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• • • AGENDA ITEM STAFF ORIGINATOR: Marty Asleson DATE: 17 September 1998 TOPIC: McDonalds /Lino Lakes Commercial Development Review BACKGROUND: The Lino Lakes Commercial Development, located on Main Street and Interstate 35W, was reviewed at a previous Environmental Board Meeting. Please refer to the previous greensheet and follow up Memo. I have included the most recent rendering and environmental inventory of the McDonalds site as well as a sketch drawing by Dennis Grebner, design team consultant. I have requested the wetland data sheets from MFRA. At this time this project is open for your review and comments. Dennis and I have walked the site. Some of the changes proposed if possible, include increasing the green space and tree /natural areas by joint - parking and protection measures. Please note that the entrance road on the south side of the project has been eliminated and a cul -de -sac placed at the end. There was a proposed ponding area east of the road traveling to the north on the east side of the building that may be eliminated. The area is heavily wooded with some nice oaks. The area could be designed to infiltrate surface water from the west. There is also a proposed dry pond on the NE side of the building. Piping is indicated from the parking lot to the proposed larger pond. The feasibility of pipe elimination should be looked at. If multiple site design changes can be made in terms of drainage, dry-pond, and infiltration potential through the woodland to the east, we may be able to eliminate the loss of a woodland, and be able to downsize pond storage size for peak storm events. Brian Wessel will be at the meeting, and possibly John Powell to answer questions. I will be out on the site at 5:30 pm. Wednesday for anyone that would like to visualize. Please come if you can. OPTIONS: 1. Allow consideration for greenspace options such as joint - parking. 2. Require a tree preservation plan 3. Explore options to increase infiltration particularly to the south and east. 4. Other recommendations as proposed by the Environmental Board. RECOMMENDATION: All of above.