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AGENDA ITEM 1 -01 STAFF ORIGINATOR: Marty Asleson DATE: January 31, 2001 TOPIC: Ryan/Target Project BACKGROUND: The Environmental Board reviewed the project concept for Ryan/Target at the last two Environmental Board Meetings under the title of DellwoodLLC. Please find attached the project- tracking sheet. Please find enclosed the formal project submittal documents for Ryan/Target. The proposal dated January 16, 2001 was submitted to the Rice Creek Watershed District on January 18, 2001. We have received no written response from the Rice Creek Watershed concerning the plan submittal. An Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) will need to be completed for this project. Please see Environmental Assessment Worksheet enclosed. The Permitting Process sheet submitted by the developer targets the draft EAW on 1/26/01. The EAW process itself takes much longer. See enclosed review timetable. A grading plan has been submitted. A tree inventory and preservation/restoration plan is enclosed. Please refer to enclosed project narrative. The sentence that the "City has requested" to the "City has suggested" that the remaining aspen and cottonwoods be removed from the site. The suggestion was made in order to facilitate the proposal to restore a Tamarack area to Tamarack species. The cottonwood/aspen encroached into the area after the 1960's highway construction destroyed the Tamaracks that had adapted to the site. Tamaracks are intolerant shade competition and best management would be to recreate the Tamarack prototype without the competition. Surface water infiltration proposals are indicated on the plan. The developer has been encouraged to be as creative as possible in keeping water on the site. The Rice Creek Watershed District will need to respond to the plan Landscape plan has been submitted and includes the proposal to use structural soils, tree planting around site, native grasses and forbs around drainage areas, and a proposal to restore the presently impacted Tamarack area with 109 Tamaracks. A lighting plan has been submitted. The lighting plan indicates conformance with the City code. The light does not exceed 1 foot - candle at the centerline of adjacent streets nor does it exceed .4 foot - candles on adjacent lots. Wetland mitigation area is yet to be determined. Preliminary wetland delineation completed. Must be substantiated in the spring. Data forms indicate that there are no significant ground -story vegetation types, and a few remnant Tamarack tree species.