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Memo Environmental Agenda Item 6D To: Lino Lakes Environmental Board From: Marty Asleson Date: June 27, 2001 Re: Tree Preservation Planning The purpose of this agenda item is to review past and recent tree regulation efforts in the City of Lino Lakes. Included with this review are several documents. Ordinance NO 15 — 90, City Of Lino Lakes 1007. Shade Tree Ordinance, was approved by the City Council on March 25th, 1991. Staff member Marty Asleson wrote Ordinance NO 15 — 90, with citizen input from a council approved Shade Tree Ordinance Review Committee. The Shade Tree Ordinance Review Committee consisted of one member from the Economic Development Committee, one member from the Park Board, one member from the Design Review Committee, Staff member Marty Asleson, and the Mayor. Ordinance 15 — 90 was one of the first attempts in the Twin Cities at regulating development practices around tree and forest areas. After several Shade Tree Ordinance Review Committee meetings, the Draft Shade Tree Ordinance and binding Tree Preservation Policy and Guidelines were presented to the City Council on March 11, 1991 for consideration. Please note that first reading discussion talks about section 1007.12, having to do with Protection of Trees. This section refers to a tree preservation plan to be submitted by all developers, builders, and soil disturbance project areas. This is the only section of the ordinance that refers to trees other than public trees. This reading of ordinance 15 -90 was approved. The second reading of Ordinance 15 — 90 occurred on March 25th, 1991. The City Council approved the second reading of the Shade Tree Ordinance at this meeting and the ordinance went into effect On March 25th 1991. • Page 1