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PlanningBoard | 2011-11-28 | 2 | at 815 Atlantic Avenue for a use permit to place a 1,500 gallon liquid oxygen tank to serve the hyperbaric therapy areas within the Alameda Wound Clinic at the November 28, 2011 hearing. 7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Mary Anderson, resident, spoke on the Mif land swap proposal. Andrew Thomas, Planning Services Manager reported on the current status of the proposal and mentioned that the item is slated to be heard by the City Council on January 23, 2012. Ken Peterson, resident, spoke on the cost to the City of the Mif land swap proposal. 8. CONSENT CALENDAR: 8-A 2012 Planning Board Meeting Schedule The Planning Board will consider and approve a Planning Board meeting schedule for 2012. Board member Kohlstrand moved approval of the consent calendar. Vice President Autorino seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous voice vote-6-0 9. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS: 9-A Master Street Tree Plan. A public workshop to review the Master Street Plan in response to public concerns about recent actions to remove trees on Park Street for the Park Street Improvement Plan. Matt Naclerio, Public Works Director, gave an overview of the Master Street Tree Plan MSTP). He mentioned that currently the plan does not require public posting for trees that are dead, a threat to public safety, or infected with rapidly spreading disease. He also stated that streetscape projects or capital improvement projects that have previously been approved by the City Council which entail tree removal are exempt from public posting. Staff is recommending that these exceptions be revised to require any Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)that will remove more than 5% of the street trees in any given block face and have been reviewed by the Planning Board and approved by the City Council will be posted at least two weeks prior to removal. He stated that tree removal is permissible only after all practical and reasonable alternatives have been considered. Additional recommended modifications include the following minimum posting requirements: one day for trees that are dead and present an imminent threat to public safety, as determined by a certified Arborist (currently no posting is required); three days for trees that are dead but do not pose an imminent threat to public safety, as determined by a certified Arborist (currently no posting is required), and three days for trees that are diseased with a rapidly spreading pathogen that pose a hazard to other trees, as determined by a certified Arborist (currently no posting is required). The only time a tree will not be subject to the posting requirement is when it is significantly damaged and its immediate removal is required for the safety of the general public. In addition, because of safety concerns associated with dead or diseased trees, Approved Meeting Minutes 11/28/11 Page 2 of 11 | PlanningBoard/2011-11-28.pdf |