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Mayor and Council June 8th, 1981 JUN 8 1981

Environmental Protection Committee

“Report of the Environmental Protection Committee meeting held Tuesday, June 2, 1981.

IN ATTENDANCE: Alderman Kathleen Muldoon
Alderman Mike Gates
Mr. Peter Arbuckle, representative for Techram Estates Ltd.

Residents of Lancester Street, some seven persons or
more, including Mr. and Mrs. L. Schmidt.

Re: Treatment of Trees on PoCo Place Site, Eastern Border, and

Recommendations for Future Landscaping.

Members of the meeting, after viewing maps at City Hall, travelled to
the site, i.e., the eastern boundary of the PoCo Place site, bounded by
Lougheed Highway, Westwood Street, Kitchener Avenue, and Lancaster Street.
Along the eastern borders of this property, we saw skinned and bowed-down
trees in the 17? City-owned, dedication Strip, plus refuse from cut trees
dumped on trees in the 17' strip. -

Recommendations:

1) tt is recommended and urgently requested that:

no further trees be damaged, skinned, bowed over, etc.,

in the 17! strip;

construction workers and bulldozer operators treat trees

in the 10' and 17! strips with as much care and respect

as possible, with the understanding that the trees in the
City~owned 17° dedication strip along Property's East boundary
be untouched, unless Properly authorized.

Landscaping preferences recommend:

that refuse, cut logs, etc., be removed by hand immediately

from on top of other foliage, trees in the 10' and 17?

strips;

that "low" screening material, designated to screen parking

from Lancaster Street residents,-be at least 6! high and
possibly consist of some relatively-inexpensive hedging material;

that large poplars, 10' to 15', and large evergreens (15'+)
(cedar, fir, hemlock, Spruce, etc.) be planted in the south
half of 10! Strip along eastern border of Property particularly,
Plus in 2 gaps in northern half of 10' strip, near point

where (a) underground Hydro lines wera installed, and (b) in
"gap" area just north of large tree with treehouse in it.

It was hoped that staggered or alternating poplars and evergreens
in 10' strip would provide a relatively-rapid, high-level