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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING JANUARY 15, 2003 <br />DATE <br />TIME STARTED <br />TIME ENDED <br />MEMBERS PRESENT <br />MEMBERS ABSENT <br />STAFF PRESENT <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />: January 15, 2003 <br />. 6:39 P.M. <br />: 10:24 P.M. <br />: Amy Donlin, Constance Grundhofer, Rod <br />Kukonen, Teresa O'Connell, and Mary Jo <br />O'Dea <br />: Patrice Toler Halen and Nikki Schneider <br />: Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson, <br />and Community Development Director Michael <br />Grochala <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Chair Kukonen called the meeting to order at 6:39 p.m. <br />2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br />The agenda was approved unanimously. <br />3. ACTION ITEMS <br />A. Zoning Ordinance Review <br />Grochala reviewed that the Task Force had completed updating the Zoning <br />Ordinance with the help of Al Brixius of Northwest Associated Consultants. He <br />thanked Chair Kukonen and Donlin, the representatives from the Environmental <br />Board who worked on the Task Force. <br />Mr. Brixius indicated that the amendments to the document had been underlined <br />to assist in addressing changes. He indicated that the Ordinances had been <br />reformatted which made it more user friendly, so although there was some <br />redundancy, each section could stand on its own. It took a year to complete the <br />process. He explained that the Comprehensive Plan was a starting point, and <br />directed the ordinances for implementation. The Task Force reexamined the <br />requirements and the Zoning District applications. Mr. Brixius stated that Section <br />1 indicated the mandate for the ordinance came from the Comprehensive Plan. <br />Lino Lakes had an application format, and the regulations would be based on the <br />goals of the Comprehensive Plan. Definitions were added to the Ordinance <br />addressing commercial use. <br />O'Connell inquired concerning page 1-8 addressing the critical area and asked if <br />it only included trees, or was vegetation meant. Grundhofer clarified the <br />question, did it also include prairie. <br />1 APPROVED MINUTES <br />