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MINUTES <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MARCH 10, 1994 <br />PHALEN CHAIN <br />OF LAKES <br />WATERSHED <br />PROJECT <br />Schletty pointed out that the SuperAmerica development <br />proposal merits the same type of consideration that was <br />afforded Quicksilver when they made their development <br />proposal. The Commission does not wish to make a rash <br />decision without considering all of the facts. <br />Sherri Buss, Project coordinator of the Phalen Chain <br />of Lakes Watershed Project, appeared before the <br />Commission to report on the project. Buss reported <br />that the project was developed to address natural <br />resource problems in the Watershed. These include <br />declining quality of surface waters and other natural <br />resources with urban development; conflicts related to <br />wetlands and their values for stormwater management, <br />wildlife habitat and development; and issues related to <br />rare species habitats, urban forest resources, and <br />intergovernmental decision - making in a complex <br />environment. Buss reported that the project is a pilot <br />effort to involve all of those who make decisions that <br />affect natural resources in the watershed in developing <br />a long -range plan and implementation strategies to <br />manage natural resources, so that development can occur <br />without degrading the quality of resources important to <br />local communities and citizens. <br />Buss reported that a Steering Committee has been <br />developing a Comprehensive Natural Resources management <br />plan for the Watershed. Little Canada's Planning <br />Commissioner Dennis Carson, and Council Members Bev <br />Scalze and Bob Pedersen have been serving on the <br />Steering Committee. The plan that is being developed <br />includes a seven -point action plan to manage the <br />natural resources of the Phalen Chain of Lakes <br />Watershed. These include: <br />*Improve, restore and protect surface water <br />quality; <br />*Restore, enhance and protect wetlands and <br />county ditches (creeks); <br />*Protect the ground water resources of the <br />watershed; <br />*Develop and support a connected system of <br />"green corridors "; <br />*Restore and expand forest cover and diverse <br />native vegetation; <br />14 <br />