BEFOREMonterey Pine Trunk, Dead
Representative of other Dead and Dying Trees
AFTERNote dead trunk to right (5’ high) and dead Coast Live Oak in foreground, both remaining next to stump of cut and removed dead Monterey Pine Tree
BEFORECoast Live Oak in Need of Pruning
AFTERNote dead Coast Live Oak trunk to right, remaining near stump of cut and removed dead Coast Live Oak.
View of Wet Pavement in Forest Theatre & Guadalupe St. & Puddles at Foot of Guadalupe St. @ Mt. View Av.
Puddles at Foot of Guadalupe St. @ Mt. View Av., View to the South towards 8th Av.COMMENTS:
• Over the past few weeks, individual trees have been cut down and removed from Forest Theater property; one tree one day, another tree another day, et cetera. For example, the dead Monterey Pine trunk shown above was removed one day, later on another day the dead Coast Live Oak truck shown above was removed. Other nearby dead stumps and trees were not cut down and removed.
• One of the Responsibilities of the Director of Forest, Parks and Beach is to “cause to be removed all dead trees or shrubs from public property.”
QUESTIONS:
• Why is the City haphazardly and unsystematically removing some trees from the Forest Theatre?
• Why doesn’t the City have a proactive plan for the maintenance and upkeep of the Forest Theatre grounds?
• What are the City’s plans for correcting the standing water at the foot of Guadalupe Street at Mt. View Avenue?
REFERENCES:
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Municipal Code
Chapter 12.28
TREES AND SHRUBS*
12.28.140 Responsibilities of the Director of Forest, Parks and Beach.
The Director of Forest, Parks and Beach shall:
A. Supervise all tree-cutting or trimming for which a permit has been granted.
B. Cause to be removed all dead trees or shrubs from public property except in circumstances where all of the following conditions apply:
1. The dead tree is a Monterey cypress located on or adjacent to the beach;
2. The dead tree does not present a clear and present danger to persons or property or can be supported by reasonable means, thus mitigating its clear and present danger; and
3. The Forest and Beach Commission has determined that the dead tree is of substantial aesthetic value to warrant its preservation.
C. Cause to be removed or trimmed any trees or shrubs for which such removal or trimming is ordered by the Forest and Beach Commission or the City Council or is required in connection with any public works project ordered by the City Council. (Ord. 94-7 § 1, 1994; Ord. 214 C.S. § 1, 1970; Code 1975 § 1231.5).
(Source: http://www.codepublishing.com/CA/carmel.html)
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
FOREST, PARKS AND BEACH
The Forest, Parks and Beach Department manages and maintains the City's urban forest, parks and beach in order to preserve the windbreak protection, abate soil erosion, enhance the natural beauty, and maintain the outdoor recreational facilities of the community.
Revised 07/08
Salaries / Benefits $ 274,909
Materials / Services $ 182,752
Total $ 457,661
(Source: CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA CALIFORNIA ADOPTED BUDGET FISCAL YEARS 2007/08 THROUGH 2009/10)
1 comment:
I would like to make some comments to Sue McCloud's supporters. You should go to her and tell her she has had a good run and it is time for her to retire. She has not accomplished significant things during this term and she has not shown how she would accomplish anything of significance in a next term. Sue has been about small, personal things, not big picture things. For example, Sue paved crosswalks in Ocean Avenue, but she will not pave Carpenter Street as this blog points out. This doesn't pass the common sense test. She spends large sums of money for entertainment, but she avoids funding important infrastructure programs. This doesn't pass the common sense test either. We need a change in Carmel. We need a change in direction. We have been on the wrong path for many years and we need to be put on a new path - the right common sense path.
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