Chair’s report

The applicant and architect, Salim Narayanan, of IBI Group, landscape architect, Andrew Danielson, of van der Zalm + Associates and environmental consultant, Jeremy Nilson, Keystone Environmental Ltd. provided a brief visual presentation highlighting that:  There is an ESA between Hotel 1 Building (2899 Jow Street) and Office 2 Building (9250 Beckwith Road);  There is a loss of 22 trees associated with the ESA area and corresponding habitat due to water retention in the ESA;  The water retention in the ESA was due to heavy rains and a waterline break in the area;  The revised proposal will provide replacement tree planting at a 3:1 ratio;  The original ESA compensation plan associated with the issued Development Permit DP 18-825006 will be revised to account for the loss of the trees, including measures such as retaining five existing trees that have died as wildlife trees, raising the grades within the ESA to match the grades of the adjacent sites, removing the invasive plants, replanting of 31 new trees in the ESA area and installing shrubs and groundcovers;  A total of 66 trees are proposed to be planted on-site, with 31 trees to be installed within the ESA and 35 trees will be provided in the landscaped areas outside of the ESA;  The proposed revised ESA compensation plan would restore the habitat values that were lost as a result of the loss of 22 trees; and  In addition to the new trees, a portion of the trees previously approved to be planted on the site outside of the ESA will be upsized to provide additional landscape and habitat value.

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