02/25/2004 Environmental Board Minutes

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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 25, 2004 Smith inquired about the reason for removing the small trees. Mr. Troy Lithguard with the engineering firm answered it would be according to Rice Creek Watershed District specifications. O’Dea suggested reducing the overflow parking. Mr. Schmidt agreed he would like to reduce them. Chair Kukonen recommended the minimum parking spaces. Mr. Schmidt agreed with the three car garages it could be possible. Chair Kukonen questioned if the Board could recommend at or below the minimum parking spaces. O’Dea inquired if there were any concerns for other neighbors and would they be willing to buffer for them. O’Connell indicated that it appeared the site was zoned R-1 per a 1998 map of the area. Asleson answered that the issue was addressed in a staff report. • Effective buffering for neighboring areas. Bor inquired if there was a formal Landscape Plan. Mr. Schmidt stated there was one, and they had copies. He distributed the Landscape Plan to the Board. Asleson noted there was no Landscape Plan in the file. He expressed concern about the long cul-de-sac. Bor asked if they could speak through the plan and its impacts, since they had not received it previously. Mr. Lithguard stated that trees would be planted at the entrance. Asleson recommended that the Colorado Spruce and Austrian Pine be replaced with White Pine or White Spruce. Bor expressed concern about the impacts of salt. Asleson answered that Austrian Pine was salt tolerant. Bor inquired if the streets would be plowed by the City. Mr. Schmidt responded that it would be maintained by the association. He added if trees died and needed to be removed, the association would be responsible for it. Grundhofer had questions concerning the natural areas. Mr. Schmidt answered that the areas would not be excavated, but sodded and irrigated. 7 APPROVED MINUTES