2006-02-16 Arborist Advisory Committee Minutes

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G. Heit also mentioned that since the new restaurant opened down the road, a lot of patrons are parking under the tree and there is concern about debris falling from the tree. Some signs may be posted in this area. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1.Ordinance No. 05 158 regarding the Quinine Tree at Kalakaua Park: E. Imamura distributed copies of the Ordinance to the members for their file. Although the Ordinance mentioned renumbering of the trees, it was the consensus of the group that the tree should have remained on the list with a notation that it is no longer with us. M. Kraus stated that we should expect normal attrition since one of the criteria for an Exceptional Tree is its age. We will start having maybe one tree every three or four years die or be removed. Although R. Siracusa suggested that those trees should be replaced, the Committee acknowledged that it wouldnt be considered an exceptional tree. S. Stranbro mentioned that on the west side of the island, a huge banyan tree that was cut down should have been protected. The people in the area planted another one in its place. Corp. Counsel Noda stated that the next time a tree is no longer alive, we could leave it on the list but amend the Ordinance to say deceased or removed and include the date and other relevant information, thereby still having a record of that tree. 2.Signs for the Mango groves: As stated earlier, Chair Bisel reported that the placement for the four signs were based on R. Siracusas recollection of the original locations. TheCountys Traffic Division mentioned a new process that the County has to follow called The One Call Center. Its a company in Oregon which helps in identifying underground utilities in the area, whether or not there are any lines or not. We have to locate the signs in relation to some fixedobjectandgettheirapprovalfirstbeforeinstallingthesigns.SincetheDepartment of Public Works provided the signs, Chair Bisel said wed take care of it. We need to physicallylocatethearea.ThePohoikiendhastheintersection,butonthePahoaside, we may have to use property boundaries and/or GPS coordinates. 3.Logo Contest Award at Council and Display of Entries: Rose Foggia was unable to attend the December 21, 2005 County Council meeting. A ten minute break was taken at 10:50 am to see if the award ceremony could be placed on theCouncilsMarch1,2006agenda. Themeetingreconvenedat11:00am. E.ImamurawillrevisetheoriginallettertorequestbeingplacedontheCouncilsnext Hilo agenda. This letter will then be taken over to the Council office after this meeting.