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• • • 5. Promote business and commercial development that is conservation conscious, aesthetically interesting, and recognizes that each individual land use activity contributes to the total effect on the community's natural resources. 6. Recognize there are unique lands that the city/residents may not want to be developed: a. Promote techniques that encourage developers to preserve the unique lands within their development. b. Partner with the Rice Creek Watershed District and /or other groups to purchase unique ecological properties if they become threatened. c. Develop innovative practices, when appropriate, to acquire unique lands to prevent development. d. Promote partnerships with established conservancy groups in order to "save" these unique lands. Examples: Nature Conservancy. 7. Promote the use of quality and environmentally sound buffer areas between areas with differing land uses. 8. Continue to use the Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) process to assess the impact of development on the city's natural resources and infrastructure. 2030 Vision for Other Ecological Challenges and Threats Lino Lakes, in anticipation of potentially devastating ecological threats and challenges that are imported to the community, has initiated cooperative partnerships with the state and other local government entities and programs for dealing with these threats. Goal 1: Identify and work cooperatively with the state and other local government entities to develop approaches for addressing potential ecological challenges and threats that could adversely affect Lino Lakes. Rationale: Efforts to address ecological threats such as ash tree borers, buckthorn, climate change, etc. have to be done in cooperation with other entities and could require residents to take specific steps on their own property to deal with these threats. Policies: 1. Identify and alert residents of potential ecological challenges and threats that can affect Lino Lakes and the property of residents. 2. Plan and initiate cooperative efforts with the state and other local government entities for programs that address and may manage these threats effectively. 3. Proactively educate the community and its residents of all ages about the specific actions they can or may be asked to take in addressing these threats. 4. Continue to encourage and support programs that measure the effectiveness of Best Management Practices.