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Myeesteemmy esteemed commissioners this morning. Next item, please. [agenda item read]. So please, you dont have to have a card, so you can please come on. Okay. It seems there are no Public Comments. Clerk item number 3, conkent agenda. Proofing the items of the november 5, 2019 meeting. Okay. All in favor . Clerk okay. Item number 4, parks and future events. So Martin Wiggins will give a presentation of the future open spaces. Good morning, chair richardson, members of the committee. For the r...

Development committee, and let me give a shoutout to myeesteemmy esteemed commissioners this morning. Next item, please. [agenda item read]. So please, you dont have to have a card, so you can please come on. Okay. It seems there are no Public Comments. Clerk item number 3, conkent agenda. Proofing the items of the november 5, 2019 meeting. Okay. All in favor . Clerk okay. Item number 4, parks and future events. So Martin Wiggins will give a presentation of the future open spaces. Good morning, ...

We spoke with people regardless of what they are. That is when you see change. That is a lead vannin advantage. So Law Enforcement assistance diversion to work with individuals with nonviolent related of offenses to offer an alternative to an arrest and the county jail. We are seeing reduction in drugrelated crimes in the pilot area. They have done the program for quite a while. They are successful in reducing the going to the county jail. This was a state grant that we applied for. The departme...

Traffic can get to route 1, westbound and north. Northbound 270 after old hundred, left lane getting by some work there. Inner loop braddock blocking the left lane. And main street at rogers avenue has a water main break there on main street. Lanes blocked and a sinkhole there in the ground causing issues for folks as well. Got to tell you, guys. Im very happy with you today. I love this heat. I can tell just based on the dress she picked out. Big flower print. Light and flowing. Thats what i sa...

Cal fire says 40 firefighters on the scene and they have secured the perimeter. Thats good news. Right now 70 contained. One structure you can see a moment ago a barn was destroyed. Thankfully no injuries. We have been getting a lot of video and pictures not only from crews in the fire zone but also from many viewers who live in this area. One big concern is a was we head into the overnight hours any embers that could ignite another fire. Crews will be onsite through the night. We be providing u...

Host welcome to maines Second District congressional debate. The incumbent Bruce Poliquin and emily cain debate has garnered national attention. First, background on the two candidates in alphabetical order. Emily cain moved to maine from new jersey with her family at 17, studied at the music at the university of maine and holds a masters degree from the Harvard Graduate School of education. In 2004 she was elected to the maine house and rose to the chair of the appropriations committee, then mi...

Which i gather are more common in that neighborhood . Olive tree would do more sidewalk damage, plum trees less damage so ranking them in order of least concern would be the palms, and then the plums and then the olives are. One challenge is that we might have one owner who loves the palm trees so we try to be consistent at the department al level, but i understand the Property Owners concerns. Are they accurate about the cost of the maintenance . Well, the citation they made is accurate. There ...

Either evergreen or something thats more what you think of when you think of a street tree so they stated that on their application. In terms of replacement size our bear minimum that we require if someone voluntarily wants to plant a tree is a 15 gallon tree, the next size up, which is a very basic modest increase would be a 24 inch box size tree. Certainly at a minimum i would say approval with a single 24 inch box tree at a bear minimum would be recommended. The next step up is a 36 inch box ...

Basic to a 36, how long of a timeframe of general maintenance would that be . A couple years growth so not a very significant difference between a 24 and 36 inch box treez. On a recent project here in the city one of your inspectors indicated that was the standard now. 26 inch is now the standard for all planning code for new driveways so 24 inch box is a minimum. Im prepared to propose a 24 inch box replacement. You okay with that . To be determined by the department . I like that. Gl so we hav...

Increase would be a 24 inch box size tree. Certainly at a minimum i would say approval with a single 24 inch box tree at a bear minimum would be recommended. The next step up is a 36 inch box size tree. Requires a little bit of a small crane or knuckle boom, actually, to plant that. Its a heavy amount of soil in a container. That said, if the palms are going to be relocated there could be equipment thats there to take out existing palms, maybe a different contractor is planning the replacement. ...