Remarks by Rex Bohn
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There's a whole proclamation here, and just for the benefit of my... I like the idea of being strategically placed. I'm not going to read this, but it says quite a bit of stuff on here, and it's wonderful, and I suggest everybody go online and look at it. Again, Chuck... Chuck isn't just passionate, he's like a dog on a bone when he gets his mind set into anything. And it's a beautiful, we've had two or three different presentations up at the airport, and we have them upstairs where the whole president, and it's pretty awe-inspiring. And I want to thank you for what you've done for the…
Are we changing our stream and pulling things like this now and talking about them without pulling them?
I fully support, and we've got it set in place, and the rules have now been proven, and actually for the people of Redway, for government, It's only been eight months. This is moving pretty quick to get up here and get everything else. I mean, it was said this is taking a long time. It doesn't take a long time. It's eight months. We're rocking and rolling on this. And I think you're going to see. I need to see a definition of an old growth. And then I also need to see what a rule is for a hazard tree. We don't have that. So we're going to have to get four arborists and they all, because…
Do we have any in the queue at the planning and building, people building on three acres or less and they're going to cut down some old trees? Yes. Is it because of this or has this been in the works for a while?
Okay, because we fought Richardson's Grove and the old growth down there for I don't know how many years and it looks pretty good down there now. I haven't seen a big tree taken down yet, so... Yeah, I'm not in favor of the countywide, because I think it's too enveloping. I think some people are jumping on an opportunity to make it sound like, oh God, they're gonna cut out every tree in the yard type thing, and this is happening all over and everything else. We had a rare incident that may have been taken advantage of, I'm being very generous there, in Lower Redway, and we're addressing that.…
Have that be part of it, but I'm not going to vote for a moratorium of any sort, because number three on here says direct staff to develop an ordinance based upon the Q zone, which protects old growth trees outside of the lower Redway Q zone. When you write on number three, right below E, when you write that, does that mean all the trees outside of Redway in Humboldt County? Or does that mean close to the Redway Q Zone? Because it's misleading to just say it so nicely there, but it's going to affect Orleans, it's going to affect Petrolia, it's going to affect Honeydew. It's going to affect…
Fair enough. I'm just saying, John, it's just we have regulated this industry, and now we're finding out now we can regulate it down to country farms to three acres. I'm just...
Okay. I understand this isn't about timber. I understand it's not an industry. I understand that. But I'm also understanding with somebody that lives with redwood trees, they're a giant weed at the end of the day, because I'm getting too old to climb my ladder. Now I'm having to climb my ladder once a year and everything else. They're wonderful and everything else, but my neighbors are asking for trees to come down. So I mean, I guess that would be great. All my neighbors would like it, but I don't have a place to fall them because I'm in too small a lot. So in turn, I'm just saying, this…
Does this need to be voted on or can this go through popular consensus? I don't mind directing staff to bring it back if feasible, but we're telling them to bring back, and I know we'll have lots of input. I won't, but.
That we would do 31 at the end of the meeting. I do not know if anybody was here for that. And if anybody does have that information, it would be nice to know because when we tell somebody it's going to be end of the meeting and then we want to slide her in, I'm fine with it. I am fine with it, but I'm just thinking. Okay. Okay.
In all honesty, this is a ministerial... What was required 15 years ago is exactly whoever the developers are did. They did what was required of our department. Public Works has done an extensive report here, and trust me, Tom doesn't take a road unless he's fully aware he can take a road. He's not gonna put us out on the limb. So what was required 15 years ago, and there was wetlands, there was everything else addressed, and rightfully so, We all, like I mentioned, I've got trees in back of me, I've got trees, we all live in forests. They're gonna be able to fireproof this. And today's…
So if we change horses in the middle of the race or impose things that we're not supposed to be imposing, does that open the door to us being liable in any way when we change rules. Because the avenue they're taking is basically saying, we will do this because we won't give them a permit to occupy. We will do this once we get the final approval and get this last step, which is bring it to the board, which they are to approve. But nobody wants to spend four, five million dollars on improvements and then have roadblocks thrown up. Would that be a proper assumption or? I'm probably looking at…
Are these big bank developers, are they local? This isn't Toll Brothers or any of those, Brandon, or any of the big home builders, are they local? Okay, so they're house builders.
Director Ford again, I'm sorry. You're getting your workout squats in. So the home builders we're talking about here met all the requirements. I can't find anything that says they refuse to do this or refuse to do that. Because you guys aren't really big into the refusing business. You make requirements and they have to meet those requirements. They met all requirements 14 and a half, 15 years ago, right?
When SQL was brought forward in 2008 when it started, California Department of Conservation, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Eureka Region 1, CDFW, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 Quality Water Board, Department of Water Resources, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Financial Assistance, the California Native American Heritage Association, And then what was checked also in the EIR…
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Is there any questions from the board before we take it to public comment? Appreciate all the work you guys do. I mean, if you look back at the original charter, it was to enhance people that hunted and fished in Humboldt County. And I know the form has changed a little bit, but you still have those values, and I appreciate that.