REGISTRATION 351 00:13:22,568 --> 00:13:23,169 REQUIREMENT, SO ALL ARE 352 00:13:23,235 --> 00:13:24,403 REGISTERED, BUT THE NOTICE, 353 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:27,740 WHICH IS NEARLY A BURDEN DOES 354 00:13:27,806 --> 00:13:28,774 NOT CONTINUE. THANK YOU. 355 00:13:28,841 --> 00:13:31,377 >> THANK YOU, CRAIG. UP NEXT IS 356 00:13:31,443 --> 00:13:35,881 STEVE, FOLLOWED BY JESSICA 357 00:13:35,948 --> 00:13:39,552 DICKSON AND ETHAN CHILDS. STEVE 358 00:13:39,618 --> 00:13:44,123 WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON. YOU 359 00:13:44,190 --> 00:13:47,593 JUST WENT BACK. STAR SIX ONE 360 00:13:47,660 --> 00:13:49,962 MORE TIME, STEVE. THERE YOU ARE 361 00:13:50,029 --> 00:13:51,163 YOU'RE OFF MUTE. 362 00:13:51,230 --> 00:13:54,366 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, THIS IS STEV 363 00:13:54,433 --> 00:13:56,769 ZEMSKY. I'M SPEAKING FOR FRIEND 364 00:13:56,835 --> 00:13:59,805 OF SEATTLE URBAN FOREST. I WANT 365 00:13:59,872 --> 00:14:02,074 TO SAY WE SUPPORT AMENDMENT ONE 366 00:14:02,141 --> 00:14:03,309 AND AMENDMENT TWO. I THINK THE 367 00:14:03,375 --> 00:14:04,810 IDEA OF GETTING A LITTLE BIT 368 00:14:04,877 --> 00:14:06,712 MORE FLEXIBILITY TO THE DIRECTO 369 00:14:06,779 --> 00:14:08,113 IN TERMS OF EXCEPTIONAL TREES 370 00:14:08,180 --> 00:14:09,848 MAKES SENSE. LET'S GIVE IT A 371 00:14:09,915 --> 00:14:11,784 TRY. IF IT DOESN'T WORK WELL, I 372 00:14:11,850 --> 00:14:15,688 COULD BE MODIFIED IN THE FUTURE 373 00:14:15,754 --> 00:14:17,756 IN TERMS OF THE NOTICE GIVEN, 374 00:14:17,823 --> 00:14:20,426 YES, IT'S NOT A PERMIT, BUT IT 375 00:14:20,492 --> 00:14:21,927 DOES DO TWO THINGS. IT ALLOWS 376 00:14:21,994 --> 00:14:22,895 DATA COLLECTION FROM WHAT'S 377 00:14:22,962 --> 00:14:25,464 HAPPENING TO THE TREES IN 378 00:14:25,531 --> 00:14:26,899 SEATTLE. IT ALSO ALLOWS A CHECK 379 00:14:26,966 --> 00:14:34,240 ON ILLEGAL TREE REMOVAL. I DID 380 00:14:34,306 --> 00:14:36,242 SAY THERE ARE TWO AMENDMENTS 381 00:14:36,308 --> 00:14:41,547 HERE TO CONSIDER. ONE IS VERY 382 00:14:41,614 --> 00:14:43,148 SIMPLE. IT'S NOTING IN THE 383 00:14:43,215 --> 00:14:44,617 ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES IS A PART 384 00:14:44,683 --> 00:14:50,956 OF AN ISSUE OF BUILDING OR 385 00:14:51,023 --> 00:14:53,192 PERMIT PERMIT, PROVIDED IN 386 00:14:53,259 --> 00:14:54,560 SECTION 25-11-06 AND WOULD ADD 387 00:14:54,627 --> 00:14:56,228 THE WORDS EXCEPT COMMERCIAL TRE 388 00:14:56,295 --> 00:15:01,567 WORK MUST COMPLY WITH THE 389 00:15:01,634 --> 00:15:02,301 REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 390 00:15:02,368 --> 00:15:04,270 25.11.025. THAT WOULD MAKE IT 391 00:15:04,336 --> 00:15:07,706 CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER 392 00:15:07,773 --> 00:15:08,574 PROVISION MEASURES AND 393 00:15:08,641 --> 00:15:09,775 25.11.030. AND ALSO I WANTED TO 394 00:15:09,842 --> 00:15:16,248 NOTE YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH THE 395 00:15:16,315 --> 00:15:21,287 ISSUE OF TOPPING. TOPPING 396 00:15:21,353 --> 00:15:22,554 CREATES HAZARD TREES. 25.11.040 397 00:15:22,621 --> 00:15:25,424 SAYS ONE OF THE EXEMPTIONS IS 398 00:15:25,491 --> 00:15:27,226 TREE REMOVAL WHERE TOPPING IS 399 00:15:27,293 --> 00:15:28,961 PROHIBITED IN THE FOLLOWING 400 00:15:29,028 --> 00:15:37,836 CASES EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN 401 00:15:37,903 --> 00:15:39,071 SECTION 25.11.030. BUT IT'S 402 00:15:39,138 --> 00:15:40,539 MAKING IT UNCLEAR TO ARBORISTS 403 00:15:40,606 --> 00:15:43,142 AND OTHERS THAT ARE SORT OF 404 00:15:43,208 --> 00:15:44,009 INDICATING TOPPING IS OKAY. IT 405 00:15:44,076 --> 00:15:48,380 IS NOT OKAY, AND WE URGE YOU TO 406 00:15:48,447 --> 00:15:49,181 CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT. I SENT 407 00:15:49,248 --> 00:15:51,417 THE LANGUAGE TO YOU IN AN 408 00:15:51,483 --> 00:15:51,950 E-MAIL. THANK YOU. 409 00:15:52,017 --> 00:15:53,952 >> THANK YOU, STEVE. UP NEXT IS 410 00:15:54,019 --> 00:15:59,725 JESSICA FOLLOWED BY ETHAN CHILD 411 00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:00,426 AND THEN TRISTAN FIELDS. 412 00:16:00,492 --> 00:16:01,593 JESSICA, WELCOME. 413 00:16:01,660 --> 00:16:02,895 >> Reporter: HELLO COUNCIL 414 00:16:02,961 --> 00:16:04,396 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JESSICA 415 00:16:04,463 --> 00:16:05,397 DICKSON, I REPRESENT THE LAST 416 00:16:05,464 --> 00:16:07,399 6000, A CAMPAIGN TO HELP THE 417 00:16:07,466 --> 00:16:12,371 CITIZENS ALL OVER SEATTLE FIND 418 00:16:12,438 --> 00:16:14,940 AND DOCUMENT OUR REMAINING BIG 419 00:16:15,007 --> 00:16:17,209 TREES. THE MODIFICATIONS TO 420 00:16:17,276 --> 00:16:18,877 COUNCIL BILL 120509. IT IS 421 00:16:18,944 --> 00:16:21,180 HEALTHY MATURE TREES FALL IN 422 00:16:21,246 --> 00:16:22,247 SEATTLE. DOES ANYONE HEAR IT? 423 00:16:22,314 --> 00:16:23,215 TYPICALLY IT'S NEIGHBORS WHO DO 424 00:16:23,282 --> 00:16:25,084 AND THIS IS OUR CURRENT SYSTEM, 425 00:16:25,150 --> 00:16:26,852 ONE THAT RELIES ON CITIZENS TO 426 00:16:26,919 --> 00:16:29,655 OBSERVE AND REPORT ILLEGAL TREE 427 00:16:29,722 --> 00:16:32,558 WORK. THIS RESULTS IN AWKWARD 428 00:16:32,624 --> 00:16:35,160 TIME SENSITIVE, AND UNSAFE 429 00:16:35,227 --> 00:16:35,994 ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN CITIZENS AND 430 00:16:36,061 --> 00:16:37,229 TREE COMPANIES. IT'S SUSPICIOUS 431 00:16:37,296 --> 00:16:38,797 TO WORK WITH WHAT'S REPORTED. 432 00:16:38,864 --> 00:16:40,032 THE CODE VIOLATION INSPECTOR MA 433 00:16:40,099 --> 00:16:41,734 OR MAY NOT HAVE TRAINING IN WHA 434 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:43,635 TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THESE 435 00:16:43,702 --> 00:16:45,237 SITUATIONS ESPECIALLY IF BY THE 436 00:16:45,304 --> 00:16:46,972 TIME THEY ARRIVE, THE TREE 437 00:16:47,039 --> 00:16:48,941 CUTTING CREW IS LONG GONE. I 438 00:16:49,007 --> 00:16:51,543 WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER 439 00:16:51,610 --> 00:16:54,113 JOHNSON AND PETERSON FOR WORKIN 440 00:16:54,179 --> 00:16:55,914 TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION INTENDED 441 00:16:55,981 --> 00:16:57,082 TO PROVIDE ACCOUNTABILITY AND 442 00:16:57,149 --> 00:17:01,687 THE STANDARD OF PRACTICE. WE 443 00:17:01,754 --> 00:17:02,654 SUPPORT THE MODIFICATIONS TO 444 00:17:02,721 --> 00:17:04,790 COUNCIL BILL 120509 FOR YOU TO 445 00:17:04,857 --> 00:17:06,125 THE NOTICE TIME FRAME. POSTING 446 00:17:06,191 --> 00:17:08,427 NOTICE OF TREE WORK AT LEAST SI 447 00:17:08,494 --> 00:17:10,562 DAYS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED TREE 448 00:17:10,629 --> 00:17:11,930 REMOVAL. AND THE REQUIREMENTS 449 00:17:11,997 --> 00:17:13,298 FOR TREE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO 450 00:17:13,365 --> 00:17:14,566 POST THE SIGN OR NOTICE ON SITE 451 00:17:14,633 --> 00:17:16,902 AS WE SET UP FOR THE JOB, WHICH 452 00:17:16,969 --> 00:17:19,471 WILL STAY IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL 453 00:17:19,538 --> 00:17:21,740 DAYS AFTER THE TREE REMOVAL. WE 454 00:17:21,807 --> 00:17:22,641 ALSO SUPPORT THE ADDED AMENDMEN 455 00:17:22,708 --> 00:17:23,942 CLARIFYING COMMERCIAL TREE WORK 456 00:17:24,009 --> 00:17:27,379 IN THE ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL 457 00:17:27,446 --> 00:17:28,614 AREAS BE CONDUCTED PER SECTION 458 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:29,581 25.11.095. