Should Portland approve the designation of twelve trees as City Heritage Trees and remove the City Heritage Tree designation from fourteen trees?

The City of Portland ordains.Section 1. The Council finds:Section 11.20.060 of the City Code provides for the listing, designation, and maintenance of Heritage Trees within the city which, because of their age, size, type, historical association or horticultural value, are of special importance to the City.The Heritage Tree Volunteers and City staff have inspected and evaluated twelve significant trees nominated for inclusion in the Portland Heritage Tree program. City staff presented their findings to Portland's Urban Forestry Commission, a volunteer body. The Urban Forestry Commission recommends that City Council designate these trees as Heritage Trees.Section 11.20.060 of the City Code further instructs that "The Urban Forestry Commission (UFC) makes a recommendation to City Council as to whether the Heritage Tree designation should be removed from a tree...City Council may remove the designation if it finds that the designation is no longer appropriate." The Urban Forestry Commission recommends fourteen trees listed below be removed from the list because they have died and were physically removed or have determined that designation is no longer appropriate and should be removed from the program. This action will reconcile the Heritage Tree list with current designations.NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:Under the provision of PCC 11.20.060, the following trees are designated as Heritage Trees and are included in Portland's Heritage Tree program:Abies grandis, grand fir, publicly owned tree located within Hoyt Arboretum at 1101 SW Bray Ln.Nyssa sylvatica, tupelo, publicly owned tree within Holladay Park at 1125 NE Holladay St.Pinus coulteri, Coulter pine, publicly owned tree within Berrydale Park at SE Taylor St and SE 92nd Ave.Quercus alba, eastern white oak, publicly owned tree within Laurelhurst Park at SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & SE Stark St.Koelreuteria paniculata, golden raintree, publicly owned tree at 2406 SE 30th Ave.Castanea sativa, Spanish chestnut, privately owned tree at 2515 SE 15th Ave. Quercus garryana, Oregon white oak, privately owned tree at 3137 N Willamette Blvd.Aesculus flava, yellow buckeye, publicly owned tree within Woodlawn Park at 6937 NE Claremont Ave.Sequoiadendron giganteum, giant sequoia, publicly owned tree within Lownsdale Square Park at 350 SW Salmon St.Sequoiadendron giganteum, giant sequoia, privately owned tree at 8614 SE Mill St.Cornus nuttallii, Pacific dogwood, privately owned tree at 9038 N Fortune Ave.Quercus rubra, northern red oak, publicly owned tree within Patton Square Park at 5340 N Interstate Ave.Under the provisions of PCC 11.20.060, Heritage Tree designation is removed from the following trees because the trees are dead, dying or have been removed:Ulmus americana, American elm, publicly owned tree at 1111 SW 10th Ave.Quercus garryana, Oregon white oak, privately owned tree at 1815 N Humboldt St.Castanea sativa, Spanish chestnut, privately owned tree at 2401 SE 26th Ave.Ostrya virginiana, American hop-hornbeam, publicly owned tree at 221 NE 45th Ave.Juglans cinerea, butternut, publicly owned tree at 1584 SE Lexington St.Castanea sativa, Spanish chestnut, publicly owned tree at 3436 SE Johnson Creek Blvd.Arbutus menziesii, Pacific madrone, publicly owned tree at 8018 SE Bush St.Quercus rubra, northern red oak, privately owned tree at 1961 SW Vista Ave.Calocedrus decurrens, incense cedar, privately owned tree at 4825 SW Dosch Park Ln.Cornus nuttallii, Pacific dogwood, privately owned tree at 2944 SE Taylor St.Malus x domestica 'Gravenstein', Gravenstein apple, publicly owned tree at 4017 SE 9th Ave.Malus x domestica 'Gravenstein', Gravenstein apple, privately owned tree at 5003 SE 34th Ave.Betula pendula,European white birch, privately owned tree at 1526 NE Thompson St.Quercus palustris, pin oak, privately owned tree at 1611 NW 32nd Ave.