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City °JArts &Innovation AGENDA ITEM: 4 Community Services and Youth Committee Memorandum IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TO: HONORABLE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND YOUTH COMMITTEE MEMBERS DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2019 FROM: PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY WARD: 3 SERVICES DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: UPDATE ON THE REMOVAL OF TWO COMPANION TREES ENCLOSED WITH THE PARENT NAVEL ORANGE TREE AND ITS PROTECTION AGAINST THE ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID AND THE HUANGLONGBING CITRUS GREENING DISEASE ISSUE: Update on activities undertaken to protect the Parent Navel Orange Tree from the Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing citrus greening disease. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Community Services and Youth Committee: 1. Review, provide input, and accept the update on activities undertaken to protect the Parent Navel Orange Tree from the Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing citrus greening disease, and; 2. Approve the removal of the two companion trees adjacent to the Parent Navel Orange Tree to minimize the threat of Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing citrus greening disease. BACKGROUND: The Parent Navel Orange Tree (PNOT) is a California Historic Landmark No. 20, and it's the City of Riverside Landmark No. 15. On August 8, 2017, the Community and Economic Development Department presented to the City Council an update on Huanglongbing citrus greening disease and its impact on the citrus industry. On July 28, 2018 City of Riverside Press Release (Attachment 1), urged vigilant inspection of citrus trees for signs of citrus greening after the disease was found on a tree in northeast Riverside. Cultural Heritage Board February 20, 2019