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR 459 00:17:29,648 --> 00:17:32,017 YOUR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE 460 00:17:32,084 --> 00:17:34,486 FOREST AND THE EFFORTS TO 461 00:17:34,553 --> 00:17:36,588 RECOGNIZE AND COLLABORATE WITH 462 00:17:36,655 --> 00:17:37,856 CITIZENS AND TREE SERVICE 463 00:17:37,923 --> 00:17:39,892 PROFESSIONALS THAT SUPPORT AND 464 00:17:39,958 --> 00:17:40,559 MAINTAIN OUR URBAN FOREST. WE 465 00:17:40,626 --> 00:17:42,628 HOPE THE CITY WILL BEGIN THE 466 00:17:42,694 --> 00:17:43,929 PROCESS OF STRENGTHENING OUR 467 00:17:43,996 --> 00:17:45,230 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR 468 00:17:45,297 --> 00:17:48,267 MANAGING SEATTLE URBAN FOREST 469 00:17:48,333 --> 00:17:50,836 FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THANK 470 00:17:50,903 --> 00:17:51,036 YOU. 471 00:17:51,103 --> 00:17:51,503 >> THANK YOU. 472 00:17:51,570 --> 00:17:54,606 >> UP NEXT IS ETHAN CHILDS 473 00:17:54,673 --> 00:18:01,480 FOLLOWED BY TRISTAN FIELDS AND 474 00:18:01,547 --> 00:18:03,282 THEN KASHDUB DIYO. MY APOLOGIES 475 00:18:03,348 --> 00:18:03,682 ETHAN, WELCOME. 476 00:18:03,749 --> 00:18:04,416 >> HELLO COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK 477 00:18:04,483 --> 00:18:06,485 YOU FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO 478 00:18:06,552 --> 00:18:12,090 SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS ETHAN 479 00:18:12,157 --> 00:18:13,792 CHILDS. I AM A CERTIFIED 480 00:18:13,859 --> 00:18:19,364 ARBORIST. I HAVE A BACHELOR'S 481 00:18:19,431 --> 00:18:20,999 DEGREE IN BIOLOGY. I'VE BEEN 482 00:18:21,066 --> 00:18:22,267 WORKING AS A PROFESSIONAL 483 00:18:22,334 --> 00:18:25,103 ARBORIST IN THE SEATTLE AREA FO 484 00:18:25,170 --> 00:18:27,506 SIX YEARS. WE SPEAK ON THESE 485 00:18:27,573 --> 00:18:28,640 REGULATIONS FROM THE WELL 486 00:18:28,707 --> 00:18:29,575 INFORMED POSITION. I CAN CONFIR 487 00:18:29,641 --> 00:18:30,876 THESE NEW REGULATIONS AND THE 488 00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:32,077 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THEM ARE 489 00:18:32,144 --> 00:18:35,314 CAUSING MORE HARM TO THE 490 00:18:35,380 --> 00:18:36,348 COMMUNITY THAN GOOD. THE 491 00:18:36,415 --> 00:18:39,685 REGULATION ON THE TREE SERVICE 492 00:18:39,751 --> 00:18:40,619 PROVIDERS AND HOMEOWNERS ALIKE. 493 00:18:40,686 --> 00:18:42,054 THESE REGULATIONS ARE LEADING T 494 00:18:42,120 --> 00:18:43,889 LESS HEALTHY URBAN FORESTRY 495 00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:49,127 AROUND THE CITY AND ESPECIALLY 496 00:18:49,194 --> 00:18:50,729 IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE 497 00:18:50,796 --> 00:18:53,499 REGULATIONS WILL AND ARE LEADIN 498 00:18:53,565 --> 00:18:55,033 TO INCREASED COSTS FOR 499 00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:56,869 HOMEOWNERS, REDUCE COMPETITION 500 00:18:56,935 --> 00:18:59,404 AMONG THE TREE PROVIDERS, AND 501 00:18:59,471 --> 00:19:00,239 LESS URBAN HEALTHY FOREST. THE 502 00:19:00,305 --> 00:19:02,307 GENERAL PUBLIC HAS LOST THE 503 00:19:02,374 --> 00:19:03,675 TRUST IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND 504 00:19:03,742 --> 00:19:05,911 FEARS SO MUCH SO THEY REFUSE TO 505 00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:09,081 PLANT OUR LARGE NATIVE TREES BY 506 00:19:09,147 --> 00:19:10,148 RESORTING TO SMALL ORIENTAL 507 00:19:10,215 --> 00:19:11,917 TREES INSTEAD. THIS WILL LEAD T 508 00:19:11,984 --> 00:19:13,719 THE OVERALL REDUCTION IN THE 509 00:19:13,785 --> 00:19:15,053 EARLY CANOPY COVER IN QUALITY. 510 00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:16,455 URGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO AND 511 00:19:16,522 --> 00:19:18,524 WORK WITH MEMBERS OF THE 512 00:19:18,590 --> 00:19:19,191 PROFESSIONAL ARBORIST COMMUNITY 513 00:19:19,258 --> 00:19:20,425 GOING FORWARD TO COME TO A 514 00:19:20,492 --> 00:19:23,028 RESOLUTION THAT WILL PROTECT OU 515 00:19:23,095 --> 00:19:25,330 ENVIRONMENT, URBAN FOREST, AND 516 00:19:25,397 --> 00:19:25,964 COMMUNITIES ALIKE. THANK YOU. 517 00:19:26,031 --> 00:19:32,804 >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS TRISTA 518 00:19:32,871 --> 00:19:37,342 FIELDS FOLLOWED BY KASHDU DIYO, 519 00:19:37,409 --> 00:19:38,176 AND LEYLAH. TRISTAN, WELCOME. 520 00:19:38,243 --> 00:19:40,345 >> HI, THANKS FOR HAVING ME. I' 521 00:19:40,412 --> 00:19:43,448 TRISTAN FIELDS, A LANDSCAPE 522 00:19:43,515 --> 00:19:44,149 ARCHITECT AND CERTIFIED 523 00:19:44,216 --> 00:19:47,185 ARBORIST. I WORK IN THE CITY OF 524 00:19:47,252 --> 00:19:48,654 SEATTLE, AND I PREDOMINANTLY 525 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:53,325 WORK TOWARDS THE PRESERVATION O 526 00:19:53,392 --> 00:19:57,829 TREES. I WRITE REPORTS AND I 527 00:19:57,896 --> 00:20:02,167 SERVE ON THE BOARD. I'M HERE TO 528 00:20:02,234 --> 00:20:03,835 COMMENT ON THE BILL 120509. I 529 00:20:03,902 --> 00:20:04,903 THINK MY COMMENT IS 530 00:20:04,970 --> 00:20:06,238 PREDOMINANTLY -- I WANT TO JUST 531 00:20:06,305 --> 00:20:09,708 PUT A PAUSE ON THINGS AND GIVE 532 00:20:09,775 --> 00:20:11,376 US TIME TO LOOK AT HOW MUCH THE 533 00:20:11,443 --> 00:20:14,980 COSTS ARE GOING TO COME DOWN TO 534 00:20:15,047 --> 00:20:16,381 THE HOMEOWNERS ESPECIALLY THE 535 00:20:16,448 --> 00:20:17,449 DISADVANTAGED HOMEOWNERS. I'M 536 00:20:17,516 --> 00:20:18,417 REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I 537 00:20:18,483 --> 00:20:19,651 THINK THIS IS A BILL THAT 538 00:20:19,718 --> 00:20:25,157 DOESN'T ADDRESS EQUITY. SO I'M 539 00:20:25,223 --> 00:20:27,626 ASKING FOR A PAUSE. ALL RIGHT, 540 00:20:27,693 --> 00:20:28,126 THANK YOU. 541 00:20:28,193 --> 00:20:33,865 >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS KASHDU 542 00:20:33,932 --> 00:20:35,734 DIYO, LEYLAH, AND FOLLOWED BY 543 00:20:35,801 --> 00:20:36,401 CONNOR MCDERMOTT. MY APOLOGIES 544 00:20:36,468 --> 00:20:40,172 IF I HAVE BEEN GETTING YOUR NAM 545 00:20:40,238 --> 00:20:41,273 TOTALLY WRONG THIS ENTIRE TIME. 546 00:20:41,406 --> 00:20:46,578 >> NO PROBLEM, IT'S A GOOD 547 00:20:46,645 --> 00:20:48,380 EFFORT. I RUN BLUE MUD TREE 548 00:20:48,447 --> 00:20:49,948 EXPERTS, A COMMERCIAL TREE 549 00:20:50,015 --> 00:20:51,183 SERVICE PROVIDER IN SEATTLE. I 550 00:20:51,249 --> 00:20:52,918 LIVE IN BALLARD, AND WE OPERATE 551 00:20:52,985 --> 00:20:55,187 OUT OF HOWARD LAKE. 85% OF OUR 552 00:20:55,253 --> 00:20:57,222 BUSINESS IS IN SEATTLE. 