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Meredith requested people to look at the Metro 2040 "Addressing Natural Resources in the Comprehensive Plan" (prepared by Meredith & Hannah last year and handed out at a previous meeting) regarding additional ideas etc that should be in a Comprehensive Plan checklist. Meredith requested comments by mid -June. The 5/25/00 draft of a table called "Useful Natural Resource Documents/Language for Local Government: Examples, Checklists, and Guidelines" was discussed. Kate Drewry provided some copies of several documents of use in this project which should be added to this table: • Rice Creek Watershed District's "Stormwater Infiltration Guidance" 4pp (blue) • Rice Creek Watershed District's "Stormwater Infiltration Overview" 4pp (ivory) • Environmental Land Planning Series Site Planning for Urban Stream Protection. • Center for Watershed Protection Better Site Design: A Handbook for Changing Development Rules in Your Community: • Watershed Protection Techniques, Vol 3, No 2. "I. An Introduction to Better Site Design" & "IV. Changing Development Rules in Your Community" Joan Galli suggested adding Henderson's Lakescaping for Wildlife and Water Quality. Meredith will add a reference from Restoration Ecology. Suzann will provide some trails references and Marty will provide some on urban soils. Please submit information_ electronically to Peggy Gabriel (DNR Forestry) (including a "comments" statement) on these and any additional references for the table. Assistance to LUG's - Citywide Scale NR Inventory & Assessments Large copies of the preliminary GIS maps were displayed (& are available for field work) for both Hugo and Lino Lakes of: • Minnesota County Biological Survey Data (which also includes National Wetland Inventory polygons) • Forest Cover • Hydric Soils Each of these maps also shows Metropolitan Councils Growth Management Policy Areas (more commonly called the MUSA urban service lifts) for the existing urban area, the illustrative 2020 MUSA, and the Urban Reserve/Permanent Rural Area. Smaller maps of these boundaries were handed out. For Hugo, these are NOT the same boundaries as recognized by the City in its planning documents. Peter Leete reported on the status of the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System (MLCCS) was discussed and a sample of the output displayed. Joan expressed concerns that the native plant community quality modifiers not be used to discriminate against sites (e.g. old field) which are good for wildlife habitat. Peggy stated that the MLCCS system in itself is "value neutral"; it will be up to the various specialists working on this project to interpret the land cover information for its value for various natural resource management purposes. Joan expressed concern that we are building a system that we don't have enough resource staff to use. Peter Leete will check out a system of being developed in the Brainerd region for assessing wildlife habitat values. DNR and SEH are meeting to determine if SEH can do the MLCCS for Hugo. 2