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Community Forest Advisory Board Meeting Wednesday October 12, 201611:45 a.m. -1 :15 p.m. 202 C Street, 12th Floor, San Diego, Ca 92101 Room A Agenda Call to Order - Chair 1. Approval of the September meeting minutes - there was no quorum at last month's meeting, therefore there are no minutes to approve 2. Chair's Announcements and Updates - 5 minutes 3. Action Items a. Final Input for Midway-Pacific Highway Draft Community Plan Update and Midway Pacific Highway Urban Greening Plan (Vicky White) b. Initial input for Old Town San Diego Draft Community Plan Update (Vicky White) c. Conserve-A-Tree nominations (see attached letters) 1. 5932 Bounty- Afrocarpus - Parkway Resource 2. 1330 Tourmaline St. - Canary Island Pine - Landmark/Heritage 3. Ocean Beach - Torrey Pines - Landmark/Heritage /Preservation Grove (8 trees) d. Recommendation that Urban Forestry Program Five Year Plan be forwarded to City Council for adoption ( Jeremy Barrick) 4. City Staff Reports - 5 minutes each a. Update on Urban Forest Management and Calfire Grant projects (Jeremy Barrick, Lesley Henegar, Sergio Arias) b. Status of replacement California pepper tree planting on Juan Street (Jeremy Barrick) 5. Discussion a. Urban Tree Canopy Assessment Workshop Follow -up b. Status of nominations for Board positions 6. Other Reports - 5 minutes each a. Tree San Diego, including development of Tree Steward program b. San Diego Regional Urban Forests Council 7. Public Comment 8. Next Regular Meeting - The Board meets on the second Wednesday of the month, and the next meeting will be November 9, 2016 For more information or alternative fommt please contact Lesley Henegar at (619) 235-5208 or [email protected] ov . Previously approved meeting minutes and the inform ation abou t the Community Forest Advisory Board are available on the City's web site at http://www.sandie go.gov/plannin g/boardcomm/cfab.shtml CONSERVE-A-TREENOMINATION FORM

LANDMARK TREE Mail completed form to: Striking or unusual trees with Conservea Tree Nomination high aesthetic value , Urban Forestry features may include: City of San Diego Street Div • Large for the species 2781 Caminita Chollas • Special or unusual form San Diego, CA 92105 • Interesting flowers or branching pattern To: COMMUNITYF OREST ADVISORYBOARD • Species rare to its location Date: 9/29/16 HERITAGETREE From (your name): Vince Mikulanis Significant for its age or historical value, including: Organization: CFAB / SDRUFC / WCISA Address: 5932 Bounty St • Trees 50 years or older San Diego, CA 92123 • Connected to a historical event. building or district or planted by a historically significant individual Phone: 619 921-2746 E-mail: [email protected]

TYPE OF NOMINATION: PARKWAYRESOURCE TREE Groups of trees in public right 0 LANDMARKTREE of-way, public parking lots or 0 HERITAGETREE trails: • Consistent design theme with 0 PARKWAYRESOURCE TREES similar size, shape, health and form 0 PRESERVATIONGROVE • Trees creating a canopy Species: Podocarpus (Afrocarpus)gracilior over a public way

Location & Nearest Cross Street: Waring Rd PRESERVATIONGROVE From Zion Ave to Navajo rd Groups of trees in public-right of-way, open space , designated Estimated Height: _2_5_-4_5_ft______environmentally sensitive lands , conservation easement or Estimated Width : ______parkland: Condition : varies • 6 or more trees with trunks ------within 100 feet of each other Estimated Planting Date: early 1990's • Same or similar species and Specific proof of age may be difficult to determine, form but estimates based on the age of surrounding development • Native, naturalized or or the size of tree are adequate. endemic and surviving without intervention HISTORY ANONO TES Include any history or notes you have about this tree or these trees These trees were part of the original plantingsfor the now defunct People For Trees. They frame the corridor of Waring rd from Zion ave to Navajo rd.

Some of the trees have negatively impacted the sidewalks and as the City moves forward with Its infrastructure improvement program we need to ensure that this significantresource in Allied Gardens is protected. I have also noticed several homeowners hiring inexperienced contractors to cut the trees in such a manner that ii will negatively impact their long terni health. This is an approximate 25yr old urban forest resource that is generally in good health, however needs any protection this designation may afford it.

Please see attached for photos and additional information from People For Trees as provided by Nancy Hughes, Executive dire,i;tor of the California Urban Forests CQuncil. ·

Please attach photo here

For the above lree(s} to be considered for designation as protected, this request has been forwarded lo Street Division. The tree(s) will be inspected by the Street Division Urban Forester to make sure all designationcriteria are met. If they meet all criteria, the request will be forwarded to the Community Forest Advisory Board (CFAB)for evaluation and possibly protected status.

Requested Action: Street Division requests that a Community Forest Advisory Board Arborist evaluatethe nominated tree for confirmation. If the nomination is approved by CFAB, the tree will be added to the City of San Diego's Tree Protection Status as described in the Tree Protection Policy adopted by City Council in May, 2005.

