Hello -- I have retained my original 3rd party arborist, the well-respected, Mr. Walt Levison. All protocols have been reviewed and approved by the City of Menlo Park. His demolition approval letter attached. /Brian -- *Brian T. Nguyen* briant.nguyen_at_(domainremoved)650.269.6300 On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 12:33 AM, striffler Honorable City Council, > > When you reviewed the 445 Oak Ct project, you mandated a requirement that > a 3rd Party Arborist inspect the worksite prior to excavation and regularly > during construction. This was in response to the Heritage Redwood Trees > less than 7 feet from the construction zone at my next-door residence at > 1485 Woodland Ave. > > I received a letter from the Developer, Brian Nguyen (on cc), stating he > would begin excavation this coming Monday, yet I have not been presented > with an official report from the 3rd-party Arborist stating that fencing > has been done properly and that excavation can be allowed to begin, per the > terms of the Council's requirement. > > I recommend that Mr Nguyen pay for McClenahan's Tree service, a local and > well-regarded Willows institution come out for the inspection prior to > Monday, and daily from that point forward. > > Please do not allow Mr Nguyen to begin his excavation until McClenahan's > has visited the site and provided the appropriate recommendations. > > Thank you. > > Alex Striffler-Hernandez > 408-368-3652 > 1485 Woodland Ave > application/pdf attachment: 1_initial_signoff_letter_for_445_Oak_Ct_construction_phase_7-13-2018.pdf