70% OF 553 00:20:57,289 --> 00:21:00,158 OUR BUSINESS IS PRUNING. AND SO 554 00:21:00,225 --> 00:21:01,893 WE'RE COMMITTED TO HELPING 555 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:03,895 SUSTAIN THE URBAN FOREST OF 556 00:21:03,962 --> 00:21:04,930 SEATTLE. WE'RE THE ONES ALONG 557 00:21:04,997 --> 00:21:08,100 WITH OTHER FOLKS ON THE CALL WH 558 00:21:08,166 --> 00:21:09,301 ARE ACTIVELY WORKINGTOWARDS IT. 559 00:21:09,368 --> 00:21:11,269 WE HAVE 15 EMPLOYEES IN THE 560 00:21:11,336 --> 00:21:12,471 FIELD EVERY DAY. DOING DANGEROU 561 00:21:12,537 --> 00:21:16,141 WORK TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE 562 00:21:16,208 --> 00:21:17,576 AND PROTECT OUR TREES. WE HAVE 563 00:21:17,643 --> 00:21:19,544 NOT SEEN ANY IMPROVEMENTS DUE T 564 00:21:19,611 --> 00:21:22,648 THIS BILL IN TERMS OF THE LEGAL 565 00:21:22,714 --> 00:21:23,715 CUTTING OR LEGAL COMPANIES BEIN 566 00:21:23,782 --> 00:21:26,685 IN THE CITY. ALL WE HAVE SEEN I 567 00:21:26,752 --> 00:21:27,686 INCREASED OPERATIONAL COSTS FOR 568 00:21:27,753 --> 00:21:29,521 OURSELVES. THE NUMBER OF E-MAIL 569 00:21:29,588 --> 00:21:31,456 AND POSTINGS AND LOGISTICS FOR 570 00:21:31,523 --> 00:21:33,091 US TO STAY COMPLIANT INCREASED 571 00:21:33,158 --> 00:21:34,226 OUR COST, MAKING IT HARDER FOR 572 00:21:34,292 --> 00:21:38,530 US TO COMPETE WITH COMPANIES 573 00:21:38,597 --> 00:21:39,631 THAT ARE NON-COMPLIANT. AS MR. 574 00:21:39,698 --> 00:21:42,000 BACHMAN NOTED WITHOUT ANY 575 00:21:42,067 --> 00:21:42,634 REGULATION ENFORCEMENT, THIS 576 00:21:42,701 --> 00:21:45,537 BASICALLY PUTS US ON A 577 00:21:45,604 --> 00:21:46,371 DISADVANTAGE AGAINST ILLEGAL 578 00:21:46,438 --> 00:21:47,406 COMPANIES, AND MAKES IT LESS 579 00:21:47,472 --> 00:21:49,007 LIKELY TO SUCCEED IN THE LONG 580 00:21:49,074 --> 00:21:49,374 RUN. THANK YOU. 581 00:21:49,441 --> 00:21:52,444 >> THANK YOU. AND MY APOLOGIES 582 00:21:52,511 --> 00:21:55,514 AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR 583 00:21:55,580 --> 00:22:01,620 WORK IN OUR CITY. LEYLAH SUDAN 584 00:22:01,687 --> 00:22:03,855 AND THEN CONNOR MCDERMOTT. 585 00:22:03,922 --> 00:22:06,758 >> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? 586 00:22:06,825 --> 00:22:09,394 >> YES, WE CAN. 587 00:22:09,461 --> 00:22:10,195 >> OKAY, GREAT. THANKS FOR 588 00:22:10,262 --> 00:22:12,064 HAVING ME. I HAVEN'T HAD TIME T 589 00:22:12,130 --> 00:22:14,199 REHEARSE, SO I WILL JUST SPEAK 590 00:22:14,266 --> 00:22:16,468 FROM MY HEART HERE. I'M AN 591 00:22:16,535 --> 00:22:17,536 ARBORIST ON THE PROVIDER LIST. 592 00:22:17,602 --> 00:22:23,141 MY COMPANY IS CALLED NOURISH 593 00:22:23,208 --> 00:22:27,179 ROOTS. I ALSO TEACH TREE CARE. 594 00:22:27,245 --> 00:22:30,515 HAVE YET TO SPEAK WITH A SKILLE 595 00:22:30,582 --> 00:22:31,316 PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE 596 00:22:31,383 --> 00:22:33,952 ARBORIST IN THE CITY NOR A 597 00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:35,420 SKILLED TRUST WHO THINKS THIS 598 00:22:35,487 --> 00:22:37,289 BILL IN ITS CURRENT FORM IS 599 00:22:37,355 --> 00:22:43,061 MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION O 600 00:22:43,128 --> 00:22:45,530 CARING FOR OUR CANOPY. SO I 601 00:22:45,597 --> 00:22:46,898 WOULD REALLY LIKE TO EMPHASIZE 602 00:22:46,965 --> 00:22:47,966 INCORPORATING THE INDUSTRY WOUL 603 00:22:48,033 --> 00:22:50,969 BE REALLY HELPFUL IN TERMS OF 604 00:22:51,036 --> 00:22:54,372 IMPROVING THIS. IT'S BEEN REALL 605 00:22:54,439 --> 00:22:55,140 THROWN UPON US. THE MAIN POINT 606 00:22:55,207 --> 00:22:57,442 WANT TO SPEAK TO IS THE 607 00:22:57,509 --> 00:22:58,243 THRESHOLD FOR MAJOR PRUNING, 608 00:22:58,310 --> 00:23:03,415 WHICH IS CURRENTLY SET AT TWO 609 00:23:03,482 --> 00:23:05,817 INCHES AND 15%. BIOLOGICALLY, 610 00:23:05,884 --> 00:23:08,286 SOCIALLY, AND LOGISTICALLY, 611 00:23:08,353 --> 00:23:10,188 THAT'S A THRESHOLD THAT IS 612 00:23:10,255 --> 00:23:11,389 ACCEPTABLY CONSERVATIVE DOES NO 613 00:23:11,456 --> 00:23:12,157 MAKE MUCH SENSE. A THRESHOLD 614 00:23:12,224 --> 00:23:14,126 SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE ON THE 615 00:23:14,192 --> 00:23:14,860 PROVIDER LIST, AND A THRESHOLD 616 00:23:14,926 --> 00:23:16,661 IN WHICH A NOTICE REQUIREMENT I 617 00:23:16,728 --> 00:23:18,096 KICKING IN. I SUPPORT WHAT 618 00:23:18,163 --> 00:23:20,599 OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE 619 00:23:20,665 --> 00:23:21,333 NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND I DON'T 620 00:23:21,399 --> 00:23:23,068 WANT TO USE MY TIME UP ON THAT. 621 00:23:23,135 --> 00:23:25,137 I'VE BEEN A PART OF THE GROUP O 622 00:23:25,203 --> 00:23:27,305 ARBORISTS WHO HAVE BEEN 623 00:23:27,372 --> 00:23:30,008 ADVOCATING TO RAISE THAT 624 00:23:30,075 --> 00:23:30,842 THRESHOLD FROM MAJOR PRUNING OF 625 00:23:30,909 --> 00:23:32,878 4 INCHES AND 25%, WITH A LITTLE 626 00:23:32,944 --> 00:23:34,846 MORE IMPACT ON THE TREE 627 00:23:34,913 --> 00:23:35,747 BIOLOGICALLY, A LITTLE MORE 628 00:23:35,814 --> 00:23:37,849 LOGISTICS REQUIRED IN TERMS OF 629 00:23:37,916 --> 00:23:39,551 THE TOOLS. I JUST WANT TO SAY 630 00:23:39,618 --> 00:23:44,222 WHEN I SHARED THE NOTICE OF THI 631 00:23:44,289 --> 00:23:45,857 LEGISLATION WITH MY STUDENTS WH 632 00:23:45,924 --> 00:23:47,025 HAVE BEEN BECOMING PASSIONATE 633 00:23:47,092 --> 00:23:48,660 ABOUT TREE CARE AND REALLY 634 00:23:48,727 --> 00:23:53,498 EXCITED TO ENTER THE FIELD, MAN 635 00:23:53,565 --> 00:23:54,966 THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE SECTOR, 636 00:23:55,033 --> 00:23:55,901 THEIR SPIRITS WERE SQUASHED. ON 637 00:23:55,967 --> 00:23:58,603 OF THEM SAID TO ME, IT SOUNDS 638 00:23:58,670 --> 00:24:00,172 LIKE THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO 639 00:24:00,238 --> 00:24:01,873 MAKE ALL TREE CARE ONLY GO TO A 640 00:24:01,940 --> 00:24:06,311 FEW OF THE LARGEST COMPANIES. S 641 00:24:06,378 --> 00:24:08,647 THE ACCESSIBILITY AND THE LACK 642 00:24:08,713 --> 00:24:10,448 OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT MOST TRE 643 00:24:10,515 --> 00:24:12,117 CARES ARE HAPPENING, MOST SMALL 644 00:24:12,184 --> 00:24:15,220 TREE CARE HAPPENING FROM THE 645 00:24:15,287 --> 00:24:15,754 LANDSCAPERS. THANK YOU. 646 00:24:15,821 --> 00:24:18,557 >> THANK YOU. AND LAST IS CONNO 647 00:24:18,623 --> 00:24:21,159 MCDERMOTT. LEYLAH, IF YOU WERE 648 00:24:21,226 --> 00:24:22,761 STILL LISTENING, WE TRIED TO 649 00:24:22,828 --> 00:24:24,196 SOLVE THE PROBLEM YOU JUST 650 00:24:24,262 --> 00:24:26,231 IDENTIFIED AND COULD NOT FIND A 651 00:24:26,298 --> 00:24:27,065 ELEGANT SOLUTION. IF YOU WOULD 652 00:24:27,132 --> 00:24:29,234 LIKE TO REACH OUT TO NAOMI 653 00:24:29,301 --> 00:24:31,303 LEWIS, MY COMMITTEE CLERK, WE 654 00:24:31,369 --> 00:24:36,007 WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE THAT 655 00:24:36,074 --> 00:24:36,641 CONVERSATION. CONNOR, WELCOME. 