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• • • damage. I would also like to see some White or Bur oak substituted for Fall Gold ash. We have removed Fall Gold Ash from our planting list because of massive tree failure after a few years. This was experienced in Lino Lakes and in other municipalities in Minnesota. One of the original intents of the Village was to meld the landscape into that of the Regional Park. Therefore the same substitutions of Oaks for Willows could be made. The Niobe Weeping willow is not native. The proposed Scotch Pine and Austrian Pine should be changed to Red Pine and White Pine. Again we have used native trees in the past and experiences tree failure due to secondary stresses of Scotch and Austrian Pine. More trees (native oak, hackberry, green ash, cherry, red maple) should be designed along the area to the south bordering the wetlands that lost trees due to project clearing. Under the planting notes, loamy backfill into the planting holes should be avoided. This sets up the same soil- interface problem that is observed on all of our traditional landscaped sod areas where top soil is not incorporated into the subsoil. Trees should be backfilled with existing soils. In conjunction with this, turf areas should be thoroughly tilled after top soil is spread. Tilling should be as deep as possible into the subsoil. Verification of this cultural practice should be done by the Environmental Coordinator. Some escrow should be held on to for this work. Ponds and restoration South of the trail should show the area planted with the City native seed mix. Sod areas should be shown and irrigation shown in all the sod areas. The seed mix labels must be verified by the City before seeding begins. The developer should hire a landscape company knowledgeable and experienced in the installation and maintenance of native seed mixtures. This landscape company should be hired for a minimum of three to five years and be an approved company to manage native vegetation by the City of Lino lakes. Tree Preservation The YMCA should submit a detailed plan that identifies significant trees within 50 feet of their construction area. Clearing of trees within the construction area of the YMCA has already occurred, so trees remaining in the perimeter of the area should be shown on their Tree Preservation Plan with adequate fencing to stop equipment from damaging the trees within the tree protection area. This fencing must be installed before construction of the YMCA begins. Lighting Attachment 8 is the lighting plan. Light fixture types will be common throughout the PUD. Erosion Control