Town of Miami Lakes Memorandum To: Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers From: Councilmember Nelson Rodriguez Subject: On Site Visit for Oak Trees Date: 7/26/2016 Recommendation: As a result of the University of Florida's report on the condition of our oak trees, I'm asking the Council to consider requesting an on site visit to Miami Lakes. The report provided to us by Mr.Jason A. Smith indicates that the report was based on pictures that were provided by the Town. I believe that a physical onsite visit may be required in order to give us a true assessment of the condition of the sick oaks. As you know the tree canopy is one of our town's trademarks and is integral to our property values. I understand that this item may require funding. For that reason I will have a second request for the budgeting of an onsite visit. Please see attached email report authored by Jason Smith, Associate Professor of Forest Pathology at theUniversity of Florida, State Forest Health Extension Specialist, School of Forest Resources and Conservation. Fiscal Impact: Low