03/28/2001 Environmental Board Minutes

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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD -MEETING MARCH 28, 2001 an environmental goal needed to be stated within each category, and not have its own. Examples of categories that need environmental principles stated within were land use and transportation. Kukonen questioned page 40, #6, the reference to community -wide drainage, surface water management or treatment trains. Trehus referred to the existing land use map and urban expansion map with the MUSA lines. (These were borrowed from a councilperson and copied for the Environmental Board). The maps show the northeast had a rural business reserve, and would not be developed. In reference to the chart, the total acreage outside was 12,000 acres. The plan was to add 2500 acres to the MUSA, and there was no provision for denial. The stages should be in 2 -year intervals. Chair Lanyon inquired the origin of the chart, because theoretically the table and the chart 2010- 2020 should have matched. Either the numbers mean nothing, or there are a lot of wetlands. Trehus explained the areas were considered unable to be developed, but they were adding to the MUSA. Asleson added that there was upland scattered throughout the area. .. Trehus indicated the total acreage of 2504 was 2000 acres exclusiveof wetland. Chair Lanyon stated if the numbers were accurate, then recommendations should be made by the Environmental Board to the Council Trehus asked for clarification on the meaning, of hydric soils. Asleson explained the definitions were from the National Wetlan&Soils, and these were often found to be inaccurate on the field. Trehus stated that with 2500 acres"only 900 acres were available for development. Asleson submitted when theSCity, was ,inventoried, an accurate appraisal could be made. Trehus indicated the general rule was hydric soil could be built upon. Donlin indicated that if the Citydetermined it could be developed, massive growth would take place. She"urged .the maps be redrawn with the rationale to support the vision of limited growth. Chairqq.,Lanyon mentioned there was an overlap of hydric soils and wetlands. Trehus asked if all hydric soils were wetlands. Asleson responded the GIS classifications of red were not hydric, but were the Hydrological Association Classification. Chair Lanyon advised the Board to put forth recommendations, with the understanding it was impossible to give good feedback with the numbers 9