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Environmental Board July 31, 2013 Page 2 5. ACTION ITEMS There were no Action Items 6. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Stream Health Evaluation Program (SHEP) summary for 2013. Gary Averback Mr. Averback mentioned that there are three sites in the area that he has been involved with for the past 6 years. They are Clearwater Creek, Hardwood Creek "above" and Hardwood Creek " below ". Clearwater Creek site is behind Centerville Cit l all has stu wn increasing population in insects and is more stable than Hardwood Creek in that asp t continues to have some of the healthiest water quality scores in the Rice Creek Watershed- Hardwood Creek "above" is mostly pasture land and Hardwood Creek "below" is where improvements have been done to the creek such as bank stabilization and wing dams which were added to increase circulation. Last three years Hardwood Creek continues to show improvement in both water quality and an abundance of habitat. Ms. O'Dea asked are the studies going to continue. Mr. Averback stated that the studies will !continue to keep going as long as there is funding. Friends of the Mississippi are the fund raisers and he belongs to a volunteer group..,:,. Ms. O'Dea asked who did the stream improvements in Hardwood Creek. The answer was that Rice Creek Watershed does the layout of the projects B. Concept Plan Review, Emmerich Concept Plan Ms. O'Dea mentioned that the Emmerich Site Concept Plan was earlier in the evening. Mr. Asleason mentioned that it is a PUD with mixed density. Concerns were raised about traffic on 20th Ave., zoning, in the AUAR or not, water and sewer in the area, wetlands concerns, surface water treatment, and screening. No motion needed this is just an information discussion. There were no other comments. • •