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Preliminary Arborist Report August 18, 2016 6455 Owens Drive , Pleasanton Page 2 Preliminary Arborist Report 6455 Owens Drive Pleasanton, CA. Introduction and Overview FCGA is planning to redevelop the site at 6455 Owens Drive in Pleasanton, CA. Current site use consists of a portion of a strip mall with a building containing a bank, a parking lot with associated landscaping. HortScience, Inc.was asked to prepare a Preliminary Arborist Report for the site as part of the development application to the City of Pleasanton. This report provides the following information: 1. An evaluation of the health and structural condition of the trees within the proposed project area based on a visual inspection from the ground. 2. An assessment of the development impacts to the trees based on the drawings provided by the client. 3. An appraisal of value of the trees according to the procedures described in the Guide for Plant Appraisal(Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers). 4. Guidelines for tree preservation during the design, construction and maintenance phases of development. Assessment Methods Trees were assessed on and August 8, 2016. The assessment included all trees within and adjacent to the site measuring 6"and greater in diameter. The assessment procedure consisted of the following steps: 1. Identifying the tree as to species; 2. Tagging each tree with a numerically coded metal tag and recording its location on a map; 3. Measuring the trunk diameter at a point 54"above grade; 4. Evaluating the health and structural condition using a scale of 1 —5: 5-A healthy, vigorous tree, reasonably free of signs and symptoms of disease, with good structure and form typical of the species. 4-Tree with slight decline in vigor, small amount of twig dieback, minor structural defects that could be corrected. 3-Tree with moderate vigor, moderate twig and small branch dieback, thinning of crown, poor leaf color, moderate structural defects that might be mitigated with regular care. 2-Tree in decline, epicormic growth, extensive dieback of medium to large branches, significant structural defects that cannot be abated. 1 -Tree in severe decline, dieback of scaffold branches and/or trunk; most of foliage from epicormics; extensive structural defects that cannot be abated. 0- Dead 5. Rating the suitability for preservation as"high", "moderate"or"low". Suitability for preservation considers the health, age and structural condition of the tree species, and its potential to remain an asset to the site. High: Trees with good health and structural stability that have the potential for longevity at the site. Moderate: Trees with somewhat declining health and/or structural defects than can be abated with treatment. The tree will require more intense management and monitoring, and may have shorter life span than those in 'high' category. e shocked if any one of us didn't get nasty grams from then on and I agree with Commissioner O'Connor that that intersection is already horrible. So you may be talking two more cars to 13 and you're on Owens, and if you block Hopyard we're going to be hearing it forever and I would hate to vote in favor of a project that would do that. Again, my comment about the plans labeled "Owens Court." Starbucks has a base for your evaluation as Bernal. I do worry that that is not comparable for the traffic and my only comment to that is I avoid that Starbucks because of its location and its circulation pattern. So I'm not being counted in there because it's so deep and so tricky to get through that parking lot to get to that Starbucks buried in there that I think we're misrepresenting what we might see here with the prominent freeway access and the volume of traffic going down Hopyard. Excerpt: Planning Commission Minutes, September 28, 2016 Page 19 of 20 lanning Commission Page 11 of 19