656 00:24:36,708 --> 00:24:38,944 >> HI, THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOU 657 00:24:39,010 --> 00:24:41,012 TIME. I MOSTLY JUST WANT TO 658 00:24:41,079 --> 00:24:44,349 PIGGYBACK OFF OF -- A LOT OF MY 659 00:24:44,416 --> 00:24:46,084 COMMENTS WERE PIGGYBACKED OFF O 660 00:24:46,151 --> 00:24:47,385 WHAT WAS ALREADY STATED. THE 661 00:24:47,452 --> 00:24:48,353 SCHEDULED POINT OF SAYING YEAH, 662 00:24:48,420 --> 00:24:51,790 I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE IDEA O 663 00:24:51,857 --> 00:24:54,826 INCREASING THE THRESHOLDS FROM 664 00:24:54,893 --> 00:24:58,196 TWO INCHES TO FOUR INCHES. I 665 00:24:58,263 --> 00:25:00,265 DIDN'T INTRODUCE MYSELF, I'M 666 00:25:00,332 --> 00:25:03,568 CONNOR MCDERMOTT ON THE BOARD O 667 00:25:03,635 --> 00:25:04,703 PLANT AND SEED. CONSULTING 668 00:25:04,769 --> 00:25:05,337 ARBORIST. I DON'T HAVE A HUGE 669 00:25:05,403 --> 00:25:07,072 SKIN IN THE GAME IN TERMS OF 670 00:25:07,138 --> 00:25:09,207 POSTING EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT IN 671 00:25:09,274 --> 00:25:14,779 TERMS OF INFORMING MY CLIENTS 672 00:25:14,846 --> 00:25:16,882 AND TALKING TO LANDSCAPERS, FIN 673 00:25:16,948 --> 00:25:18,583 PRUNERS IN GENERAL, I THINK 674 00:25:18,650 --> 00:25:23,655 THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONFUSION 675 00:25:23,722 --> 00:25:25,790 FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME, MYSELF WHO 676 00:25:25,857 --> 00:25:28,193 IS PAID TO UNDERSTAND THE CODE 677 00:25:28,260 --> 00:25:29,561 AND TREE CODE IN A PARTICULAR 678 00:25:29,628 --> 00:25:34,933 WAY, AND PEOPLE HAVE COME TO ME 679 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:35,500 ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION. 680 00:25:35,567 --> 00:25:36,534 THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION 681 00:25:36,601 --> 00:25:41,940 RATHER WITH CLARITY ON THIS 682 00:25:42,007 --> 00:25:43,475 ISSUE. AS LEYLAH SAID, HAVING 683 00:25:43,541 --> 00:25:47,646 TWO TO FOUR INCHES WOULD CLEAR 684 00:25:47,712 --> 00:25:48,613 LOT OF THINGS UP. ADDITIONALLY 685 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:51,349 FROM WORKING ON A LOT OF 686 00:25:51,416 --> 00:25:52,350 UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES WITH 687 00:25:52,417 --> 00:25:55,487 THIS IN TERMS OF WE'RE NOT -- 688 00:25:55,553 --> 00:25:57,122 WE'RE CONSIDERING MOSTLY THE 689 00:25:57,188 --> 00:25:58,657 CHIPPER TRUCKS OR ARBORISTS AND 690 00:25:58,723 --> 00:26:00,191 CHIPPER TRUCKS AND USING CHAIN 691 00:26:00,258 --> 00:26:05,630 SAWS WHERE IT IS VERY VISIBLE. 692 00:26:05,697 --> 00:26:13,939 BUT IT IS ALL ON WHOEVER IS 693 00:26:14,005 --> 00:26:16,007 DOING THIS WORK. SO IF THEY'RE 694 00:26:16,074 --> 00:26:17,142 DOING PRUNING ON -- DOING FINE 695 00:26:17,208 --> 00:26:19,444 PRUNING ON A JAPANESE MAPLE AND 696 00:26:19,511 --> 00:26:22,280 HAVE OVER TWO INCHES, OR IF IT' 697 00:26:22,347 --> 00:26:27,886 TRUE TREE PRUNING, WHICH WILL B 698 00:26:27,953 --> 00:26:29,120 OVER TWO INCHES. PEOPLE IN THE 699 00:26:29,187 --> 00:26:30,188 WINTER -- OR REQUIRE POSTING. 700 00:26:30,255 --> 00:26:34,259 YEAH. 701 00:26:34,326 --> 00:26:35,460 >> THANK YOU, CONNOR. AND THE 702 00:26:35,527 --> 00:26:37,696 SAME OFFER GOES TO YOU. PLEASE 703 00:26:37,762 --> 00:26:40,332 DO REACH OUT TO NAOMI LEWIS, MY 704 00:26:40,398 --> 00:26:41,232 COMMITTEE CLERK. WE TRIED TO 705 00:26:41,299 --> 00:26:42,867 FIND AN ELEGANT SOLUTION AND IT 706 00:26:42,934 --> 00:26:44,436 WAS OUT OF REACH. IT DOESN'T 707 00:26:44,502 --> 00:26:46,638 MEAN WE ARE NOT -- LET ME PUT I 708 00:26:46,705 --> 00:26:50,008 IN THE POSITIVE. WE ARE STILL 709 00:26:50,075 --> 00:26:50,842 CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT YOU 710 00:26:50,909 --> 00:26:52,844 MENTIONED. THAT BEING SAID, IT 711 00:26:52,911 --> 00:26:57,248 SEEMS AS IF WE HAVE EXHAUSTED 712 00:26:57,315 --> 00:26:58,683 OUR PUBLIC COMMENT LIST. SEEING 713 00:26:58,750 --> 00:27:00,018 WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS 714 00:27:00,085 --> 00:27:00,652 REMOTELY OR PHYSICALLY PRESENT, 715 00:27:00,719 --> 00:27:04,923 WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT 716 00:27:04,990 --> 00:27:06,791 AGENDA ITEM. OUR FIRST AND FINA 717 00:27:06,858 --> 00:27:08,293 ITEM IS A BRIEFING DISCUSSION 718 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:10,762 AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON COUNCIL 719 00:27:10,829 --> 00:27:11,896 BILL 120509, WHICH WOULD AMEND 720 00:27:11,963 --> 00:27:13,498 THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 721 00:27:13,565 --> 00:27:14,299 REGISTERED TREE SERVICE 722 00:27:14,366 --> 00:27:18,136 PROVIDER. PLEASE READ THE SHORT 723 00:27:18,203 --> 00:27:18,603 TITLE INTO RECORD. 724 00:27:18,670 --> 00:27:19,804 >> COUNCIL BILL 120509, AN 725 00:27:19,871 --> 00:27:22,007 ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE 726 00:27:22,073 --> 00:27:23,742 AND URBAN FORESTRY AMENDING 727 00:27:23,808 --> 00:27:24,743 REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTERED TRE 728 00:27:24,809 --> 00:27:25,543 SERVICE PROVIDERS, AMENDING THE 729 00:27:25,610 --> 00:27:26,811 SECTION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 730 00:27:26,878 --> 00:27:27,579 >> THANK YOU. FOR THIS 731 00:27:27,645 --> 00:27:30,749 DISCUSSION, WE ARE JOINED BY 732 00:27:30,815 --> 00:27:33,051 LISH WHITSON, FROM COUNCIL 733 00:27:33,118 --> 00:27:35,954 CENTRAL STAFF. I BELIEVE URBAN 734 00:27:36,021 --> 00:27:38,023 FORESTRY COMMISSIONERS -- JOSH 735 00:27:38,089 --> 00:27:38,656 MORRISON, BECCA NEWMAN. LOOKING 736 00:27:38,723 --> 00:27:40,925 HERE TO SEE IF -- I'M NOT SEEIN 737 00:27:40,992 --> 00:27:42,327 THEM. CLERK, CAN YOU CONFIRM? 738 00:27:42,394 --> 00:27:44,262 >> THEY ARE NOT PRESENT. 739 00:27:44,329 --> 00:27:47,999 >> OKAY. IF THEY DO JOIN US, 740 00:27:48,066 --> 00:27:51,469 PLEASE LET US KNOW. WE ALSO HAV 741 00:27:51,536 --> 00:27:52,837 OUR HIGH ROAD ARBORIST 742 00:27:52,904 --> 00:27:55,840 STAKEHOLDERS THAT JOINED US LAS 743 00:27:55,907 --> 00:27:57,342 WEEK, TAYLOR, KELSEY, ALLAN, AN 744 00:27:57,409 --> 00:28:02,914 ANDREA. I AM SEEING ALL OF YOU 745 00:28:02,981 --> 00:28:03,581 HERE. WONDERFUL. BEFORE WE BEGI 746 00:28:03,648 --> 00:28:04,649 THIS DISCUSSION, LISH, CAN YOU 747 00:28:04,716 --> 00:28:07,585 PLEASE GO THROUGH THE CHANGES, 748 00:28:07,652 --> 00:28:08,720 THE SUBSTITUTE BILL MADE AND 749 00:28:08,787 --> 00:28:13,158 THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE 750 00:28:13,224 --> 00:28:16,494 AMENDMENT SEPARATELY. IF I CALL 751 00:28:16,561 --> 00:28:17,595 CORRECTLY, THE ORIGINAL BILL 752 00:28:17,662 --> 00:28:20,231 RENAMES MAJOR PRUNING TO 753 00:28:20,298 --> 00:28:21,032 PORTABLE WORK, INCLUDING ECAs. 754 00:28:21,099 --> 00:28:22,333 IT MOVES POSTING REQUIREMENTS 755 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:24,969 FROM PHYSICAL TO ONLINE WITH A 756 00:28:25,036 --> 00:28:27,405 MAP INCLUDED AND REQUIRED, AND 757 00:28:27,472 --> 00:28:28,973 REQUIRES TSPs TO HAVE CONTACT 758 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:33,111 INFORMATION ON THEIR TRUCK. THE 759 00:28:33,178 --> 00:28:34,779 SUBSTITUTE BILL ALLOWS ARBORIST 760 00:28:34,846 --> 00:28:36,281 TO REMOVE DEAD BRANCHES AND 761 00:28:36,347 --> 00:28:37,615 ROOTS, CHANGES TO POSTING 762 00:28:37,682 --> 00:28:38,983 REQUIREMENTS TO AT LEAST THREE 763 00:28:39,050 --> 00:28:40,685 BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE OF 764 00:28:40,752 --> 00:28:42,720 PORTABLE WORK, AND SIX BUSINESS 765 00:28:42,787 --> 00:28:44,222 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF TREE REMOVAL 766 00:28:44,289 --> 00:28:46,758 AND PUTS A REQUIREMENT FOR TREE 767 00:28:46,825 --> 00:28:47,459 SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE 768 00:28:47,525 --> 00:28:50,128 PUBLIC NOTICES AT OR NEAR THE 769 00:28:50,195 --> 00:28:53,131 WORK SITE WHILE WORK IS 770 00:28:53,198 --> 00:28:53,965 UNDERWAY. AND RECOMMENDS 771 00:28:54,032 --> 00:28:54,632 STRONGLY, PLEASE, THAT NOTICES 772 00:28:54,699 --> 00:28:56,434 BE LEFT IN PLACE FOR FIVE DAYS 773 00:28:56,501 --> 00:28:57,969 AFTER THE WORK IS COMPLETED. 