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• Recommendations Lino Lakes Environmental Board October 26, 2005 The following recommendations were made at the October 26. 2005 Environmental Board Meeting Preliminary Site Plan Review/YMCA/The Village #3 • Remove trees from the parking lot islands that are over the infiltration tanks. Make these islands depress ional and a part of the infiltration plan. Slope the parking lot to these islands. Plant a Rain Garden- type of landscape in the two depressional islands. • Landscape areas: Infiltration areas should be constructed with low - compaction equipment. All turf areas should be thoroughly tilled after top soil is spread. Verification of this practice should be done by the Environmental Division of the City. It is suggested that escrow dollars be applied form this work. • Change some of the Autumn Blaze maples to Northern Pin Oak. The Pin oaks give the same fall color effects as the Autumn Blaze Maples and are not as sensitive to lack of timely pruning. Short term losses to the Autumn Blaze Maples can be expected if timely pruning is not applied. Substitute White or /and Bur oak for the Fall Gold Ash. Fall Gold Ash has been removed from the City planting list because of massive tree failure. One of the original intents of The Village was to meld development into the existing natural (Regional Park) landscape. Therefore the same tree substitutions of Oaks for Willows should be made. The proposed Scotch and Austrian Pine should be changed to Red pine and White Pine. More trees should be designed along the area to the South bordering the wetlands where trees were lost due to project clearing. These trees could be any combination of native Oak, Hackberry, Green Ash, Cherry and Red Maple. • Under the Planting Notes of the Project Design Sheets, loamy backfill into the planting holes should be avoided. Trees should be backfilled with existing soils. • Turf areas should be tilled as deep as possible into the subsoil after topsoil is spread. Verification of this cultural practice should be done by the Environmental Division of the City. It is suggested that some escrow applied for this work. • The City Native Seed mix should be used in pond and restoration areas south of the trail. Sod areas should be shown on the plan as irrigated. Seed labels must be verified before seeding begins. The developer should hire a landscape contractor knowledgeable in the in installation and maintenance of native plants. A contract with such a company should be submitted to the City for approval. The company should be hired for a minimum of 3 to 5 years. • The YMCA should submit a Tree preservation Plan that identifies all significant trees within 50 feet of the construction area. Significant trees on the perimeter of the project must be protected with a 4 -foot orange snow fence. This fence must be installed before construction begins.