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Existing Trees 61. No trees shall be removed other than those specifically designated for removal in the "Update of Tree Report - Busch Property" prepared by Hortscience and dated May 27, 2002. All recommendations of the "Tree Report- Busch Property," prepared by Hortscience and dated April 1996 shall be followed. The developer shall arrange for the horticultural consultant to conduct a field inspection prior to issuance of a grading permit to ensure that all recommendations have been properly implemented. The consultant shall certify in writing to City staff that such recommendations have been properly implemented prior to issuance of a grading permit. 62. The project developer shall post cash, letter of credit, or other security satisfactory to the Planning Director in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each tree required to be preserved, up to a maximum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). This cash bond or security shall be retained for one (1) year following acceptance of public improvements or completion of construction, whichever is later, and shall be forfeited if the trees are destroyed or substantially damaged. 63. Construction of the proposed project could result in the disturbance of active raptor nests, which are protected under California State Fish and Game (CSFG) Code Section Code Section 3503.5. If grading is to begin during the raptor nesting season (February 1 to August 31 ), a focused survey for raptor nests shall be conducted by a qualified biologist during the nesting season. The survey shall be conducted no less than fourteen (14) days, and no more than thirty (30) days, prior to the beginning of grading and/or tree removal. If nesting raptors are found during the focused survey, no grading or tree removal shall occur within five hundred feet (500' 0") of an active nest until the young have fledged - as determined by a qualified biologist - or until the project developer receives written permission from CSFG personnel to proceed. The written findings of the biologist shall be provided to the Planning Director within thirty (30) days of the start of grading. 64. The project developer shall submit the improvement plans, tract grading plans, and building permit construction plans to Hortscience for review in order to determine whether any of the on-site trees are satisfactory for transplantation to other areas of the project site. The consultant's comments shall be submitted to the Planning Director and to the City's Landscape Architect and shall be incorporated onto the final site plans, grading plans, improvement plans, etc., prior to issuance of a grading, on-site, and/or building permits. 65. No tree-trimming and/or pruning shall occur unless supervised by a horticultural consultant. The project developer shall arrange for the consultant to conduct a field inspection of the construction site(s) prior to issuance of grading permits to ensure that all recommendations have been properly implemented. The consultant shall then certify in writing to the Planning Director that the recommendations have been followed. City Council Page 18 pr32 August 20, 2002