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• • • ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING JULY 28, 2004 Bor stated that if the Heron issue was going to be in the Newsletter, it would be important to state that other factors were also important. Asleson agreed and noted that the water quality issue was still very important. O'Dea noted that last year staff indicted that he did not see evidence of predation on the nests. Asleson answered that there were no cameras on the nests. B. Information Kiosk This item was addressed later in the meeting. C. New Park/Open Space Plan Asleson stated the Plan was in the preliminary draft form. When it is in draft form, it would come to the Board for review. They were trying to get the greenways. D. Other Environmental Board Discussion O'Dea indicated that the document was in process. Any updates could be E- Mailed to O'Dea. Chair Kukonen stated he stopped in at the office of Environmental Assistance. He heard Maplewood was forming a board. Grundhofer agreed and stated she was gathering information on it. O'Dea mentioned the Champlin group was going on a road trip for areas of concern. Asleson added that the indicators probably extended into those areas. 7. OTHER DEPARTMENT REPORTS A. Forestry/Firewise Update Asleson stated he still needed to contact a few property owners for the program. The correction facility had expressed interest in working on the project. They were in the process of obtaining volume estimates and bid specifications to loggers, but it was taking longer than he first thought. He noted neighbors' responses. There was still some GIS analysis to finish. He also mentioned that Oak Wilt was up all over the City. There were two methods to control the spread of the disease. Some trees could be injected, while others need the use of a plow to cut the roots. The plow would cut the root system between trees. The City had the plow that was cooperatively purchased, because it was very expensive and had high maintenance costs. He noted the effectiveness lasted for 7 years. White Oak trees died slower than Red Oaks that died within 2 weeks from Oak Wilt. 7 DRAFT MINUTES