774 00:28:58,036 --> 00:29:01,473 LISH, I'M GOING TO PASS IT TO 775 00:29:01,539 --> 00:29:07,579 YOU IS AND SEE IF I GOT THAT AL 776 00:29:07,645 --> 00:29:07,812 RIGHT. 777 00:29:07,879 --> 00:29:09,180 >> THAT'S CORRECT. I'LL ADJUST 778 00:29:09,247 --> 00:29:12,484 COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS THAT THE 779 00:29:12,550 --> 00:29:13,818 SUBSTITUTE WOULD DO. PROVIDES A 780 00:29:13,885 --> 00:29:18,456 EXEMPTION FROM SOME OF THE 781 00:29:18,523 --> 00:29:18,990 REQUIREMENTS DURING AN 782 00:29:19,057 --> 00:29:20,558 EMERGENCY. IT REPLACES THE TERM 783 00:29:20,625 --> 00:29:21,960 NORMAL AND ROUTINE PRUNING 784 00:29:22,026 --> 00:29:22,594 OPERATIONS WITH NORMAL PRUNING 785 00:29:22,660 --> 00:29:28,433 AND MAINTENANCE. REMOVAL OF AN 786 00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:29,634 EXCEPTIONAL TREE WOULD REQUIRE 787 00:29:29,701 --> 00:29:33,338 SECOND OPINION. AND TREE SERVIC 788 00:29:33,404 --> 00:29:36,841 PROVIDERS VEHICLES WOULD HAVE 789 00:29:36,908 --> 00:29:38,409 CITY REGISTRATION NUMBERS, NAME 790 00:29:38,476 --> 00:29:40,245 AND PHONE NUMBER OR E-MAIL ON 791 00:29:40,311 --> 00:29:42,213 THE LEFT, RIGHT, AND REAR OF TH 792 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,949 VEHICLE AS APPLICABLE. 793 00:29:45,016 --> 00:29:47,385 >> THANK YOU, LISH. I THINK THA 794 00:29:47,452 --> 00:29:49,287 TAKES CARE OF THE CHIP TRUCK, 795 00:29:49,354 --> 00:29:50,688 WHERE WE SEE AS APPLICABLE. I 796 00:29:50,755 --> 00:29:53,291 WOULD JUST WANT TO THANK KELSEY 797 00:29:53,358 --> 00:29:53,925 ALLAN, ANDREA FOR JOINING US 798 00:29:53,992 --> 00:29:55,693 AGAIN. YOU TOOK TIME OUT OF YOU 799 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:59,063 DAY TO COME JOIN US AT THE LAST 800 00:29:59,130 --> 00:29:59,931 COMMITTEE MEETING. YOU'RE HERE 801 00:29:59,998 --> 00:30:03,101 TODAY TO MAKE SURE IF ANY OF MY 802 00:30:03,168 --> 00:30:04,035 COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS THAT 803 00:30:04,102 --> 00:30:04,736 YOU'RE ABLE TO ANSWER THEM. I'M 804 00:30:04,802 --> 00:30:07,071 GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO THE 805 00:30:07,138 --> 00:30:08,406 COLLEAGUES, AND THEN PASS IT UP 806 00:30:08,473 --> 00:30:10,375 TO THE ARBORISTS IF YOU HAVE AN 807 00:30:10,441 --> 00:30:11,843 FINAL COMMENT BEFORE WE TAKE UP 808 00:30:11,910 --> 00:30:14,979 THE SUBSTITUTE OF THIS BILL. 809 00:30:15,046 --> 00:30:19,684 COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS, 810 00:30:19,751 --> 00:30:19,951 COMMENTS? 811 00:30:20,018 --> 00:30:20,351 >> I HAVE NONE. 812 00:30:20,418 --> 00:30:23,121 >> I AM SEEING NO QUESTIONS, 813 00:30:23,188 --> 00:30:24,289 COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS. I THINK 814 00:30:24,355 --> 00:30:28,126 THAT LETS YOU OFF THE HOOK, 815 00:30:28,193 --> 00:30:28,993 ANDREA, KELSEY, ALLAN. ALLAN, I 816 00:30:29,060 --> 00:30:30,528 SEE YOU'RE AT A JOB SITE RIGHT 817 00:30:30,595 --> 00:30:35,767 NOW. DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL 818 00:30:35,833 --> 00:30:36,935 COMMENTS ON THIS SUBSTITUTE -- 819 00:30:37,001 --> 00:30:38,369 AND TAYLOR, GREAT TO SEE YOU AS 820 00:30:38,436 --> 00:30:41,172 WELL. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS 821 00:30:41,239 --> 00:30:41,506 AT THIS TIME? 822 00:30:41,573 --> 00:30:45,176 >> I'LL LEAD OFF IF THAT'S OKAY 823 00:30:45,243 --> 00:30:49,047 JUST TO THE NOTE ABOUT THE URBA 824 00:30:49,113 --> 00:30:50,415 FORESTRY COMMISSION FOLKS. JOSH 825 00:30:50,481 --> 00:30:51,616 IS TRAVELING. AND I'VE BEEN IN 826 00:30:51,683 --> 00:30:53,718 TOUCH WITH STUART WHO HAD A 827 00:30:53,785 --> 00:30:54,819 FAMILY THING COME UP. SO WE'VE 828 00:30:54,886 --> 00:30:57,722 ACTUALLY BEEN UNABLE TO GO OVER 829 00:30:57,789 --> 00:30:58,423 THE PROPOSED CHANGES WITH THEM, 830 00:30:58,489 --> 00:31:01,492 JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA THERE. 831 00:31:01,559 --> 00:31:03,494 BUT BASICALLY I THINK OUR TAKE 832 00:31:03,561 --> 00:31:05,096 ON EVERYTHING IS WE'RE MOVING I 833 00:31:05,163 --> 00:31:08,132 THE RIGHT DIRECTION, ABSOLUTELY 834 00:31:08,199 --> 00:31:11,703 ON A NUMBER OF THESE ISSUES. BU 835 00:31:11,769 --> 00:31:13,571 UNFORTUNATELY THE LEGISLATION I 836 00:31:13,638 --> 00:31:14,606 FEELING A BIT RUSHED. I FEEL WE 837 00:31:14,672 --> 00:31:16,474 CAN FLUSH OUT A BIT MORE. I 838 00:31:16,541 --> 00:31:18,076 DON'T KNOW IF TABLING AND COMIN 839 00:31:18,142 --> 00:31:19,811 BACK IS AT ALL A POSSIBILITY. 840 00:31:19,877 --> 00:31:20,778 BUT ANY WAY I THINK THERE'S 841 00:31:20,845 --> 00:31:24,182 REALLY GOOD THINGS IN HERE 842 00:31:24,249 --> 00:31:24,983 ESPECIALLY THE AMENDMENT TOO, 843 00:31:25,049 --> 00:31:26,951 MAKING AN ALLOWANCE FOR THE 844 00:31:27,018 --> 00:31:29,721 DIRECTORS TO REQUIRE A THIRD 845 00:31:29,787 --> 00:31:30,955 PARTY REVIEW WHEN THEY FEEL 846 00:31:31,022 --> 00:31:33,024 NECESSARY RATHER THAN IN EVERY 847 00:31:33,091 --> 00:31:34,425 INSTANCE. AND THEN CERTAINLY 848 00:31:34,492 --> 00:31:36,961 DIALING BACK SOME OF THESE 849 00:31:37,028 --> 00:31:37,929 REQUIREMENTS FOR PORTABLE WORK 850 00:31:37,996 --> 00:31:39,597 AND WITH A NOTICE REQUIREMENT 851 00:31:39,664 --> 00:31:41,032 IS. THOSE ARE ALL POSITIVE STEP 852 00:31:41,099 --> 00:31:43,501 IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. BUT I'D 853 00:31:43,568 --> 00:31:46,537 LIKE TO THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES 854 00:31:46,604 --> 00:31:48,439 FOR THEIR EXCELLENT COMMENT, YO 855 00:31:48,506 --> 00:31:49,574 KNOW, ESPECIALLY TO LEYLAH'S 856 00:31:49,641 --> 00:31:52,477 COMMENT. WE'RE STILL CATCHING A 857 00:31:52,543 --> 00:31:54,545 LOT OF THINGS IN THAT, FORMERLY 858 00:31:54,612 --> 00:31:55,713 MAJOR PRUNING AND PORTABLE WORK 859 00:31:55,780 --> 00:31:57,582 ANY WAY I WANT TO THANK 860 00:31:57,649 --> 00:31:58,716 EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, DAN, NAOMI, 861 00:31:58,783 --> 00:32:01,019 FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON ALL OF 862 00:32:01,085 --> 00:32:02,587 THIS. I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF 863 00:32:02,654 --> 00:32:05,290 POSITIVE STEPS HERE TODAY, BUT 864 00:32:05,356 --> 00:32:10,328 THINK THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY 865 00:32:10,395 --> 00:32:10,995 ADDRESS EVERYTHING WE'RE HOPING 866 00:32:11,062 --> 00:32:11,696 FOR. AND HOPEFULLY THIS COULD B 867 00:32:11,763 --> 00:32:13,598 THE FIRST STEP OF MANY AND NOT 868 00:32:13,665 --> 00:32:14,299 THE LAST STEP. 869 00:32:14,365 --> 00:32:17,902 >> THANK YOU, ALLAN. I THINK 870 00:32:17,969 --> 00:32:21,906 WHAT YOU REALLY PINPOINTED AND 871 00:32:21,973 --> 00:32:23,374 FOCUSED FOR US THAT IN 872 00:32:23,441 --> 00:32:24,842 LEGISLATIVE WORK, NEW AREAS THA 873 00:32:24,909 --> 00:32:27,512 ARE NOT REGULATED PREVIOUSLY 874 00:32:27,578 --> 00:32:29,714 THAT RULE MAKING AND LAW MAKING 875 00:32:29,781 --> 00:32:31,516 IS A PROCESS. AD SO THAT IS 876 00:32:31,582 --> 