HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 18-012 Modify the Heritage Tree InventoryRESOLUTION NO. 18-012
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SARATOGA ADDING NEW TREES AND REMOVING ONE TREE
FROM THE HERITAGE TREE INVENTORY
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga Heritage Preservation Commission was established by the
City Council in 1982 to assist with and encourage the preservation of Saratoga heritage resources; and
WHEREAS, Section 15-50.020 (k)(1) of the Saratoga City Code defines a "Heritage Tree" as
"any tree of historic significance or having historic value related to the heritage of the City and
designated by action of the City Council upon recommendation of the Heritage Preservation
Commission"; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the initiation of Heritage Tree status should be
voluntary and with the written consent of the owner(s) of the tree and impose no additional regulatory
requirements beyond those specified in Article 15-50 of the Saratoga City Code; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that for a tree to qualify for Heritage status, it must be
considered to be an outstanding specimen that possesses good health, good structure and has the
potential for a long life, as well as one or more of the following criteria: (1) it possesses distinctive
characteristics such as age, size, type of species or location; and (2) it represents special aesthetic,
social, cultural, educational, economic, agricultural or historic importance to the community; and
WHEREAS, the Heritage Preservation Commission at its meeting of February 13, 2018 held a
duly noticed public meeting to consider whether the six trees listed on Exhibit A to this resolution met
the criteria for designation as a Heritage Tree. At this meeting all interested parties were given a full
opportunity to be heard and to present evidence and argument. The Heritage Preservation Commission
considered the staff report on the designation, correspondence, and all testimony and other evidence
presented at the meeting and determined that the six trees listed on Exhibit A to this resolution met the
criteria for designation as a Heritage Tree; and
WHEREAS, the owner(s) of each tree listed on Exhibit A for designation as a Heritage Tree
have consented in writing to that designation; and
WHEREAS, the Blaney Plaza tree warrants removal from the inventory, as indicated in
strikeout font out on Exhibit A of this resolution, as it was legally removed in 2015 due to its declining
health and no longer exists.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Saratoga does hereby
designate as Heritage Trees the six trees listed in Exhibit A and approve their addition to the Heritage
Tree Inventory and hereby removes the Heritage Tree designation for the tree at Blaney Plaza and
authorizes its removal from the Heritage Tree Inventory.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Saratoga on this 4th day of April
2018 by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Mary -Lynne Bernald, Vice Mayor E. Manny Cappello, Council Members Howard
A. Miller, Emily Lo, Rishi Kumar
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mary nn Bernald, Mayor
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Attest:
DATE:
Nora Pimentel, MMC
City Clerk
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