03/27/2002 Environmental Board Minutes

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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING MARCH 27, 2002 Asleson stated the Board was very active with the Task Force and it was still involved with the Landcover Classification. O'Connell noted the goal from 2001 #4 was helpful and should be done again. The Board assigned various members specific aspects of development to address on site plans. A second was to create a list of landscape companies for developers to hire. She wanted to revive the goal of intern assistance for staff, as well as tie into a budget request for education and promotion. 4,4 O'Dea inquired about the possibility of a Phosphorus Ordiff added the question to Chair Kukonen whether Phosphorus lex covered by an ordinance. O'Connell ere being Chair Kukonen responded there was no ordinance cove and none was being planned. He added to the list, money staff help was important, as well as to monitor the educate the community. 4 cisphbrus levels, orland acquisition and situation, and to Asleson noted that invasive species with bu."6 , mia4d earthworms, as examples, ..,-,T--.;',-,,,,,,4= would be good topics for the newsletter;4limpfet4would need to be repeated for people to remember the issues. Grundhofer-rt sponded that it was necessary to indicate an alternative species to bucktlipm because it was often chosen because the birds feed on the berries. Asleson urged the Board to focus4tAeducation, and to develop a working plan for public education, including gitiFith links with the Bell Museum. A coordinator would be needed to Amit to the newsletter, and to tap into local experts. Chair Kukonen distrihuted:histop1 .0 goals, and encouraged the other Board members to 0?ted in terms of tree preservation, the City was ahead of most cities. ASIepirephcurred and explained that the reason was that the systems supportcdth&•po1ices. Chair Kunei mqUired about the issue of tree replacement Asleson answered that the igters not active due to the legal issues. He stated negotiation for moving andlplacing trees on the original site was promoted because of the genetic banks with 8,000 years of adaptation would otherwise be lost. Chair Kukonen posed the question concerning staffs' need for a time limit for goals. He would like to revisit the goals at another meeting. Schneider indicated it would be helpful to prioritize the goals. O'Connell asked staff for a dollar figure for an intern. 7 APPROVED MINUTES