A 1. (1) Rescind the Recommendation Approved in Agenda Item Number A 2 for the Meeting Date of December 1 2009 to Plant the Camphor Tree in Place of the Victorian Box Tree along the 4100 and 4200 Blocks of Baldwin Avenue; and (2) Consider Recommending the Bottle Tree as the Replacement Tree Species in the Area. City of Culver City California Parks Recreation & Community Services Commission Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 4/6/2010 PRCS COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM: (1) Rescind the Recommendation Approved in Agenda Item Number A 2 for the Meeting Date of December 1 2009 to Plant the Camphor Tree in Place of the Victorian Box Tree along the 4100 and 4200 Blocks of Baldwin Avenue; and (2) Consider Recommending the Bottle Tree as the Replacement Tree Species in the Area. Contact Person/Dept.: Eric Mirzaian/PW Phone Number: (310) 253 6410 Item Number: _A 1 Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes X No Public Hearing: Action Item: Attachments: X Commission Action Required: Yes X No Date: _______________ Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas Parks Recreation and Community Services Department (04/01/2010); (Letter) Residents/Property Owners along the 4100 and 4200 blocks of Baldwin Avenue (03/19/2010). Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson (03/30/2010); Pam Robinson (03/24/2010) Chief Financial Officer Approval: N/A City Manager Approval: N/A City Attorney Approval: N/A RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Parks Recreation and Community Services Commission: (1) Rescind the recommendation approved in Agenda Item number A 2 for the meeting date of December 1 2009 to plant the Camphor Tree in place of the Victorian Box Tree along the 4100 and 4200 Blocks of Baldwin Avenue; and (2) Consider recommending the Bottle Tree as the replacement tree species in the area. BACKGROUND: In June 2009 the Victorian Box (Pittosporum Undulatum) and Queensland Pittosporum (Pittosporum Rhombifolium) trees along the 4100 and 4200 blocks of Baldwin Avenue. Of the thirty eight (38)...
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