we will now hear from lance carnes, and i believe that mr. conway is going to be sharing some documents from mr. carnes. mr. carnes, are you there? lance carnes. >> i'm trying to -- >> clerk: okay. we heard you for a moment. >> okay. how's that? >> clerk: we can hear you now. welcome. >> okay. yeah, thank you for holding this rehearing request. my name is lance carnes, and let's go to the next slide, please. the library grove was inspected recently after the may 29, 2021 tree failure, and before that, nearly three years ago in august 2018. one has to wonder if the trees were inspect more frequently if the recent failure might have been caught and averted. after the recent failure, only 11 of the 18 trees were inspected when buck announced that all trees must be removed. next slide, please. so here are the 11 trees inspected per the d.p.w. database. why didn't buck inspect all 18? next slide. arborists inspected the trees in october 2021 and testified [indiscernible] buck did not understand this. next slide, please. buck jumped the gun on anno

appeal number 21 076, 077, 078 and 079 and we have joshua klipp, lance carnes and david romano and dan eldridge versus public works, subject location various locations on market street appealing the issuance on july 30, 2021 bay area rapid transit part of it works order. approval to remove 32 street trees at various locations on market street for the construction of canopy structures over the parts and muni areas. if they cannot meetplanning requirements than a in lieu fee or appraised value shall be assessed whichever is greater . tree requirement replacement is required wheneverfeasible and shall be planted with at least 36 inch box trees . order number 205249, motion by commissioner lazarus board voted 4 to 1 to continue these items to december 15 because thedetermination holder did not timely provided brief to the opponents and the parties agreed to this later date . he will hear from the appellantsfirst. misterklipp, you have seven minutes . >> i'm going to share my screen . okay. can everyone see my ... >> president:yes we can . >> just let me makesure i got my notes . good eveni

i am lance carnes. the matter before you. it is hard to hear this committee. the 16 rule regarding full notice for hazard tree removals. next slide please. there is a lesson on practice by d.p.w. f24 hour emergency removals. 24 hour emergency removals are not part of article 16. they were invented in the spring of 2019. on is slide you will see two 24 hour removals still standing after 15 to 17 months. this is an example of the 24 hour emergency remove notification. this notice cannot be protested. these are not shown online with other removal posting. you have to stand next to the tree to see the posting in violation of access rights for disabled people. no date on the notice. 24 hours from when? these postings make up two-thirds or more of all removal postings. in other words for every 100 trees for removal 67 are 24 hour emergency removal notification. the public has no knowledge of. >> supervisors please halt the notices a backdoor way of gets around the 30 and 15 day protest hearings. thank you. >> next speaker. >> i am john no -- nolte. d.p.w. are removi

i am lance carnes. the matter before you. it is hard to hear this committee. the 16 rule regarding full notice for hazard tree removals. next slide please. there is a lesson on practice by d.p.w. f24 hour emergency removals. 24 hour emergency removals are not part of article 16. they were invented in the spring of 2019. on is slide you will see two 24 hour removals still standing after 15 to 17 months. this is an example of the 24 hour emergency remove notification. this notice cannot be protested. these are not shown online with other removal posting. you have to stand next to the tree to see the posting in violation of access rights for disabled people. no date on the notice. 24 hours from when? these postings make up two-thirds or more of all removal postings. in other words for every 100 trees for removal 67 are 24 hour emergency removal notification. the public has no knowledge of. >> supervisors please halt the notices a backdoor way of gets around the 30 and 15 day protest hearings. thank you. >> next speaker. >> i am john no -- nolte. d.p.w. are removi