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Recreation and Forestry, and the Director of Planning adopt and annually update a Community Forestry Plan, and shall perform such other duties as may be provided by this Code or by ordinance. Such Plan shall constitute the official comprehensive Community Forestry Plan for the City. 5. Quorum for Transaction of Business: A vote of majority of the members present at any meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 6. Annual and Regular Meetings: The annual meeting of the Commission shall be held in January in each year, for the purpose of electing a President and such other officers, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. The Commission may provide, by resolution, the time and place for holding of additional regular meetings with notice of such resolution to be delivered or mailed to all Commission members. The Commission shall have a minimum of six (6) regular meetings per calendar year. 7. Special Meetings: Special meetings of the Commission may be called or at the request of the President, or two Commission members. 8. Appeals: Any action of the City Forester may be appealed to and heard by the Urban Forestry Commission. To be effective, an appeal must be filed within ten (10) days after the decision of the City Forester. The Appeal shall be in writing and shall be filed with the Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry for placement on the Commission’s agenda. The appeal shall clearly specify the reasons for which a hearing is requested. After a hearing the Commission shall render its decision which shall be final. Section 12.08.040 Forest Activity Permit A. Private Trees Prior to removal of any tree 6 inches in diameter or greater, a Forest Activity Permit shall be required on all Development projects on private property within the City. A Forestry Activity Permit shall be obtained from the City Forester. The fee charged for each Forestry Activity Permit shall be $50. The removal of diseased or dead trees, and trees which have been declared a public nuisance by the City Forester is exempt. A tree survey of the site must be provided to the City Forester, and approved by the City Forester, prior to any excavation, grading or land clearance and also prior to the issuance of a building permit by the Building Commissioner, in connection with the development. The City Forester shall provide the Building Commissioner written notification of any approval. In the tree survey, each tree will be rated and assigned a condition factor (expressed as a percentage) depending on its current health. The condition factor will be assigned per guidelines accepted by the International Society of Arboriculture. Multiply the actual measured DBH of each tree by the condition factor to calculate the adjusted DBH. The preservation of trees on lots is encouraged. If complete preservation is not possible, any trees 6 inches in diameter or greater being removed from the site must be replaced with trees of comparable species, where the combined caliper inches of the replacement trees will be equal to that of the cumulative adjusted DBH being removed. If the carrying capacity H:\AGENDAS COMBINED\2006\AUGUST\AUGUST 28 2006.DOC