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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-016 Council ResolutionCITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 16-16 RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD GOALS FOR 2016 WHEREAS, the City of Lino Lakes has an established Environmental Board; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Environmental Board is to provide aid and advice to the council in its efforts to encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between people and their environment; to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and stimulate the health and welfare of people; to enrich the understanding of ecological systems and natural resources important to the city; to advise the City in the use and management of its natural resources in order to preserve and enhance the environmental amenities for present and future residents, and to ensure a lasting quality of life within the city; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Board approved the following 2015 goals at their January 27, 2016 meeting: 2016 Goals Environmental Goals 1. Promoting Environmental Stewardship with the citizens of Lino Lakes, and conservation opportunities by communicating environmental initiatives in the city using various means of communication such as: • Mailings. • Multi -media including social media. • School "enviro- shows", promotion in schools. • Partnerships with our two watershed districts. 2. Participate in Earth Day (April 23rd, 2016) 3. Participate in Blue Heron Days (August 20, 2016) 4. Recycling/Partner with Anoka County Recycling Resource Solutions to: • Utilize County Select Committee on Recycling (SCORE) and Local Recycling Development Grant (LRDG) Funds to the maximum extent possible to increase our recycling totals. • Work with local participating businesses on mandated business recycling through Anoka County and "Waste -Wise" staff. • Partner with our neighborhood groups to educate and start pilot projects to recycle organics. • Increase our volunteer base. • Increase services available to residents at the monthly Recycling Day event including additional paper shredding, events, hard drive destruction and the Bridging program and or other charity organizations. • To meet or exceed our City recycling goal of 50 (1836 tons) percent or greater of our municipal solid waste. Find innovative ways to promote and encourage recycling as a city. Continue to look into ways for school facilities to reduce waste and increase recycling, and continue to enhance recycling efforts through grants from Anoka County Integrated Waste. 5. Cooperate with Rice Creek Watershed District and Vadnais Lakes Area Water Management Organization, and city staff to promote development that renews, preserves, and restores surface water, lakes, stream and wetlands through project review processes and public education. 6. Monitor any activity in the AUAR as well as other proposed development areas, focusing on the values that citizens of Lino Lakes have expressed in the 20/30 vision for our city and the unique ecological aspects of our wetlands, lakes and streams and subsurface waters, vegetation and wildlife populations. 7. Perform evaluation of past Environmental Board recommendations for development projects. Review a sampling of a variety of projects by on-site visits, discussion with city staff, and landowners, neighbors, on the outcomes of the board's recommendations. If necessary, submit a summary of significant findings resulting from the review in writing to the Community Development Director. 8. Support Conservation Development within the city through site review processes by incorporating The Resources Management System Plan components of the City Comprehensive Plan. The use of the planning documents within the Comprehensive Plan that enable Conservation Development include: • The Lino Lakes Handbook For Environmental Planning and Conservation Development, • The Minnesota Land Cover Classification System and Natural Resource Inventory for Lino Lakes • The Minnesota County Biologic Survey • The Lino Lakes Assessment of Existing Ecological Conditions and Management Opportunities • The Lino Lakes Handbook For Environmental Planning and Conservation Development • The Minnesota DNR Regionally Significant Ecological Areas Assessment, Rare Wildlife and Plant Models built by the City • The Lino Lakes Parks, Natural Open Space/Greenways, and Trails System Plan, • The I -35E Corridor Alternative Urban Area -wide Review (AUAR) assessment • The Rice Creek Watershed District/Lino Lakes Resources Management Plan • The Assessment of Development, Suitability and Natural Resources Conservation Opportunities study, • The City of Lino Lakes Local Surface Water Management Plan 9. Support the Community Garden site and continue the partnership with Park Department to manage the Community Garden site. 10. Do an annual review/update in regards to the Lino Lakes EAB Implementation Plan. Offer residents opportunities for tree purchasing and possibly tree treatment. 11. Continue to work on Wollan's Park Wetland bank to achieve wetland bank credits by the end of the year 2019 and investigate new banking opportunities. 12. Continue to monitor the Heron rookery and water quality in the northern one third of Peltier Lake and to support the protection of resources in that area. Update Council on these matters. Recruit new volunteers to help with rookery maintenance and monitoring. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes that the 2016 goals of the Lino Lakes Environmental Board are hereby adopted. Adopted by the Council of the City of Lino Lakes this 14th day of March, 2016. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was introduced by Council Member Kusterman and was duly seconded by Council Member Maher and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Kusterman, Maher, Rafferty, Manthey, Reinqh-t_ The following voted against same: none ATTEST: ua a Bartell, City Ilerk CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 6B STAFF ORIGINATOR: Marty Asleson MEETING DA I'E: March 14, 2016 TOPIC: Consider Resolution No. 16-16 Approving Environmental Board Goals For 2016 VO 1'h REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION Staff is requesting the adoption of Environmental Board Goals for 2016. BACKGROUND Each year, the Environmental Board annually sets goals as a part of their work program. The Board adopted 2016 goals at their January 27th, 2016 meeting. The Environmental Board Goals are included in the attached resolution. RECOMMENDATION Staff is recommending adoption of Resolution No. 16-16 approving the Environmental Board goals for 2016. ATTACH1VIENTS 1. Resolution No. 16-16