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THERE WAS CONSENSUS to have Acting County Attorney O'Brien attend the City <br />of Vero Beach meeting to respond to technical questions on behalf of the County. <br />13.D. COMMISSIONER STANBRIDGE - TREE PROTECTION <br />ORDINANCE <br />Commissioner Stanbridge reviewed her memorandum of May 1, 2000: <br />DATE: May 1, 2000 <br />TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Commissioner Rath Stanbridge <br />SUBJECT: Indian River County's Tree Ordinance <br />I think all of us have had calls and letters from citizens during the past few weeks <br />concerned about the lost of trees. In this past year, almost every PD or site plan we have <br />seen involved buffers of plantings and the discussion of trees. Greenways and green spaces <br />are in! <br />Recently, I had occasion to re -read our existing ordinances dealing with trees, <br />bnffer, etc., and the county has done a fairly good job up to now -- but we can always do <br />better. The citizens of this county and most of the development community see the value <br />and importance of trees and want their protection to continue. <br />Therefore, I would like to recommend that staff revisit the county's tree ordinance <br />to determine the areas where improvements and strengthening needs to take place. <br />Commissioner Tippin agreed as long as the review includes a careful analyzation of <br />not just the ordinance but how it shall be enforced, and Commissioner Stanbridge concurred. <br />Commissioner Macht had not realized prior to the recent Beazer Homes incident that <br />the Board had the power to turn the matter over to the State Attorney for a criminal offense. <br />There was CONSENSUS to direct staff to revisit the tree ordinance and come back <br />with their recommendations to improve and strengthen it. <br />May 2, 2000 <br />BOOK I 'J PAGE "C") <br />