Please mail completed form to: Conserve a Tree Nomination Attn: Drew Potocki, Urban Forestry City of San Diego Street Division 2781 Caminita Chollas San Diego, CA 92105

Or you can FAX the form to : 619 527-7534, Attn: Drew Potocki l=inallyJ Fuzzymemo ries as this was the early90 's! Hope this helps ... Nancy

FromM~uk WisnJewski :

PFT did more thanone plantingand we also did ~ tre~ prpnitlgon thefirst treeswe platited Withthe-J'.>r_ofessionalTree c~re Assodat1ono f SahDi ~go. and theGomn,uliity members.

We also did ano~1~rne raby proj~ct thatspilled ovet to Waring Road and thatwasan oak tree·plantingon a large lot adjacent to t~ . road. David Ree·a was Uie L.A. and lead on thaton'e.

FromTom story;

~ I recaUs::orrectly, c!nd thi s is a highly ~uspect assumption, therewere th ree distinct tree plantingeffort s alongW aring Rd.

Each prolecthad a requirementtha t the propertyowner w ho,wante .d trees in front of their househad to agree to pay for½ of the cost of the 15 9altontrees and while not required,they were encouraged to participate in the PFT organizeq community planting event. I think that ~achof the three tree plantingsaveraged between 50-70 Podocarpus gracilior (Fern Pin.es)tr ees.

1 rd On the 2' d or 3 planting we had Urban Corp help and they made a huge difference in being able to get all the trees in the ground without requiring some volunteers staying until late afternoon.

I think the first planting was with a state dept. of forestry gra'lt and the later 1 or 2 planting might have been with CDBG grants.

CONSERVE-A-TREENOMINATION FORM

E-mail: __ V~$"""''-""=-f.:..c:;..;J,_r:;;,.;;._.:...s_'-...;.n"-•...:,....:''---' ' t::....'....::no:.::....__ _ J TYPE OF NOMINATION: PARKWAYRESOURCE TREE U1 LANDMARKTREE / Groups of trees in public right ~ ,,,., of-way, public parking lots or (B HERITAGETREE trails: • Consistent design theme with 0 PARKWAY RESOURCETREES similar size, shape, health and PRESERVATIONGROVE form □ • Trees creating a canopy Species: f/~ t:.~/~ ,.,s ,'.s over a public way

Location & Nearest Cross Street: ______PRESERVATIONGROVE I :JJp r;u.r,,.~.J,,,'..S/. / F...,.'---/ 5t. Groups of trees in public-right I of-way, open space, designated Estimated Height:--..:.,_~_'______environmentallysensitive lands, conservationeasement or EstimatedWid th: _1/,._;l.;;;;__'__ .!C.,.f'_'.....::d::.....:...::,~;:_·___ _ parkland: Condition: _..;;;L""""""c;;;;.;,""'/2""'"7'.~=a.r:'l..i..t______• 6 or more trees with trunks EstimatedPlanting Date: / ft t> ( uJ.- Ju,.,..__ within 100 feet of each other 1,..:_it) • Same or similar species and Specific proof of age may be difficult to determine. form but estimates based on the age of surrounding development • Native, naturalized or or the size of tree are adequate. endemic and surviving without intervention HISTORYAND NOTES Include any history or notes you have about this tree or these trees

This beautiful specimen Canary Island Pine tree has graced the back of our yard as lo'1tas we have owned our Pacific rlt;f' Beach home, pictured at - 43 years. We assume the tree was planted when the house was built in 1960, making it 56 years old.

The tree has had attention by arborists over the years. Most recently, One Tripp Tree Service has proudly main tained it every year or two since 2008.

For the above tree(s) to be considered for designation as protected, this request has been forwarded to Street Division . The tree(s) will be inspected by the Street Division Urban Forester to make sure all designation criteria are met. If they meet all criteria, the request will be forwarded to the Community Forest Advisory Board (CFAB) for evaluation and possibly protected status.

Requested Action: Street Division requests that a Community Forest Advisory Board Arborist evaluate the nominated tree for confirmation. If the nomination is approved by CFAB, the tree will be added to the City of San Diego's Tree Protection Status as described in the Tree Protection Policy adopted by City Council in May,2005 .

Please mail completed form to: Conserve a Tree Nomination Attn: Drew Potocki, Urban Forestry City of San Diego Street Division 2781 Caminito Chollas San Diego, CA 92105

Or you can FAX the form to: 619 527-7534, Attn: Drew Potocki

CLEAR FORM September 26, 2016

Mr. Jeremy Barrick, Urban Forester Conserve a Tree Nomination Urban Forestry 2781 CamimtoChollas San Diego, CA 92105

Re: Tree Nominations for the HeritageT ree Prog1;am

Dear Mr. Barrick:

The concernedcitizens of Ocean Beach would like to submitth e enclosed nominationforms for several Torreyp ine trees (Pinus torreyana) located in OceanBeach (OB), California. As a result of the rec~ntloss of three mature Torreypi1;1.es alon g Saratbg~A ven~.e, the OB conun1,11:tit)"has now identified several remahtingTo rr~yp ines (Ta_ble lJ in tlte Districtand would like to nomi:nate these trees for the City of San Diego;s ' (City) fieritage Tree Program(Program) , Our understanding is that once the trees have been deemeddi gible for the Program, they will be afforded additional assessment and evaluation with respect to their care. maintenance and preservatfon.

