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9/9/1986 - Meeting Minutes • (Mr] -/(ta • MINUTES URBAN FORESTRY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING FEB - 3 1987 September 9 , 1986 • 6 :00 p.m 414 City & County Building CITY RECORDER Present : Bob Burke Vern Jorgenson Jennifer Harrington Max Peterson Orson Gibb Steve Schwab Kathie Anderson Karen Salisbury Lloyd Siegendorf Larry Livingston Peter Lassig John Naser Dr . Bob Waite Item #1 : Project #38-757 900 West. John Naser , Civil Engineer from Public Works Department, met with the Urban Forestry Board to give a report on the 900 West project to widen the road between 900 South and 2100 South. This project involves the removal of over one hundred (100) trees. The road will be widened from 44 ' to 60 ' between 900 South and 1700 South except in front of Riley Elementary School at 1350 South where it will be 64 ' . This area will incorporate a pull up/ drop off/ pick up lane for busses and cars , providing an optimum of safety for the school children. Presently under consideration is the possibility of planting larger (approximately 3" caliper) trees on the school property to allow as much growth as possible before removing the present trees. Along Jordan Park at 1000 South : The power poles will have to be moved back which will limit the height of any new trees to be planted in that area. The sidewalk will wind around through the trees to accommodate removing the fewest number of trees. Time Frame: Appraisal of the 209 pieces of property from which it is necessary to buy frontage pieces is now underway. The construction process is scheduled to begin in July 1987 . The roadwork itself will begin in spring of 1988 . There will be approximately four months before the final review and approximately five to six months before bids will be let out. Cost of Project: $3 .7 million dollars has been allocated at this 1 411 • point for this project which does not include purchasing trees or the half million dollar right-of-way. As Chairman of the Urban Forestry Board , Bob Burke did a "windshield survey" of this project and wrote a letter to Mayor Palmer DePaulis with his comments at the 70% review point. A map from John Naser and Bob Burke' s letter are included as part of these minutes. After reviewing and discussing the letter to • Mayor DePaulis, a motion was made by Lloyd Siegendorf to accept the survey and recommendations as outlined by Bob Burke with the revised numbers regarding the trees and to request an update on the project by the time of the 90% review with an opportunity to make further recommendations. The motion was seconded by Jennifer Harrington and unanimously approved by the Board. A letter will be sent to the Engineering Department to this affect . Item #2 : Approval of Minutes . It was suggested that the minutes from the Board Meeting two months prior be reviewed before each month' s meeting begins and be ready to make any corrections or approve them as written . The minutes from the July meeting were voted on and approved . Item #3 : Setting the Agenda. Items to be put on the agenda must be called to Bob Burke (Chairman) at least one week before the meeting. The agenda will go out in the 1 :00 p.m. mail pickup the Tuesday before the scheduled meeting . Item #4 : Newspaper for Trees. Newspapers should be bundled , protected against the weather when necessary, and put out for pick up on the first garbage collection day of the month. They will be picked up by Utah Recycling Company. If there are any questions or papers are not picked up - people should call Roger Gillespie of Utah Recycling at 972-curb (972-2872) . Item #5 : City & County Building Landscaping Update. The five (5) trees on the west side of the building are being considered for possible removal . Lloyd Siegendorf feels these trees should all be saved . A time will be set up for Bob Burke and Peter Lassig to meet with Mike Zuhl and Phil Erickson of the Mayor ' s office to discuss the preservation of these trees . A motion was made by Jennifer Harrington to proceed with a compromise solution to , at least, save the three Norway maples . The motion was seconded by Peter Lassig and unanimously approved . Lloyd Siegendorf will also proceed in trying to save all five trees through his position on the Heritage Tree Board . 