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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 30, 2002 Donlin noted that in the first paragraph, wild turkeys and the Sandhill Cranes were omitted. O'Dea stated that a sequencing and a staging plan needed to be submitted. ` They had not described the measures to be taken to minimize or avoid impacts. Asleson answered that they ran out of time. He had spoken to them and gave them information and contacts that were not used. In the last paragraph - developer should define which habitat on the western portion of the northeast property. So should the word "substantial" in substantial buffer be defined. Grundhofer posed the question concerning a substantial buffer. Schneider stated there was no mitigation plan for the protection of existing wildlife. Mr. Ron Marier of HERON, noted that they were supposed to identify the habitats near the site. It was stated that Peltier Lake would not be affected, however they initially had proposed trails. They had not addressed any potential trails and their impacts. Donlin stated that the easement was about 20 -feet wide, but they spoke as if it was a substantial open space. Page 8, Section 11B: O'Dea questioned the amount needed for a natural buffer, and were the woodlands sufficient. Mr. Marier mentioned that the land was low, and because of that, the runoff and backup could possibly flood the soil and destroy the woodlands. The area had a tradition of flooding. In addition instead of the figure 500 acres, the area was closer to 1000 acres. The number of acres needs to be researched and restated if different. Chair Kukonen indicated that they had not addressed any adverse impacts to the wetland. Asleson stated there were eight rare species near that location. Additionally, in Section 12 the answer "no," was incorrect, because there would be changes in the hydrology of the site. APPROVED MINUTES