00:32:33,251 WHAT THIS BILL AND THE 877 00:32:33,318 --> 00:32:34,752 SUBSTITUTE TO THIS BILL DOES. 878 00:32:34,819 --> 00:32:36,654 THIS IS A PRECURSOR TO THE 879 00:32:36,721 --> 00:32:37,655 OVERALL TREE ORDINANCE THAT 880 00:32:37,722 --> 00:32:41,893 SHOULD BE COMING OUR WAY THIS 881 00:32:41,959 --> 00:32:44,562 NEXT MONTH. AND SO I THINK THER 882 00:32:44,629 --> 00:32:45,196 WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES. AS I 883 00:32:45,263 --> 00:32:46,864 MENTIONED, I WOULD LOVE TO TRY 884 00:32:46,931 --> 00:32:48,399 TO FIND OUT THAT SOLUTION, BUT 885 00:32:48,466 --> 00:32:50,601 WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THERE YET. AN 886 00:32:50,668 --> 00:32:53,104 WHY IT'S FEELING RUSHED, I THIN 887 00:32:53,171 --> 00:32:58,009 FROM OUR STANDPOINT, WE WANT TO 888 00:32:58,076 --> 00:33:01,813 MAKE SURE THESE RULES WORK WELL 889 00:33:01,879 --> 00:33:05,116 NOW. AND AS BEST AS POSSIBLE 890 00:33:05,183 --> 00:33:09,187 NOW. SO MORE REITERATIONS TO 891 00:33:09,253 --> 00:33:12,990 COME IF NEED BE. COLLEAGUES, OR 892 00:33:13,057 --> 00:33:13,524 KELSEY, ANDREA, TAYLOR, 893 00:33:13,591 --> 00:33:14,726 ANYTHING? TAYLOR, TAKE IT AWAY. 894 00:33:14,792 --> 00:33:17,095 >> YEAH, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE 895 00:33:17,161 --> 00:33:21,165 TO INTRODUCE MYSELF A FEW WEEKS 896 00:33:21,232 --> 00:33:23,301 AGO. I'M TAYLOR. I HAVE BEEN AN 897 00:33:23,368 --> 00:33:24,369 ARBORIST FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS. I 898 00:33:24,435 --> 00:33:27,472 HAVE A DEGREE IN URBAN FORESTRY 899 00:33:27,538 --> 00:33:28,473 AND AGRICULTURE AND HAVE BEEN 900 00:33:28,539 --> 00:33:31,743 WORKING IN SEATTLE FOR ABOUT 901 00:33:31,809 --> 00:33:35,380 FIVE YEARS. I JUST REALLY 902 00:33:35,446 --> 00:33:38,015 STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THAT ALL 903 00:33:38,082 --> 00:33:44,956 FUTURE URBAN FORESTRY POLICY FO 904 00:33:45,022 --> 00:33:46,491 THE CITY HAVE URBAN FORESTRY 905 00:33:46,557 --> 00:33:50,027 PROFESSIONALS BE A PART OF THE 906 00:33:50,094 --> 00:33:52,430 DECISION MAKING PROCESS OR THE 907 00:33:52,497 --> 00:33:55,400 SHAPING OF THAT PROCESS. THIS 908 00:33:55,466 --> 00:33:58,202 CODE IS INCREASING COSTS OF TRE 909 00:33:58,269 --> 00:34:06,310 CARE SERVICES TO HOMEOWNERS. AN 910 00:34:06,377 --> 00:34:07,178 THAT INCREASED COST 911 00:34:07,245 --> 00:34:08,713 DISINCENTIVIZES TREES. PEOPLE 912 00:34:08,780 --> 00:34:11,315 WILL SPEND LESS MONEY TAKING 913 00:34:11,382 --> 00:34:15,153 CARE OF THEIR TREES. THEY ARE 914 00:34:15,219 --> 00:34:19,424 NOT INCENTIVIZED TO PLANT TREES 915 00:34:19,490 --> 00:34:22,527 BY THE TREE CODE. IT HAS MADE 916 00:34:22,593 --> 00:34:25,263 TREES MORE OF A LIABILITY AS A 917 00:34:25,329 --> 00:34:27,365 RESULT. SO I THINK WE SHOULD 918 00:34:27,432 --> 00:34:28,666 CONSIDER THAT IN MOVING FORWARD 919 00:34:28,733 --> 00:34:29,400 THANK YOU. 920 00:34:29,467 --> 00:34:30,635 >> THANK YOU, TAYLOR. IT SEEMS 921 00:34:30,701 --> 00:34:33,704 LIKE YOU'RE WELL INVOLVED IN TH 922 00:34:33,771 --> 00:34:35,273 CONVERSATION NOW AND AS WE 923 00:34:35,339 --> 00:34:35,973 CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION. GLA 924 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:37,542 TO HAVE YOU WITH US. 925 00:34:37,608 --> 00:34:38,209 >> THANK YOU. 926 00:34:38,276 --> 00:34:39,610 >> JUST CHECKING ONE LAST TIME. 927 00:34:39,677 --> 00:34:42,180 ANY FURTHER COMMENTS BEFORE I 928 00:34:42,246 --> 00:34:43,714 VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE? SEEING 929 00:34:43,781 --> 00:34:46,851 NONE, I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL 930 00:34:46,918 --> 00:34:51,622 BILL 120509 BY SUBSTITUTING 931 00:34:51,689 --> 00:34:52,557 VERSION TWO FOR VERSION 1.H. IS 932 00:34:52,623 --> 00:34:53,424 THERE A SECOND? 933 00:34:53,491 --> 00:34:53,791 >> SECOND. 934 00:34:53,858 --> 00:34:55,359 >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED 935 00:34:55,426 --> 00:34:56,727 TO SUBSTITUTE THE BILL. ARE 936 00:34:56,794 --> 00:35:01,265 THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS O 937 00:35:01,332 --> 00:35:01,899 THE SUBSTITUTE? NOT SEEING ANY. 938 00:35:01,966 --> 00:35:03,100 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 939 00:35:03,167 --> 00:35:07,438 ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE 940 00:35:07,505 --> 00:35:07,738 SUBSTITUTE? 941 00:35:07,805 --> 00:35:09,974 >> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA? 942 00:35:10,041 --> 00:35:11,676 >> AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON? 943 00:35:11,742 --> 00:35:16,047 >> AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN 944 00:35:16,113 --> 00:35:19,317 >> AYE. 945 00:35:19,383 --> 00:35:21,786 >> VICE CHAIR MORALES? CHAIR 946 00:35:21,853 --> 00:35:22,053 STRAUSS? 947 00:35:22,119 --> 00:35:22,320 >> YES. 948 00:35:22,386 --> 00:35:23,054 >> FOUR IN FAVOR. 949 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:29,360 >> THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES 950 00:35:29,427 --> 00:35:31,996 COUNCIL BILL 120509 HAS BEEN 951 00:35:32,063 --> 00:35:35,166 AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTING VERSION 952 00:35:35,233 --> 00:35:36,400 TWO FOR VERSION 1.H. MOVING ON 953 00:35:36,467 --> 00:35:41,739 TO AMENDMENT 2. LISH, I'LL DO M 954 00:35:41,806 --> 00:35:43,341 -- I'LL PLAY COUNCIL CENTRAL 955 00:35:43,407 --> 00:35:44,842 STAFF ON TV FOR A MOMENT AND 956 00:35:44,909 --> 00:35:47,578 THEN PASS IT TO THE REAL DEAL. 957 00:35:47,645 --> 00:35:48,646 THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW SDCI 958 00:35:48,713 --> 00:35:50,915 TO DETERMINE IF A THIRD PARTY 959 00:35:50,982 --> 00:35:52,483 ASSESSMENT ON A HAZARDOUS TREE 960 00:35:52,550 --> 00:35:57,622 REMOVAL IS NECESSARY. THAT'S TH 961 00:35:57,688 --> 00:35:58,689 AMENDMENT. I'LL SAY IN A PERFEC 962 00:35:58,756 --> 00:36:00,091 WORLD, WE WOULD EITHER HAVE A 963 00:36:00,157 --> 00:36:01,993 VOUCHER TO PAY FOR THE THIRD 964 00:36:02,059 --> 00:36:06,464 PARTY ASSESSMENT BY A THIRD 965 00:36:06,531 --> 00:36:09,300 PARTY ARBORIST OR HAVE SDCI HIR 966 00:36:09,367 --> 00:36:13,337 AND HAVE ARBORISTS ON STAFF TO 967 00:36:13,404 --> 00:36:14,272 REVIEW THESE REPORTS THEMSELVES 968 00:36:14,338 --> 00:36:15,740 THIS AMENDMENT IS IMPORTANT 969 00:36:15,806 --> 00:36:18,809 BECAUSE WE NEED BOTH TO ENSURE 970 00:36:18,876 --> 00:36:20,645 REPORTS ARE ACCURATE AND AVOID 971 00:36:20,711 --> 00:36:21,579 UNNECESSARILY RAISING THE COST 972 00:36:21,646 --> 00:36:26,350 TO TREE OWNERS. AS I SAID IN A 973 00:36:26,417 --> 00:36:28,619 PERFECT WORLD, WE WOULD 974 00:36:28,686 --> 00:36:31,355 INTERNALIZE REPORTS AND ENSURE 975 00:36:31,422 --> 00:36:33,124 THEY'RE ACCURATE. AS THE 976 00:36:33,190 --> 00:36:35,760 ARBORISTS HIGHLIGHTED, IT DRIVE 977 00:36:35,826 --> 00:36:39,730 UP THE COST OF TREES, WHICH 978 00:36:39,797 --> 00:36:41,465 CAUSES PEOPLE TO NOT WANT TO 979 00:36:41,532 --> 00:36:44,969 PLANT TREES AS TAYLOR JUST 980 00:36:45,036 --> 00:36:47,238 MENTIONED. AND ALSO CREATING 981 00:36:47,305 --> 00:36:49,607 COMMON SENSE LEGISLATION TO MAK 982 00:36:49,674 --> 00:36:52,577 IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE BAD 983 00:36:52,643 --> 00:36:54,078 ARBORISTS TO CONTINUE WORKING. 