2 ! ! The bid for trimming and pruning was awarded to Diamond Tree Experts with Bland Brothers as subcontractors for a cost of $36 ,600 . This project should be completed within three to four weeks. Steve Schwab will oversee this work on a daily basis to insure the work is done properly. Item #6 : Fact Sheet for City Council . Since the hiring of an Urban Forester in January 1986 to • supervise the work of the Shade Tree crew and the organization of the Urban Forestry Board in May 1986; the City Council has not yet been apprised of the status, operation procedures, recommendations , etc. associated with these two groups. It was recommended that the Urban Forester and the Chairman of the Urban Forestry Board prepare some fact sheets to present to the City Council and the Mayor . It was also recommended that the City Council and the Mayor be updated on a regular basis, possibly every six months. A definite time schedule has not yet been determined. This report should be in written form to keep on file . Item #7 : Promoting Public Awareness. Steve Schwab and Lloyd Siegendorf met with Don Gale , Public Affairs Director for KSL , to discuss possible ways to help the general public become more aware of what they can or should be doing to help care for the landscaping on their property. Items of discussion included: 1. A "Tree Planting and Care" booklet which would be printed at KSL ' s expense . 2 . Prime Time Access with Bruce Lindsey for public updates on urban forestry. 3 . Public Service spots . Item #8 : Great Basin National Park. Dr . Bob Waite, from the University of Utah, approached the Board for endorsement of establishing the Great Basin National Park. He gave a presentation about the area involved and his reasoning behind his effort to preserve this area as a national park. The Board unanimously voted to write a letter in support of this proposal to Senator Laxalt who is sponsoring this bill (#2506) . Kathie Anderson will rough draft a letter . The letter and a response from Senator Laxalt are included as part of these minutes. Item #9 : Policies and Procedures. Jennifer Harrington gave a brief outline of items that should be included in the Policies and Procedures for the Board. A rough 3 • • outline will be typed and mailed out to each Board member to review for comments and input at the October Board meeting . r' Item #10 : Ordinance . Steve Schwab handed out copies of a partial draft of the proposed ordinance for the Urban Forestry Board . This draft is to be reviewed by each Board member for comments and input at the October Board meeting . The next meeting of the Board will be October 7 , 1986 . Meeting adjourned at 9 : 30 p.m. . 0401.4 �C' V 4 . Item #1. LIU O • • � C o.l.. ,y ■ � a ailltIky`�vi,� _ N I y - • 1 .d 1 / , . 01_ i II airammottak ': - L_,,,._ :- 01 1 j —11, 1-1 i m ini— ul.Ittblirtiiiii Ilamm.---___. :41i 'kg 1111 Imo I Pirl ite.1) D ti I ,r_t's\ I _ - 1 Ilir LL1 I / 1 . - I ed ' n . ►.� 1 :0Di ' d \= -- ii =,. .1 ,PAINT 1 L. a.: ! •41 0% . 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Burke Urban Forestry Board Chairman, Urban Forestry Board 905 South 8th East Salt Lake City, UT 84105 September 2, 1986 Mayor Palmer DePaulis City Hall Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Re: Project No. 38-757, 900 West Street Improvements, 9th to 21St South Dear Mayor Depaulis: The Urban Forestry Board is pleased to have this opportunity to submit comments for the 70% Review Meeting on Project No. 38-757. We are greatly concerned about the scheduled removal of street trees. • Having conducted a windshield survey after review of the Project drawings, we find that 900 West is in much need of street tree improvements. Of the trees scheduled for removal we find the following species and numbers: Ash, 24 Siberian Elm, 16 American Elm, 12 'Boxelder, 6 Cottonwood, 4 Russian Olive, 2 Tree of Heaven, 2 Lombardy Poplar, 1 Northern Catalpa, 1 Horse Chestnut, 1 Austrian Pine, 1 Colorado Spruce, 1 Roughly a third of these trees are considered weed trees in that they tend to seed themselves readily and grow rapidly producing weak wood and causing expensive, undue maintenance. Such trees, with very few exceptions, should be removed regardless of their relationship to the new roadway alignment. A little less than a fourth of the trees are more suited to locations such as • parks because of their shape and character. • • ! About half of the trees are well suited as street trees, especially for streets as wide as 900 West will be. Scale and placement are of particular impor- tance in relation to street width. We intend to develop this concept in much more detail as the Urban Forestry Board conducts future business. We may even be able to provide specific recommendations for new tree plantings by the 90% level of review. For now however, we wish to address our com- ments to the preservation of certain trees listed herein. Considering the overwelming support in the neighborhood for this