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From: "Jason McConahy" <jason@mvcchurch.org>
To: "'Ted Shepard"' <tshepard@fcgov.com>
Date: 1/31/2008 9:54:31 AM
Subject: RE: required street trees for Mountain View Community Church
Thanks Ted. I checked this with PRPA and they agree as well.
Jason
----Original Message -----
From: Ted Shepard [mailto:tshepard@fcgov.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:03 AM
To: Jason McConahy
Subject: Re: required street trees for Mountain View Community Church
Hello Jason - my understanding is that in the unlikely event that the
ornamental tree(s) become a vegetative hazard to the overhead power
line, then P.R.P'.A. would, under the authority of the easement and
federal regulations, have the ability to enter the property and trim or
remove the offending tree(s). Since we are dealing with high voltage,
specially trained crews would perform the work. There was no mention of
Mountain View Church being liable for any of the costs associated with
vegetative maintenance.
Call me if you have any questions,
Ted Shepard.
>>> "Jason McConahy" <jason@mvcchurch.org> 1/30/2008 4:56 PM >>>
Ted, Tom and Scott,
I spoke with Sandy from VF Ripley yesterday afternoon and she filled me
in on your meeting. We agree that the ornamental trees will enhance the
site and we have them included in our plan as we move forward.
There is one point of concern I wanted to address. When the PRPA first
responded to the City's request, I was under the impression that they
wouldn't be allowed. This was mostly due to the risks associated with
having anything in the powerline ROW and the costs associated with
outages and maintenance. I know that you discussed guidelines for
placement and sizing of the trees to eliminate these concerns and risks.
But, in the event that these trees wereto cause an issue, under the
current agreement, who is liable for any costs associated with damages
or outages due to these trees? We are installing these trees as a part
of our project, but only at the City's request and as a result of the
agreements you came to in your meeting. We don't want to be taking on
any liability for this.
Thanks for your consideration and response to this issue.
Jason McConahy
Pastor
Mountain View Community Church