984 00:36:54,145 --> 00:36:56,847 LISH, I'LL PASS IT OVER TO YOU 985 00:36:56,914 --> 00:36:58,349 TO REPORT ON THE AMENDMENT IF 986 00:36:58,416 --> 00:36:58,683 YOU WILL. 987 00:36:58,749 --> 00:37:02,186 >> YES, THE ONLY THING I WOULD 988 00:37:02,253 --> 00:37:03,754 ADD IS THIS REQUIREMENT FOR A 989 00:37:03,821 --> 00:37:07,291 SECOND OPINION ONLY APPLIES WHE 990 00:37:07,358 --> 00:37:11,062 THE PROPOSAL IS TO REMOVE AN 991 00:37:11,128 --> 00:37:14,732 EXCEPTIONAL TREE. OTHER TYPES O 992 00:37:14,799 --> 00:37:17,568 TREE WORK ARE NOT REQUIRED TO 993 00:37:17,635 --> 00:37:18,336 HAVE A SECOND OPINION. 994 00:37:18,402 --> 00:37:20,504 >> ALL RIGHT, BEFORE I MOVE OVE 995 00:37:20,571 --> 00:37:22,873 TO YOU, ALLAN, I'M GOING TO 996 00:37:22,940 --> 00:37:23,841 CHECK WITH MY COLLEAGUES. 997 00:37:23,908 --> 00:37:28,312 QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? 998 00:37:28,379 --> 00:37:30,047 NOT SEEING ANY. TAYLOR, THAT'S 999 00:37:30,114 --> 00:37:32,750 AN OLD HAND. I'LL GO TO ALLAN 1000 00:37:32,817 --> 00:37:37,088 AND THEN ANDREA. 1001 00:37:37,154 --> 00:37:40,157 >> SO JUST REAL BRIEFLY. WE ARE 1002 00:37:40,224 --> 00:37:41,759 VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF THIS 1003 00:37:41,826 --> 00:37:44,261 ONE. I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS IN 1004 00:37:44,328 --> 00:37:45,563 THE TREE ADVOCACY COMMUNITY ARE 1005 00:37:45,630 --> 00:37:46,631 WORRIED ABOUT FUNNY BUSINESS ON 1006 00:37:46,697 --> 00:37:48,833 THE PART OF TREE SERVICE 1007 00:37:48,899 --> 00:37:49,367 PROVIDERS AND POTENTIALLY 1008 00:37:49,433 --> 00:37:50,601 REMOVING TREES THAT DON'T HAVE 1009 00:37:50,668 --> 00:37:51,702 THINGS WRONG WITH THEM. THE 1010 00:37:51,769 --> 00:37:53,371 WHOLE IDEA HERE IS IF YOU HAVE 1011 00:37:53,437 --> 00:37:55,539 DEAD TREE OR AN OBVIOUSLY 1012 00:37:55,606 --> 00:37:57,675 HAZARDOUS TREE THAT CAN BE WELL 1013 00:37:57,742 --> 00:37:58,843 DOCUMENTED THROUGH PHOTOS, THER 1014 00:37:58,909 --> 00:38:00,344 IS A PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE THA 1015 00:38:00,411 --> 00:38:03,714 WILL ALLOW IT TO BE A MUCH MORE 1016 00:38:03,781 --> 00:38:04,582 AFFORDABLE UNDERTAKING FOR OUR 1017 00:38:04,649 --> 00:38:05,349 CLIENTS BECAUSE IN HOUSE WE 1018 00:38:05,416 --> 00:38:08,419 WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP THEM OUT 1019 00:38:08,486 --> 00:38:10,588 WITH THAT. WE THINK THEY SHOULD 1020 00:38:10,655 --> 00:38:12,123 BE STRICT WHEN THERE ARE 1021 00:38:12,189 --> 00:38:13,190 QUESTIONABLE TREE REMOVALS OR 1022 00:38:13,257 --> 00:38:14,725 CONDITIONS THAT ARE HARD TO 1023 00:38:14,792 --> 00:38:16,894 DOCUMENT. AND SDOT HAS DONE A 1024 00:38:16,961 --> 00:38:21,899 REALLY GOOD JOBIN THE PAST OF 1025 00:38:21,966 --> 00:38:23,034 REQUIRING ADVANCED ASSESSMENTS. 1026 00:38:23,100 --> 00:38:24,468 SOMETIMES INVOLVING DESTRUCTIVE 1027 00:38:24,535 --> 00:38:25,102 TESTING OR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC 1028 00:38:25,169 --> 00:38:26,604 EQUIPMENT IN CASES WHERE THEY 1029 00:38:26,671 --> 00:38:28,439 THOUGHT THINGS WERE FISHY. SO W 1030 00:38:28,506 --> 00:38:29,740 ARE 100% IN SUPPORT OF THIS 1031 00:38:29,807 --> 00:38:31,042 AMENDMENT, AND WE THINK IT WILL 1032 00:38:31,108 --> 00:38:36,947 DO REALLY GOOD THINGS, JUST 1033 00:38:37,014 --> 00:38:38,315 GIVING DISCRETION TO SDCI. SO 1034 00:38:38,382 --> 00:38:38,749 THANK YOU. 1035 00:38:38,816 --> 00:38:42,653 >> THANK YOU, ALLAN. ANDREA? 1036 00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:43,654 GREAT TO SEE YOU. 1037 00:38:43,721 --> 00:38:46,090 >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE 1038 00:38:46,157 --> 00:38:49,026 I'M DEALING WITH A BIT OF A 1039 00:38:49,093 --> 00:38:51,896 VOICE ISSUE. I JUST WANTED TO 1040 00:38:51,962 --> 00:38:53,030 ECHO ALLAN. WE DO DEFINITELY 1041 00:38:53,097 --> 00:38:56,367 SUPPORT THIS, IT'S IN LINE WITH 1042 00:38:56,434 --> 00:38:59,336 THE WAY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES 1043 00:38:59,403 --> 00:39:01,639 HANDLE TREE REMOVALS. I CAN SAY 1044 00:39:01,706 --> 00:39:02,840 THAT THEY ALL ALLOW 1045 00:39:02,907 --> 00:39:03,808 OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY TO 1046 00:39:03,874 --> 00:39:06,444 REQUIRE THIRD PARTY REVIEW WHEN 1047 00:39:06,510 --> 00:39:08,546 REQUIRED. I WANTED TO POINT OUT 1048 00:39:08,612 --> 00:39:10,414 WHILE THEY DO NOT HAVE MANY ON 1049 00:39:10,481 --> 00:39:12,983 STAFF, IT DOES HAVE THOSE ON 1050 00:39:13,050 --> 00:39:13,751 STAFF WHO ARE REVIEWING THESE. 1051 00:39:13,818 --> 00:39:16,387 AND NOT EVERY SINGLE PERSON IS 1052 00:39:16,454 --> 00:39:19,090 REVIEWING THIS AND THERE ARE AT 1053 00:39:19,156 --> 00:39:19,957 LEAST TWO CERTIFIED ARBORISTS, 1054 00:39:20,024 --> 00:39:21,025 BUT I BELIEVE THERE MIGHT BE 1055 00:39:21,092 --> 00:39:23,327 FOUR WHO ARE ON STAFF AND WHO 1056 00:39:23,394 --> 00:39:23,928 ARE ACTUALLY REVIEWING THESE 1057 00:39:23,994 --> 00:39:27,898 REPORTS. AND TO ALLAN'S POINT, 1058 00:39:27,965 --> 00:39:32,336 WHEN TREES ARE OBVIOUSLY DEAD O 1059 00:39:32,403 --> 00:39:34,672 HAZARDOUS, THIS DOES ALLOW FOR 1060 00:39:34,739 --> 00:39:37,308 COMMON SENSE APPROACHES AND 1061 00:39:37,374 --> 00:39:39,143 REDUCES THE COST FOR TREE CARE 1062 00:39:39,210 --> 00:39:42,747 OR TREE OWNERS AND TREE SERVICE 1063 00:39:42,813 --> 00:39:44,915 PROVIDERS. SO FULL SUPPORT. 1064 00:39:44,982 --> 00:39:45,416 THANK YOU. 1065 00:39:45,483 --> 00:39:47,618 >> THANK YOU, ANDREA. ERIC, IT 1066 00:39:47,685 --> 00:39:48,719 SEEMS COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES 1067 00:39:48,786 --> 00:39:50,187 MIGHT HAVE BEEN BUMPED OUT AND 1068 00:39:50,254 --> 00:39:53,524 IS IN THE WAITING ROOM AGAIN 1069 00:39:53,591 --> 00:39:55,459 JUST FOR AWARENESS. THANK YOU, 1070 00:39:55,526 --> 00:39:57,762 ALLAN AND ANDREA FOR SHARING 1071 00:39:57,828 --> 00:40:00,131 THOSE THOUGHTS. COLLEAGUES, ANY 1072 00:40:00,197 --> 00:40:02,032 LAST QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE O 1073 00:40:02,099 --> 00:40:03,567 THE AMENDMENT TWO? WITH THAT, I 1074 00:40:03,634 --> 00:40:05,069 MOVE IT TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 1075 00:40:05,136 --> 00:40:06,337 120509 AS SHOWN IN AMENDMENT 2. 1076 00:40:06,403 --> 00:40:07,271 IS THERE A SECOND? 1077 00:40:07,338 --> 00:40:08,105 >> SECOND. 1078 00:40:08,172 --> 00:40:12,843 >> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED 1079 00:40:12,910 --> 00:40:14,578 AND SECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL 1080 00:40:14,645 --> 00:40:16,647 BILL 120509. ARE THERE ANY FINA 1081 00:40:16,714 --> 00:40:16,914 COMMENTS? 1082 00:40:16,981 --> 00:40:20,217 >> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. 1083 00:40:20,284 --> 00:40:20,818 SORRY. I APOLOGIZE COUNCIL 1084 00:40:20,885 --> 00:40:21,185 MEMBER STRAUSS. 