project, plus the available right-of-way width which is constrained by building locations so close to the street, the Board understands that the number of trees it would like to see protected may not be preserved. Therefore we narrow our focus to a limited number of trees in only a minimum of loca- tions that absolutely require your attention. We trust that our conservative approach will achieve your respect for the plight of these trees. There are a row of American Elm trees in Jordan Park along the west side of 900 West between Route Survey Stations 75 + 32 and 80 + 56 that appear to be scheduled for removal simply because they will fall within the alignment of the new sidewalk or within the new parking strip. These trees are a gen- ! uine asset to the park and the city. We recommend that the sidewalk be redesigned to set back farther from the curb thus allowing the trees to re- main within a wider parking strip. A sidewalk with more setback than the rest of the project may not be ideal engineering, but the tradeoff would preserve some beautiful trees and keep children a little farther from the street. There is a Northern Catalpa at Station 83 + 04 and an Austrian Pine at Sta- tion 84 + 72, both on the west side of 900 West and within the park. They appear not to be in conflict other than residing within the new parking strip. Our recommendation is similar here as it was for the American Elms. Al- though not ideally suited as street trees, these trees are nevertheless part of the park where they are acceptable species. The Pine is in an especially good location marking off an entrance to the park. A Cottonwood is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Fayette Ave. and 900 West at Station 77 + 88 (east side). We recommend that this tree be preserved, since there is no apparent interferance with either new sidewalk or street, and it is not in the new parking. On the west side of 900 West between Stations 90 + 20 and 90 + 29 there are ! four Ash trees and a Cottonwood. We recommend that the home owners at the addresses of 1180 and 1208 South be contacted a given an option to either sell more right-of-way to the city so the sidewalk could be set back • • . • and their trees preserved or lose their trees. It is known that some home owners wish not to lose their trees. This seems like a reasonable solution to the Board. Again the Board recommends the same approach to the trees between Stations 98 + 70 and 102 + 64 on the west side of the street. There are three Ash tree and five Boxelders. Although Boxelder is considered unsuitable, It is clear that the ones in question have been well cared for by the home owner. The owners addresses are 1224 South and 1240 South. On the east side of the street between Stations 109 + 47 and 113 + 44 there are eleven Ash trees in front of the Elementary School. This is a difficult situation because the trees are well suited for the location, and there are very few other trees on the school grounds. Yet the row of Ash will be just inside the new curb and gutter on the roadway itself. We must ask that every consideration be given to realigning the road a few feet to the west. The designated dropoff/pickup lane could be realigned a few feet to the east leaving a long narrow island of trees to separate the street from the pullout lane. It would be a great misfortune not to take advantage of and inovative design opportunity for the trees and the school. IIBy ordinance, the recommendations of the Urban Forestry Board are given to the Mayor. However we copy our letter to concerned parties as shown below. We appreciate future opportunities to comment and wish to be contacted by addressing the Chairperson, c/o the Urban Forester, Parks & Recreation, 1965 West 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84104. Sincerely you s, ielj . Robert A. Burke Chairman, Urban Forestry Board cc Grant Mabey, Council Representative Jerald S. Lyon, Deputy City Engineer Steve Schwab, Urban Forester John Swain, Parks & Recreation • 411 GREAT BASIN. NATIONAL PARK Letters needed now! After a year of debate,the moment of truth has A Great Basin National Park has been studied arrived for the proposed Great Basin National and proposed for 62 years, but previous legislative Park. A Senate vote is expected this month, efforts have failed because of opposition from followed by a House-Senate conference committee grazing and mining interests. Today, with a State effort to reconcile the vastly different park bills of Nevada poll showing 84% support for the park, Originating in the two chambers. With so little park opponents are hoping that they can kill both time