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e e e Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Mr. Boles, to approve priority 2 support for House Bill 3533. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously. IV. URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE Jan Staszewski, Urban Forester, Public Works, introduced Tree Commission Chair Greg Ahlijian, member Jenny Sirnio, and nominee for new commissioner, Bruce Bergby. Mr. Staszewski summarized the citizen involvement component of the Urban Forest Management Plan, explaining that the Tree Commission has designated this a high-controversy project, according to the Citizen Involvement Guide- lines developed by the CIC. He said he and Tree Commission members have presented the plan to many local groups, including the Lane County Home Builders Association, the Building Construction Advisory Committee, and the American Institute of Architects. Mr. Staszewski said the management plan will include regulations for heritage trees. He said that the recent removal of a heritage tree on Coburg Road was a loss to the community, but the Tree Commission felt it was an isolated incident. He said the overall sentiment of the public, as voiced at public hearings on the management plan, has been that the public appreciates trees but does not want the City to infringe on individual rights. Mr. MacDonald said he had received letters expressing outrage about the cut- ting down of a heritage tree on Coburg Road. He said he was afraid people would destroy heritage trees before the City could pass tree ordinances. He asked if any environmental groups had been invited to attend public hearings on the tree management plan. Mr. Staszewski said notice of the Urban Forest Management Plan's first scoping session had been sent to environmental groups, among others, and members of these groups had attended that session. He said he had also re- ceived many letters from members of environmental groups. In response to a question from Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Staszewski said the Tree Commission had offered to give presentations to many different groups, in- cluding environmental groups. Ms. Bascom said the Tree Commission was at- tempting to build support for the tree-management plan among those most like- ly to oppose such a plan. Mr. Boles said the Citizen Involvement Guidelines designed by the CIC call for the same level of response to all interested parties in a high-controversy project, such as the Urban Forest Management Plan. Mr. MacDonald said the general public is very concerned about heritage trees. Mr. Staszewski said he had received many calls about the heritage tree on Coburg Road. He said the Home Builders Association was very surprised that MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 28, 1991 Page 8