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DPW Removal Hearing

Jan 25, 2021 5:30 PM

Lance Carnes

(These slides are at SaveSFtrees.org)

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2 Order No. 204152 900 Van Ness Median

To consider Removal of two (2) street trees with replacement.�(Staff approved the removals and the public has protested)

3 Order No. 204153 2300 Mason St

To Consider Removal of two (2) street trees with replacement.�(Staff approved the removals and the public has protested)

4 Order No. 204154 501 Funston Ave

To consider the removal two (2) street trees with replacement.�(Staff approved the removals and the public has protested)

5 Order No. 204155 3751 20^th Street

To consider the Removal of one (1) street tree with replacement.�(Staff approved the removal and the public has protested)

6 Order No. 204156 7 and 11 Heyman Ave

To consider the removal of four (4) street trees with replacement.�(Staff approved the removals and the public has protested)

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2 Order No. 204152 900 Van Ness Median

To consider Removal of two (2) street trees with replacement.�(Staff approved the removals and the public has protested) �

900X Van Ness Avenue (in median)

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12/7/2020

1/6/2021

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Photo

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Permit

Protest

Removal permit for construction of Van Ness BRT project (787880); median to be reduced for BRT project, trees will be destabilized by root cutting, excavation will occur with 2.5' from trunk on both sides of trees, bus pad cannot be reduced; will be replaced with Corymbia Citriodora

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3 Order No. 204153 2300 Mason St

To Consider Removal of two (2) street trees with replacement.�(Staff approved the removals and the public has protested)

2300 Mason Street #3�

Will be wind exposed when tree 4 is removed, has no taper, low live crown ratio, codomimant stems, no laterals to reduce to fix structure due to tall spindly form; will be replaced

“2300 Mason Street #4” �

Old decay and heavy end weight, poor union, old wound wood in old crack, could fail at any moment; can be replaced once basin is shifted away from underground gas line

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2300 Mason Street #3�

Will be wind exposed when tree 4 is removed, has no taper, low live crown ratio, codomimant stems, no laterals to reduce to fix structure due to tall spindly form; will be replaced

2310 Mason St #1 (aka “2300 Mason Street #4”)�

Old decay and heavy end weight, poor union, old wound wood in old crack, could fail at any moment; can be replaced once basin is shifted away from underground gas line

Tree “#4” provides wind cover for Tree #3??

Winds are from the West. On this North/South street Tree #4 does not block wind for Tree #3

Tree GPS locations --- there is no tree “2300 Mason St #4”
The $500K Citywide survey recommended Tree “#4” (2310 Mason St #1)

be removed 4 years ago

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2017 $500K Citywide tree survey

DPW Tree database

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Google Map from 2017 $500K Citywide Tree Survey

Tree #3 will be wind exposed when tree #4 is removed.

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Google Map from DPW data

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Summary

DPW Tree data is inaccurate, especially GPS points and street address
Tree #4 does not protect Tree #3 from the wind
2310 Mason St #1 (aka “2300 Mason St #4”) was recommended for removal 4 years ago by the $500K Citywide Tree Survey
2300 Mason St Tree #3 was deemed OK by the 2017 Citywide Survey

Hearing officer:

Delete 2300 Mason St #3 from the Removal Order --- it’s been protecting itself from the wind and according to the Citywide survey is an OK tree.

Order BUF to correct the GPS and other information in their database for the trees at 2300 & 2310 Mason St

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4 Order No. 204154 501 Funston Ave

To consider the removal two (2) street trees with replacement.�(Staff approved the removals and the public has protested)

1	501 Funston Avenue	6	8/3/2020	8/18/2020	15	Photo	Y	N/A	Protest	Advanced canopy decline, fruiting bodies, signs of root decay; will be replaced
1	501 Funston Avenue	8	8/3/2020	8/18/2020	15	Photo	Y	N/A	Protest	Advanced canopy decline, recent large limb failure with decay, included bark in codominant stems; will be replaced

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5 Order No. 204155 3751 20^th Street

To consider the Removal of one (1) street tree with replacement.�(Staff approved the removal and the public has protested)

Property owner applied for removal permit (787719); tree meets ficus removal criteria; will be replaced

Garage addition with curb cut,

tree removal app 9/23/20 https://bsm.sfdpw.org/reports/treephotos.aspx?type=permitid&id=787719,

tree photos https://bsm.sfdpw.org/reports/treephotos.aspx?type=treeid&id=224736

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6 Order No. 204156 7 and 11 Heyman Ave

To consider the removal of four (4) street trees with replacement.�(Staff approved the removals and the public has protested)

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DPW Tree Removal Website as of 11/30/20

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It seems BUF is currently using handwritten paper tree removal notices as the basis for

Typing up the Tree Removals website
Typing up Hearing agendas
All matters relating to trees

INSTEAD

Use the DPW tree database to:

Print Paper tree posting notices
Type up the Tree Removals website
Print Removal hearing announcements
Print Removal hearing agendas
All matters relating to trees

The database contains the official tree information such �as address, species, GPS, tree inspection comments, etc.

BUF: How to avoid errors in tree documents:

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Recent BUF Errors (use the DPW database to avoid)

January 20, 2021 Tree Removal hearing (5 days ago)

1360 Fulton St --- on removal hearing agenda but had been removed

9 months earlier (recent DPW photos show the tree gone)

“80” Junipero Serra Blvd --- DPW database GPS shows trees in a� different location (DPW looking into this)

1119 Rhode Island St --- incorrectly posted as 1119 De Haro � (DPW agreed to repost this tree)

January 25, 2021 Tree Removal hearing (today)�

2300 Mason St --- tree locations different from Citywide Tree Survey

7 and 11 Heyman Ave --- posted as 7 and 11 “Heyman Street”

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A copy of these slides can be found at

SaveSFtrees.org eSFSaveSFtrees.orgtrees.org

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