City still exploring tree removal on Elenda Street
♦️Mate Gaspar's, Engineering Division Manager, response factors in tree stability but not water and nutrient uptake, and that he thinks it could be feasible to cut Elenda Street ficus tree roots
♦️Mate Gaspar, Engineering Division Manager, directs Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee member Travis Morgan to David Talavera, the City Arborist, yet responds encouragingly addressing only the issue of tree stability, ignoring water and nutrient intake, and prematurely giving feedback without the arborist's expertise.
♦️Gaspar acknowledges that even if feasible, some tree removal might be necessary.
♦️When Gaspar presents that tree removal would likely draw backlash from adjacent residents and that the committee would likely hear from them, Travis Morgan responds, "of course we are, they're fantastic."