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AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY 4. 1 . 1
09/18/01
MEETING DATE: September 18, 2001
SUBJECT: Request to create an Ad-Hoc Tree Code Review Task Force. The Task Force will
be charged with evaluating the Lake Oswego Tree Code (LOC 55) and providing
recommendations for potential amendments.
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move to approve the formation of an Ad-Hoc Tree Code Review Task Force and related Charge
Statement.
EST. FISCAL IMPACT: ATTACHMENTS: NOTICED (Date):
STAFF COST: • Council Report
• Charge Statement
One staff member for meetings;
transcription of meetings. Ordinance nos.:
Resolution no.:
BUDGETED: Previous Council consideration:
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Code Revisions in October 2000.
FUNDING SOURCE:
Council discussed the Charge
Statement and recommended
changes in the Agenda Review
Session on September 4, 2001.
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To: Doug Schmitz, City Manager
CC: Jane Heisler, Community Planning Manager
Hamid Pishvaie, Development Review Manager
From: Lisa Hamerlynck,Natural Resource Coordinator
Subject: Request to Create an Ad-Hoc Tree Code Review Task Force
Date: September 12, 2001
The City Council met with the Natural Resource Advisory Board (NRAB) on July
17, 2001, to discuss issues of concern, including update of LOC Chapter 55, the
Tree Code. At this meeting, members of the City Council expressed several
concerns with the current Tree Code regulations. Several of the current NRAB
members had been involved in the most recent review of the Tree Code and were
able to respond to some of the concerns with historical background. Jonathan Snell,
Chair of the NRAB, offered that the NRAB had discussed the possibility of
proposing an ad-hoc committee to address Tree Code issues that have been raised
since the last Tree Code update in October 2000.
Mayor Hammerstad and several members of the Council expressed interest in the
idea of an ad-hoc committee. Based on this suggestion, staff has put together a
charge statement and a list of suggested membership for Council's review.
During a morning Council Agenda Review meeting on September 4, 2001, Council
reviewed the charge statement and offered changes. Staff revised the charge
statement by editing language to encourage a diverse cross section of members,
development of a public outreach plan, and to increase the number of members. The
term of the Task Force will be six months. The revised charge statement follows.
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Ad-Hoc Tree Code Review Task Force
Charge Statement
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BACKGROUND
The City of Lake Oswego citizens have identified the trees of the City as one of the factors that
impacts their quality of life. In order to preserve the wooded character of the city and to protect
trees as a natural resource, the City has enacted a Tree Code (55.02.010), which regulates the
removal of trees and prescribes preventative protection measures to avoid damage to trees during
site development.
The last revision of the Tree Code occurred in October 2000. Based on public comment, the City
Council has requested that the Code be reviewed to determine how well it is achieving the desired
results. It was the recommendation of Council and the Natural Resource Advisory Board (NRAB)
that an Ad Hoc Task Force be formed from a diverse cross section of the community to review the
current Code.
CHARGE
The Ad Hoc Tree Code Review Task Force is charged with evaluating the Lake Oswego Tree
Code (LOC Chapter 55) and providing recommendations for potential amendments. It is the
intent of this effort to assess how the current Code is being interpreted, how the public perceives
the Code, and what measures can be taken to improve the Code. The Task Force shall reach a
general consensus on findings and recommendations.
Findings and recommendations will be presented to the Natural Resource Advisory Board
(NRAB) for comments. All comments will be presented to Council for consideration and
direction. Any Code amendments proposed as a result of these findings and recommendations
will follow normal public process.
The Task Force will develop a recommendation for a public outreach plan that may include a
survey of permit applicants, public forum and/or an educational component.
SCOPE
• Review written public feedback to Code.
• Review issues of concern expressed by the City Council and Mayor.
• Review staff comments compiled by Sandy Ingalls (City Code Enforcement).
Ad-hoc Tree Code Ad-HocReview Task Force 2001
• Review several "case studies" for Tree Code issues since the last Code update.
• Review statistics regarding permits, including: number of permits applied for, issued,
and the number of trees replanted.
• Prepare a findings document.
• Prepare a public outreach program.
• Suggest Code changes to address the findings.
TASK FORCE COMPOSITION
The Task Force shall be composed of representatives from the following segments of our
community. The Task Force membership and the chair shall be appointed by the City Council.
The City Code Enforcement Officer will staff the Task Force.
Number of
SEGMENT Representatives
• Arborist representative from the 1
Forestry Commission
• Arborist at-large 1
• NRAB Representative 1
• Citizens at-large 4-6
TOTAL 7-9
TERM OF THE TASK FORCE
The Task Force will complete its' charge within six-months.
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