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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">City of Cambridge, ON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Our City tree bylaw 71-06 has the following clause:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">6. Where the removal of a live and healthy tree is requested for the purpose of providing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">an entrance to private property, for the protection of buildings, or where such removal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">is requested for the preservation or construction of a utility, the person or corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">requesting such removal shall:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(a) Pay all costs and expenses incurred in such removal; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(b) Pay to the Municipality as compensation for the tree to be removed an amount<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">equal to the value thereof in accordance with the most recent shade tree<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">valuation formula as set out by the International Society of Arboriculture.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">It isn’t always successful getting compensation, as the valuation can sometimes be quite high. We apply the valuation using trunk formula, by the book.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Brian Geerts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Manager of Forestry & Horticulture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> CANUFNET [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alex Satel<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 22, 2015 9:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> canufnet@list.web.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CANUFNET] Compensation for removal of municipally-owned trees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Hello fellow CANUFNET members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">I am looking to compile some basic information about municipalities which currently request
<u>compensation for the removal of municipally-owned trees</u> (such as street trees), particularly in relation to development on private lands.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">I would greatly appreciate any input from CANUFNET members in response to some or all of the following questions. Any level of detail would be great, and if you don’t feel comfortable broadcasting to the list (although
that’s encouraged so we can all share the information), feel free to email me directly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-CA">Questions:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Does your municipality seek compensation for municipally-owned trees removed through development on private lands?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">If so, do you seek (A) to cover removal/replacement costs, (B) amenity value, (C) both amenity and removal/replacement, or (D) other?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">If your municipality seeks to recover (B or C) amenity value, do you determine amenity value using (A) the Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers (CTLA) Trunk Formula Method (TFM), or (B) an alternate
method? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Can you provide some more details about the method you use (e.g., TFM by-the-book, TFM with modifications, negotiated value, etc.)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Can you provide any comments about the successes/challenges in seeking compensation for the removal of municipally-owned trees?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Thank you all kindly in advance, and kudos to everyone for continuing to use CANUFNET! I always enjoy seeing everyone’s contributions and think it really helps to connect the UF community.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">--Alex Satel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Alex Satel, MFC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">ISA Certified Arborist ON-1353A<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Urban Forest Innovations, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">1248 Minnewaska Trail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Mississauga, ON L5G 3S5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">P: (905) 274-1022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="mailto:asatel@ufis.ca">asatel@ufis.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com/">urbanforestinnovations.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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