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MINUTES City Council June 8, 1988 Boosalis vegetation. Boosalis pointed out that the vegetation does pr~ovide screening CUP (Cont.) fr~om the Townsley pr~oper•ty to the Boosalis proper•ty. Blesener• r•epor•ted that about 5 feet of this natur•al vegetation is located on the Townsley pr~oper•ty and appr•oximately 25 feet of the vegetation is on the Boosalis pr•oper~ty. Fahey pointed out that Townsley was inter•ested in pine tr~ees on the nor~th side of the fence to br•eak up the fence line fr•om his pr~operty. Collova felt that pine trees should be staggered on both sides of the fence. Blesener~ pointed out Boosalis's ar•gument that natur•al vegetation will be distur•bed to plant pine tr•ees on the nor~th side of the fence. Scalze felt ther•e would be some ar•eas wher•e the pines could be planted without much distur•bance to the natural vegetation. Boosalis r~epor~ted that during construction of the shopping center•, he will be able to stay within the 25 feet on the south side of the pr•oposed fence and will not need to distur•b any of the natur~al vegetation. Boosalis stated that if pines are r•equir•ed on the nor•th side of the fence, he can see pr•oblems with the natur~al vegetation being destr~oyed and Boosalis did not want to be held r~esponsible for• this. Boosalis pointed out that he is pr•oposing the tr•ees on the south side of the fence to be planted 12 feet on center•. A ber•m i s al so pr•oposed to get the ful l er• par•t of the tr•ee up higher•. Fahey suggested that half the trees pr•oposed be planted on the nor•th side of the fence and the other half on the south. Fahey stated that if Townsley was not uncomfortable with loosing some of the natur•al vegetation on the nor•th side of the fence, then it was not unreasonable to r•equest the developer• to plant tr•ees in this ar~ea. Scalze felt the tr~ees should be planted 12 feet on center• on 6oth sides of the fence. Fahey disagr~eed and felt the tr~ees should be stagger~ed on bothsides of the fence placing them so the combination of tr•ees on both sides of the fence ar•e 12 feet on center•. Blesener stated that he was not convinced that pine tr~ees wer~e necessary on the nor•th side of the fence. Fahey repor~ted that he was contacted by Fr•ank Lee, Iona Lane r~esident, who stated that he suppor•ts any effor•ts by the City to pr•otect the Townsley pr~oper~ty with additional buffer~. Ther~e was no one from the gener~al public pr•esent wishing to comment on this matter~. Page -2-