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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING JULY 28, 2004 • Asleson stated that a recommendation was necessary from the Board tonight. • • Mr. Black indicated the MUSA line was a big hurdle that was not possible. The present plan was closer to approval without the request for MUSA. He recommended the City requirements be amended so the rules would be known to all and followed. The City needed reasons for its denial. He assured the Board he would continue to work with staff. Grundhofer answered that the Board was not doubting his effort. Asleson stated that Mr. Black was not the first to use these principles in their development. O'Connell noted that if Mr. Black visited the Clearwater Creek site, he would obtain an idea of what the Board was recommending. Chair Kukonen acknowledged Mr. Black was willing to work with staff, however staff wanted more open space. Mr. Black answered his concern was about conservation easements on the lots. Bor stated that it was a stewardship agreement and it needed to be maintained and improved. She did not know how to get there, but that was the goal. Mr. Black answered that encroachment into the yard was a concern. The recommended plan had the open space consist of a mixture of low and upland, but he had not seen the details. Grundhofer mentioned that just because someone owned a piece of land, did not mean they could do whatever they wanted with it. Asleson responded then it was the regulatory bodies to enforce standards. Smith inquired about prior recommendations. The first was to specifically work with Jeff Schoenbauer. The others came from staff recommendations in the analysis section. Chair Kukonen suggested an addition was to provide buffering on the West side of the property, because the tree removal was aggressive there. Mr. Black assured the Board that he was keeping trees on property lines. Lot 4 would be built in the trees and had only proposed tree removal for the pad. He had concerns about its success to remove upland lots and fill wetlands for lots. Chair Kukonen reiterated the desire of the City to have contiguous open space with wildlife diversity. Mr. Black answered his plan had an open space corridor. Chair Kukonen recommended merely placing a buffer around the open space. Bauman clarified that it would provide proper screening and a natural infrastructure. Chair Kukonen added that he could minimize the tree removal. 4 DRAFT MINUTES