left in the 99th Congress, letters are needed to bills in the conference committee. It is up to insure that final passage takes place this year. concerned members of the public to make sure It will be difficult to find a compromise they don't impose the rule of special interests once between the 44,000 acre park bill sponsored by again. Senator Paul Laxalt (R-NV) in S.2506 and The proposed park is located in the South H.R.4642, the House-passed "Nevada Wilderness Snake Range midway between Ely,Nevada and Protection Act of 1986", sponsored by Delta,Utah on Highway 6-50. It includes the Congressman Harry Reid(D-NV). The Reid bill existing Wheeler Peak Scenic Area and Lehman provides for a 128,500 acre park and an adjacent Caves National Monument,plus surrounding 45,500 acre national preserve where hunting acreage on the Humboldt National Forest. With would be allowed (see map). Nevada's only glacier, beautiful and distinctive ,) caverns, the world's largest limestone arch, and _ • -:,>,a ,- 5, year o bristlecone pines, the oldest living trees,the area is unique in itself and ideally suited as an interpretive site for the 200,000-square-mile Great Basin. ._1 *. Already developed for recreation by the U.S. _., �1 3� w Forest Service and National Park Service,the park :, ` , s} i `a Y , t" would have paved roads,campgrounds and a wtif x' " `j visitor center without the need for new SIC '1 k�.. - - . appropriations. In the words of interior secretary • ° ', S�� ` Donald Hodel, all that is required for the Great - � x t- t Basin National Park is a new entrance sign. Yet - e‘ _ s... K, 4 ..- is r park designation would bringmuch greater k 4.t} � ,.:' , � F 1--' rcognition and protection t this irrelaceable . X `d :r "";- national asset. According to Congressman Reid, .-";, �' •- . "The need for this park not only continues but is t.;.„ ` ",,` greater than it has ever been. ,tin - _} ,fit ^- ,�;r '` -. 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We are pleased to join with our Nevada friends and neighbors in supporting this worthwhile project. Some of us have visited the area of the proposed national park and we are all familiar with its pristine beauty and historical significance. As a Board, we are involved with the preservation and protection of historic trees and the promotion of land- scaping which enhances the beauty of our city. As such; we appreciate the need to preserve and protect, as well as promote and share, the natural wonders of the proposed Great Basin National Park. We recognize the benefits to both .Nevada and Utah, as well as the nation, that would. result from establishment of the Great, Basin National Park and we appreciate your untiring efforts in promoting its establishment. Sincerely, Salt Lake City Urban Forestry Board Mary Pat Matheson JoAnne Milner Jennifer Harrington • Orson Gibb Robert A. Burke Kathie Anderson Lloyd Siegendorf Peter Lassig Michael Bird Item #8. Il Cnff eb .cif of es /S enaf e WASHINGTON.D.C. 20510 September 29, 1986 Dear Friends: Thank you for your letter regarding the proposed Great Basin National Park in the Mt. Wheeler area. I am continuing to evaluate the proposed Park. I will base my decision on the basis of the quality of the Park values found there, its impact on agriculture and mining, and its economic promise. I do feel that the present Park boundaries in the House-reported wilderness bill, which include the entire Wheeler Peak forest unit, must be revised to reduce as much as possible the conflict with existing activities and uses incompatible with Park designation. I will introduce a park bill independent of the Nevada wilderness bill, if the Park proposal appears worthwhile. I question whether a wilderness bill will be possible this year, recognizing the significant differences which exist between the Laxalt-Hecht-Vucanovich bill and the House-reported version. I believe, on the basis of a careful review of all the wilderness candidate areas and the recent Nevada field hearings, that the bill I introduced with my colleagues represents the best wilderness proposal for the State. While there are many beautiful areas within the forest system, I believe they can be managed under multiple-use practices to insure that both their beauty and the resources they contain are available for the future. Those areas with singular beauty and solitude are in my bill and should be a part of the wilderness system when an appropriate bill becomes possible. Again, thank you for writing. Sincerely, F11".L.111 AUL LAXALT .S . Senator PL: kkl Salt Lake City Urban Forestry Board 1965 West 500 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84104