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• • ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 29, 2006 to many residents to fix their conservation easements by Mr. Asleson. Ms. O'Dea would like a list of what has been done and where we are, that the board can submit to the city council. Ms. Brouillet and Ms. Norman will prepare the list. Ms. Bor stated that the Board should have a standard evaluation format. After the board is finished with reviewing Stoneybrook, the board will come up with a standard format. Mr. Asleson encouraged anyone to initiate a standard format. C. EAW Discussion /Number of Responses Deadline was November 22nd for responses. It will take awhile to put together the responses. The agencies that had comments were EOR, Rice Creek Watershed, a resident, Columbus Twp. Met Council, PCA and a few others. We will hopefully look at the responses by our next meeting on December 20th. After the Board's review, the document will go to council. D. Environmental Board Members The deadline for submissions of applications is December 4. Ms. Bor presented her application to Ms. Hogstad, Community Development Secretary, to deliver to the Administration Department November 30. Ms. Grundhofer will not reapplying for her term on the Board unless there are not enough people to fill vacancies. E. Peltier Island Management Activities Mr. Asleson stated that 4 raccoons and 15 opossums have been removed from the island. Mr. Asleson is concerned about the Blue Heron's nesting trees that are coming down. He stated we are going to loose most, if not all, of the Ash trees on the island due to disease. There are a few Hackberry's coming up. We should plan an Arbor Day project on the island. Mr. Asleson will talk to the county regarding this. There have been 32 Blue Herons who have fledged this year. Last year there were two. F. Earth Day Earth Day will not be canceled as discussed at a previous meeting. Mr. Asleson will share more information with the board when we are closer to the event. The event is held the third weekend in April. This event is hosted at Wargo Nature Center. 7. ADJOURN 4 DRAFT MINUTES