1085 00:40:21,252 --> 00:40:24,455 >> SURE, LET'S GO FOR IT. I 1086 00:40:24,522 --> 00:40:27,358 HAVEN'T CALLED FOR THE ROLL YET 1087 00:40:27,424 --> 00:40:28,225 ACTUALLY LET'S GET THROUGH THIS 1088 00:40:28,292 --> 00:40:32,096 SECTION AND THEN WE'LL COME 1089 00:40:32,163 --> 00:40:32,696 BACK. THANK YOU. ANY FINAL 1090 00:40:32,763 --> 00:40:33,931 COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 1091 00:40:33,998 --> 00:40:37,701 CALL THE ROLL. IT'S BEEN MOVED 1092 00:40:37,768 --> 00:40:39,403 AND SECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL 1093 00:40:39,470 --> 00:40:42,807 BILL 120509 ON AMENDMENT 2. 1094 00:40:42,873 --> 00:40:44,375 >> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA? 1095 00:40:44,441 --> 00:40:44,675 >> AYE. 1096 00:40:44,742 --> 00:40:46,110 >> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON? 1097 00:40:46,177 --> 00:40:46,844 >> AYE. 1098 00:40:46,911 --> 00:40:52,082 >> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN? 1099 00:40:52,149 --> 00:40:54,218 >> ABSTAIN. 1100 00:40:54,285 --> 00:40:56,353 >> VICE CHAIR MORALES? CHAIR 1101 00:40:56,420 --> 00:40:56,620 STRAUSS? 1102 00:40:56,687 --> 00:40:56,854 >> YES. 1103 00:40:56,921 --> 00:40:58,455 >> FOUR IN FAVOR. SORRY, THREE 1104 00:40:58,522 --> 00:41:01,091 IN FAVOR. 1105 00:41:01,158 --> 00:41:05,162 >> THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIE 1106 00:41:05,229 --> 00:41:06,864 COUNCIL BILL 120509 HAS BEEN 1107 00:41:06,931 --> 00:41:10,734 AMENDED AS SHOWN IN AMENDMENT 2 1108 00:41:10,801 --> 00:41:13,637 ANDREA, YOU HAVE SOMETHING MORE 1109 00:41:13,704 --> 00:41:14,171 TO SHARE, PLEASE? 1110 00:41:14,238 --> 00:41:17,474 >> I MEANT TO ASK THIS BEFORE I 1111 00:41:17,541 --> 00:41:19,343 WAS AMENDED. IN VERSION TWO, IT 1112 00:41:19,410 --> 00:41:24,048 STILL INCLUDES THE LANGUAGE FOR 1113 00:41:24,114 --> 00:41:25,850 MAJOR PRUNING OF EXCEPTIONAL 1114 00:41:25,916 --> 00:41:27,284 HAZARDOUS TREES. AND THIS SAN 1115 00:41:27,351 --> 00:41:27,852 OPERATIONS CORRECTION, I 1116 00:41:27,918 --> 00:41:30,221 SUPPOSE, SINCE THE FIRST VERSIO 1117 00:41:30,287 --> 00:41:32,356 WAS ADOPTED TO THAT LANGUAGE, 1118 00:41:32,423 --> 00:41:35,059 GETTING RID OF THE MAJOR PERMIT 1119 00:41:35,125 --> 00:41:39,396 REQUIREMENT BECAUSE THERE IS NO 1120 00:41:39,463 --> 00:41:41,098 PERMIT REQUIRED FOR TREES. AND 1121 00:41:41,165 --> 00:41:43,167 IT STILL INCLUDES THAT LANGUAGE 1122 00:41:43,234 --> 00:41:47,404 >> THIS IS THE BEST I'VE GOTTEN 1123 00:41:47,471 --> 00:41:50,074 ALL DAY. IT LEADS ME TO THE NEX 1124 00:41:50,140 --> 00:41:56,146 SECTION OF DISCUSSING. WHICH IS 1125 00:41:56,213 --> 00:41:59,116 THE PRECURSOR OF LARGER TREES. 1126 00:41:59,183 --> 00:42:02,920 AND SO, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOM 1127 00:42:02,987 --> 00:42:05,356 STEPS HERE, WHICH THAT LANGUAGE 1128 00:42:05,422 --> 00:42:07,324 IS SET UP FOR THE LARGER TREE 1129 00:42:07,391 --> 00:42:08,859 ORDINANCE BILL, SO WE DON'T HAV 1130 00:42:08,926 --> 00:42:10,561 TO COME BACK TO AMEND THE BILL. 1131 00:42:10,628 --> 00:42:12,930 WITH THAT SAID, AS I MENTIONED 1132 00:42:12,997 --> 00:42:15,299 EARLIER, THIS IS ALL AN 1133 00:42:15,366 --> 00:42:15,966 INTERTIVE PROCESS. IF MORE CLEA 1134 00:42:16,033 --> 00:42:17,568 UP NEEDS TO BE MADE, IT WILL BE 1135 00:42:17,635 --> 00:42:18,869 MADE. WE'RE TRYING TO GET AHEAD 1136 00:42:18,936 --> 00:42:19,970 OF OURSELVES, SO WE DON'T HAVE 1137 00:42:20,037 --> 00:42:21,739 TO COME BACK TO THIS IN THE 1138 00:42:21,805 --> 00:42:22,706 FUTURE. 1139 00:42:22,773 --> 00:42:25,376 >> THANK YOU. 1140 00:42:25,442 --> 00:42:28,279 >> YEAH, FAIR ENOUGH. AND I WAN 1141 00:42:28,345 --> 00:42:33,083 TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSE 1142 00:42:33,150 --> 00:42:33,984 AND TOBEY IN HIS OFFICE 1143 00:42:34,051 --> 00:42:36,086 SPECIFICALLY FOR THE GOOD WORK 1144 00:42:36,153 --> 00:42:38,689 ON THIS BILL. TOBEY MAY HAVE 1145 00:42:38,756 --> 00:42:39,990 WRITTEN IT HIMSELF. AND I WANT 1146 00:42:40,057 --> 00:42:42,259 TO COMMEND YOU BOTH COUNCIL 1147 00:42:42,326 --> 00:42:42,960 MEMBER PEDERSEN AND TOBEY FOR 1148 00:42:43,027 --> 00:42:46,096 YOUR WONDERFUL WORK. YOU KNOW, 1149 00:42:46,163 --> 00:42:47,431 WE RECEIVED MANY E-MAILS AND 1150 00:42:47,498 --> 00:42:49,133 COMMENTS THAT WILL BE BEST 1151 00:42:49,199 --> 00:42:51,435 ADDRESSED WHEN WE TAKE UP THE 1152 00:42:51,502 --> 00:42:52,636 LARGER TREE BILL. THIS IS NOT 1153 00:42:52,703 --> 00:42:54,038 THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE 1154 00:42:54,104 --> 00:42:56,740 ON TREES. IN FACT IT IS THE 1155 00:42:56,807 --> 00:43:00,010 PRECURSOR, THE PREMISE IF YOU 1156 00:43:00,077 --> 00:43:01,045 WILL. COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER 1157 00:43:01,111 --> 00:43:02,246 FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS O 1158 00:43:02,313 --> 00:43:03,113 THE UNDERLINING BILL BEFORE WE 1159 00:43:03,180 --> 00:43:08,919 GO TO A VOTE? SEEING NONE AT 1160 00:43:08,986 --> 00:43:11,956 THIS TIME. I MOVE TO ADOPT 1161 00:43:12,022 --> 00:43:13,457 COUNCIL BILL 120509 AS AMENDED. 1162 00:43:13,524 --> 00:43:18,128 IS THERE A SECOND? 1163 00:43:18,195 --> 00:43:18,429 >> SECOND. 1164 00:43:18,495 --> 00:43:20,030 >> THANK YOU. CLERK, WILL YOU 1165 00:43:20,097 --> 00:43:21,365 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 1166 00:43:21,432 --> 00:43:23,667 >> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA? 1167 00:43:23,734 --> 00:43:24,468 >> AYE. 1168 00:43:24,535 --> 00:43:26,236 >> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON? 1169 00:43:26,303 --> 00:43:28,272 >> AYE. 1170 00:43:28,339 --> 00:43:31,442 >> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN? 1171 00:43:31,508 --> 00:43:33,177 >> YES. 1172 00:43:33,243 --> 00:43:36,847 >> VICE CHAIR MORALES? CHAIR 1173 00:43:36,914 --> 00:43:37,114 STRAUSS? 1174 00:43:37,181 --> 00:43:37,381 >> YES. 1175 00:43:37,448 --> 00:43:38,582 >> FOUR IN FAVOR. 1176 00:43:38,649 --> 00:43:41,285 >> THANK YOU, MOTION PASSES 1177 00:43:41,352 --> 00:43:44,655 COUNCIL BILL 120509 IS AMENDED. 1178 00:43:44,722 --> 00:43:46,490 IT PASSES AS AMENDED. THIS ITEM 1179 00:43:46,557 --> 00:43:48,525 WILL BE BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL 1180 00:43:48,592 --> 00:43:51,428 ON FEBRUARY 28 FOR A FINAL VOTE 1181 00:43:51,495 --> 00:43:55,499 AGAIN, WE WANT TO THANK TOBEY 1182 00:43:55,566 --> 00:43:58,168 FOR YOUR HARD, WHO. THANK YOU, 1183 00:43:58,235 --> 00:44:00,771 ALLAN, ANDREA, TAYLOR, AS WELL 1184 00:44:00,838 --> 00:44:03,807 AS JOSH AND STUART FOR YOUR HAR 1185 00:44:03,874 --> 00:44:05,142 WORK ON THIS. WE'LL HAVE MANY 1186 00:44:05,209 --> 00:44:07,144 OPPORTUNITIES OVER THE NEXT FEW 1187 00:44:07,211 --> 00:44:07,778 MONTHS TO ENGAGE. WITH THAT, 1188 00:44:07,845 --> 00:44:09,313 UNLESS THERE IS ANYTHING FOR TH 1189 00:44:09,380 --> 00:44:13,283 GOOD OF THE ORDER, I'M SEEING 1190 00:44:13,350 --> 00:44:15,185 NO. WE WANT TO END THIS, COPY. 1191 00:44:15,252 --> 00:44:16,887 THIS DOES INCLUDE THE WEDNESDAY 1192 00:44:16,954 --> 00:44:18,789 FEBRUARY 22, 2023 MEETING OF TH 1193 00:44:18,856 --> 00:44:20,057 LAND USE COMMITTEE. THE NEXT 1194 00:44:20,124 --> 00:44:21,992 REGULI SCHEDULED MEETING WILL B 1195 00:44:22,059 --> 00:44:23,193 ON MARCH 8, 2023 AT 2:00 P.M. 1196 00:44:23,260 --> 00:44:26,663 THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. WE ARE 1197 00:44:26,730 --> 00:44:26,964 ADJOURNED. 1198 00:44:27,031 --> 00:44:30,267 >> THANK YOU.