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Okay? Some trees are supposed to be tall, and I, 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 21st. 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 51h
<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, because they didn't give me the
<br />answer what that means, right, and I think in my letter to the 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 though I'm not obligated to
<br />do it because I took up the second option that said in lieu of removal. In fact, 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 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 6h, it 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, delay this after 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 system 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 I, yesterday I tried 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 challengeI 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 aI 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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