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• <br />Jungle Trail Buffer and Tree Replacement Items <br />As a result of the Board's April I I' motion, April 18' comments, and meetings with staff, the <br />developer has taken the following actions to resolve tree remova111andclearing violations and related <br />final plat issues: <br />1. Paid $2,500 tree violation fine to the county (paid April 12, 2000). <br />2. Identified the general method and cost of replacing 5 live oaks (t 24" diameter) with <br />5 live oaks (t 24" diameter). <br />3. Submitted a revised and re -formatted Jungle Trail buffer plan dated April 25, 2000 that <br />meets or exceeds the Jungle Trail Management Plan minimums and reflects the <br />referenced large live oaks and various native plantings. <br />4. Submitted additional contracts for construction, in addition to the original contract, for <br />the previously referenced tree replacement and extra buffer plantings. Under the <br />additional contracts, Jungle Trail buffer plantings are to be completed by July 1, 2000, <br />and installation of the 5 large live oaks is to be completed on or before May 2, 2001. <br />The "live oak contract" requires root -pruning 3-4 months prior to transplanting, and an <br />annual monitoring report from an arborist, through May 2, 2006, to ensure viability of <br />the trees. The 5+ year monitoring period is based upon information provided to staff <br />by an independent horticultural consultant (see attachment #12). <br />Submitted an additional performance bond to guarantee installation of the replacement <br />trees and extra buffer plantings that are proposed under the additional ("AA") contract. <br />Also, a letter of credit will be used to guarantee viability of the large live oaks through <br />the 5+ year monitoring program period. <br />The revised Jungle Trail buffer plan will meet or exceed the Jungle Trail Management Plan minimums <br />even without the large live oak replacements. Thus, the revised buffer plan satisfies the management <br />plan standards. It is reasonable to allow the developer sufficient time to perform successful <br />transplanting of the large replacement oaks; therefore, the 1 year timeframe for installation of the large <br />live oaks appears to be reasonable. <br />The revised proposal meets final plat and Jungle Trail buffer requirements, and appears to address <br />concerns raised by Board members at previous meetings. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Based on the above analysis, staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners grant final <br />plat approval for Island Club Riverside Phase IV and authorize the chairman to sign the contracts for <br />construction and accept the performance bonds and letter of credit that guarantee those contracts. <br />May 2, 2000 <br />75 <br />BOOK FAGE,�,Uo <br />• <br />