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Page 34 1 improvements, and that's what this plan is based off 2 of. 3 BOARD MEMBER SCOTT: I'm sorry. So you had 4 discussions and with regards to preserving trees what 5 did you come up with? 6 THE WITNESS: Well, that's again reflected 7 in the tree removal plan. We kept it as tight as we 8 thought was realistic for the successful planting in 9 keeping -- in time that we keep the existing trees that 10 are remaining and that they will have a long life-span, 11 and also for the proposed trees as well. You know, 12 that's the goal here to have a successful landscape 13 over time. 14 BOARD MEMBER SCOTT: Was it ever considered 15 to put the detention basins elsewhere? I know that you 16 testified already -- or actually the attorney testified 17 that you were in compliance with state law but that you 18 could get a variance from this Board. Was that ever 19 considered to ask for a variance from the Board? 20 Because where you're locating the detention basins does 21 require the taking down of some pretty large trees? 22 THE WITNESS: That's really outside -- 23 CHAIRMAN NEUER: Mr. Scott, the Board does 24 not have the power to grant a variance from a state law 25 or requirement. We can only grant variances from the