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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING JULY 27, 2005 6. A. Hardwood Creek Development Site Update Sue Nordstrom and Carolyn Krall, representing the developers, reviewed the process to date. The AUAR would be finalized August 3, 2005. They presented to the Board the various site plans and indicated that changes were regularly occurring due to feedback. They had 50 different homes with 250 combinations of homes and colors. There were no plans for residential above commercial, and the City had expressed interest in pedestrian friendly plans. Asleson asked for them to comment on the greenway. Ms. Nordstrom answered that the stormwater had a Northern flow in the North, and a Southern flow in the South. In the North, it was difficult to build in because of the peat soils. They used the filtration train before it flowed off site, by making the stormwater flow into a greenway, and separating the site uses. The main question remaining was where to connect to County Road 14, as well as alternative routes and the need for utilities. Within each neighborhood, there would be smaller play areas with a potential trail system connecting them. Chair O'Dea inquired if the smaller green spaces would also be connected. Ms. Nordstrom responded by describing the various green colors in the map of the plan. Asleson indicated that they would like to see the play spaces and open spaces integrated. Ms. Nordstrom answered that the demographics of the neighborhood would define the kind of open spaces, whether more play area or garden -like. Kukonen stated that he wanted provision for wildlife corridors as well. Ms. Nordstrom stated that not all the areas would be manicured and would act as wildlife corridors. Bor inquired about the actual acreage dedicated to open space. Ms. Nordstrom responded that there were no firm numbers at the present time because the plan was still fluid. They were aiming for the approval process in the fall. Chair O'Dea stated she would like to see walkable and bikable trails connecting the parks and open spaces within the site, but also with City and County parks outside the site. Asleson asked them to define the ownership and management of the greenway. The City's position was for a trust fund, annual fees and a homeowner's association for the management of the common areas. Ms. Nordstrom responded that the high -end retailers would be very concerned about the appearance of the greenway, and would probably be active in the management process of it. Bor inquired about the possible use of pervious parking. Chair O'Dea asked them to summarize their comments about the AUAR. Ms. Nordstrom stated that the AUAR seemed to look at broad generalities, and the floodplain did not 2 DRAFT MINUTES