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Page 90 1 And I know that you've read our 2 prohibitions in the tree ordinance, so you're aware 3 that this tree -- the trees in this property are on a 4 slope. Is that correct? 5 THE WITNESS: What's the question 6 again, Joyce. 7 MS. RUDIN: That these trees -- that 8 this property is on a slope. Is that correct. 9 THE WITNESS: Yes, it is, yes. 10 MS. RUDIN: Okay. And do you -- in 11 your professional opinion, do you believe that 12 removing the trees would increase the amount of 13 stormwater runoff and/or negatively affect stormwater 14 runoff patterns? 15 THE WITNESS: Well, they're very 16 comfortable there and they are soaking up water in 17 their present location, which is at the bottom of the 18 hill. So they're in a strategic location to have 19 nature naturally treat wastewater runoff. 20 So it's just -- the water is going to 21 have to go somewhere and whether it's -- it's able to 22 be soaked into the ground or not, to the extent that 23 it is right now, I don't know. 24 In all my years of driving by there 25 I've never seen a ponding situation down there, so I