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_.__ a 12-foot diameter satellite dish may be installed on the sloped portion of the site, Ms_ Kline confirmed that would not be allowed" The minutes were approved as corrected~ 3_ MEETING OPEN FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON ANY ITEM WHICH IS NOT ALREADY ON TAE AGENDA- There were none- 4_ REVISIONS AND OMISSIONS TO THE AGENDA There were none_ 5_ MATTERS CONTINUED FOR DECISION a_ PCUP-131. Bill Kolb Consideration to determine a potential tine for heritage trees that have been removed from the project site at 1 1393 Dublin Canyon Road in connection with a conditional use permit application to allow the interim stockpiling of soil on the rear portion of the site, which was approved by the Planning Commission at its December 8, 2004 meeting- Mr_ Pavan summarized the staff report and the background of this application- At the December 8, 2004 public hearing, the Commission directed staff to review the removal of two existing heritage trees from the site and the requirement for paying $5,000 to the City's Urban Forestry Fund and to report back to the Planning Commission- The Commission also requested that Mike Fulford, the City's landscape architect, be present at the mcating_ Following Mr_ Fulford's examination of this case, it was determined that the dead tree was the heritage-sized tree; what staff had considered to be the marginally healthy tree was not aheritage-sized tree. For this reason, there was no compelling reason to require payment of $5,000 from the applicant- Therefore, that payment was no longer applicable- Staff received an e-mail from Mr_ Barton Hughes, a resident of The Preserve development, who favored the $5,000 payment However, at the time of the e-mail, Mr_ Hughes was unaware of the current situation- Staff responded to Mr_ I-Iu ghes in writing and explained why the payment was no longer appropriate. Mr. Hughes thanked staff for the update, and the matter had not been pursued since then. Staff believes that there was no longer a compelling reason to require the payment, and the requirement should be removed from the conditional use permit. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Arkin how the condition of the trees could be .--. determined aRer they had been removed, Mr_ Fulford replied that he became aware of the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 12, 2005 Page 2 of 21