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Environmental Board <br />September 25, 2019 <br />Page 2 <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />VI. SHARED INFORMATION FROM BOARD, JOHN SULLIVAN <br /> <br />Mr. Sullivan mentioned that he attended the September 9, 2019 City Council Meeting to <br />see Mr. Steve Heiskary awarded a plaque for serving 9 years on the Environmental <br />Board. <br /> <br />Mr. Sullivan also attended a Stream Health Evaluation Program (SHEP). It is <br />administered by the "Friends of the Mississippi" groupstream, in which the group looked <br />at water samples under a microscope. <br /> <br />For your information Home Depot and Menards will take your old plastic pots for <br /> recycling. <br /> <br />Mr. Asleson mentioned that the Rotary Club went and planted five trees on Peltier Island. <br /> <br />VII. ACTION ITEMS – <br /> <br />A. STERN ADDITION – PRELIMINARY PLAT (6820 WEST SHADOW LAKE <br />DR) – MR. ASLESON <br /> <br />The project consists of a new lot, which be created by splitting a lot with an existing <br />residence located at 6820 West Shadow Lake Drive. <br /> <br />Future home site is 20,832 square feet. Existing home site is 21,925 square feet. The <br />percentage of impervious is 18% and 19.8% respectively. <br /> <br />The lake and wetlands on the site are significant, there will be no impacts and will be <br />protected. <br /> <br />An erosion control plan is required. <br /> <br />A Stormwater management plan must be submitted. <br /> <br />Mr. Schwartz recommends that the new site and the existing site both meet the DNR <br />shoreland standards. A buffer from the lake must average 20 feet. In addition, any <br />other projects that come before the board with shoreland design be required to follow <br />the DNR buffer standards, and to follow the sale of the house or property. <br /> <br />Mr. Flower would recommend that the paragraph that discusses the DNR standards <br />for shoreland be changed as shown below. <br /> <br />The DNR standards for shoreland should shall be applied, including minimizing <br />vegetation loss, and a buffer from the lake that must average 20 feet. Landscaping in <br />this area would will exclude sod-type grasses that are mowed. The property owner <br />should shall submit a planting plan for alternative ground cover in this area. This <br />could consist of native forbes and grasses, or where there are existing trees, a shade