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8 The day care facility will be municipally served by a 21” sanitary sewer main and a 12” watermain located along Apollo Drive. The subject site is located in Utility Staging Area 1A (2018-2025) and Sanitary District 2 (Sub-District 2B). Flow from this area is collected southward to MCES Meter M211 and Gravity Interceptor 8361 along North Road which passes southwest through Circle Pines. Tree Preservation and Mitigation Standards The Environmental Coordinator and Environment Board reviewed the tree preservation and landscaping requirements. The following comments are from the updated April 26, 2023 Environmental Board staff report. Additional comments are provided in the attached May 1, 2023 June 1, 2023 memo. A tree survey was performed that identified: The majority of the trees planned for removal are in the Basic Use Area, not in Environmentally Sensitive Areas, and will not require mitigation trees. Several trees marked for saving are invasive. Siberian elms that should be removed. Mitigation trees will not be required for these removals. Updates required to the tree survey and preservation plan will be included in the recommendations. There will be 7 mitigation trees required. The 4 existing trees that will be preserved provide 12 trees worth of credit. These 4 trees to preserve will require tree protection zones to be installed in accordance with the City Tree Protection Fence Detail. No additional mitigation trees will be required. Tree Preservation and Mitigation Standards have been met. The applicant’s updated tree survey indicates 47 mitigation trees will be required. The Basic Use Area should include 20 feet outside of the fence on the east building perimeter as well. This reduces the total number of mitigation trees required to 34. Of the 10 trees that are categorized as “Saved”, 8 are invasive species (Siberian elm) and 2 are not on the current project site. These trees will not provide existing tree credit. 32 trees planted in open space around buildings and ponds will also qualify as mitigation trees. There an additional 2 mitigation trees required to meet the standard. Tree preservation and mitigation standards have not been met. Total Trees 133 141 Total Trees Removed 117 131 Total Trees Saved 16 10