Biological Significance

The Torrey pine is the rarest pine speciesin North America Globa!Jy, the species:is also considered criticallyendangered. Withinthe State of' California,the CaliforniaN ative Plant Society (CNPS)pro vides ranks for rare plant species and lists the Torreypine with a Rare Plant Rank of lB (http://www.cnps.org/cnps/rarepfants/ranking,php). . Plants with a 1B rankingare rare throughoutth eir range~most are endemicand have deerined significantly over the last ceniury: All of tl1epl anis constituting Rank lB meet the definitionsof the CaliforniaE ndangered SpeciesAct (CESA) of the California D~partmentof Fish and Game Code; and are eligible for state listing. Impacts to th.ese species or their habitat must be analyzedduring preparation o f environmental documentsrelating to Ca.liforniaEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA),or those considered to be functionallyequivalent to CEQA,as they meet the definitionof Rare or Endangered under CEQA Guidelines§ I 5125~(c) and/or§ 15380.

The remaining native habitat for the species is restricted to two locations in southern California; the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve (TPSNR), situated north of La Jolla, and SantaR osa [sland in the Channe] Islands. The reserve was originally designated as a City Park in 1889 and was later included within the State system and convertedto a reserve and is now considered" one of the County's public treasures" (Lightner 201 J). Whil.e current populationnumbers vary in the literature, the estimatedr emai.ning natural populati'on within the Reserve is less than 3,000 trees.

l of 4 Accordingto Lightner's San DiegoCounty Native Plants,there are less than 2,500 naturally occurringtrees. Lightnerfurther providesthe followingdescription of the trees in their natural habitat

"One offe\l 1 largepl ams unique to SD County, the Torreypine is an emblemof the region's nalural beauty, found on bluffs and in canyonsbe/ween /.,a .Toi/aand Del Mar. The Torreypine is celebratedlocally for its picturesquegrow1h in low coastalsage scrub, and persistenceon windysands1one blu.fft. The trees growat less than 500feet ams!, and are generallyless than 60 · in height... Eachplant's unique habit is shapedby orientationto sun and wind On e,,posedslopes plants appear stumed,twisting and sparse.

In protected canyonsand drainages,trees often grow tall with majesticbroad crowns... In recenldecades /he ,fpecieshas beef!adopted widelyas landscapefree for natural drought-resisla11ceand pride of local origin. Irrigated trees may grow 2-3x taller than in naturalhabitats. Plants are vu_lnerab/e.to hark beetles.''

In order to recognizeand furtherprotect the species where it occUrson public lands, in 1952the City adopted Municipal Code Chapter6 (Public Works and .Properly),Article 3 (Public Improvementand As~essment)Division 0, Ordinance63.07. That Ordinancestates:

§63.0-7 Destn,clion, lrijflly o/Torrey Pines Trees- Prohibited711at if shall be 1111/ml!jitlfor any person or persons lo cut, injure ur tlestroyany trees known as the "Pinus Torreyana"growing upon ...or any other public lots or lq11ds,belonging to and within the corporatelimits of the City of San Diego. (Jncorp./ - 22- 1952by 0-5046 N.S.) ''

Historicaland Cultural Significance

The historical record of Torrey pines, in San Diego Countyhas been well documented. Long before Europeanpresence, the Torreypine area in southernCalifornia was home to the native Kumeyaay,whose lands extendedsouth to Ensenada,Mexico and east to the fmperialValley. The Kumeyaayhabited the coast, mountains,and desert foo'thills,living in extendedfamilies, and made use of many of the ptant resourcesfor food, shelterand clothing.In particular,Torrey pines were used for the wood in constructingshelters, the sap was used as glue and sealant for their tule boats, and the long needles were used for coilingbaskets and other utilitarianhousehold items. The pine cones produce hard-shellednuts that were also an importantfood source.

The local history related to use of the species as a landscapetree is less well documented,but it is known that Torrey pines were favoredas street trees becauseof their drought tolerance,fast growth, and large canopies. In 2010 the OB communitycame togetherto save the Torrey pine tree at 4633 Long Branch Averrneas the City had threatenedto removeit. A reprievewas grantedto perform additionaltesting and evaluationsand to developalternatives to removal.Fortunately, the tree was saved and remains a majesticexample that dominatesthe entire block. The tree spreads out across the street and providesan outstandingview as well as shadeduring the summers.

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