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Okay? Some trees are supposed to be tall, and 1, of course, I didn't press him for more details,
<br /> you know, what does he mean by"tall" okay? A six-foot guy is tall, or six foot seven is tall,
<br /> right? There's no definition there. Nevertheless, he added another 15 trees so total is about 51
<br /> trees exactly, from zero to 50. In fact, Mr. Barrios, the arborist, was there. He also met with the
<br /> inspector. So, after the inspector left, myself and Mr. Barrios went through every tree making
<br /> sure that he knows exactly which 51 trees was about, and that was in December 21 st. He worked
<br /> very fast. He came up with the assessment, risk assessment on January 2nd because of the
<br /> weekend. So, I sent the whole documents to PWD. I believe my letter was on January 5th
<br /> So, now we have the 51 trees. These were tagged by the inspector. Whether they pose—
<br /> whether they pose imminent danger is not the question now,-he-c-ause they didn't give me the
<br /> answer what that means, right, and I think in my letter tothe
<br /> 'Planning Commission, I look it up
<br /> what Wikipedia says about what is the meaning of"imminent danger." It has a legal concept to
<br /> it, you know. It's not just a hey, this is dangerous; therefore,- it is imminent, right? Apart from
<br /> that, I'm not even questioning that now. He identified, I mean the 51 trees being identified or
<br /> analyzed by Mr. Barrios. I said fine, do it. It doesn't matter. Even thou I Wi I'm not obligated to
<br /> do it because I took up the second option that said,in lieu of removal. In f4ct,that sentence, that
<br /> phrase, I asked Public Works Department more than-four times, "What does that mean?" In lieu
<br /> of removal means I have to remove, not the same as option one, all right? But I-I say, I'm not
<br /> going to argue with you. I'm taking option two, but I'm doing everything that are required in
<br /> option one. So, I'm doing it.
<br /> Now, if the inspectors had,showed up on December 6th; t was a wasted day for me. I rented a
<br /> car, okay? All this work would have been done by now. Because of the schedule of Backyard
<br /> Monkey, Mr. Barrios,-he can only do on a certain day because--he has clients. So, the schedule
<br /> was he only can complete it between--,March 3rd and March 6th. Luckily, one of his clients
<br /> cancelled the appointment,so he was able to perform three days ago, okay? The first part.
<br /> For that reason, I have been urging the Planning Director, and Michael, I'll call Michael, because
<br /> I've been talking to Michael okay, e,,Iav this aft&March 4th because they are doing it, you
<br /> know, because of the schedule. I mean,I cannot control that, and it's not even my responsibility.
<br /> If I pick up number, option two,but of course, Michael didn't agree to that.
<br /> Now, like I said, this,systern of identifying trees that are posing imminent danger and to issue
<br /> violations, which may result in rezoning and everything. The system is not perfect. I've gone
<br /> through this, and 1, yesterday,,Lffibd to making an appointment to see Mr. Yamamoto and his
<br /> staff today, but I got no reply. _I'd like to offer, you know, I'm the landowner. I think I am
<br /> entitled to make suggestions,'-to even challenge—I haven't challenged it yet, but I do want
<br /> answers, okay? And, see how they can make it more perfect, because the reason I take up
<br /> number two instead of one is because I want to establish help Public Works Department, to
<br /> establish a more perfect system. Not just for me in the future, but all the other properties in the
<br /> County. You know, the whole County is covered with trees in residential areas. Even with trees
<br /> that belong to the County, okay? So, I do think that this system needs to be improved, and in my
<br /> mind, I have already,by my interpretation, I have already fulfilled the violations, because I
<br /> produced more than a letter. I produced a—I don't know how many pages—like 30 pages, of
<br /> detailed analysis of each tree being tagged whether or not they are posing imminent danger.
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