Remarks by Judith Murphy
347 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 14
- Play at 2:20:58
“Katrina, are you talking about the existing trees that are protected, or are you referring to the new trees coming in?”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:21:23
“conditioned anything regarding the protection of the existing trees if they take a beating? I mean, there were a lot of things that the contractor is going to have to study and perform.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:23:20
“Does this plan say where the 24-inch 36-inch or 48-inch boxes are?”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:24:55
“Does anyone have a thought in terms of what you would like to move but not well yes we would be moving to recommend yes Making a recommendation to the director and”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:26:46
“I would like to remove the two trees that are planted in the existing grove.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:27:04
“Well, I'm basing my suggestion on the arborist's advice. One of the arborist's advice.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:27:28
“Would you accept that friendly amendment? I mean what's the goal because I guess we're kind of saying that we need a replacement plan anyway so if those trees didn't succeed they would have to be But they could endanger the entire Grove because you're going to have to water them for several years and that water is going to be used by the existing trees which is detrimental to their survivability”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:41:36
“We have a friendly amendment that has or has not been accepted yet.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:41:46
“To remove the two oak trees, replacement trees from the woodland area.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:41:59
“I don't think there is anywhere else to go. I suspect that this was, let's find a place to put nine trees. I don't know that we need to put nine trees in. I think that if we put in whatever the owner reasonably feels is area that's in need of a tree, that's fine.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:42:26
“No, because they're putting them into a grove that already exists. That's what I object strongly to.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:43:00
“But elsewhere, please. There is no second that Friendly fails. We are back to the original motion. There is not yet a second on it.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:43:13
“OK. Any further discussion? OK. Roll call, please.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:43:28
“Reichsmich? Yes. All right. You have it.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:43:53
“Moving on to item four, and I don't believe I have any cards for item four. Is there anyone in the audience wishing to speak to four? Anyone online? No. Okay. Then we are going to go to the staff for your report.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:53:30
“On page attachment D, page 85. It discusses how community development department tracks the trees through the permits, what's being taken out, what's being added, and reports to the planning commission annually. I don't remember this report.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:55:11
“Is it Public Works who decides which neighborhood and specifically where in that neighborhood to plant the new trees that the $33,000 is supposed to accomplish?”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:55:33
“Could we hear from Public Works how many trees they've planted in the last few years?”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:55:59
“And the number of trees they plant depends on the amount of money they have?”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:56:09
“Oh, so it's limited by the public works budget to plant the trees?”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:56:19
“So this fund could just skyrocket if the public works budget doesn't.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:56:27
“We've got 33,000 sitting there. We're probably going to add several thousand more. If the Public Works Department is limited in their planting, in how much they can spend planting trees, That in lieu fee fund is just going to continue to grow. I would like to see some accountability there in terms of using the money in the fund to help them plant the trees or something. I mean, there must be some ways that this could.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:57:42
“OK, I guess we really can't tell them what to do, but I would like them to get the suggestion that they find a way to plant more trees.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:58:15
“The public right-of-way exists, I think, right underneath the utility wires. So we're suggesting that they plant in the very place that is going to eventually require them to top the trees, which is, again, not a healthy thing to do.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:59:32
“So you're saying that Public Works is likely planting shorter trees from the approved list?”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026