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Some cons for alternative #2 <br />A. Additional costs and monitoring as the trees continue to decline. <br />B. Reduces but does not eliminate public safety concerns. <br />C. The City's insurance carrier has stated concerns with liability and public safety. <br />D. Impacts to the Powerline Line Trail and using limited monetary resources to <br />temporarily route the trail around the trees' fall zone versus spending funding on <br />new trails and wayfinding. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />It is recommended that both cottonwood trees be removed and steps taken to relocate <br />any honeybee hives that may be in the trunk of one of the trees and that landscape <br />plans be developed by staff and reviewed by PPLAB with an emphasis on the planting <br />of additional trees. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />1) OSAB Minutes, December 13, 2017 pertaining to Powerline Trail and <br />Cottonwood Trees <br />2) Tree Evaluation by Kevin Marks, Board Certified Master Arborists, January 15, <br />2018 <br />3) Declining Cottonwood Tree Communication as shared with PPLAB on November <br />2, 2017 <br />6 <br />